“[N]o such fee is needed to fund your services,” they argue. “‘Pay or okay’ suggests a false choice between purchasing an ads-free experience or consenting to pervasive tracking of our online lives followed by surveillance-based advertising. There is a third possibility of presenting contextual advertising that does not require personalised tracking and surveillance. Studies suggest … Read more
More than 600 Google workers and counting have signed a letter addressed to Google marketing leadership demanding that it drop its sponsorship of Mind the Tech, an annual conference promoting the Israeli tech industry taking place in New York this week. “Please withdraw from Mind the Tech, issue an apology, and stand with Googlers and … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the sale of oil company Shell’s onshore assets, claiming Shell is trying to shirk its environmental and social responsibilities in the highly polluted Niger Delta. The London-based company is trying to sell its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company — which … Read more
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s families are quite excited about their engagement Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s families are quite excited about their engagement Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s families are equally as excited as their fans about their engagement. “Their families would love to see them get engaged,” a source said of the pair. … Read more
An ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday that Russian authorities have given his mother a deadline to agree to forgo a public funeral or else they’ll bury him on prison grounds. Investigators gave Lyudmila Navalnaya three hours to accept a proposal for a private funeral outside the public eye, Navalny’s close … Read more
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state. Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the 15-judge panel at the International Court of Justice should not seek … Read more
Play video content New Heights / Wave Sports + Entertainment Travis and Jason Kelce took a break from their usual lighthearted banter to weigh in on the tragic Kansas City shooting this week … thanking the first responders for springing into action and vowing to help those affected. The two NFL brothers dropped a surprise … Read more
Play video content CBS A man who was shot after the Kansas City Super Bowl Parade ended — shot along with his wife and son — says immediately before shots rang out he heard a woman tell a guy in the crowd, “Don’t do it. Not here. This is stupid.” Play video content X / … Read more
A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on January 10, 2024 in Ismailia, Egypt. Sayed Hassan | Getty Images Trade associations representing sectors across the global economy have joined an open letter urging more governments around the world to join Red Sea maritime security efforts. The letter, obtained exclusively by CNBC, was … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Israel should expand the scope of hostage negotiations beyond the release of women and children to also include men and military personnel, the families representing several Americans believed to be in Hamas captivity in Gaza said Wednesday. “Just bring anybody out possible,” Ronen Neutra, whose son Omer … Read more