Was the extinct fox once man's best friend? BBC
Watch the reactions of zoo animals passing through Texas during a total solar eclipse CNN (Furgy Mouse)
Will solar panels work during a solar eclipse? Researchers in Colorado are paying close attention. Colorado Sun
climate
European Court rules on human rights violated by inaction on climate change BBC
Verein Klimasenorinen Schweiz et al. v. Switzerland European Court of Human Rights
* * * Biggest North Sea oil drill in decades to be drilled for the first time telegraph paper
Maori king declares 'whales are people', asserts legal rights Wion
Activists protest in trees and file lawsuit to stop old tree cutting on BLM land oregon capital chronicle
Has the climate experienced a regime change in 2023? arctic news
water
Bogota restricts water as reservoir reaches 'critical' minimum Agence France-Presse
Morocco drought: Satellite images show vital Al Masira reservoir is shrinking BBC
pandemic
Bird flu outbreak in U.S. cattle may be caused by ground chicken waste fed to cattle Telegraph paper. Excellent report. I've seen sources that say this is technically possible. However, the Telegraph has sources that say it is legal and widely available.
* * * Critical program for coronavirus patients ends, leaving many stranded Judy Stone, Forbes
Study of blood donors finds 21% incidence of long-term symptoms caused by coronavirus infection Infectious Disease Research Policy Center
Study identifies patterns of inflammation and symptoms during prolonged COVID-19 infection Infectious Disease Research Policy Center
China?
President Xi Jinping meets Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou for the first time in history, nine years after their groundbreaking handshake in Singapore South China Morning Post
Fitch lowers China sovereign credit outlook due to debt concerns channel news asia
China hits back after Fitch Ratings downgrades credit outlook, with Beijing insisting local debt risks are under control South China Morning Post
Rusting Philippine ship forces Joe Biden and Asian allies to focus on China F.T.
India
Apple's iPhone production in India reaches $14 billion with pivot from China bloomberg
Myanmar
Myanmar rebels seize Myanmar's largest military base in Myawaddy near Tak TPN National News (Furzy Mouse).
'Business is back': BGF adapts to pressure Myanmar in the frontier. Wait until they embark on his LLM.
syrakistan
Red Heifer, Amalek, and national reactions Jerusalem Post. Wowsers. I hate to say it, but this is a must read (venue).
What does the Texan Red Heifer have to do with Al-Aqsa and the Jewish Temple? Al Jazeera
Letter from Jerusalem: What future do Palestinians have in the ancient city? new statesman
* * * Austin: US has 'no evidence' that Israel committed genocide in Gaza Axios. oh.
* * * Biden says Prime Minister Netanyahu is making 'mistakes' in approaching Gaza war anadolu agency
California Democratic Party, Biden presses Israel for ceasefire in Gaza after aid worker killed sacramento bee
Biden's increasingly contradictory Israel policy new yorker
* * * Ben Gvir, Smotrich threaten Netanyahu on Gaza issue, call for Operation Rafah new arab
Blinken says Israel hasn't told US about start date for Rafah invasion Anadolu agency. Deck: „'What we have is ongoing dialogue with Israel about Operation Rafah,'' Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as negotiations with Israel have long eluded. ” “what's here” Except it’s not….
* * * Israel's economy has lost momentum since the onslaught on Gaza began anadolu agency
Gaza: rich in gas but in ruins (Video) Al Jazeera
discord in europe
EU court rules in favor of Russian oligarchs Fridman and Aven in blow to sanctions regime F.T.
Large investors buy European bonds over U.S. bonds as economic divergence F.T.
A new war that's not so cold war
Ukraine war briefing: Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continues to be targeted by drones for third day Guardian. Beware of lack of agency.
U.S. concerned that drones failed to improve situation in Ukraine – WSJ Pravda Ukraineska
Combat under the drone canopy new yorker
US arms Ukraine with thousands of seized Iranian guns, rifles and ammunition Al Jazeera
* * * Zelenskiy: „President Trump has expressed interest in visiting Ukraine'' new york post
Zelenskiy says we don't need Trump's 'primitive' ideas on Ukraine the hill
* * * Russia and China engage in US-led 'dual opposition' alliance bloomberg
Is NATO necessary? John R. MacArthur, Harper's
south of the border
US condemns Mexican embassy attack, says Ecuador 'ignored its obligations' Anadolu agency. It took long enough.
Biden administration
student loan forgiveness student loan forgiveness credit slip
Inside the House: The Republican Oversight Act Nightmare politiko
antitrust law
Google's Chrome Antitrust Paradox (PDF) Vanderbilt Entertainment & Technology Law Journal. The first few pages show how Google has grown through acquisitions. And about Chrome:
This article shows how Chrome is key to Google's dominance as an advertiser and publisher. First, Google uses its advantage as a publisher to strengthen Chrome's dominance through (a) subtle enforcement, such as adopting dark patterns, and (b) weakening web standards. Second, Google is leveraging Chrome's advantage to use the same techniques, plus (c) self-prioritization and (d) „privacy controls,“ to strengthen Google's dominance as a publisher and advertiser. I am. These strategies employed by Google demonstrate that Chrome is not just a neutral gateway to the web, but a means for Google to gain and maintain an unfair advantage over its competitors. Finally, Google is (e)pay-to-play. It uses revenue from its dominant advertising business to make strategic acquisitions of more publishing and advertising services, and pays competitors to give it an edge over Google search. The result is a vicious cycle in which cross-market abuse occurs in one market, such as browsers, advertising, and publishing, to solidify its position in the other market.
digital watch
The person controlling OpenAI's $175 million in funds appears to be a fake Futurism. “It appears that for a period of time in 2023, the person in charge of OpenAI’s $175 million startup capital was completely bogus. It said the document was „completely fabricated.“ „“
OpenAI and Meta support new AI models that can be “inferred” FT. AI cannot drive a car. But will it be „reasonable“?
The real battle over data privacy begins when you die bloomberg
Internet Archive has backed up an entire Caribbean island Wired. The headline is deceptive. It refers to the finger (data), not the moon (island).
boeing
U.S. authorities investigate new whistleblower complaint against Boeing Al Jazeera
police state surveillance
New Florida law adds penalties for fentanyl 'exposure', creates 'awareness day' Tallahassee Democratic Party. Explanation:
Police and the public would rather have legislators pander to laws that reinforce tried-and-true myths about fentanyl exposure—laws that lead to more stress and panic—and deliberately pass laws so that awareness is all that is needed for prosecution. I think that's also natural. https://t.co/Q7l6PLyrUz
— Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA (@BrandondelPozo) April 9, 2024
The town that kept its nuclear bunker a secret for 30 years smithsonian museum
class war
From layoffs to lawsuits, billionaires are fighting back to crush workers' power (Video) Real News
Industrial robots installed every year, 2021 our world in data
Macro basics of macroeconomics steve keene
The immediate antidote (via):
See yesterday's link and antidote. here.