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Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government (arstechnica.com)

French election 2024 live: exit poll shows shock win for left-green alliance as far right falls to third (www.theguardian.com)

The “Netflix of anime” piracy site abruptly shuts down, shocking users (arstechnica.com)

French artists, DJs and musicians unite to fight threat of far-right government (www.theguardian.com)

Americans say they need to earn $186K to live comfortably — but is it enough? (www.thehill.com)

Christian conservative leader wants federal law to sue teachers who "groom" kids with "sodomy" (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Dr Disrespect fired by the game studio he co-founded: 'It is our duty to act with dignity on behalf of all individuals involved' (www.pcgamer.com)

UAE to legalise abortion in cases of rape and incest in landmark reform (tribune.com.pk)

Women have more rights now in UAE than US?

Putin threatens to arm North Korea, warns U.S. ally South against 'big mistake' (www.nbcnews.com)

The Russian president said Friday that his country will continue to develop its nuclear arsenal, days after signing a new mutual defense pact with Kim Jong Un....

Disney told L.A. residents to move to Florida for a planned campus. They did, it was canceled and now they're suing (www.latimes.com)

Walt Disney Co. continues to face fallout from its scuttled plans to move 2,000 California employees to a proposed Florida campus — a controversial decision the company reversed last year following the return of Chief Executive Bob Iger....

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax (www.propublica.org)

Fisker files for bankruptcy protection, the second electric vehicle maker to do so in the past year (apnews.com)

Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology....

AI trained on photos from kids’ entire childhood without their consent (arstechnica.com)

Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan (www.bloomberg.com)

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The diminishing returns of in-office mandates (www.bbc.com)

In-person collaboration has been linked to high performance and job satisfaction, but these benefits don’t increase with more days spent in the office....

Mozilla Firefox Blocks Add-Ons to Circumvent Russia Censorship (theintercept.com)

SponsorBlock (and DeArrow): "YouTube is currently experimenting with server-si…" - Fosstodon (fosstodon.org)

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Giant viruses discovered living in Greenland's dark ice and red snow | Live Science (www.livescience.com)

The giant viruses might infect algae that are increasing Greenland’s ice melt. These viruses could help kill off the damaging algal blooms, helping to reduce some of the impacts of climate change.

Twilio breach leaks over 30 million Authy-linked phone numbers (www.androidpolice.com)

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Russia has escalated its information war against Moldova joining the European Union (www.usip.org)

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AI-powered network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories targeting the US election, investigation finds (www.bbc.com)

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