The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances....
Apple’s huge database, which usually records the locations of Wi-Fi base stations to the nearest metre, has apparently been exploited without hindrance: With little effort, attackers are able to create a ‘global snapshot’ of all the location data of the WLANs recorded there. This allows them - over a longer period of time...
Dozens of children suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes inside juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday....
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected an Indian man’s petition against his extradition to the US over an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York....
As Trump campaigns, he's spreading QAnon posts anew. Some call that 'playing with fire' (www.usatoday.com)
Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack despite new keyless tech (arstechnica.com)
The US is thinking about letting Ukraine use its weapons to strike Russia, even if it enrages Putin: report (www.businessinsider.com)
US officials are considering letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons, The New York Times reports....
Supreme Court approves South Carolina congressional map previously found to dilute Black voting power (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances....
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For the Women Who Accused the Trump Campaign of Harassment, It’s Been More Harassment (www.propublica.org)
Alarm as German climate activists charged with ‘forming a criminal organisation’ | Action against Letzte Generation could have ‘immense chilling effect’ on climate protest, campaigners say (www.theguardian.com)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi convinced to be 'emissary of God', questions his biological origins (www.telegraphindia.com)
Jaw-dropping model of Rome took 107,000 LEGO bricks to build! - The Brothers Brick (www.brothers-brick.com)
Why cancer-causing pollution from oil refineries is falling: In an environmental success story, refineries have reduced their emissions of benzene due to federal regulations and oversight. (wapo.st)
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UK prime minister Sunak backtracked on climate policies – and voters may punish him | Many hoped he would show global leadership – instead he pitched himself as ‘pragmatic’ and slowed decarbonization (www.theguardian.com)
Rishi Sunak Takes Staged Election Questions from Conservative Councillors Posing as Ordinary Voters (bylinetimes.com)
Apple's Wifi router database: Surveilling the Masses with Wi-Fi-Based Positioning Systems (www.cs.umd.edu)
Apple’s huge database, which usually records the locations of Wi-Fi base stations to the nearest metre, has apparently been exploited without hindrance: With little effort, attackers are able to create a ‘global snapshot’ of all the location data of the WLANs recorded there. This allows them - over a longer period of time...
Report: Since 2020, almost two-thirds of all new wealth went to the top 1% (medium.com)
Using Google whilst Duck Duck Go is down. How long has Google been this bad?
So ddg is down, so I visit Google. It’s been some years....
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities (apnews.com)
Dozens of children suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes inside juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday....
Revealed: the extremist Maga lobbying group driving far-right Republican policies (www.theguardian.com)
Documents show the Conservative Partnership Institute is pushing its far-right agenda at events involving GOP members...
Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Biden (www.theguardian.com)
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Homelessness increased by 20 per cent despite $443 million Liberal plan: PBO (nationalpost.com)
‘Let yourself be monitored’: EU governments to agree on Chat Control with user “consent” [updated] (www.patrick-breyer.de)
Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Tesla FSD Keeps Trying To Drive Into A Speeding Train: Video (jalopnik.com)
Nikhil Gupta: Czech court okays extradition of Indian accused of US murder plot (www.bbc.com)
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected an Indian man’s petition against his extradition to the US over an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York....
This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message (theintercept.com)
The Washington Post Tells Staff It’s Pivoting to AI (futurism.com)