We need more EU workers, admits leading Tory Brexiter (www.theguardian.com)
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As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations (www.theguardian.com)
Privacy experts point out that Meta has put the launch of Threads in the European Union on hold because it’s unclear whether the way the company handles user data and shares it across different platforms, including Threads, will run afoul of impending privacy regulations.
Home Office had murals for children removed at second asylum centre (www.theguardian.com)
Crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers find (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch study identifies several examples of corvids’ ‘amazing’ ability to adapt to the urban environment
Elon Musk goes low against Zuckerberg as Twitter-Threads spat intensifies (www.theguardian.com)
“Twitter owner calls Facebook founder a ‘cuck’ as rancour grows over launch of Threads, a competitor to Musk’s network”...
From nightmare ticketing to online abuse, being a pop fan is becoming miserable (Kate Solomon, The Guardian) (www.theguardian.com)
From nightmare ticketing to online abuse, being a pop fan is becoming miserable...
‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout (www.theguardian.com)
‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout...
Paris to charge SUV drivers higher parking fees to tackle ‘auto-besity’ (www.theguardian.com)
I wonder if other cities in Europe have acted similar policies
Trump asks for classified documents trial to take place after 2024 election (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-president’s lawyers made clear their preference and intentions to delay proceedings as they opposed December trial date
Review: What About Men? by Caitlin Moran (The Guardian) (www.theguardian.com)
What About Men? by Caitlin Moran review – bantz gone badA tendentious take on masculinity that takes unoriginal thoughts and confirms them in the echo chamber of TwitterStuart Jeffries Wed 12 Jul 2023 09.00 BST...
US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief (www.theguardian.com)
US swelters as south-west braces for record-breaking heatwave up to 120F (www.theguardian.com)
Elizabeth Holmes’ 11-year prison sentence shortened by two years (www.theguardian.com)
Elizabeth Holmes’ prison sentence was quietly shortened by two years, new records show....
TikTok executive admits Australian users’ data accessed by employees in China (www.theguardian.com)
Northern lights could be visible in more than a dozen US states this week (www.theguardian.com)
United flight to Amsterdam reportedly diverted to Chicago over meal choice (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli parliament gives initial approval to judicial overhaul bill (www.theguardian.com)
In a move that seems to clearly violate the (ostensible) three-way division of power, Netanyahu moves to consolidate more power in the legislative that he controls....
California man charged with femicide in deaths of three women in Mexico (www.theguardian.com)
Mexican authorities will seek to extradite Bryant Rivera of the Los Angeles area for the death of Angela Carolina Acosta Flores...
‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares first week of July world’s hottest ever recorded (www.theguardian.com)
Life imitates art as El Salvador pressures book fair to bar dissenting writer (www.theguardian.com)
Teen dies in sawmill accident as US states aim to roll back child labor laws (www.theguardian.com)
Investigation underway after police were called to find unresponsive teenager last week at Florence Hardwoods sawmill
‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares first week of July world’s hottest ever recorded (www.theguardian.com)
Extreme temperatures break records as scientists warn El Niño is set to get worse
Heatwave last summer killed 61,000 people in Europe, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
Twitter traffic sinks in wake of changes and launch of rival platform Threads (www.theguardian.com)
Data shows the micro-blogging website has been shedding users since early 2023, not long after Elon Musk’s takeover
TikTok executive admits Australian users’ data accessed by employees in China (www.theguardian.com)