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US consumer finance regulator wants to extend oversight to Big Tech (www.ft.com)

Proposal would subject digital wallets and payment applications to more scrutiny

India bars protests that support the Palestinians. Analysts say a pro-Israel shift helps at home (apnews.com)

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — From Western capitals to Muslim states, protest rallies over the Israel-Hamas war have made headlines. But one place known for its vocal pro-Palestinian stance has been conspicuously quiet: Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Arizona man charged in threat to kill rabbi, other Jewish people (www.nbcnews.com)

New Delhi Chokes as Annual Curse of Pollution Returns With a Vengeance (www.nytimes.com)

The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke off Russia's supplies for its war in Ukraine (apnews.com)

The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on 130 firms and people from Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Russia’s access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine....

Israel-Palestine war: Settler attacks on the rise in West Bank villages (www.middleeasteye.net)

(...) Ben Gvir and Smotrich leading the charge...

Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83 (apnews.com)

Reporters Without Borders files complaint with International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes against journalists in Palestine and Israel (rsf.org)

According to the media NGO RSF’s tally, 34 journalists have been killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, of whom at least 12 were killed in the course of their work – 10 in Gaza, one in Israel and one in Lebanon....

Israeli Influencers Are Mocking Palestinians Suffering in Gaza (www.newsweek.com)

FDA warns consumers against using 26 eye drop products because of infection risk (www.cbsnews.com)

Linux Kernel 6.6 Officially Released, This Is What's New (9to5linux.com)

This release includes the long-awaited Intel shadow-stack security feature that protects Intel processors against stack-overwrite attacks.

What the Internet was invented for...on the big screen! - midwest.social (midwest.social)

Google is investigating Android 14’s multiple profile update bug (www.theverge.com)

Elon Musk knew he made a bad bet on Twitter. He was right. (www.axios.com)

Friday is the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover of Twitter, which he subsequently renamed X....

Hamas Attack Provides “Rare Opportunity” to Cleanse Gaza, Israeli Think Tank Says (theintercept.com)

Lichee Console 4A is a $299 mini-laptop with a RISC-V processor and 7 inch display - Liliputing (liliputing.com)

Girls in Africa quitting school over cost of living crisis, says charity (www.theguardian.com)

'Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson says Apple will be the company 'most hurt' if economic tensions between US and China escalate (www.businessinsider.com)

‘Steve Jobs’ biographer Walter Isaacson says Apple will be the company ‘most hurt’ if economic tensions between US and China escalate::Tim Cook recently visited China for the second time this year amid reports of sluggish iPhone 15 sales and a probe into big tech supplier Foxconn.