Illinois moves toward gender inclusivity as others move away
Illinois lawmakers passed a trio of bills that would update existing laws to be more gender inclusive and add protections for LGBTQ marriages
Day: May 8, 2023
Tech giants threaten to pull news from platforms if forced to pay Canadian publishers – KOMO News
Tech giants threaten to pull news from platforms if forced to pay Canadian publishers KOMO NewsFacebook is wrong to say news lacks economic value, says Canada PM Trudeau ReutersMeta May End Facebook, Instagram News Content in Cana…
Dover chaos fears as EU tipped to delay fingerprint and facial recognition checks
One of the issues facing authorities at the Port of Dover and at Folkestone is the lack of room available to create first-time registration zones for the EU’s new entry and exit system .
Palantir soars on earnings beat and prediction of full-year profitability
Palantir CEO Alex Karp said the company expects to remain profitable “each quarter through the end of the year.”
Truecaller plans to make its caller identification service available over WhatsApp and other messaging apps later in May to help users spot potential spam calls (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)
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Truecaller plans to make its caller identification service available over WhatsApp and other messaging apps later in May to help users spot potential spam calls — Truecaller (TRUEb.ST) will soon start mak…
Oath Keepers’ Rhodes seeks leniency in Jan. 6 sentence
Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, say he doesn’t deserve any more time behind bars when he’s sentenced this month.
UN chief hopes Syria’s return to Arab League helps end war
The United Nations chief is expressing hope that Syria’s return to the Arab League and intensified regional engagement can help “unlock progress” toward ending the 13-year civil war in the country
Failure to raise debt ceiling would be an ‘economic catastrophe,’ Treasury’s Yellen says
Treasury predicts it will exhaust emergency measures on the debt as early as June 1, leaving about three weeks for Congress to raise the debt limit.
Oath Keepers’ Rhodes seeks leniency in Jan. 6 sentence
Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, say he doesn’t deserve any more time behind bars when he’s sentenced this month