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'My memory is fine' - Biden hits back at special counsel (www.bbc.com)

US President Joe Biden has angrily criticised an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and said he struggled to recall key life events....

McDonald's stock price drops after CEO promises affordability during latest earnings call (abcnews.go.com)

Quick and cheap are two of the first words that come to mind when thinking about fast food. But some McDonald’s customers have criticized the restaurant giant over recent higher menu prices, prompting the CEO to address the issue of affordability during the company’s latest earning call....

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps (www.wired.com)

Got it from here : infosec.exchange/...

Black man was holding sandwiches and keys when an Ohio deputy fatally shot him, prosecutor says (www.nbcnews.com)

The gun the deputy said Casey Goodson Jr. was waving when he was shot in the back multiple times was found in the man's kitchen with the safety on, the prosecutor shared publicly for the first time.

Mark Zuckerberg says Apple and Google should manage parental consent for apps, not Meta (techcrunch.com)

Senate hearing highlights: Lawmakers grill CEOs from TikTok, X and Meta about online child safety (youtube.com)

Video here: www.youtube.com/live/VDmeGQcpRLQ

ICYMI: Some of Apple's EU changes are coming only to the iPhone, not the iPad. (9to5mac.com)

The iPad is not part of all modifications made by Cupertino to adhere to the EU law....

Japan’s ‘moon sniper’ probe made incredibly accurate landing, but is now upside down (www.theguardian.com)

Apple announces support for alternative app marketplaces, web browser engines in the EU with iOS 17.4 (9to5mac.com)

Updated the link to a better source that gives a more detailed overview.

A Pig's Brain Transcended Its Body, Surging to Life on Its Own. Humans May Be Next. (www.popularmechanics.com)

Researchers in Texas crafted a device meant to help isolate the brain for scientific study....

OpenWrt, now 20 years old, is crafting its own future-proof reference hardware (arstechnica.com)

China urges UN to support two-state solution and Palestine's full membership (mashriqtv.pk)

Putin creating conditions to invade NATO-aligned Baltic states, ISW analysis (news.yahoo.com)

Arctic zombie viruses in Siberia could spark terrifying new pandemic, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)

Threat of outbreak from microbes trapped in permafrost for millennia raised by increased Siberian shipping activity...

Retired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not dead (www.theguardian.com)

Elizabeth Holmes barred from federal health programs for 90 years (arstechnica.com)

Elizabeth Holmes—the disgraced and incarcerated founder of the infamous blood-testing startup Theranos—is barred from participating in federal health programs for nine decades, according to an announcement from the health department Friday....

Marjorie Taylor Greene leads MAGA fury as GOP leadership back crucial spending bill (www.independent.co.uk)

Right-wing Georgia Republican insists she opposes continuing resolution because she does not want to fund the defence of Ukraine...

Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords (www.theguardian.com)

After a 15-year dispute, the private company Nordic Mining has been given the go-ahead to dispose of 170m tons of mining waste at the bottom of the Førde fjord, which critics say will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk....