‘My child has gone and I’m so sad… but he died a hero and I’m proud of him for that’
Facebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuit
More than a million Illinois residents will receive a $397 settlement payment from Facebook this week, thanks to a legal battle over the platform’s since-retired photo-tagging system that used facial recognition.…
Sheffield United’s Oli McBurnie accused of ‘stamping’ on Forest fan
Midterm Stakes Grow Clearer: Election Deniers Will Be on Many Ballots
Meta freezes hiring for shopping team, Messenger Kids, and other products
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Meta is pulling back its investments in a number of products, including the teams it spun up early in the pandemic to compete with Zoom and build shopping features, The Verge has learned.…
US Soccer’s Equal Pay and Bonus-Sharing Deal: How It Will Work
CFTC Chair Indicates Agency Will Increase Crypto Enforcement: Report
Kelly Marie Tran Reflects on What It Meant to Be Cast in Star Wars
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For Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander heritage month, Kelly Marie Tran (Raya and the Last Dragon) sat down with StarWars.com…
‘We feel suffocated’: Afghan women open up about life under the Taliban
You Shouldn’t Need a Doctor’s Note to Switch Formula Brands
Firms leaving Russia uselessly cave in to pressure
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This week, McDonald’s announced its final exit from Russia, making it one of almost 1,000 Western companies that have partly, or entirely, ceased operations in Russia.…
Behold NeuroMechFly, the best fruit fly simulator yet
Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, is in some ways a simple creature. But in others it is so complex that, as with any form of life, we are only scratching the surface of understanding it.…
More fuel, fewer passengers in latest Qantas move
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This year, Qantas announced two plans in direct conflict. In March, Australia’s largest airline group went public with the admirable goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and a 25% reduction by 2030 by using new clean fuels, boosting efficiency and using carbon offsets.…
Withings doubles down on the classy with ScanWatch Horizon
I tried out the brand new Withings ScanWatch about six months ago, and concluded that it was a great smartwatch for people who prioritize their health over wearing a tiny iPhone-like device on their wrists.…
Amber Heard’s sister testifies she saw Johnny Depp abuse her sister
Watch: Video captures moment Russian missile hit hotel
70 N.Y. Judges Went on a Montauk Retreat. 20 Came Down With the Virus.
Introducing ‘First Person,’ a New Podcast From New York Times Opinion
Republican Panic Grows After Mastriano Wins
2 vulnerabilities with 9.8 severity ratings are under exploit. A 3rd looms
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Malicious hackers, some believed to be state-backed, are actively exploiting two unrelated vulnerabilities—both with severity ratings of 9.8 out of a possible 10—in hopes of infecting sensitive enterprise networks with backdoors, botnet software, and other forms of malware.
NHTSA probes Tesla Autopilot crash that killed three people
A U.S. federal agency is investigating a crash involving a 2022 Tesla Model S that may have been operating in Autopilot during a crash that killed three people.…
A Florida school district promises a swift investigation after six middle school students are seen spelling out a racial slur in a photo
Andreessen Horowitz debuts $600 million fund for games investments
Andreessen Horowitz is launching a new vertical fund exclusively focused on opportunities in the games industry.
The new $600 million fund brings a pool of dedicated capital and a new internal structure dedicated to sourcing deals inside the games vertical.…
NY AG is investigating Twitch, Discord and 4chan for their role in the Buffalo mass shooting
New York Attorney General Letitia James will launch an investigation into the role that social media and online message boards played in the tragedy that unfolded in Buffalo over the weekend.…
Survey shows Netflix is losing more long-term subscribers
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More long-term Netflix subscribers are canceling their subscriptions, according to a report from The Information.…
Now non-Tesla EVs can use its Superchargers in the UK, Spain, Sweden, and Austria
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Tesla is expanding its open Supercharger pilot program in Europe that lets owners of non-Tesla EVs take advantage of the company’s extensive charging network.…