Konrad Wolf Prize 2023 goes to Julian Assange for his work and disclosure of "illegal state actions, injustices, murders and war crimes" (www.adk.de)
The German Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts) said that Assange’s work and positions have focused “our attention on illegal state actions, injustices, murders and war crimes – things that were meant to remain in the dark, concealed and obscured from the public view, from the citizens.”...
African startups see their fundraising prospects dry up as capital availability falls yet again in Q3 | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution (www.theguardian.com)
Let's decentralize the web together. - KeraLEMM (kerala.party)
Sri Lanka says it has reached an agreement with China's EXIM Bank on debt, clearing IMF funding snag (apnews.com)
Israel’s startup ecosystem: Down but not out | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Ripcord, the Steve Wozniak-backed file scanning startup, is raising new cash | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Blue checks aren't protecting sex workers from X's porn crackdown | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Uber sexual assault survivors call for in-car cameras, tech upgrades | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Document of Hamas that ordered the murder of civilians and their kidnapping (prod-main-kan-cdn.azureedge.net)
Hebrew: www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/defense/566768/...
Israel-Palestine megathread for the remainder of the weekend
the front page is now like half articles on this currently, so it’s probably time for a megathread because none of us want to keep track of 12 threads on this subject and all the resulting comments. only major subsequent developments (for example, boots on the ground; pronunciations by governments; that sort of stuff) will get...
Telegram CEO says app will continue to host 'war-related content' after coming under fire for Hamas videos | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war (apnews.com)
Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms (apnews.com)
After warning, the EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Microsoft's $68.7B Activision acquisition clears final hurdle as UK approves restructured deal | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Threads is rolling out an edit button, and it's not locked behind a paywall | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Study Warns of Age-Related Risks in Workplace Cybersecurity (www.technewsworld.com)
Daredevil: Born Again Gets Major Creative Reboot With Original Writers Being Let Go | Entertainment News (www.gadgets360.com)
Council of Europe votes to recognize Holodomor as genocide (www.dw.com)
Israel tells UN to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours (www.axios.com)
France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations (www.bbc.com)
Dutch parliamentary hearing on EU Chat Control and Client Side Scanning (berthub.eu)
‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers (www.theguardian.com)
In a series of interviews conducted over several years, 14 women from east Africa and the Philippines recounted their experiences with recruitment agencies hiring for the United Arab Emirates, including alleging they were denied food, held captive and treated violently.