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FCC pushes ISPs to fix security flaws in Internet routing ( arstechnica.com )

Chair: Addressing BGP flaws will "help make our Internet routing more secure."

Top EU Court Says There’s No Right To Online Anonymity, Because Copyright Is More Important ( www.techdirt.com )

A year ago, Walled Culture wrote about an extremely important case that was being considered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s top court. The central question was whether the judges considered that copyright was more important than privacy.

United Airlines starts serving passengers personalized ads on seat-back screens ( www.cnbc.com )

United's Kinective Media is the latest example of how airlines have adopted new revenue streams such as cobranded cards.

Google’s $2.3 million check helped the company get a trial by judge instead of jury ( www.theverge.com )

The DOJ claims Google abuses its monopoly power over online ads.

Christie's starts notifying clients of RansomHub data breach ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )

British auction house Christie's is notifying individuals whose data was stolen by the RansomHub ransomware gang in a recent network breach.

Los Angeles Unified School District investigates data theft claims ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) officials are investigating a threat actor's claims that they're selling stolen databases containing records belonging to millions of students and thousands of teachers.

After Training African Coup Leaders, Pentagon Blames Russia for African Coups ( theintercept.com )

The U.S. has trained 15 coup leaders in Africa in recent decades — and U.S. counterterrorism policies in the region have failed....

Spain Applies to Join Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ ( truthout.org )

Spain is one of several European countries that have recognized a Palestinian state in recent weeks....

Nepal | Mount Everest: Eleven tonnes of rubbish taken off Himalayan peaks ( www.bbc.com )

Four corpses and one skeleton were also removed from Everest and other peaks during an annual clean-up....

US reverses ban on Juul vaping products ( www.bbc.com )

The FDA said that, while it was lifting the ban, it would continue to review the company's products for approval....

Advance Auto Parts stolen data for sale after Snowflake attack ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )

Threat actors claim to be selling 3TB of data from Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, stolen after breaching the company's Snowflake account.

Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )

Club Penguin fans hacked a Disney Confluence server to steal information about their favorite game but wound up walking away with 2.5 GB of internal corporate data, BleepingComputer has learned.

Canada demands 5% of revenue from Netflix, Spotify, and other streamers ( arstechnica.com )

Canada says $200M in annual fees will support local news and other content.

T-Mobile hopes you’ll buy $30 “Home Internet Backup” for when cable goes out ( arstechnica.com )

Backup plan is $30 every month for service that's meant to be used infrequently.

Exclusive: The Guardian interviews President Zelenskiy ( www.theguardian.com )

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the Ukrainian president reveals the tactics and traits that help him face the daily frustrations of leading a country at war for more than two years

Even the Raspberry Pi is getting in on AI ( www.theverge.com )

You can’t get away from AI on devices.

Elon Musk reportedly diverted thousands of AI chips from Tesla to X ( www.theverge.com )

The diversion could delay Tesla’s development of a robotaxi.

Imran Khan Remains Imprisoned Over His Wife’s Menstrual Cycles. State Department Says That’s “Something For the Pakistani Courts to Decide.” ( theintercept.com )

Imran Khan remains imprisoned over his wife’s menstrual cycles. The State Department says it’s “something for the Pakistani courts to decide.”...

Columbia Law Review Refused to Take Down Article on Palestine, So Its Board of Directors Nuked the Whole Website ( theintercept.com )

The students who run the Columbia Law Review sought out the Palestinian scholar Rabea Eghbariah, who was censored by Harvard Law Review last year....

'More in common with the Taliban': Outrage erupts over state GOP's anti-Pride vitriol ( www.rawstory.com )

The Colorado Republican Party wants all Gay Pride rainbow flags to burn to ash, according to a new report.

NIST is finally getting help with the National Vulnerability Database backlog ( www.csoonline.com )

NIST is paying Analygence $865,657 to help process incoming CVEs.

Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned ( arstechnica.com )

Op-ed: The risks to Recall are way too high for security to be secondary.

ISPs seek halt of net neutrality rules before they take effect next month ( arstechnica.com )

Fate of net neutrality may hinge on Supreme Court's "major questions" doctrine.

“Definitely cancel”: Max subs advise churn after 2nd price hike in 17 months ( arstechnica.com )

Monthly ad-free subscriptions cost $1 more.

Elon Musk is taking on Tesla “oathbreakers” in fight for his $56 billion pay package ( www.theverge.com )

Vote yes or get branded an “oathbreaker.”

X tweaks rules to formally allow adult content ( techcrunch.com )

X will now allow users to post consensually produced NSFW content as long as it is prominently labeled as such.

Spotify to increase premium pricing in the US to $11.99 per month ( techcrunch.com )

Spotify has announced that it's hiking subscriptions for new customers in the U.S., the second such price increase in the space of a year.

USA | Delays, denials, debt and the growing privatization of Medicare ( www.theguardian.com )

Medicare Advantage enrollees report treatment denials and delays in payment, leading to harmful outcomes in healthcare...

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president in landslide victory ( www.theguardian.com )

Former Mexico City mayor’s Morena party also on track for possible two-thirds super majority in Congress...

Male birth control gel is safe and effective, new trial findings show ( www.nbcnews.com )

After decades of attempts to develop new birth control medications for men, scientists are more hopeful than ever. With new abortion restrictions, demand is growing, experts say....

USA | Students walk out of University of Chicago graduation over Israel policies ( www.theguardian.com )

Pro-Palestinian students staged the walkout as school withheld degrees of four seniors pending disciplinary review over protests...

Global pandemic treaty to be concluded by 2025, WHO says ( www.reuters.com )

Talks aimed at reaching a global agreement on how to better fight pandemics will be concluded by 2025 or earlier if possible, the World Health Organization said on Saturday....

President Biden vetoes crypto custody bill ( techcrunch.com )

President Joe Biden has vetoed H.J.Res. 109, a congressional resolution that would have overturned the Securities and Exchange Commission's current

Boeing Starliner launch: Mission called off minutes before liftoff ( edition.cnn.com )

Boeing called off its Starliner launch attempt that was aiming to carry veteran NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station.

Tens of thousands of South Koreans celebrate Pride despite backlash ( www.rawstory.com )

Tens of thousands of LGBTQ South Koreans and their supporters gathered in central Seoul for annual Pride celebrations Saturday, despite the event's traditional venue being banned by authorities for the second consecutive year....

Boeing will try to launch its first crew on Starliner, again ( phys.org )

Troubled aerospace giant Boeing will try once more to fly its first crew to the International Space Station aboard a Starliner spaceship on Saturday, after the last attempt was scrubbed hours before liftoff.

Israel’s opposition leader urges Netanyahu to accept ceasefire proposal ( www.theguardian.com )

Israeli PM says his country’s conditions for ending conflict have not changed after US president presented ceasefire planIsrael-Gaza war – live updates...

UK | James Cleverly suggests asylum seekers are lying about being suicidal ( www.theguardian.com )

Human rights charities condemn home secretary’s comments about MDP Wethersfield and say the site is ‘acutely harmful’...

USA | Florida deputy who killed Black air force member in his own home fired ( www.theguardian.com )

Eddie Duran shot Roger Fortson within two seconds after the airman opened his door with his legally owned gun pointed down...

Boeing 737 MAX Crash Victims Families Ask DOJ To Prosecute ( simpleflying.com )

The DOJ is still mulling what action to take against Boeing while the crash victim's relatives press for criminal charges.

Chinese e-commerce marketplace Temu faces stricter EU rules as a 'very large online platform' ( techcrunch.com )

Temu is to face Europe's strictest rules after being designated as a "very large online platform" under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week ( arstechnica.com )

Chrome's Manifest V3 transition is here. First up are warnings for any V2 extensions.

Meta’s AI is summarizing some bizarre Facebook comment sections ( www.theverge.com )

Have you spotted Meta’s AI in the comment section?

Palestinians search Jabaliya refugee camp ruins after IDF pulls back ( www.euronews.com )

Families continue to stream out of Rafah in search of safer areas elsewhere in Gaza with the UN estimating around 900,000 people have fled the city since the start of Israel’s 'limited' military operation....