As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean’s century-old trees (apnews.com)
SPATA, Greece (AP) — In an olive grove on the outskirts of Athens, grower Konstantinos Markou pushes aside the shoots of new growth to reveal the stump of a tree — a roughly 150-year-old specimen, he said, that was among 15 cut down on his neighbor’s land by thieves eager to turn it into money.
Jeff Bezos urged Amazon to flood search results with junk ads, FTC alleges (www.cnbc.com)
Jeff Bezos urged Amazon to flood search results with junk ads, FTC alleges::Amazon’s ads strategy helped pump its profits while steering shoppers to higher-priced goods, the agency alleges.
1Password discloses security incident linked to Okta breach (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging (edition.cnn.com)
Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging::The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.
Tinder thinks some people will pay almost $500 a month for more 'efficient ways to find connections' with its 'VIP' plan (www.businessinsider.com)
Tinder thinks some people will pay almost $500 a month for more ‘efficient ways to find connections’ with its ‘VIP’ plan::Tinder Select is only available to some of the dating app’s “highly engaged and active” users, and it’ll cost about $6,000 a year, Bloomberg reported.
Ignored by police, twin sisters took down their cyberstalker themselves (www.msn.com)
I, Donald, the Scourge of Carpathia, the Sorrow of Georgia, command you! (startrek.website)
BRING ME A CHILD SO I MAY LIVE
Revealed: neo-Nazi active club counts several of US military as members | California (www.theguardian.com)
A neo-Nazi “active club” counts several current and former members of the United States military as its members, the Guardian has learned, including a lance corporal machine gunner currently in detention on insubordination charges and a former US Marine Corps staff sergeant who was booted from the service for stealing large...
How to get past a paywall to read an article ... (lifehacker.com)
People are having sex in self-driving cars, apparently (mashable.com)
The U.S. Government Wants To Control Online Speech to “Protect Kids” (www.eff.org)
The U.S. Government Wants To Control Online Speech to “Protect Kids”::The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that allows for a wide range of government penalties for online speech, could soon be passed by Congress. If that happens, the access we have to information may be forever changed. KOSA will make state prosecutors...
Owners of Swatch LGBTQ watches in Malaysia could face fine, up to 3 years' jail (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows (www.businessinsider.com)
Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows::Americans like NASA, but don’t support their funding going towards moon missions, according to new polls.
X is suing a nonprofit group in US federal court over reports that hate speech has flourished at the platform formerly known as Twitter (techxplore.com)
Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
Video shows Oklahoma judge texting and scrolling on phone in trial over fatal beating of 2-year-old (apnews.com)
A new judge in Oklahoma is facing scrutiny after courtroom video showed her scrolling through social media and texting on her cellphone throughout the murder trial for a man accused in the fatal beating of a 2-year-old, a newspaper reports.
UN warns against implanting AI chips in your brain because it could threaten your mental privacy (www.businessinsider.com)
UN warns against implanting AI chips in your brain because it could threaten your mental privacy::Officials from the United Nations warned that there needs to be a “common ethical framework at the international level” for neurotechnology.
Search Lemmy 0.4.0 update (an enhanced search engine for Lemmy) (www.search-lemmy.com)
A couple days ago I updated search-lemmy.com to 0.4.0....
Biden told Xi after Putin meeting: Be careful, your economy depends on Western investment (www.reuters.com)
U.S. President Joe Biden told Chinese President Xi Jinping following his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “be careful” because Beijing relies on Western investment.
Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash (abcnews.go.com)
Sounds like ones demands have changed, or atleast they got a hold of themselves. whatever lead to them walking back on this, it’s the end of another battle for internet privacy, but not the end of the war. As apps continue to track you in new mysterious ways behind their closed sourced software, and the governments continue to...
Signal tests usernames so you can avoid sharing your phone number (www.theverge.com)
National Association of Realtors CEO steps down, days after the trade group was found liable for conspiracy to inflate rates (www.cnn.com)
Bob Goldberg, chief executive officer of the National Association of Realtors, the nation’s largest trade association, is stepping down, the organization announced Thursday.
Dozens of states sue Meta over addictive features harming kids (www.politico.com)
More than 30 states filed a federal lawsuit against Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, alleging the platforms’ apps are designed to be addictive and harm children’s mental health....
BBC journalists held at gunpoint by Israeli police (www.bbc.com)
Muhannad Tutunji, Haitham Abudiab and their BBC Arabic team were driving to a hotel when their car was intercepted....