Sony facing $7.9 billion mass lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices (www.reuters.com)
US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India -FT (www.reuters.com)
Military agreement fractures as tensions rise with North Korea (www.reuters.com)
Amazon resellers ask Supreme Court to clarify where online businesses can be sued (www.reuters.com)
Reusable packaging could cut emissions from plastics by up to 69% -study (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI, Microsoft hit with new author copyright lawsuit over AI training (www.reuters.com)
Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect (www.reuters.com)
A Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling.
Monsanto hit with $165 million verdict over PCBs in Seattle school (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. jury has ordered Bayer's Monsanto to pay $165 million to employees of a school northeast of Seattle who claimed chemicals made by the company called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, leaked from light fixtures and got them sick.
Israel, Hamas agree on four-day truce, hostage release and aid into Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Note that this isn’t ALL the hostages – just 50 in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. archive.org link...
Israel, Hamas agree deal for release of Gaza hostages, truce (www.reuters.com)
GAZA/TEL AVIV, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Israel’s government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.
Supreme Court won't review $40 million DuPont PFAS verdict tied to cancer (www.reuters.com)
US telecom regulator wants to bar cable TV early-termination fees (www.reuters.com)
Sony facing $7.9 bln mass lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices (www.reuters.com)
Azerbaijan says France laying ground for new regional war by arming Armenia (www.reuters.com)
Polish border protests lead to LPG shortage, price hikes in Ukraine - analyst (www.reuters.com)
Civilian death toll in Ukraine tops 10,000 - U.N. Human Rights Office (www.reuters.com)
Myanmar hands over to China thousands of telecom fraud suspects (www.reuters.com)
Rival Koreas race to launch first spy satellites this month (www.reuters.com)
North Koreans use fake names, scripts to land remote IT work for cash (www.reuters.com)
North Korea criticises potential sale of US missiles to Japan, South Korea (www.reuters.com)
Japan plans to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States, part of its biggest military build-up since World War Two. The Pentagon said on Friday the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale in a deal valued at $2.35 billion.
Hungary's Orban erects billboards vilifying EU's von der Leyen (www.reuters.com)
Philippines woos neighbours to craft code on South China Sea (www.reuters.com)
The Philippines has approached neighbours such as Malaysia and Vietnam to discuss a separate code of conduct regarding the South China Sea, its president said on Monday, citing limited progress towards striking a broader regional pact with China....
Philippines launches joint sea, air patrols with U.S. military (www.reuters.com)
The militaries of the Philippines and the United States launched joint patrols on Tuesday in waters near Taiwan, officials of the Southeast Asian nation said, a move likely to fan further tension with China....
X's CEO tells staff data will show efforts to fight hate, as advertisers flee (www.reuters.com)
X’s CEO tells staff data will show efforts to fight hate, as advertisers flee::Social media company X CEO Linda Yaccarino told employees that “data will tell the real story” about its efforts to battle antisemitism, according to a note to employees, amid growing outrage over the issue.