Google Introduces Android Dev Verification Amid Openness Debate
Android requires dev identity verification for sideloaded apps; phased global rollout from September
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Trump to give primetime address on war as questions swirl over his next move
The US president finds himself under growing pressure at home to avoid a protracted conflict.
Trump to give primetime address on war as questions swirl over his next move
The US president finds himself under growing pressure at home to avoid a protracted conflict.
CONGO: ‘The Result Was Already Decided Before Polling Stations Opened’
CIVICUS discusses the presidential election in the Republic of the Congo with Ivan Kibangou Ngoy, executive director of Global Participe, a civil society action-research organisation focused on democratic governance based in Pointe-Noire.
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When Racism Is a Crime: Brazil Puts a Tourist on Trial for Word and Gesture
An Argentine woman, who is white, could face years in prison after being accused of racism. The case has set off intense debate in Argentina and Brazil.
Two migrants die during attempt to cross English Channel
Two migrants have died off the coast of France during an attempt to cross the English Channel.
SEC filing: Hasbro confirms a cyberattack and says it may take “several weeks” before the incident is resolved, after it detected an intrusion on March 28 (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
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SEC filing: Hasbro confirms a cyberattack and says it may take “several weeks” before the incident is resolved, after it detected an intrusion on March 28 — American toy-making giant Hasbro h…
Pentagon awards Pratt & Whitney $6.6 billion for F-35 engines
A contract award covers engines for two upcoming batches of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production.
The Folly of Seizing Kharg Island
The war with Iran is into its fifth week, and despite much of its military power being destroyed by U.S. and Israeli strikes, Tehran has yet to give in or show any signs of external vulnerability or internal destabilization. If anything, it is increasi…
Welcome to Transitive Dependency Hell
At 00:21 UTC on March 31, someone published axios@1.14.1 to npm. Three hours later it was pulled. In between, every npm install and npx invocation that resolved axios@latest executed a backdoor on the installing machine. Axios has roughly 80 million we…