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Leak reveals Chinese infosec vendor I-Soon hacks for Beijing (www.theregister.com)

Israeli ground offensive in Rafah ‘aimed at making Gaza uninhabitable’ (www.france24.com)

Israel has announced plans to launch a full-scale offensive on the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza strip, claiming it is the only way to “completely destroy” Hamas. But according to former French military officer and author Guillaume Ancel, a large-scale military operation in the city that is now host to half of Gaza’s...

Ukraine needs more fighters, but further mobilization is unpopular—and politically sensitive. (foreignpolicy.com)

The Death of Voice Has Been Greatly Exaggerated (blog.telegeography.com)

First look: Google Keep will let you jot notes from the lock screen on Android tablets (www.androidauthority.com)

Leaked document trove shows a Chinese hacking scheme focused on harassing dissidents (wamu.org)

A large trove of more than 500 sensitive technical documents posted online anonymously last week details one Chinese technology company’s hacking operations, target lists and marketing materials for the Chinese government....

Two Alabama clinics pauses IVF services after court rules that embryos are children (www.nbcnews.com)

Warp, the modern terminal, is now available for Linux (www.warp.dev)

Looking forward to trying this tomorrow. Anyone has tried it on their macs?

Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT (www.cnbc.com)

Social media company Reddit filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday after a yearslong run-up. The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.”...

Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional (www.pbs.org)

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a 174-year-old state law that conservatives have interpreted as an abortion ban. It’s the second legal challenge to the statute since the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Roe v. Wade....

Charges against alleged white supremacists are tossed by a California judge for the second time (apnews.com)

For the second time in five years, federal charges against alleged members of a violent white supremacist group accused of inciting violence at California political rallies were dismissed by a federal judge who found they were selectively prosecuted....

The Google Pay app is shutting down in the US (www.androidpolice.com)

Yahoo lays off the leaders of Engadget (www.theverge.com)

Reddit is licensing its content to Google to help train its AI models (www.engadget.com)

Google has struck a deal with Reddit that will allow the search engine maker to train its AI models on Reddit’s vast catalog of user-generated content, the two companies announced. Under the arrangement, Google will get access to Reddit’s Data API, which will help the company “better understand” content from the site....

Darryl George: Texas judge rules school district can restrict the length of male students’ natural hair (www.cnn.com)

Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data (www.theverge.com)

User content, created for free by users, moderated for free by moderators, and now sold for 60 million dollars to Google.

Steps towards a safer fediverse (privacy.thenexus.today)

The good news is that there are some straightforward opportunities for significant short-term safety improvements. If fediverse funders, developers, businesses, and “influencers” start prioritizing investing in safety, the fediverse can turn what’s currently a big weakness into a huge strategic advantage....