EU passes nature restoration law in knife-edge vote (www.theguardian.com)
Edit: A bit more detail, if you’re interested: ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/…/IP_22_3746
Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo (www.theguardian.com)
Payments to Rajan Vasisht, an aide from 2019-21, underscore ties between the justice and lawyers who argue cases in front of him
Elon Musk goes low against Zuckerberg as Twitter-Threads spat intensifies (www.theguardian.com)
“Twitter owner calls Facebook founder a ‘cuck’ as rancour grows over launch of Threads, a competitor to Musk’s network”...
Canadian lake chosen to represent start of the Anthropocene (www.theguardian.com)
AI summary:...
Twitter account suspended for tracking Elon Musk’s jet joins Meta’s Threads (www.theguardian.com)
Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of scandal (www.theguardian.com)
Tech companies block wage increase for New York City delivery workers (www.theguardian.com)
Doordash, GrubHub, Uber and Relay lawsuits claim that the $17.96 per hour wage set to start on 12 July would deal blow to business
‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout (www.theguardian.com)
‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout...
Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo (www.theguardian.com)
US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief (www.theguardian.com)
BBC taking claims presenter paid teenager for sexual photos ‘very seriously’ (www.theguardian.com)
What did the BBC presenter allegedly do and why hasn’t he been named? (www.theguardian.com)
The BBC suspended one of its male presenters on Sunday after he was accused of spending £35,000 buying explicit images from a young person who spent the money on crack cocaine.
US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world (www.theguardian.com)
As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations (www.theguardian.com)
Privacy experts point out that Meta has put the launch of Threads in the European Union on hold because it’s unclear whether the way the company handles user data and shares it across different platforms, including Threads, will run afoul of impending privacy regulations.
Wagner boss met Vladimir Putin five days after mutiny, Kremlin says (www.theguardian.com)
Twitter traffic sinks in wake of changes and launch of rival platform Threads (www.theguardian.com)
Data shows the micro-blogging website has been shedding users since early 2023, not long after Elon Musk’s takeover
Life imitates art as El Salvador pressures book fair to bar dissenting writer (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli parliament gives initial approval to judicial overhaul bill (www.theguardian.com)
In a move that seems to clearly violate the (ostensible) three-way division of power, Netanyahu moves to consolidate more power in the legislative that he controls....
Robots say they have no plans to steal jobs or rebel against humans (www.theguardian.com)
Students barred from Iranian universities for refusing to wear a hijab (www.theguardian.com)
Female students reportedly given sham disciplinary ‘hearings’, suspended from classes and threatened with ‘zero grades’ for defying head covering law....
As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations (www.theguardian.com)
United flight to Amsterdam reportedly diverted to Chicago over meal choice (www.theguardian.com)
Toyota claims battery with range of 745 miles, charges in 10 minutes (www.theguardian.com)
Greek shipwreck: hi-tech investigation suggests coastguard responsible for sinking (www.theguardian.com)
‘Ukrainian strategy has become a model’: Taiwanese beef up military to face China threat (www.theguardian.com)
