How the IRS went soft on billionaires and corporate tax cheats - ICIJ (www.icij.org)
Japan forces Apple and Google to open their mobile platforms (www.theregister.com)
The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled. (www.platformer.news)
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No, a Remote Amazon Tribe Did Not Get Addicted to Porn (www.nytimes.com)
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Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say (www.nbcnews.com)
Microsoft accidentally lists the benefits of not using a Microsoft account on Windows 11 (www.windowscentral.com)
Microsoft inadvertently highlighted the benefits of using a local account over a Microsoft account on Windows 11 in a recent support page update....
Martin Shkreli was said to have paid $2 million to own the Wu-Tang Clan’s one-of-a-kind album, “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.” Its new buyers paid $4 million. (www.thealbum.com)
“The album itself is kind of the O.G. NFT,” said Mr. Johnson, 34, who was proudly sporting a Wu-Tang T-shirt....
Ahri ban rates soar as League of Legends players commit to protest [due to absurd skin cost: $435] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says | ProPublica Investigation (www.propublica.org)
Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others....
Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns (arstechnica.com)
"So the cop was tracking random people off social media using this incredibly invasive technology, on a pretty regular basis."...
A follow-up to the legendary Disco Elysium might have been ready to play within the next year—ZA/UM's devs loved it, management canceled it and laid off the team. (www.pcgamer.com)
G7 Leaders Agree on $50 Billion Loan to Ukraine From Frozen Russian Assets (www.nytimes.com)
The agreement comes as Ukraine has been forced to sell some state assets and as the momentum in the war has shifted in favor of Russia.
Chinese #MeToo journalist jailed for five years (www.bbc.com)
A prominent female #MeToo activist in China has been handed a five-year jail sentence for “subversion against the state”....
Apple seems to have persuaded OpenAI to work for exposure (www.engadget.com)
Alleged Russian spy from Essex appears in court charged with passing on MP’s details (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says (apnews.com)
Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, unlawfully detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday....
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I played Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector and talked to its creator about quests that 'don't give you the dragon money' (www.pcgamer.com)
US-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid (apnews.com)
The U.S.-built pier to bring food to Gaza is facing one of its most serious challenges yet — its humanitarian partner is deciding if it can safely and ethically keep delivering supplies arriving by the U.S. sea route to starving Palestinians....
House Republicans launch investigation into news rating group NewsGuard (www.axios.com)
YouTube looks to be testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers (9to5google.com)
YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers, integrating ads directly into videos to make them indistinguishable from the main content....
Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan, UN says (news.un.org)
On Thursday, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Liz Throssell revealed that in its latest act of disempowerment, de facto authorities have told women civil servants prohibited from working that despite qualifications or experience, their salaries will now be cut to the lowest level....
Senate Republicans block Democratic bill to establish nationwide IVF protections (www.nbcnews.com)
It’s part of a push by Democrats to highlight the electoral contrast over reproductive rights. Before the vote, GOP senators said they favor legal IVF but prefer a narrower bill....
