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SpyNote: Beware of This Android Trojan that Records Audio and Phone Calls (thehackernews.com)

Israel-Gaza war: Recovered bodies show 'bloodthirsty' gunmen 'took time over torture' - and that Hamas has changed (news.sky.com)

Putin to visit China to deepen 'no limits' partnership with Xi (www.reuters.com)

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States’ two biggest strategic competitors....

Rumors of a ‘Global Day of Jihad’ Have Unleashed a Dangerous Wave of Disinformation (www.wired.com)

Rumors of a ‘Global Day of Jihad’ Have Unleashed a Dangerous Wave of Disinformation::The rapid spread of violent videos and photos, combined with a toxic stew of mis- and disinformation, now threatens to spill over into real-world violence.

Law restricting bathroom use for Idaho transgender students to go into effect as challenge continues (apnews.com)

An Idaho law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools will go into effect while a court challenge plays out....

Colombia to spend $4.25 billion to buy land for poor farmers (www.reuters.com)

Truth (discuss.tchncs.de)

Republicans Are Using Anti-China Rhetoric to Undercut Striking UAW Workers’ Demands (inthesetimes.com)

Rather than actually supporting auto workers in their strike against billionaire CEOs at the Big Three, GOP officials are instead using the labor action to rail against electric vehicles and stoke conflict with China....

Everything Should Be As Easy to Upgrade As the Steam Deck (www.wired.com)

The Microplastics Are in the Clouds Now (gizmodo.com)

US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries (apnews.com)

Fables comic series is now in the public domain (billwillingham.substack.com)

So, where do I download it from?

Quantum Resistance and the Signal Protocol (signal.org)

Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)

Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.

'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars (www.reuters.com)

One of America’s First Women’s Colleges Is Accused of Paying Men More (www.nytimes.com)

Vassar has maintained a gender-based pay gap for two decades, current and former female professors say in a recently filed lawsuit.

Why Is Computer Security Advice So Confusing? (scitechdaily.com)

The key takeaway here is that the people writing these guidelines try to give as much information as possible,” Reaves says. “That’s great, in theory. But the writers don’t prioritize the advice that’s most important. Or, more specifically, they don’t deprioritize the points that are significantly less important. And...

Japanese nuclear power operator Kansai Elec restarts seventh reactor (www.reuters.com)

The return of the king

Over 98,000 without power in Maine as post-tropical cyclone Lee makes landfall near U.S.- Canada border (www.nbcnews.com)

Over 98,000 utility customers in Maine are currently without power, according to Poweroutage.us., as post-tropical cyclone Lee made landfall in Nova Scotia in eastern Canada....

UAW to target strikes at Ford, GM and Stellantis at midnight if no deal reached (www.cnn.com)

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Thursday night said the union will strike all the Big Three automakers – GM, Ford and Stellantis – at the same time as of midnight if the companies do not reach tentative labor deals with the auto workers....