A most wanted man: Fugitive Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek exposed as decade-long GRU spy (theins.press)
Fugitive Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek wasn’t just responsible for Germany’s largest financial fraud in history. He was also a decade-long Russian spy.
Mbin v1.4.0 release (fedia.io)
Has changes to the messenger queue layout, the background worker system....
Discord took no action against server that coordinated costly Mastodon spam attacks (techcrunch.com)
Over the weekend, hackers targeted federated social networks like Mastodon to carry out ongoing spam attacks that were organized on Discord, and conducted using Discord applications....
Former editor at Science Fiction World, Chi Hui, reveals bullying, misogyny, stealing of wages and credits, and more at the magazine (fedia.io)
Reading Diane Lacey's open letter about the (self-)censorship scandal of the Hugo Awards, the impetus of collusion/slating from Chinese publishers stood out. zionius actually dug further and presented evidence that the guilty party appeared to be Science Fiction World, which was involved in the Worldcon. So I thought I'd type up...
Microsoft confirms name of the next major version of Windows, and it's not Windows 12 (kbin.social)
Crossposting the @Windows11 link as it should relate to this mag too:...
International Skating Union apparently picks wrong bronze medalist after disqualification (www.usatoday.com)
Charged with re-ordering the 2022 Olympic team figure skating medals after Kamila Valieva DQ, the ISU apparently failed to use its own rulebook....
Kyoto Animation arsonist given death penalty over 2019 mass murder (www.japantimes.co.jp)
A Kyoto court found Shinji Aoba guilty of setting a studio on fire because of a grudge he held against Kyoto Animation, in one of Japan's deadliest mass murders.
[Milestone] Update to v1.3.0 📦 (github.com)
Toronto's not alone in looking at property tax hikes. These municipalities are too (www.cbc.ca)
Toronto is not alone in looking at a substantial property tax increase to ease budgetary pressures this year. Other municipalities are considering or have approved tax increases and at least one is asking for the Ontario government for help....
Moderation and Migration for a Better Social Web, with Fediverse Leader Tim Chambers (flipboard.video)
Previous episode discussion...
Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny' (www.vice.com)
Jad Sleiman was a reporter in Philadelphia before he was fired over his budding comedy career. Now, his employer has been ordered to reinstate him.
RPT-EXCLUSIVE-Doomed Japan plane on third quake mission when runway disaster hit (www.reuters.com)
A Coast Guard plane was making its third emergency trip to an earthquake zone within 24 hours when it collided with a passenger jet at a very busy Haneda airport, a Coast Guard official told Reuters.
Charity refutes rumors over donated quake-relief jackets (www.ecns.cn)
The Shanghai Charity Foundation on Tuesday denied that the down jackets of a well-known Canadian brand donated to victims of the recent earthquake in Gansu province through the foundation were being sold online.
劇場版『機動戦士ガンダムSEED FREEDOM』本予告公開 (www.gundam-seed.net) Japanese
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University Grads Flock to Food Delivery as China's Job Market Dries Up (open.substack.com)
驻多伦多总领馆就涉我公民严重交通事故案深入做领区警方工作 — 中华人民共和国驻多伦多总领馆 (toronto.china-consulate.gov.cn) Chinese
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EU and Japan celebrate start of operations of the JT-60SA fusion reactor and reaffirm close cooperation on fusion energy (energy.ec.europa.eu)
The EU and Japan have today marked the start of operations of the biggest and most advanced tokamak-type fusion reactor in the world - JT-60SA located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
[Milestone] version bump from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0 📦 (github.com)
Internet user threatens to attack women's rights activists rallying in front of Nexon (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
The police said they are looking into a threat of attack made online against activists from women's groups that are to rally in front of the game publisher Nexon on Tuesday.
South Koreans are eligible to work at NextStar EV factory under Harper-era free trade deal (www.cbc.ca)
2015 Canada/South Korea trade deal labour mobility provisions permits South Koreans to work at facility...
U.S. reportedly thwarted assassination of Sikh separatist on American soil (www.cbc.ca)
'We are treating this issue with utmost seriousness,' says White House rep....
Pro-Israel Group Tying Journos to Hamas Now Just ‘Raising Questions’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
The implication that legacy outlets had advance knowledge of the Oct. 7 attacks and “coordinated” with Hamas prompted Israeli officials to call for the death of journalists.
Croatian minister apologizes over awkward kiss for Germany's Baerbock (mia.mk)
Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman has apologized after greeting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock with a kiss during an EU meeting, a gesture that drew criticism as inappropriate.
Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder for allegedly trying to shut off engines on Alaska Airlines flight (abcnews.go.com)
An Alaska Airlines flight was diverted late Sunday after a "credible security threat related to an authorized occupant in the flight deck jump seat."...
