Actor Jeremy Renner says he "chose to survive" after being seriously injured in a snowplough accident. The Marvel star broke more than 30 bones when he attempted to stop the vehicle from running over his nephew on New Year's Day. In his first TV interview since the accident, he said: "I chose to survive, it's not going to kill me, no way."
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65121855?source=Snapzu
Friday, 31 March 2023
DeSantis’ Reedy Creek board says Disney stripped its power
Disney and the previous Reedy Creek board agreed to revert decisions back to Disney World, which could render DeSantis’ board powerless.
Read more: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-disney-new-reedy-creek-board-powerless-20230329-qalagcs4wjfe3iwkpzjsz2v4qm-story.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-disney-new-reedy-creek-board-powerless-20230329-qalagcs4wjfe3iwkpzjsz2v4qm-story.html?source=Snapzu
A surprising food may have been a staple of the real Paleo diet: rotten meat
The realization that people have long eaten putrid foods has archaeologists rethinking what Neandertals and other ancient hominids ate.
Read more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/meat-rotten-putrid-paleo-diet-fire-neanderthal?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/meat-rotten-putrid-paleo-diet-fire-neanderthal?source=Snapzu
Singapore’s Changi Is Crowned ‘World’s Best Airport’ Again
The Asian hub regained its title after losing to Doha for two years running during the height of pandemic travel restrictions
Read more: https://time.com/6263568/singapore-changi-worlds-best-airport/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://time.com/6263568/singapore-changi-worlds-best-airport/?source=Snapzu
Judge asks ChatGPT to decide bail in murder trial
Chat-torney at law: A judge asked ChatGPT to help him reach a decision regarding a defendant’s bail.
Read more: https://nypost.com/2023/03/29/judge-asks-chatgpt-for-decision-in-murder-trial/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://nypost.com/2023/03/29/judge-asks-chatgpt-for-decision-in-murder-trial/?source=Snapzu
Judge OKs deal in minor leaguers' suit vs. MLB
A federal judge approved a $185 million settlement in a lawsuit by minor leaguers against Major League Baseball for violating federal minimum wage laws.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35998173/judge-oks-185m-settlement-minor-leaguers-suit-vs-mlb?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35998173/judge-oks-185m-settlement-minor-leaguers-suit-vs-mlb?source=Snapzu
Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat to protect food heritage
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the proposed ban aims to protect farmers and consumers.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65110744?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65110744?source=Snapzu
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Banning TikTok Is Unconstitutional, Ludicrous, and a National Embarrassment
It would also be an act of charity for Facebook, which the government has utterly failed to meaningfully regulate.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epv48n/banning-tiktok-is-unconstitutional-ludicrous-and-a-national-embarrassment?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epv48n/banning-tiktok-is-unconstitutional-ludicrous-and-a-national-embarrassment?source=Snapzu
Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico to be auctioned off by the US for oil drilling
An enormous swathe of the Gulf of Mexico, spanning an area the size of Italy, will be auctioned off for oil and gas drilling on Wednesday morning, in the latest blow to Joe Biden’s increasingly frayed reputation on dealing with the climate crisis.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/29/gulf-of-mexico-oil-gas-drilling-joe-biden-auction?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/29/gulf-of-mexico-oil-gas-drilling-joe-biden-auction?source=Snapzu
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
After TikTok chief's grilling in Washington, Apple's Tim Cook is all smiles in Beijing
Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a show of support for China as a market and manufacturing base during a visit to Beijing Saturday, even as trade and tech sector tensions escalate between the United States and the world's second-largest economy.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/25/business/apple-tim-cook-visits-beijing-intl-hnk/index.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/25/business/apple-tim-cook-visits-beijing-intl-hnk/index.html?source=Snapzu
Fired Fox News producer says she'd testify against the network in $1.6 billion suit
Abby Grossberg, a producer for Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo, alleges Fox News attorneys coerced her to lie under oath in a defamation case against the network. Fox fired her on Friday.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/27/1166244442/fox-news-dominion-producer-abby-grossberg?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/27/1166244442/fox-news-dominion-producer-abby-grossberg?source=Snapzu
Clearview AI used nearly 1m times by US police, it tells the BBC
Facial recognition firm Clearview has run nearly a million searches for US police, its founder has told the BBC. CEO Hoan Ton-That also revealed Clearview now has 30bn images scraped from platforms such as Facebook, taken without users' permissions. The company has been repeatedly fined millions of dollars in Europe and Australia for breaches of privacy.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65057011?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65057011?source=Snapzu
A Meatball from a long-extinct mammoth created by food firm
A mammoth meatball has been created by a cultivated meat company, resurrecting the flesh of the long-extinct animals. The project aims to demonstrate the potential of meat grown from cells, without the slaughter of animals, and to highlight the link between large-scale livestock production and the destruction of wildlife and the climate crisis.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/meatball-mammoth-created-cultivated-meat-firm?CMP=twt_gu#Echobox=1679988554?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/meatball-mammoth-created-cultivated-meat-firm?CMP=twt_gu#Echobox=1679988554?source=Snapzu
White House ‘very in favor’ of bill thought to target TikTok
Platform has drawn close congressional scrutiny because the data of users could be available to the government of China
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/26/white-house-restrict-act-bill-tiktok?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/26/white-house-restrict-act-bill-tiktok?source=Snapzu
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
France braces for another day of mayhem and violence
Talks between the government and trade unions remain at a deadlock.
Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-protest-violence-emmanuel-macron-pensions-reform-mayhem/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-protest-violence-emmanuel-macron-pensions-reform-mayhem/?source=Snapzu
Utah just passed a bill that will force children to get parental consent before joining social media platforms
Utah's governor Spencer Cox signed a bill requiring social media platforms to establish a curfew between 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. for Utah teenagers.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/utah-governor-signs-law-restricting-teenagers-social-media-access-2023-3?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/utah-governor-signs-law-restricting-teenagers-social-media-access-2023-3?source=Snapzu
McCarthy says House will press ahead with TikTok bill after CEO’s testimony
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that the House will move forward with a proposed TikTok ban bill after the social media platform’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before Congress on Thurs.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3919146-mccarthy-says-house-will-press-ahead-with-tiktok-bill-after-ceos-testimony/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3919146-mccarthy-says-house-will-press-ahead-with-tiktok-bill-after-ceos-testimony/?source=Snapzu
Monday, 27 March 2023
The U.S. government is now using AirTags to spy on packages
Apple launched the AirTag to help track your bag or keep an eye on pets. Law enforcement agencies are now using it to clamp down on drug operations.
Read more: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-airtag-dea-track-package-drugs-operation/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-airtag-dea-track-package-drugs-operation/?source=Snapzu
Tekashi 6ix9ine Not Upping Security or Moving Despite Brutal Gym Attack
Many would assume Tekashi 6ix9ine would get the hell out of Dodge after his brutal gym beatdown ... but we've learned that ain't the case because he's stayin' put.
Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/24/tekashi-6ix9ine-not-moving-gym-attack-florida/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/24/tekashi-6ix9ine-not-moving-gym-attack-florida/?source=Snapzu
Book ban attempts reach "unparalleled" 20-year high in 2022
A majority of the books were written by or were about the LGBTQ community and people of color.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/2023/03/23/book-bans-attempts-record-2022-library-association?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.axios.com/2023/03/23/book-bans-attempts-record-2022-library-association?source=Snapzu
Daniel White strangled and slit wife's throat in their home
Daniel White kicked open his wife's locked door, strangled her and then cut her throat.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65067194?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65067194?source=Snapzu
France to ban TikTok on civil servants’ work phones
France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account.
Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230324-france-to-ban-tiktok-on-civil-servants-work-phones?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230324-france-to-ban-tiktok-on-civil-servants-work-phones?source=Snapzu
The FTC wants to ban those tough-to-cancel gym and cable subscriptions
“We get countless complaints about this.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23652373/ftc-click-to-cancel-subscription-service-dark-patterns-ban?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23652373/ftc-click-to-cancel-subscription-service-dark-patterns-ban?source=Snapzu
Sunday, 26 March 2023
These Native American Boys Are Being Told To Cut Their Hair Due To School Policy
The school system's policies prohibit “extreme” and “radical” haircuts. Extreme and radical to whom, exactly?
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/native-american-students-hair-discrimination_n_641cadc2e4b0bc5cb6558b9a?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/native-american-students-hair-discrimination_n_641cadc2e4b0bc5cb6558b9a?source=Snapzu
E coli from meat behind half a million UTIs in the US every year, study suggests
Fatal bloodstream illnesses driven by urinary tract infections could rise, warn scientists as research shows link to food-borne bacteria
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/23/e-coli-meat-half-a-million-uti-urniary-tract-infection-us?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/23/e-coli-meat-half-a-million-uti-urniary-tract-infection-us?source=Snapzu
Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder, Dies at 94
Moore, who set the course for the future of the semiconductor industry, devoted his later years to philanthropy.
Read more: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/gordon-moore-obituary.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/gordon-moore-obituary.html?source=Snapzu
Saturday, 25 March 2023
Parent Calls Bible ‘PORN’ and Demands Utah School District Remove It From Libraries
A parent is arguing that if banned books like 'Gender Queer' are pulled from shelves, the Bible—with its sex scenes, incest, and murder—should be banned, too.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg5xng/parent-calls-bible-porn-and-demands-utah-school-district-remove-it-from-libraries?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg5xng/parent-calls-bible-porn-and-demands-utah-school-district-remove-it-from-libraries?source=Snapzu
TikTok CEO fails to convince Congress that the app is not a “weapon” for China
Passing a data privacy bill is "the only way to stop TikTok," committee says.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/congress-calls-tiktok-ceos-security-and-privacy-assurances-worthless/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/congress-calls-tiktok-ceos-security-and-privacy-assurances-worthless/?source=Snapzu
Record book ban attempts reported last year
Story at a glance As some states move to restrict the titles available in school and public libraries, the American Library Association reports a record number of attempts to ban books documented l…
Read more: https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/3914931-record-book-ban-attempts-reported-last-year/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/3914931-record-book-ban-attempts-reported-last-year/?source=Snapzu
Friday, 24 March 2023
Afroman sued by law enforcement officers who raided his home
Seven sheriff’s office employees filed the suit claiming, among other things, that Afroman invaded their privacy.
Read more: https://www.fox19.com/2023/03/22/afroman-sued-by-law-enforcment-officers-who-raided-his-home/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.fox19.com/2023/03/22/afroman-sued-by-law-enforcment-officers-who-raided-his-home/?source=Snapzu
Trump lawyer must turn over evidence on classified documents, court rules
A closed-door legal fight between Trump lawyers and prosecutors over classified documents has now moved to an appeals court, which seems poised to rule quickly.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/22/trump-appeal-lawyer-classified-documents/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/22/trump-appeal-lawyer-classified-documents/?source=Snapzu
Ron DeSantis forced into U-turn after calling Ukraine war ‘territorial dispute’
Likely Republican contender for White House says remark was ‘mischaracterised’ but calls Vladimir Putin a war criminal
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/23/ron-desantis-ukraine-war-russia-territorial-dispute?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/23/ron-desantis-ukraine-war-russia-territorial-dispute?source=Snapzu
Apple 'Tracking Employee Attendance' in Crackdown on Remote Working
Apple is tracking the attendance of its employees at offices using badge records in order to ensure they are coming in at least three times a week, according to Platformer's Zoë Schiffer. Since April 2022, Apple employees have been operating on a hybrid home/office work policy as part of a gradual return strategy following the pandemic, with staff required to work from the office at least three days per week.
Read more: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/03/23/apple-tracking-staff-office-attendance/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/03/23/apple-tracking-staff-office-attendance/?source=Snapzu
Thursday, 23 March 2023
'Rick and Morty' Co-Creator Justin Roiland's Domestic Violence Case Dismissed
The case that put "Rick and Morty" co-creator Justin Roiland out of a job has just been dismissed.
Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/22/justin-roiland-rick-and-morty-co-creator-domestic-violence-case-dismissed/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/22/justin-roiland-rick-and-morty-co-creator-domestic-violence-case-dismissed/?source=Snapzu
Anti-porn bills in 8 states could force device makers to censor sexual material
Eight states are weighing anti-pornography bills that would force phone and tablet manufacturers like Apple and Samsung to automatically enable filters that censor nude and sexually explicit content. The only way to disable the filters, according to the bills introduced this year, would be through passcodes. Providing such a passcode to a child would be forbidden, except when done by a parent.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/porn-filter-laws-bills-anti-default-florida-texas-rcna73626?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/porn-filter-laws-bills-anti-default-florida-texas-rcna73626?source=Snapzu
Leaked document shows Amazon's flawed job-posting process led to 'over-hiring,' with one team listing 3 times more openings than approved for
Amazon's lax job-posting process contributed to over hiring during boom times, a leaked internal document says. Now it's conducting layoffs.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-flawed-job-listing-process-over-hiring-layoffs-2023-3?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-flawed-job-listing-process-over-hiring-layoffs-2023-3?source=Snapzu
America’s banks are missing hundreds of billions of dollars
How the Federal Reserve drained the financial system of deposits
Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/03/21/americas-banks-are-missing-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/03/21/americas-banks-are-missing-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars?source=Snapzu
TikTok has a plan to avoid getting banned in the US
TikTok CEO Shou Chew has presented written testimony ahead of meeting the US House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss accusations around the platform's ties to China. Chew is appearing in front of the committee on March 23, 2023, in order to address concerns about TikTok's ownership, and its collection of user data. These are issues that have already led to the House of Representatives ordering the removal of TikTok from its staff phones, and to an increasing likelihood of an outright ban.
Read more: https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/03/22/tiktok-has-a-plan-to-avoid-getting-banned-in-the-us?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/03/22/tiktok-has-a-plan-to-avoid-getting-banned-in-the-us?source=Snapzu
Russian pop star who criticized Putin found dead after drowning
The group called Cream Soda released a song in 2017 about drowning in the Volga, four years before it's founding member died in the same way.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-cream-soda-drowning-vladimir-putin-palace-volga-1789145?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-cream-soda-drowning-vladimir-putin-palace-volga-1789145?source=Snapzu
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Calls for ban on light-polluting mass satellite groups like Elon Musk’s Starlink
Astronomers urge people to stand up to ‘big light’ industry amid unchecked brightening of night sky
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/20/light-polluting-mass-satellite-groups-must-be-regulated-say-scientists?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/20/light-polluting-mass-satellite-groups-must-be-regulated-say-scientists?source=Snapzu
The FBI raided a notable journalist's home. Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why
Rolling Stone broke the story of an FBI raid on the home of national security journalist James Gordon Meek. As edited, the story left out a key detail originally included: why Meek had been targeted.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/21/1164360143/rolling-stone-fbi-raid-journalist-james-gordon-meek?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/21/1164360143/rolling-stone-fbi-raid-journalist-james-gordon-meek?source=Snapzu
Washington is shunning remote work, and we’re all losing
Recent layoffs at major tech companies pose a tremendous opportunity for the federal government.
Read more: https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3909262-washington-is-shunning-remote-work-and-were-all-losing/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3909262-washington-is-shunning-remote-work-and-were-all-losing/?source=Snapzu
Wrongfully convicted man, now free after 28 years: ‘I was finally heard’
As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped fighting to prove his innocence.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-18/wrongfully-convicted-man-now-free-i-was-finally-heard?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-18/wrongfully-convicted-man-now-free-i-was-finally-heard?source=Snapzu
Black buzzards are circling New York City in sightings that 'would have been unheard of' 30 years ago, ornithologists say
Andrew Farnsworth, a researcher at Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology, told The New York Times more than 300 sightings have been recorded in a year.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-buzzards-circling-york-city-233320935.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-buzzards-circling-york-city-233320935.html?source=Snapzu
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Kremlin tells officials to stop using iPhones
The Kremlin told officials involved in preparations for Russia's 2024 presidential election to stop using Apple (AAPL.O) iPhones because of concerns that the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-tells-officials-stop-using-iphones-kommersant-newspaper-2023-03-20/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-tells-officials-stop-using-iphones-kommersant-newspaper-2023-03-20/?source=Snapzu
CNN team robbed while working on San Francisco street crime story
The LA-based correspondent's stolen bag was later recovered. Her producer is still hoping for the best.
Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-cnn-reporters-robbed-san-francisco-20230318-p76xokxqzbf3xnxn35y4cqucpe-story.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-cnn-reporters-robbed-san-francisco-20230318-p76xokxqzbf3xnxn35y4cqucpe-story.html?source=Snapzu
Rupert Murdoch set to marry for fifth time at 92
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his engagement to his partner Ann Lesley Smith, a former police chaplain. Mr Murdoch, 92, and Ms Smith, 66, met in September at an event at his vineyard in California.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65012754?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65012754?source=Snapzu
Monday, 20 March 2023
Polio cases derived from new oral vaccine reported for first time
Experts have long understood that a new polio vaccine developed to try to minimize the risks associated with the oral polio vaccine made by Albert Sabin might also cause the problem it was created to sidestep. It’s now clear that theoretical risk is a real one.
Read more: https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/16/polio-cases-derived-from-new-oral-vaccine-reported-for-first-time/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/16/polio-cases-derived-from-new-oral-vaccine-reported-for-first-time/?source=Snapzu
New Mexico governor signs bill ending juvenile life sentences without parole
New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law Friday that prohibits sentencing juvenile offenders to life in prison without eligibility for parole.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/politics/new-mexico-law-juvenile-life-sentences-parole?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/politics/new-mexico-law-juvenile-life-sentences-parole?source=Snapzu
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