India wants to be China's gateway to the West (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18427024
Google says it never collected users’ personal information / Asks for summary judgement (www.courthousenews.com)
At issue in the case is the Web and App Activity toggle in Android device’s settings. Turning the toggle off prevents future web and app activity being saved to a user’s Google account....
WhatsApp and Signal messages at risk of surveillance following EncroChat ruling, court hears | Computer Weekly (www.computerweekly.com)
Police could lawfully use bulk surveillance techniques to access messages from encrypted communications platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal, following a ruling by the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), a court has heard.
Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running (www.theverge.com)
US told Philippines it made ‘missteps’ in secret anti-vax propaganda effort (www.straitstimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18426493
Missouri Supreme Court blocks release of man whose conviction was overturned after more than 30 years in prison (www.nbcnews.com)
The case of Christopher Dunn marks the second time Attorney General Andrew Bailey has appealed the swift release of a person whose murder conviction was overturned....
France trains live updates: Arson attacks on French train network delay thousands of travellers hours before Olympic ceremony (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/15194265...
Researchers discover battery-free technology which harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered devices (www.tomshardware.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18426215
Harvey Weinstein in hospital with Covid and double pneumonia, his team says (www.nbcnews.com)
The convicted and imprisoned former movie mogul is in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward for “the myriad of health conditions that he is still afflicted with,” a representative said....
Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI announces SearchGPT: its new AI search engine (www.gsmarena.com)
Philippines 'racing against time' after oil tanker capsizes (www.dw.com)
The Philippines Coast Guard is setting up a massive operation to contain an oil spill after the Terra Nova tanker sank in Manila Bay with 1.4 million liters of industrial oil on board....
US-occupied airbase comes under fresh attack in Iraq (www.presstv.ir)
Russia's economy is booming (www.intellinews.com)
45 health care workers returning from the Gaza war sign open letter asking U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris: "End this madness now" (www.dropbox.com)
In an open letter addressed to U.S. President Biden, his Vice President Harris, and First Lady Jill Biden, 45 physicians, surgeons, and nurses wrote: “With only marginal exceptions, everyone in Gaza is sick, injured, or both. This includes every national aid worker, every international volunteer, and probably every Israeli...
'Deal now': Israel hostage families protest as Netanyahu addresses US (www.france24.com)
Responding to Netanyahu’s speech, the Israeli campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said “45 minutes of speech and applause won’t erase the one sad fact: the words ‘Deal Now!’ were absent from the prime minister’s address.”
‘Coordinated arson attack’ brings French trains to a halt hours before Olympics opening ceremony (www.politico.eu)
Fires on French railway tracks have delayed journeys for 800,000 travelers in what the transport minister described as “coordinated attacks of malicious intent.”...
Reddit blocking all major search engines, except Google (readwrite.com)
Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say (apnews.com)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — At least 26 people were killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north and eight villagers remained missing Friday in the latest violence in the South Pacific island nation relating to contested land ownership and sorcery allegations, officials said....
French minister thanks Belgium for detaining 7 terror suspects on eve of Olympics opening ceremony (apnews.com)
India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border (apnews.com)
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have agreed to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running standoff, India’s government said....
