Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner has urged an independent film cinema in the city to cancel screenings of a documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that he calls “hateful propaganda.” The film, titled “No Other Land,” won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and has been widely criticized in Israel and by Jewish groups. Meiner’s … Read more
Bluesky, a social network at the forefront of user choice and control, has unveiled a framework for user consent over how their data is used in generative AI. CEO Jay Graber explained that users will have the ability to specify how they want their content used or not used by other companies. The need for … Read more
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US carrier Spirit Airlines has emerged from bankruptcy protection, planning to rebrand itself as a premium airline. The Florida-based airline filed for Chapter 11 last November due to years of losses and heavy debt levels. As part of its turnaround strategy, Spirit aims to shift focus towards more affluent travelers, estimated to generate 13% more … Read more
For centuries, people knew that excessive drinking was bad for you. The short-term effects on cognition and motor function are clear. However, the long-term consequences of abusing alcohol, including liver damage, jaundice, and cancer, have been impossible to ignore. So, why has there been a widespread belief that moderate drinking might actually be good for … Read more
The US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to leave Gaza talks in Qatar for Russia as President Trump shifts focus to Ukraine. The latest round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas have yielded little progress, with entrenched disagreements over the deal’s next steps. A multiphase truce agreed upon in January aims to … Read more
Cloudflare has recently caught another web security breach incident. This is the fourth major breach detected on its platform in just a few weeks. The company, which provides content delivery network (CDN) services to websites across the globe, issued a statement saying that an unknown attacker had gained unauthorized access to its systems. The attack … Read more
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio found common ground with his counterparts at the Group of 7 (G7) foreign ministers’ meeting in Canada, despite high tensions between President Donald Trump and some allies over tariffs and Ukraine. The group’s communiqué glossed over differences, particularly on Ukraine, where Trump has been critical of Kyiv. Canada’s foreign … Read more
A memoir by a former Facebook executive, “Careless People”, reveals that top company leaders are cozying up to authoritarian regimes. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/books/review/careless-people-sarah-wynn-williams.html
Sectarian violence is sweeping through Syria’s coastal region, with hundreds of civilians killed in just a few days, according to war monitors and human rights groups. Armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated into it are largely responsible for the sectarian violence, said the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The … Read more