A hole in a toilet led to a burglary at an Apple Store

At the mall in Alderwood, Washington, police say thieves hid in a coffee vendor’s restroom to dig a hole in a wall. Behind it was an Apple store. 436 iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches are the results of a huge burglary that took place at Alderwood Mall, in the United States, on Sunday, April 2. Nearly $500,000 worth of product went missing, but it’s not those big numbers that make the deal interesting. Asked by the Komo News site, the Lynnwood police recounted the improbable modus operandi of the thieves, who hid in the toilets of a coffee machine seller near the Apple Store in the mall.
Read more: https://techaint.com/2023/04/07/a-hole-in-a-toilet-led-to-a-burglary-at-an-apple-store/?source=Snapzu

Over 60 million Americans have taxes so simple the IRS could do them automatically

"Automatic returns" could vastly simplify tax season for millions of people.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/23055489/irs-automatic-filing-prepopulated-returns?source=Snapzu

B.C. vertical farming company says it could produce up to 6 million bags of salad greens a year | CBC News

UP Vertical Farms is growing leafy greens on shelves stacked atop one another on a piece of land a fraction of the size needed for traditional farming.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-up-vertical-farms-greens-1.6800416?source=Snapzu

Google, Meta, other social media platforms propose alliance to combat misinformation

The network, being billed as the ‘Misinformation Combat Alliance’, is expected to be joined by major social media platforms.
Read more: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/google-meta-other-social-media-platforms-propose-alliance-to-combat-misinformation-8543210/?source=Snapzu

Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years

The victory of Janet Protasiewicz over conservative Dan Kelly will allow the court's new liberal majority to determine the future of key issues like abortion rights.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-liberals-win-majority-rcna77190?source=Snapzu

Mackerel loses sustainable status as overfishing puts species at risk

Marine Conservation Society calls for better regulation of how north-east Atlantic mackerel is caught as stocks decline
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/05/mackerel-loses-sustainable-status-as-overfishing-puts-species-at-risk?source=Snapzu

Dozens of Democrats press Biden on soot pollution

A total of 88 House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday said the Biden administration’s proposed standards for soot air pollution are not stringent enough.
Read more: https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/3922917-dozens-of-democrats-press-biden-on-soot-pollution/?source=Snapzu