Premier says move will end the ‘nexus between money and political power’ and challenges state and federal counterparts to follow suit. The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has announced plans to ban political donations from state elections, paving the way for nation-leading electoral reforms....
Sure. Google location tracking "bad" and Apple data harvesting "good", but it's pretty hack to see articles popping up about how poor Android trackers are compared to AirTags. https://somegadgetguy.com/b/46Q
Ignoring the security nightmare AirTags were at launch, the assumed permissions Apple just takes for the Find My network, and the annoying (and scary looking) process Apple forces users through to OPT OUT of location tracking, it's shocking how well Google is doing only a couple weeks into this new finder network going live.
A case brought by the DOJ was just denied a jury trial because Google cut a check for $2 million dollars.
Business practices that likely impacted business and consumers to the tune of billions in potential damages, a company that generates $60 Billion in revenue on search and ads every fiscal quarter, a judge looked at the DOJ brief and said:
Leaked Russian Documents Reveal Deep Concern Over Chinese Aggression
The fact their even secretly acknowledging the possibility of the Chinese dagger behind them is progress, (it's far too late as their already a vassal) but it's at least something. It will get even more blatant, that recent Russian women seeking Chinese men thing was faked but it'll be real soon enough given the casualty rate.
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It’s 2024. Elon Musk Rules X. And the Political World Is Still Addicted.
"Two years after words like Mastodon, BlueSky, Post and Threads became rallying cries and users declared war on the blue check, those who made Twitter what it was in the days before Musk have returned to using X."
"Last year, Democratic candidates spent more than a million bucks on Twitter ads, The Washington Post reported."
Footage showing Ukraine's 59th Legion from the 59th Motorized Brigade repelling of an assault in the Krasnohorivka area with the support of the 55th Artillery Brigade and 79th Air Assault Brigade 🦅 along with other units #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia
Victoria and Vladyslav got married in May of 2023. They planned a wedding celebration on their first anniversary. But Vladyslav died defending Ukraine in November.
"I didn't know that I will be bringing a wedding bouquet to you this year, not you to me...I didn't know there would be no more photos together," Victoria wrote. She had a photosession on their first anniversary. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine
"Chamber of Progress, a tech industry coalition whose members include Amazon, Apple and Meta, is launching a campaign to defend the legality of using copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence systems."
South Australia introduces ‘world-leading’ bill to ban political donations from elections (www.theguardian.com)
Premier says move will end the ‘nexus between money and political power’ and challenges state and federal counterparts to follow suit. The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has announced plans to ban political donations from state elections, paving the way for nation-leading electoral reforms....
Inflation Eases to 3.3% in May, Slightly Lower Than Expected (www.wsj.com)
Core prices that exclude volatile food and energy items climbed 3.4% from a year earlier
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