AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...

At least 192 journalists killed in Gaza in the 22-month conflict, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Comparatively, 18 journalists have been killed so far in Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the CPJ.

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Israel Set to Expand in West Bank to ‘Bury’ Palestinian State Israel plans to expand settlements into an area of the West Bank that would effectively bisect the enclave — a move its finance minister said “buries the idea of a Palestinian state.”

It comes as the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized a large-scale increase in settlement building in the West Bank — widely considered a violation of international law — over the past year and plans to take over the Gaza Strip.

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Chinese Drone Maker DJI Shut Out of Washington With US Market at Risk Chinese-owned and operated DJI Technologies is up against an end-of-year deadline to keep its US business alive, and the drone maker is struggling to get anyone in Washington to listen.

DJI, the Chinese drone maker, controls over 70% of the domestic commercial market in the US. It's hired a small army of lobbyists to address a looming ban on their technology. But DJI says emails and calls are going unanswered and they’re running out of time.
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Could not agree more. She's a legend.

Great thing about the child getting into all the 90s music: becomes slightly impressed that his mother knows all the words. Bad thing about the child getting into all the 90s music: explaining that Kurt, Chris, Scott, Dolores, Sinead and so many others are no longer with us....

Opinion | Can We See Our Future in China’s Cameras?

Great work here from @megankstack.bsky.social on her latest trip to China and the private and public gathering of our most intimate details. "China should be a reminder that promises of safety and convenience can camouflage the machinery of political abuse."
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Viasat Identified as Victim in Sweeping Phone Hack Tied to China Viasat Inc. is the latest US communications company identified as a victim of the sweeping surveillance hack blamed on the Chinese government that emerged during last year’s presidential campaign, acc...

Double scoop : We got to talk to Brett Leatherman about his new role as head of the FBI's Cyber Division, and we broke the news of the latest Salt Typhoon victim to be identified, satellite comms company Viasat:

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I’m rewatching the show! I don’t know how I feel about a reboot…

Elon Musk Urges Americans Take Action to ‘Kill’ Trump Tax Cut Bill Elon Musk is on a mission to block President Donald Trump’s tax bill after he tried — and failed — to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles in the legisl...

Elon Musk tried to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles in the tax bill. He failed. Now he hates the bill and is going after lawmakers who voted for it and are up for reelection at the midterms.

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Israel Approves New Settlements to Obstruct Palestinian State Israel will build 22 new settlements in the West Bank including some along its eastern border with Jordan to strengthen its grip on the territory and block the establishment of an independent Palestin...

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Trump’s Freebie Qatar Jet Is the Stuff of Nightmares in Spyworld Qatar’s offer of a luxury Boeing 747 to President Donald Trump has set off alarm bells within the US intelligence and diplomatic community, where gifts from foreign powers have long been viewed with s...

“If we had built the plane, knowing it was going to a foreign government, we would probably have bugged it,” said Thad Troy, a former CIA station chief.

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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045

“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” Gates told the Financial Times.
“I’d love for him [Musk] to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with HIV because he cut that money,” he said. www.ft.com/content/bdd9...

How China Is Building an Army of Hackers China and the US actively engage in cyber espionage for strategic advantage. Leaked files now suggest how rapidly Beijing is catching up in preparation for any future conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)

Thank you @dakotaindc.bsky.social Winnona DeSombre, @dustinchilds.bsky.social, Greg Austin, for your time and wisdom in this @bloomberglp.bsky.social production on the breadth of China's cyber army. An idea originated the brilliant Robin Fall and Olivia Yasukawa.

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Father of Tesla Cybertruck Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Over Death The family of one of three college students who died in a Cybertruck crash in California filed a lawsuit in a bid to gain access to the Tesla Inc. pickup and better understand how their daughter died.

Tsukahara wasn’t physically injured by the crash itself. Instead, an autopsy showed she died of asphyxiation when she couldn’t open the doors of the Cybertruck to get out.

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Google, Amazon Work to Dethrone Microsoft on Federal Contracts Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. have found an avenue to profit from Elon Musk’s chaotic Department of Government Efficiency.

Google and Amazon are lobbying to break Microsoft's grip on the multi-billion-dollar government software business, citing potential waste and overspending identified by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency - the latest from Emily Birnbaum and I.

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Discharge Petition No. 1, Bill Number: H.Res. 164, 119th Congress SPONSOR: Anna Paulina Luna DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, Anna Paulina Luna, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution...

No female House Republicans signed Anna Paulina Luna's proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns.

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Tesla Sales Slump to Lowest Since 2022 Amid Anti-Musk Backlash Tesla Inc.’s vehicle sales fell 13% in the first quarter, dragged down by the changeover of its most important model and international backlash against Elon Musk.

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Maryland hits stunning buzzer beater in back-and-forth finish with Colorado State YouTube video by March Madness

It was "Clutch for the Rams," and endless praise for #coloradostate - ignoring Clifford's horrendous earlier elbow, then this magnificent buzzer beater from #Queen left commentators speechless. Felt like everyone was against the #terps during this game. youtu.be/bHzSLFMpodU?... #marchmadness #ncaa

Elayne and Aviendha getting on THAT well is definitely not in the books … #thewheeloftime

Peter Thiel’s Network Is Quietly Shaping Trump’s Government The tech magnate has many links to the new Trump administration and the cost-slashing effort led by Elon Musk.

This is a gift link, we will continue to update this article as more Thiel names emerge:

Wait, that's allowed?

CFPB Data Imperiled by Cybersecurity Contract Cancellation, Ex-Official Says The cancellation of nearly three-dozen cybersecurity contracts at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau endangers the security of sensitive data maintained by the federal watchdog, a former seni...

At least 32 cybersecurity contracts at the CFPB have been canceled by the DOGE team - contracts that govern protections for the mountains of data inside the Bureau, and those who access them.

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Tesla Feels the Wrath of Anti-Elon Musk Backlash Sales are plunging in some of the world’s biggest EV markets, and protesters and vandals are targeting the company’s stores.

A car aficionado who lives near Tesla’s flagship California factory, bought a Tesla for the family and nearly got a second one last year.
After Elon Musk made gestures resembling a Nazi salute at a Trump inauguration event, he wants nothing to do with the brand.

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Chinese warships’ live fire warning forces planes to divert between Australia, NZ The Australian government is demanding answers from Beijing after commercial flights had to divert over the Tasman Sea after they received last-minute alert of Chinese warship exercises.

Australian airlines are diverting their flights to avoid live fire exercises three Chinese warships are conducting just outside Australia's exclusive economic zone, in the waters between Australia and New Zealand:

The Undocumented Workers Who Helped Build Elon Musk’s Texas Gigafactory Tesla and SpaceX both relied on their labor while Musk advocated for a border crackdown.

Tesla and SpaceX relied on undocumented labor, Julia Love reports:

- make all right wing Israeli dreams come true by exiling more Palestinians
- isolate the Palestinians in what’s left of the West Bank
- spend US blood and treasure on Bibi’s behalf

Endless questions.

So many qs on #Gaza -
Will Trump:
- send US troops to forcibly displace millions of Arabs?
- have US troops fight door to door against Hamas (after watching Israeli troops die doing the same thing)
- pick up the tab for said-Rivierasation of Gaza
- ensure the Gazans who left can come back

Musk ‘Buyout’ Offer Accepted by More Than 20,000 Federal Workers More than 20,000 employees — about 1% of the federal workforce — have signed up for an offer to quit their jobs in exchange for a deferred resignation deal that would have taxpayers continue to pay th...

But those numbers are increasing every day, according to an official familiar with the data, and the Trump administration expects a spike in resignations as employees near Thursday’s deadline to accept the offer.