PARIS—French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan in 2019 for Lebanon in a gripping escape. The prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said Friday that it issued the warrant for the former head of Nissan and Renault and four other people based on…
EU Sets New Online Rules for Google, Meta to Curb Illegal Content
BRUSSELS—Alphabet unit Google, Meta, and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday. The agreement came after more than 16 hours of negotiations. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the second prong…
The Failure of Central Banking: Central Bank Digital Currencies
Commentary Currently, central banks across the globe are drafting plans to issue their own digital currencies. Some, like the People’s Bank of China, are already experimenting with such monetary schemes. Many do not realize it, but digital currencies issued by central banks pose the greatest threat to economic and financial freedom we may have ever…
Big Tech Money is Made From Reinforcing User’s Behaviors: Author Jane Hoffman
April 24, 2022
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Jane Hoffman, author of the book “Your Data; Their Billions,” explores Big Tech’s murky practice of profiting by selling users’ personal data. Hoffman said besides cashing in on a person’s online activity, companies like Google and Facebook reinforce political behaviors that deepen divisions in society. “You only see things that reinforce your current behavior. And politically, we…
LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine to Call for Heavy Arms When Top US Officials Visit Kyiv
April 24, 2022
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The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 24. Click here for updates from April 23. Ukraine to Call for Heavy Arms When Top US Officials Visit Kyiv Ukraine will ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by the officials to Kyiv on…
LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine: US Officials Meeting With Zelenskyy
April 24, 2022
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The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 24. Click here for updates from April 23. Ukraine: US Officials Meeting With Zelenskyy An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. secretaries of state and defense are meeting with the Ukrainian leader in the highest-level visit to Kyiv by an American delegation since the start…
LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine Urges Russia to Allow Civilians to Leave Mariupol Steel Plant
April 24, 2022
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The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 24. Click here for updates from April 23. Ukraine Urges Russia to Allow Civilians to Leave Mariupol Steel Plant A Ukrainian presidential adviser has urged Russia to allow civilians to leave a steel mill in Mariupol besieged by the Russian forces. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s President…
LIVE UPDATES: Russia Says Village in Belgorod Region Shelled by Ukraine: Tass
April 24, 2022
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The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 24. Click here for updates from April 23. Russia Says Village in Belgorod Region Shelled by Ukraine: Tass Russia said on Sunday a village in its Belgorod region bordering Ukraine was shelled from across the frontier, state news agency Tass quoted a local official as saying. Vladimir Pertsev,…
FBI Warns of Targeted Cyberattacks on Food Plants Amid Heightened Coverage of Fires
The FBI’s Cyber Division issued a warning about potential cyberattacks on agricultural cooperatives and food plants amid increasing media coverage of recent fires and explosions at food processing plants across the United States. “Ransomware actors may be more likely to attack agricultural cooperatives during critical planting and harvest seasons, disrupting operations, causing financial loss, and…
FCC Commissioner Criticizes Apple CEO Tim Cook Over App Store Censorship in China
April 24, 2022
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A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has called out Apple CEO Tim Cook for hypocrisy, arguing that his company’s dealings with the Chinese communist regime contradicts his own words about commitment to human rights in a speech in Washington. “I am concerned that your words in Washington founder upon the harsh reality of your actions…
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