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Italy’s Rumbling Supervolcano Has Half a Million Residents on Edge - WSJ
November 2, 2023 at 7:38:27 AM EDT * - permalink -Campi Flegrei, not far from ill-fated Pompeii, has had 2,500 earthquakes in the past three months, a sign of volcanic activity deep underground.
- https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/italys-rumbling-supervolcano-has-half-a-million-residents-on-edge-6a1472af
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Facebook Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece - The New York Times
March 21, 2023 at 4:23:30 AM EDT * - permalink -Artemis Seaford, a dual U.S.-Greek national, was targeted with a cyberespionage tool while also under a wiretap by the Greek spy agency in a case that shows the spread of illicit snooping in Europe.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/world/europe/greece-spyware-hacking-meta.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Apple Inc. is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads - Bloomberg
December 13, 2022 at 8:55:21 PM EST * - permalink -Apple Inc. is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads, part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at complying with strict European Union requirements coming in 2024.
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-13/will-apple-allow-users-to-install-third-party-app-stores-sideload-in-europe?leadSource=uverify%20wall
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Scientist admits 'space telescope image' was actually a slice of chorizo - CNN
August 5, 2022 at 9:40:42 PM EDT * - permalink -A French scientist has apologized after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo, claiming it was an image of a distant star taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/05/europe/scientist-space-image-chorizo-intl-scli-scn/index.html
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Russia hits Google with a $375M fine for allowing ‘prohibited’ Ukraine news on its platforms – TechCrunch
July 19, 2022 at 8:19:43 AM EDT * - permalink -Russia fined Google 21.1 billion rubles ($374 million) on Monday for repeatedly failing to “remove prohibited information” — content related to the country’s invasion and subsequent war in Ukraine. The country’s telecommunication watchdog Roskomnadzor cited a court order and said Google (particularly YouTube) didn’t take down content that discredited “the Armed Forces of the Russian […]
- https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/19/russia-hits-google-with-a-375m-fine-for-allowing-prohibited-ukraine-news-on-its-platforms/