Chinese police were allowed into Australia to speak with a woman. They breached protocol and escorted her back to China (www.abc.net.au)
Chinese police hunting international corruption targets were allowed into Australia by the federal police and subsequently escorted a woman back to China for trial, in a major breach of Chinese-Australian police protocols....
David Cameron urges BBC to describe Hamas as terrorist organisation (www.theguardian.com)
Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike...
Motorola releases new 5G mid-range smartphone with 125 W charging and 144 Hz OLED display (www.notebookcheck.net)
Fedi Garden to Instance Admins: "Block Threads to Remain Listed" (wedistribute.org)
Ukraine war: G7 threatens sanctions if Iran sends Russia ballistic missiles (www.scmp.com)
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YouTube stops recommending videos when signed out of Google (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
YouTube is no longer showing recommended videos to users logged out of a Google account or using Incognito mode, making people concerned they are being bullied into always being signed into the service....
Sinking ship hit by Houthi missile leaves 18-mile oil slick in Red Sea, US officials say (www.cnn.com)
A cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile on Monday has created an 18-mile long oil slick in the Red Sea as it continues to take on water, two US officials said Friday....
Mongolia's former president mocks Putin with a map showing how big the Mongol empire used to be, and how small Russia was (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin has relied on historical borders to argue that Ukraine is part of Russia, justifying the war....
Yemen will publicly stone & crucify 10 gay men in “gruesome public spectacles” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The country will imprison or publicly flog 60 other suspected homosexuals.
Florida man seriously injured and unable to speak after encounter with police, daughter says after her father was falsely accused of stealing a banana (wiredposts.com)
A woman in Florida says her 55-year-old “medically fragile” father was falsely accused of theft at a Florida grocery store last week and then seriously injured in a violent encounter with police. Now, she says, he is hospitalized and has lost the ability to speak.
Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants (apnews.com)
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces opened fire inside the wards of the Ibn Sina Hospital in the town of Jenin. The ministry condemned the raid and called on the international community to pressure Israel’s military to halt such operations in hospitals. A hospital spokesperson said there was no exchange of...
The Mighty Cybertruck Keeps Getting Stuck in the Snow (futurism.com)
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SSD prices predicted to skyrocket throughout 2024 — TrendForce market report projects a 50% price hike | Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)
Bluesky posts are finally open to the public (www.theverge.com)
Bluesky posts are finally open to the public::Bluesky remains an invite-only decentralized Twitter alternative, but now, you don’t need to be logged in to be able to see posts on the platform. The app has a new logo, too.
Xi told Biden at summit that China will reunify with Taiwan (abcnews.go.com)
SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant (arstechnica.com)
SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant::FCC doubts ability to provide high-speed, low-latency service in all grant areas.
Threads is making moves for Mastodon integration (www.threads.net)
I have my problems with Meta, but I’m hoping this will help Mastodon grow
BitTorrent Pirates Won’t Receive ISP Warnings (It Will Be Something Worse) (torrentfreak.com)
You have to earn $115,000 a year to afford a typical house now in the US (www.axios.com)
Why did the metaverse die? Because Silicon Valley doesn’t understand the concept of fun (www.fastcompany.com)
Protesters in US capital warn of Israeli 'genocide' in besieged Gaza (www.trtworld.com)
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T-Mobile switches users to pricier plans and tells them it’s not a price hike (arstechnica.com)
T-Mobile switches users to pricier plans and tells them it’s not a price hike::T-Mobile: “We are not raising the price… we are moving you to a newer plan.”
Israel calls for all 1.1 million civilians to leave Gaza City within 24 hours (www.reuters.com)
Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe? (www.scientificamerican.com)
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