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ABCNetAU: “The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz almost immediately caused a fuel price shock felt in bank accounts around Australia. Even if the Strait returns to normal, that shock will keep sending prices up in a range of industries. Economic ripples will filter through to a plethora of products, such as plastics, fertilisers, building …
Bleeping Computer: “DuckDuckGo announced that its browser can now block most video ads on YouTube, including those shown before the video starts playing and during playback. The feature is enabled by default in the latest versions of DuckDuckGo for iOS, Mac, and Windows, while Android users can enable it manually by going to Settings > …
NOTUS: “In California’s gubernatorial primary, Tom Steyer had the biggest war chest in a crowded field of Democrats, spending more than $200 million out of his own pocket. But money alone wasn’t enough — he ended up placing third, falling just short in his quest to compete for November’s general election. A contributing factor, according …
PC Mag: “Does a Google search turn up way too much information about you? Follow these tips to remove your phone number, email and physical addresses, and other data from the site’s results….How to Submit a Manual Request to Delete. Google will let you manually request the removal of other things you may find harmful. That includes: …
“The Gap Map comes out of cumulative work to identify the points of highest leverage in the open source AI stack: where to build something new, where to invest in capability, where to open up the tools. By creating an up-to-date visualization of the ecosystem where we can all see both the progress and the …
A live radar of the aircraft above you. Tap a blip to see what it is. Enter a postcode, town, or city — anywhere in the world — or use your location, and see the aircraft overhead right now. Tap one to find out what it is. [h/t Tara Calishain] You heard a jet. You …
WantedInMilan: ” More than 32,000 volumes from the writer’s Milan study now housed at Palazzo Poggi, arranged exactly as he left them. The University of Bologna has opened the Biblioteca Eco, a new public library housing the personal book collection of writer and semiotician Umberto Eco, a decade after his death. The collection, comprising more than …
Wired – a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy: “Sony recently informed its PlayStation customers in the United Kingdom that they will no longer be able to watch previously purchased movies and shows from production and distribution company StudioCanal. As of September 1, affected customers will no longer be able to stream 551 …
The New York Times: “….The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty are trying to stop a settlement between the university and the Trump administration, warning that an agreement could jeopardize Yale’s independence, according to two people familiar with the deliberations. The dean, Cristina M. Rodríguez, and a group of law …
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WSJ Gift Article: “This article is the first of two parts. “We are drawing a line here,” began Emmanuel Macron, president of France, according to several leaders present and their most senior aides. For a year, America’s closest allies had tried to placate Trump with a mix of flattery and concessions on mutual-defense and trade …
TechCrunch: “Consider this a belated PSA: A recent change to Google’s privacy settings is allowing the company to store more of your data, including media such as “images, files, and audio and video recordings,” to improve its AI models. In other words, if you upload any media to Google’s Search services, it’s being used to …