DECEMBER 7, 2022
Andy Yen, the founder of Proton in Geneva, is calling attention to the increasingly sophisticated ways that governments are blocking public access to the internet. - Aurélien Bergot/NY Times
After Moscow erected a digital barricade in March, blocking access to independent news sites and social media platforms to hide information about its unfolding invasion of Ukraine, many Russians...
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Elon Musk took over Twitter on October 27 Jonathan Raa/Getty Images
Hundreds of people have applied to Twitter job postings on LinkedIn.
The company listed over a dozen jobs on Sunday, but indicated they were "not for immediate hire."
Musk laid off about 50% of Twitter's workforce in November and has asked remaining staff to work "hardcore."
Hundreds...
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Former President Donald Trump after announcing a third run for president at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 15, 2022. - Andrew Harnik, AP
NEW YORK – A Manhattan jury on Tuesday convicted two of former President Donald Trump's companies on all charges in a criminal tax fraud scheme, adding a new complication to the many investigations and legal matters shadowing...
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Peak hurricane season may be officially over, but a rare subtropical storm in December could be forming in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in nearly a decade — and it already has a name lined up.
The National Hurricane Center issued a special tropical weather outlook Monday as a low-pressure system is "producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms"...
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed sympathetic Monday to a evangelical Christian graphic artist from Colorado who does not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples, despite the state’s protective antidiscrimination law.
Those justices seemed amendable to businesswoman Lorie Smith’s argument that the state may not compel her to create speech that violates her religious belief that...
DECEMBER 5, 2022
FILE - Former President Donald Trump announces a third run for president as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. A prosecutor on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, said Trump “knew exactly what was going on” with top Trump Organization executives who schemed for years to dodge taxes on company-paid perks. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,...
DECEMBER 5, 2022
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wears a “One Love” armband as she stands with German Football Association President Bernd Neuendorf. (Annegret Hilse/Reuters)
DOHA, Qatar — What does it mean to wear an armband? At the World Cup, it could mean provoking a clash of civilizations.
On the field, the tournament has thrilled fans with chaotic matches, upsets and a...
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Sunday said that the era of American internet was ending with the arrival of India and China, which now account for nearly 50 per cent of global mobile traffic.
"It's the end of American Internet as we knew it," he tweeted in response to a graph shared by industry analyst Benedict Evans....
DECEMBER 4, 2022
It was a secretive and low-key trip this writer and mid-day photojournalist Shadab Khan were invited to follow—the journey of our checked-in baggage to the airplane—and we went along for the ride. The bags are handled in the heart of the airport, and we had to undergo rigorous screening by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to...
DECEMBER 4, 2022
House Democrats Hold News Conference Following Leadership Election
Newly elected House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries defended past remarks calling Donald Trump’s 2016 election “illegitimate” against Republican criticism, noting that he voted to certify his presidency.
“I will never hesitate in criticizing the former president,” Jeffries said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. “I think I’m in good company there...
