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US: LA area mayor to plead guilty to acting as Chinese agent

The mayor of a Los Angeles suburb with a heavy Chinese-American presence has resigned after admitting to acting as a Chinese propaganda agent. Eileen Wang now faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail.

DW News 3 weeks ago

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France arrests Tunisian suspected of planning 'jihad-inspired' attack in Paris

French has arrested a 27-year-old Tunisian man suspected of planning attacks "inspired by jihadism", the anti-terror prosecutor's office said on Monday. A source said he was targeting a Paris museum and members of the Jewish community.

France 24 3 weeks ago

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Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says

Lipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."

Ars Technica 3 weeks ago

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Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the company of turning its back on its promise to remain ad-free and safe for kids. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, claims Netflix has "opened Texans' data for inspection...

The Verge 3 weeks ago

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Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI

For the first time, Google says it has spotted and stopped a zero-day exploit developed with AI. According to a report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), "prominent cyber crime threat actors" were planning to use the vulnerability for a...

The Verge 3 weeks ago

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A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers

A baby's eyes peer directly into the camera lens. A kid with a striped shirt looks up, then away. A boy in a policeman's costume, a gold star on his chest. A messy bedroom that reminds me of my own daughters, with an unmade bunk bed, a little girl's...

The Verge 3 weeks ago

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GM settles California lawsuit claiming it sold driving habit data to insurance companies

General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California data privacy lawsuit that accused the automaker of selling driver location and driver data, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a proposed settlement filed on Friday, GM agreed to...

The Verge 3 weeks ago

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White House press gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty to attempted assassination of Donald Trump

A California man arrested for attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at last month's White House Correspondents' Dinner plead not guilty to all charges on Monday. Prosecutors allege Cole Allen fired ⁠a shotgun at a US Secret Service...

France 24 3 weeks ago

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EU approves new sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

The European Union on Monday approved new sanctions on Israeli settlers "guilty of supporting the extremist and violent colonisation of the West Bank", French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on social media. Israel called the sanctions...

France 24 3 weeks ago

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Sony's failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits

Cable firm Cox's Supreme Court win may help all tech providers, not just ISPs.

Ars Technica 3 weeks ago

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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says

Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.

NPR News 3 weeks ago

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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison on parole

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on parole on Monday after serving eight months of a reduced sentence tied to corruption charges. His return to public life marks another chapter in a political saga that has...

France 24 3 weeks ago

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Iran releases Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi on bail amid health fears

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been released on bail and transferred to Tehran for urgent medical treatment after supporters warned she was at risk of dying in prison. The activist, jailed for campaigning against Iran's...

France 24 3 weeks ago

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Syria: Court charges Bashar Assad's cousin Atef Najib with war crimes amid 2011 uprising

Syria's judiciary has charged Atef Najib with acts "amounting to war crimes" as Bashar Assad's cousin is accused of orchestrating a crackdown on 2011 protests that subsequently degenerated into a decade of civil war.

DW News 3 weeks ago

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Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prisonA journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities...

The Guardian 3 weeks ago

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Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.

NPR News 4 weeks ago

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South Africa’s highest court revives impeachment proceedings against the president Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa's President is facing the possibilty of impeachment, in a long running scandal known as Farmgate. It involves the dissapearance of over half a million dollars from Cyril Ramaposa's luxury farmhouse, which was stolen in a breakin in...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Court rules Trump's 10% tariff is just as illegal as the tariff it replaced

Trump's vow to impose tariffs a "different way" already has the tech industry on edge.

Ars Technica 4 weeks ago

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Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, starting on May 9. Aside from a pause in the fighting, the two warring sides will also engage in a prisoner swap, with 1,000 prisoners from each country.

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure

When OpenAI was busy experimenting with AI-powered gaming bots, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were in the early days of forming an AI partnership. Court documents from the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial have provided a rare...

The Verge 4 weeks ago