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Infosec in Brief: PLUS: Crooks target hardware crypto wallets; Bad
flaws in Brother printers; ,O365 allows takeover-free phishing; and
more
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Sinners will hit Max with a version translated into Black American
Sign Language
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The BASL-version of Sinners is interpreted by Nakia Smith and directed
by Rosa Lee Timm, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. Timm also
directed the ASL-versions of A Minecraft Movie and Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice. Warner Bros. Discovery has been slowly building a library
of ASL-versions of its films and TV shows: Both Barbie and the two
available seasons of The Last of Us can be viewed with an ASL
interpretation.
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White House says Canadian PM 'caved' to Trump demand to scrap tech tax
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"This tax would have fallen on Canadian consumers, businesses and
investors in the form of higher costs and hurt our economy at a
critical time," David Pierce, vice-president of government relations
at the Canadian chamber of commerce said in a statement, adding the
end of the tax "moves us one step closer to a renewed, reliable trade
deal" with the United States.
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Why are Dutch kids the world's happiest? A teenager weighs in | CNN
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Freedom for kids to move through the world on their own may be the key
to the Netherlands' top spot in childhood happiness.
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Susan Sarandon 'terrified but excited' to make UK theatrical debut in
September
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Warchus will step down from the Old Vic in September next year, when
he will be succeeded by Rupert Goold, who in turn will be replaced in
the top job at the Almeida theatre by Dominic Cooke.
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Eating less of this one amino acid boosts lifespan in mice by 33% -
Earth.com
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Humans need isoleucine, an amino acid, for many reasons, so
eliminating it is off the table. But cutting back could greatly extend
lifespans.
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Judge rules Apple must face antitrust lawsuit brought by the US DOJ
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Judge Neals' ruling in the US comes as Apple has also been facing down
charges of anti-competitive behavior in the EU. It recently introduced
a new App Store fee structure for its operations in the bloc in
response to a ruling by the European Commission that it fell afoul of
the Digital Markets Act.
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Charted: Ukraine Is Russia's Third Deadliest War
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Russian fatalities in Ukraine already dwarf those from Soviet-era
interventions.
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The End of Modernity - Foreign Policy (No paywall)
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Essay: The End of Modernity
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'Goodbye Trump, hello Asia' is the EU's new trade strategy. Will it
work?
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Ursula von der Leyen wants the EU to team up with a 12-nation Pacific
trade group. That could serve as a new platform for fans of
rules-based trade.
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Will a dice-playing humanoid robot eventually make you tea and do your
dishes? | CNN Business
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Chinese-made humanoid robot AlphaBot 2 uses embedded AI to learn. Is
this the tech that will finally bring helper robots into our homes?
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Hundreds of Brother printer models have security flaw that can't be
patched
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Once this has been done, bad actors would be able to exploit the other
seven vulnerabilities if the user didn't patch them up. These
remaining flaws allow hackers to retrieve sensitive information, crash
the device, open TCP connections, perform HTTP requests and reveal
passwords for connected networks.
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AI is learning how animals talk to each other, and could someday help
humans talk to animals - Business Insider (No paywall)
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The project, conducted in collaboration with Georgia Tech researchers
and the field research of the Wild Dolphin Project, aims to decode
thesignals dolphins useto communicate and generate sounds to
communicate back.
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This One Clean Energy Tax Credit Could Survive Massive Cuts - Inc (No
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As Congress dukes it out over the big beautiful bill, one Biden-era
tax credit is poised to survive amid the onslaught of clean energy tax
credits that largely got axed or hollowed out.
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The European nation pioneering 'beer diplomacy'
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For the last six years, the globe's top beer tourism destination has
been quietly inviting brewers to the Czech Republic to teach the world
how to drink properly.
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Is Technology Really Ruining Teens' Lives? - The New Yorker (No
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In early 2021, the journalist Matt Richtel spoke to a father who was a
few weeks into a nightmare. Tatnai Burnett was a doctor, his wife was
a therapist, and, until middle school, their daughter Elaniv had
seemed to be the happy beneficiary of loving parents and a stable
home. Then, without apparent external cause, she became depressed and
began cutting herself. Her parents sought treatment, including
medication and therapy, but on March 1, 2021, Elaniv took an overdose
of pills. She arrived at the hospital conscious, then started
hallucinating and having seizures, before going into cardiac arrest
and being placed on life support. She died on March 5th, shortly
before her sixteenth birthday. Later that month, her father tried to
make sense of what had happened while talking to a reporter.
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US lawmakers allege that OnePlus phones transmit data to Chinese
servers without user consent
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Just like with the allegations against OnePlus, there's no actual
evidence that ByteDance engages in any nefarious practices. TikTok
does collect user data, but studies indicate that it doesn't go above
and beyond American companies like Meta and X.
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Ford's CEO says China's EV progress is 'the most humbling thing' he's
ever seen - Business Insider (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=206499&nl=daily]
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Farley was speaking to the author Walter Isaacson during a panel at
the Aspen Ideas Festival when he was asked about China's EV market.
Farley said he'd made about six or seven trips to China in the past
year.
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Scientists Launch Wild New Project to Build a Human Genome From
Scratch
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The medical charity behind the controversial new plan says the
benefits outweigh the risks.
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Nearly 12 million people would lose health insurance under Senate GOP
bill
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Congressional Budget Office report from paints dark picture for
America’s health.
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The four-day work week gets a new booster: AI
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Some companies are cutting hours instead of cutting staff.
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Meet Jim ONeill, the longevity enthusiast who is now RFK Jr.s
right-hand man - MIT Technology Review (No paywall)
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When Jim ONeill was nominated to be the second in command at the US
Department of Health and Human Services, Dylan Livingston was excited.
As founder and CEO of the lobbying group Alliance for Longevity
Initiatives (A4LI), Livingston is a member of a community that seeks
to extend human lifespan. ONeill is kind of one of us, he told me
shortly before ONeill was sworn in as deputy secretary on June 9. And
now [hes] in a position of great influence.
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Immigrants revived rust belt cities. Now they're in hiding. - WSJ (No
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More than 150 years later, immigrants from Guatemala are remaking East
Price Hill, replacing empty storefronts on Warsaw Avenue, the main
thoroughfare, with barbershops, taquerias and supermercados.
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Trump's Spending Bill Faces Possible Senate Amendments, Including AI
Regulation And Medicaid Changes - Forbes (No paywall)
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The Senate began another round of voting on amendments that could make
significant changes to President Donald Trump's signature budget and
spending bill as it races to pass the legislation before a July 4
deadline.
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China's Communist Party now has 100 mn members. Many are in it for the
paycheck. - WSJ (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=206499&nl=daily]
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When President Trump started restricting study visas this spring in
what he described as a move to safeguard national security, his
administration zeroed in on students from Chinapledging to keep out
those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
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New details emerge on Meta's $14.3B deal for Scale
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Meta's deal to sort-of but not really acquire AI startup Scale, giving
it 49% ownership, is certainly unusual.
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Trump's Threat of More Tariffs Slows Trade Deals
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As America’s largest trading partners race toward deals, they are
increasingly worried about being hit with future tariffs on their
critical industries.
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Obsessive step counts are ruining walking
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According to my phone, I've been averaging about 6,600 steps a day so
far this year. My meager effort pales in comparison to the 15,000,
20,000, or even 30,000 steps I see influencers on my feed bragging
about regularly.
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Why China Is Determined to Choose the Next Dalai Lama - Bloomberg (No
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Beijing will insist on handpicking the new spiritual leader of Tibet
so it can cement the Communist Partys control of the region.
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Huawei's 3,000km solid-state battery patent with 5-minute charge
ignites industry race
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Huawei's patent filing describes a sulfide-based solid-state battery
targeting higher energy density and reduced charging time
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The Asian factories on the frontline of Trump's tariffs - FT (No
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Textile producers, electronics manufacturers and car suppliers are
among those trying to make sense of a market in turmoil
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Can You Ever Really Know a Person? Biographers Keep Trying.
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Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is
concerned with its unpredictability.
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The boomerang bankers for whom escape becomes exile - FT (No paywall)
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It is not just pay and perks that are persuading those who walk away
from the industry to return
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RFK Jr. says medical journals are corrupt. As former NEJM editors, we
know he's wrong - STAT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=206499&nl=daily]
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American medical research is a unique source of national pride and
reputation some would say the United States most important export. Yet
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems
bent on destroying our greatest successes.
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Breakdown in Trade Talks Between U.S. and Canada, Explained
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Canada has announced it will rescind its Digital Services Tax (DST), a
levy on tech revenues generated from Canadian users, in an effort to
restart trade talks with the United States. Calling the 3% tax a
direct and blatant attack on the U.S., President Donald Trump said on
Friday he would terminate all trade discussions with his country's
northern neighbor.
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The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data
system
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The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled
out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of
almost all Americans.
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Retirement saving surges in U.S., Vanguard report says
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New data shows workers are contributing at all-time highs to their
401(k)s, thanks to smarter plan design and professional investment
strategies
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Thousands of Norwegians were told they won the lottery. It was a
mistake
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Norsk Tipping apologized after an error showed players winnings that
were off by a factor of 10,000
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How Pakistan Is Crowdfunding an Energy Revolution - Bloomberg (No
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A grassroots push offers a model that could transform similar
fast-growing, energy-poor countries.
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Judge Amir Ali Has One of the Hardest Jobs In Washington
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Amir Ali joined the D.C. Federal District Court just weeks before
Trump took office. It’s been tumultuous ever since.
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Netflix is developing tech that personalizes trailers, TV shows, and
movies to match your tastes - Business Insider (No paywall)
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"The trailer may highlight movie clips that showcase an actor or
actress that the user has shown an interest in, or may highlight
certain segments that show the genre or some of the comedic moments of
the movie," Netflix gave as an example.
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Ultrasound toothbrush promises painless checks for hidden gum problems
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When visiting the dentist, you might remember being poked and prodded
by a thin metal instrument to check your teeth and gums. This
technique, called periodontal probing, is used to look for signs of
gum disease. Now, researchers publishing in ACS Sensors report a
toothbrush-shaped ultrasound transducer that can provide a less
invasive screening for gum disease. In proof-of-concept demonstrations
on animal tissues, the device produced measurements similar to those
of a manual probe.
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80 years later, a Holocaust survivor meets an American soldier who
helped free him
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Andrew Roth survived the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. Jack
Moran helped liberate the camp while serving in the U.S. Army. Decades
after liberation, the two met and shared their stories.
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The dreaded Zillow ban is finally here. Here's what you can do -
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Pretty much every potential homebuyer looks for houses on the
internet, scouring listings for the right facade and envisioning their
couch in glossy photos of empty living rooms. A lot of the time, that
digital touring pays off: The National Association of Realtors
recently found that about half of purchasers end up finding the
winning property online. For many house hunters, the never-ending
cyberquest for that dream home includes a stop (or many) at Zillow.
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