Day: October 24, 2023
Canadian Lawmakers Targeted by China-Linked ‘Spamouflage’ Disinformation Campaign
Canada has warned of a disinformation campaign linked to China, dubbed “Spamouflage,” involving deepfake videos and online posts aimed at discrediting Canadian lawmakers and silencing criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.
‘Happiness is in your hands’: Young Jain women continue to renounce the world
The Jain religious community in India makes up less than than 1% of the population. A steady number of them — even children — are renouncing the material world to join Jain monasteries.
FBI: Off-duty Alaska pilot declared, ‘I’m not OK,’ then tried to shut down engines
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to shut off engines during a Sunday evening Horizon Air flight has been charged in federal court.
China has ‘outsized presence’ in clean energy market, IEA warns in new report
China has an ‘outsized presence’ in the current clean energy market, the International Energy Agency is warning in a new report.
UN official: Hostilities in Syria have reached the worst point in four years
The head of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria says that fighting there has reached its worst point in years, with devastating consequences for civilians.
The Dolphins’ utilization of ‘cheat motion’ takes the NFL by storm
Coach Kyle Shanahan saw the new wrinkle his former assistant Mike McDaniel added to the Miami offense by putting speedster Tyreek Hill in short motion at the snap and immediately added it to the San Francisco offense.
California and 41 other US states sue Meta in federal and state courts alleging that Facebook and Instagram features are addictive and aimed at kids and teens (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
California and 41 other US states sue Meta in federal and state courts alleging that Facebook and Instagram features are addictive and aimed at kids and teens — – A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general is s…
UK government shame as Afghan refugee faces being sent back to Taliban after admin error
Exclusive: ‘They led him down this road of believing he had a chance and they put him up for months in Islamabad at an eye-watering cost of money. At the end of all this process they’re booting him out’