The message for Big Tech in the Google ruling: Play nice, but play on
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Day: September 4, 2025
France’s CNIL fines Google €325M for placing tracking cookies and ads in Gmail without users’ consent; Google says it is reviewing the decision (France 24)
France 24:
France’s CNIL fines Google €325M for placing tracking cookies and ads in Gmail without users’ consent; Google says it is reviewing the decision — France’s data protection authority on Wednesday issued record fines aga…
Pfizer CEO is latest to say Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize – for something much of MAGA hates
Vaccine makers are publicly defending Covid-era achievements as the Trump administration rolls back vaccine approvals and cuts research funding
Pfizer CEO is latest to say Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize – for something much of MAGA hates
Vaccine makers are publicly defending Covid-era achievements as the Trump administration rolls back vaccine approvals and cuts research funding
China military parade sees Xi, Putin and Kim together in display of anti-U.S. unity
China flexed its might and muscle during a military parade in Beijing showcasing its latest missiles, advanced weapons systems and drones. Standing next to President Xi Jinping for the parade were Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. …
Argentina recovers Nazi-looted painting photographed in a property ad
Argentine police recovered an 18th century painting stolen from a Jewish art dealer by the Nazis during World War II a week after it appeared in a property ad. Prosecutors said that “Portrait of a Lady”, which was photographed hanging in the home of t…
UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross ‘red line’ – BBC
UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross ‘red line’ BBCFar-Right Israeli Minister Calls for West Bank to Be Annexed The New York TimesUAE warns White House that Israeli annexations could unravel Abraham Accords &n…
UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross ‘red line’
The warning came after a far-right Israeli minister unveiled a proposal for the annexation of four-fifths of the occupied territory.
How Seahawks plan to start restoring home-field advantage vs. 49ers
The Seahawks were unusually bad at home last season, which caused the coaching staff to examine the problem. They hope the solutions they’ve found help vs. the 49ers.
Justice Department requests access to Dominion voting equipment used in Missouri in 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice has requested access to voting equipment used in the 2020 election in two Missouri counties in what appears to be a wide-ranging effort to more closely monitor election processes around the country.