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Trump administration releases UFO files in major UAP disclosure

The Trump administration has released a huge dossier of UFO footage, claiming it is intended for “maximum transparency” in what is viewed as a historical effort.
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What is “mogging”? Inside Twitch’s bizarre new live beauty battles

What was once a platform mainly used for gaming is now also hosting a bizarre livestreamed beauty contest featuring an offshoot of looksmaxxing called “mogging.”
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Google is trying to avoid EU fine over news publisher’s search revenue

Google has reportedly made the European Commission an offer to adjust its policy against SEO spam in an attempt to evade a hefty antitrust fine.
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“I’m locked out of my exam”: Canvas cyberattack sparks finals week panic for thousands of students

ShinyHunters’ breach of Canvas systems triggered a finals week meltdown Thursday – locking thousands of students out of the global learning platform at schools and universities across North America.
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Anthropic releases fix for severe Claude Chrome extension flaw – researcher hacks patch in 3 hours

Anthropic has released only a partial fix for a flaw in Claude Code's Chrome extension – allowing any browser extension to hijack the AI assistant and act as the user – and researchers say they hacked the patch in just 3 hours.
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TikTok pushed pro-Republican content during 2024 election, study finds

TikTok’s algorithm may have quietly tilted the 2024 election conversation toward Republicans, feeding millions of young Americans a politically uneven reality.
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Is UFO Disclosure Day coming? Obama doesn’t seem to think so

Barack Obama has cast doubt on alien disclosure. The former president is questioning the government's timeline to reveal UFO footage, saying that any first contact with aliens “hasn’t happened yet.”
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Watchdog: data sharing agreement with US would allow political targeting of Europeans

The EU has found itself between a rock and a hard place: lose the visa-free regime with the US or give American authorities access to Europeans’ biometric data?
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OpenAI board member had Musk’s babies and is now testifying for him in court against Sam Altman

A former OpenAI board member might have just blown Elon Musk’s case after the tech mogul’s key witness was forced to disclose that she received a donation that is very hard to ignore.
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New study finds phone bans in schools have “close to zero” impact

Tough bans on cell phones in schools have a “close to zero” impact on academic performance and don’t really improve attendance or reduce online bullying, a new study has found. However, some results are encouraging, researchers add.
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Sysco food distributor allegedly hit in Qilin ransomware claim

Qilin ransomware gang claims cyberattack on Sysco, the world’s largest food distributor, posting alleged internal documents and a May 12th leak deadline.
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Love in the age of AI sees Hinge deepen connections as Tinder struggles to reinvent the spark

Match Group posted first-quarter revenue above estimates on Tuesday, driven by the solid performance of dating app Hinge and early signs that a turnaround at Tinder is gaining traction amid a broad push for AI-led transformation.
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Canva fined over half a million dollars for late accounts ahead of planned stock market debut

Australia's corporate regulator said on Wednesday that it issued infringement notices worth $570,715.20 to four firms within Australian graphic design platform Canva Group for allegedly failing to lodge financial reports for fiscal 2024.
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Sam Altman Molotov attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder

A 20-year-old Texas man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s San Francisco mansion and threatening to kill people inside OpenAI’s HQ pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
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This “Jesus-centric” mobile network wants to purge the internet

Phone operator T-Mobile will launch a new network, Radiant Mobile, that promises a “Jesus-centric” experience free of pornography and LGBTQ+ content.
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LinkedIn shouldn’t ask for money from users who want to see profile visits, complaint says

Many corporate workers across the US, the EU, and elsewhere have long been paying close to $30 per month for LinkedIn Premium, a membership that lets them see who has visited their profiles. In a new complaint, a non-profit says this sort of tracking might not be legal – and even if it is, the data should be available to users for free.
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Cushman & Wakefield confirms breach as Salesforce hackers ShinyHunters, Qilin stake claims

Cushman & Wakefield confirmed a vishing-related security breach after both ShinyHunters and Qilin listed the commercial real estate giant on their dark web leak sites, with ShinyHunters claiming it stole more than 500,000 Salesforce records. alesforce hacking campaign.
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Russian embassy staff kicked out of Austria over rooftop satellite spying network

Months after acknowledging that Russia has been using satellite dishes – strategically placed on top of diplomatic buildings to spy on NATO and Western allies – Austrian authorities finally booted three Russian diplomats out of the self-proclaimed neutral nation.
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Amazon just became a direct competitor to UPS and FedEx

Amazon.com is opening the supply-chain network that has powered its operations for decades to other businesses, pitting it directly against logistics ‌heavyweights such as UPS and FedEx.
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Trail cameras record rare cougar kittens in Minnesota after 100 years

Trail cameras in northern Minnesota captured rare footage of cougar kittens, marking the first confirmed evidence of the species reproducing in the state in over a century.
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