Israel has just given BP licences to drill for gas off the coast of Gaza. So, people blockaded its head office (www.thecanary.co)
On Wednesday, 6 December, dozens of activists from Fossil Free London assembled outside BP’s London headquarters to protest Israel’s approval of 12 new licences for natural gas exploration off the west coast of Gaza to six companies, including BP....
Wall Street CEO tells Penn president: Resign or I'll pull $100 million (www.businessinsider.com)
US announces visa bans for Israeli ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank (thehill.com)
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will implement visa bans on Israelis viewed as “extremist settlers” in the West Bank. The policy move follows President Biden’s warning last mont…
Plastic recycling directory ends, citing lack of 'real commitment from industry' (abcnews.go.com)
Bethesda is once again adding support for paid mods to Skyrim (steamcommunity.com)
Seems like Bethesda wants another go at this
French parliament backs proposal to ban vapes (www.theguardian.com)
US, allies in talks on naval task force to protect shipping in Red Sea after Houthi attacks (apnews.com)
The White House said Monday that the U.S. may establish a naval task force to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea, a day after three vessels were struck by missiles fired by Iranian-back Houthis in Yemen....
Alaska Airlines says it's buying Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 billion deal (www.cnbc.com)
The logic is absolutely without flaw (literature.cafe)
UN will investigate sexual assault, rape, in Hamas' October 7 attack, Guterres assures (www.ynetnews.com)
Following weeks of silence by women’s organizations and international bodies, UN secretary-general says issue needs to be ‘vigorously investigated’; Israel’s UN envoy: ‘When it comes to Israeli women, sexual violence that has been proven and determined by state authorities still needs to be investigated’...
Russia warns of tension as Finland shuts last border crossing (www.bbc.com)
Finland has closed the last crossing on its long Russian border, prompting the Kremlin to condemn an “absolutely redundant measure”....
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says US Will Take Years to Achieve Chip Independence (www.bloomberg.com)
5000-Year-Old Tablets Can Now Be Decoded by Artificial Intelligence, New Research Reveals (thedebrief.org)
5000-Year-Old Tablets Can Now Be Decoded by Artificial Intelligence, New Research Reveals::Researchers in Germany have unveiled an AI system capable of deciphering ancient cuneiform texts with excellent accuracy.
Google Will Mass Delete Old Gmail And Photos Content Next Week (www.forbes.com)
Google Will Mass Delete Old Gmail And Photos Content Next Week::Google will start mass deleting inactive Photos and Gmail accounts on December 1st.
Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion in U.S. online sales, up 7.5% from last year (www.cnbc.com)
Black Friday e-commerce spending popped 7.5% from a year earlier, reaching a record $9.8 billion in the U.S., according to an Adobe Analytics report, a further indication that price-conscious consumers want to spend on the best deals and are hunting for those deals online....
Tehc (lemmy.world)
Ex-Binance CEO Zhao urges judge to allow him to leave US before sentencing (www.reuters.com)
Nov 24 (Reuters) - Lawyers for former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao are urging a U.S. judge to reject the Justice Department’s request to bar him from returning to his home in the United Arab Emirates until he is sentenced for violating anti-money laundering requirements.
A COSMIC Thanksgiving (blog.system76.com)
Notable changes:...
Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (www.spacebar.news)
Geert Wilders' victory in Netherlands election spooks Europe (www.bbc.com)
Google says you shouldn't worry about those bumps on your Pixel 8 Pro screen (www.androidauthority.com)
Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls show (www.theguardian.com)
Beavers - a community to show off your cutest and funniest SFW beavers (lemmy.world)
Come show off your beavers (SFW ones) in this community! We welcome all pictures, memes, videos and articles about our dam-building friends....