Interesting News from Around the World
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China's rover maps 1,000 feet of hidden 'structures' deep below the dark side of the moon
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/chinas-rover-maps-1000-feet-of-hidden-structures-deep-below-the-dark-side-of-the-moon
- www.politico.eu Erdoğan backs Ukraine’s NATO bid, says Putin will visit Turkey ‘next month’
The Turkish president said he would discuss extensions to the Black Sea grain deal with Putin.
- www.bleepingcomputer.com CISA warns govt agencies to patch actively exploited Android driver
CISA ordered federal agencies today to patch a high-severity Arm Mali GPU kernel driver privilege escalation flaw added to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities and addressed with this month's Android security updates.
- arstechnica.com Musk sues law firm because he’s mad that Twitter paid $90 million bill
Musk tries to claw back $90M from firm that forced him to complete Twitter deal.
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A man has been charged with a cyber attack on the Discovery Bay water treatment facility
securityaffairs.com A man has been charged with a cyber attack on Discovery Bay water treatment facilityA man from Tracy, California, has been charged with a computer attack on the Discovery Bay water treatment facility.
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US approves cluster bombs despite humanitarian concerns
www.politico.com U.S. approves cluster bombs despite humanitarian concernsThe controversial weapons have been banned in more than 100 countries.
- arstechnica.com MOVEit app mass-exploited last month patches new critical vulnerability
Just in time for the weekend: another unauthenticated SQL injection flaw!
- freedom.press Proposed Espionage Act reforms are vital for investigative journalism
Amendment would stop unconstitutional charges against journalists and whistleblowers without impacting real espionage cases
- arstechnica.com Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011
Reddit urges US court to protect anonymity of six users who mentioned piracy.
- www.politico.eu UK’s energy department overrun with insects
Unspecified pests cause limited access to four floors of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
- www.politico.eu French court won’t block Pornhub in France — for now
Paris and the porn industry have squabbled for years over how to verify viewers’ ages.
- www.euronews.com Number of NATO allies spending 2% of GDP on defence to jump this year
The number of NATO allies spending at least 2% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on military spending is expected to jump this year, according to the alliance. #EuropeNews
- www.politico.eu EU moves to quit energy investment treaty
Brussels is also withdrawing a proposal to modernize the decades-old treaty.
- www.politico.eu Macron blocks NATO outpost in Japan amid Chinese complaints
Divisions open up over NATO’s Asian outreach ahead of leaders’ summit in Vilnius.
- freedom.press SCOTUS reaffirms vital protections against retaliatory defamation claims
Recent case marks latest setback for politicians who want to bankrupt their critics with litigation
- arstechnica.com Mastodon fixes critical “TootRoot” vulnerability allowing node hijacking
Most critical of the bugs allowed attackers to root federated instances.
- www.eff.org Expanding Broadband in Portland, The Time Is Now
Access to high-speed internet in our homes is an essential utility, not a luxury. Our local and regional governments have a responsibility to provide equitable, accessible, and affordable fast-internet service to every home and business- just like electricity, water, and waste removal. Portland,...
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Musk and Zuck may fight in court: Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads
arstechnica.com Musk’s X Corp. threatens to sue Meta over Twitter “copycat” ThreadsX Corp. claims Meta used Twitter trade secrets and ex-employees to build Threads.
Alternative title: Musk’s X Corp. threatens to sue Meta over Twitter “copycat” Threads
- www.politico.com Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case
Nauta was charged alongside Trump in June in a 38-count indictment alleging the mishandling of classified documents.
- www.politico.eu 6 things that threaten Europe, according to … the EU
Commission unveiled its annual strategic foresight report, setting out its focus for the coming years.
- www.theglobeandmail.com Farmer ordered to pay after judge says thumbs-up emoji amounts to contract acceptance
Judge rules Saskatchewan farmer’s use of thumbs-up emoji was contractual agreement
- www.politico.com Decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine on Biden’s desk
Officials say sending the controversial weapons could give Kyiv the edge.
- www.euronews.com Deal on Swedish NATO membership within reach - Stoltenberg
Turkey has blocked Stockholm's membership bid since last year. #EuropeNews
- www.politico.eu Why Europeans don’t have Threads yet
New EU competition rules are what’s holding Meta’s new Twitter rival back.
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Spanish election raises concerns over shape and stability of country's Council of EU presidency
www.euronews.com Spanish election raises concerns over country's EU presidency tenurePrime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist party is currently trailing its closest rival in the polls. #EuropeNews
- therealnews.com UPS-Teamsters could strike Aug 1: What you need to know
UPS Teamsters will walk off the job in one of the largest strikes in US history unless the company can satisfy workers' demands by July 31.
- techcrunch.com Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
Threads, Meta's Twitter rival, features an intriguing stipulation: Deleting a Threads profile also terminates the Instagram account.
- www.politico.eu French senators want a wider TikTok ban
Report calls for ban for the staff of strategic companies.
- www.politico.eu Putin’s media machine turns on ‘traitor’ Prigozhin
Russia’s state media attacks the Wagner warlord — and reveals the investigation into his failed mutiny hasn’t been dropped.
- www.politico.eu UK government loses legal challenge over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages
High Court rules that messages must be given to COVID-19 inquiry.
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Frontex chief: Suspending activity in Greece would affect ‘capability to save lives’
www.euronews.com Frontex chief: Suspending activity in Greece would cost livesWithdrawing Frontex from Greece, as suggested by the agency's own Fundamental Rights Officer following one of the deadliest shipwrecks in Europe, could restrict "our capabilities to save lives," the agency's chief said on Thursday. #EuropeNews
- arstechnica.com Judge rules White House pressured social networks to “suppress free speech”
Missouri and Louisiana sued Biden over attempts to limit COVID misinformation.
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US Spies Are Buying Americans' Private Data. Congress Has a Chance to Stop It
www.wired.com US Spies Are Buying Americans' Private Data. Congress Has a New Chance to Stop ItThe National Defense Authorization Act now includes draft language forbidding government entities from buying Americans' search histories, location data, and more.
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230705212257/https://www.wired.com/story/ndaa-2023-davidson-jacobs-fourth-amendment/ Archived version: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/gz9dU
- www.techspot.com A buggy Windows 11 update keeps slowing down SSDs
According to posts by Windows 11 users on Reddit and other forums, the issue has yet to be addressed with any of the succeeding updates, including the...
- www.bbc.com Cocaine found in White House sparks brief evacuation
The US Secret Service is investigating how the substance got into the West Wing.
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Canadian government pulls all advertising, escalating showdown with Meta
nationalpost.com Ottawa pulls advertising, escalating showdown with Facebook and Instagram"Facebook has decided to be unreasonable, irresponsible, and started blocking news."
Archived version: https://archive.ph/Qf5QQ Archived version: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/a5JgU
- www.politico.eu Iran faces legal action over downing of Ukrainian plane
Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom take action over crash that killed 176 people.
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NGOs deliver over 260,000 signatures to protect Spain's Doñana park to the European Commission
www.euronews.com NGOs collect over 260,000 signatures to protect Spain's Doñana parkA group of NGOs has handed the European Commission a petition with more than 260,000 signatures to protect Spain's Doñana National Park. #EuropeNews
- www.politico.eu Germany faces €31 billion budget cut, triggering coalition infighting
Politicians blame each other as historic spending cuts hit areas including health, childcare and education.