Google, Microsoft cease six-year truce on legal disputes

The 2015 deal that saw Microsoft and Google agree not to sue each other has not been renewed, potentially because Microsoft appears to have escaped the US government's Big Tech legislation plans.
Read more: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/06/30/google-microsoft-cease-six-year-truce-on-legal-disputes?source=Snapzu

Tokyo organisers to allow nursing mothers to bring children to Games

Nursing mothers will be allowed to bring their children to the Tokyo Olympics when necessary, 2020 organisers told Reuters on Wednesday.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/tokyo-organisers-allow-nursing-mothers-bring-children-games-2021-06-30/?source=Snapzu

Netflix, Amazon Must Invest 25% of French Revenues in Local Content, France Government Decrees

Streaming services, including Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus, will soon have to invest between 20%-25% of their French revenues in French content under a new decree that was just unveiled by the French government following an 18-month process.
Read more: https://variety.com/2021/streaming/global/avms-france-netflix-new-rules-streamers-1235008364/?source=Snapzu

Chris Selley: If politicians can't condemn Indigenous church burnings, 'reconciliation' is a pipe dream

At time of writing, exactly one federal party leader has publicly condemned what is now a quite astonishing church-burning epidemic in Indigenous communities in four provinces. In a tweet on Monday, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole called it “appalling,” which it surely is at a bare minimum. Such acts may or may not “undermine the important discussions” with respect to reconciliation, as O’Toole claimed; we don’t yet know who might have set these fires or why.
Read more: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-if-politicians-cant-condemn-indigenous-church-burnings-reconciliation-is-a-pipe-dream?source=Snapzu

Bitcoin will lead the world into a greener future

The dollar's already rising inflation rates will ostensibly render the argument for bitcoin increasingly obvious and intuitive to people across the globe, causing them to look more critically at government-issued currency.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/bitcoin-will-lead-world-greener-future-opinion-1604772?source=Snapzu

In A World First, Scientists Made Human Milk Outside of the Breast

Breastfeeding can be complicated for many women. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed for about the first 6 months with continued breastfeeding. This is easier said than done as latching issues, fussy babies, discomfort and pain, and inadequate milk supply can often complicate matters.
Read more: https://interestingengineering.com/in-a-world-first-scientists-made-human-milk-outside-of-the-breast?source=Snapzu

Why some of the world's biggest companies are increasingly worried about water scarcity

Major companies from across a range of sectors are increasingly concerned about the cost and availability of the world’s ultimate renewable resource: water.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/water-scarcity-why-some-of-the-worlds-biggest-companies-are-worried.html?source=Snapzu

Government must have power to reverse crypto transactions, says co-chair of blockchain caucus

Many in the cryptocurrency industry have long demanded that Congress provide "regulatory clarity" on how it will tax and regulate digital assets. But as powerful figures in Washington weigh in, it's doubtful crypto enthusiasts are liking what they hear.
Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/m/9280c39b-fc8a-3ba3-bbac-ee3676326361/government-must-have-power-to.html?source=Snapzu

Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after protest from residents

Axed plan's 10Mbps standard could have banned public networks in 98% of Ohio.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/ohio-gop-ends-attempt-to-ban-municipal-broadband-after-protest-from-residents/?source=Snapzu

Wildebeest, bustards and bongos: Kenya begins first national census of wildlife

Count aims to provide crucial conservation data on animals including pangolins, turtles and antelope
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/29/wildebeest-bustards-and-bongos-kenya-begins-first-national-census-of-wildlife-aoe?source=Snapzu

The Catholic bishops’ anti-Biden project is backfiring

This movement is putting politics ahead of faith and ideology ahead of theology.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/27/bishops-pressuring-biden-over-abortion-are-compromising-catholic-church/?source=Snapzu

Facebook closes above $1 trillion market cap for the first time

Facebook stock spiked in late-day trading aided by a favorable legal ruling that dismissed an antitrust complaint brought by the FTC.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/28/facebook-hits-trillion-dollar-market-cap-for-first-time.html?source=Snapzu

Judge Throws Out State and Federal Cases Against Facebook

The judge, James E. Boasberg, said that the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint lacked facts, and that the agency needed to refile it within 30 days.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/technology/facebook-ftc-lawsuit.html?source=Snapzu

Lenovo announces $679 13-inch Android tablet that works as a portable monitor

Stand it up or hang it on the wall.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/28/22550590/lenovo-yoga-tab-13-stainless-steel-kickstand-android-tablet?source=Snapzu

The brilliance of brown lawns: why your grass shouldn’t always be greener

Watering our gardens is wasteful and mowing them a nightmare for biodiversity. So is it time to embrace long, brown grass or more radical options such as patchwork lawns?
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2021/jun/02/brown-lawns-grass-should-not-always-be-greener#comments?source=Snapzu

Scientists develop wireless pacemaker that dissolves in body

A wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in the body has been created for patients who need only temporary help to regulate their heartbeat. Since the first pacemaker was implanted in 1958, millions of people have benefited from the devices. According to the national audit for cardiac rhythm management, 32,902 pacemakers were implanted for the first time in the UK in the year 2018-19 alone.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/28/wireless-pacemaker-dissolves-body?source=Snapzu

Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS arrives on Game Pass Ultimate for all

The ability to play on almost any device running Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Apple Safari -- notably Windows, the iPhone and iPad -- rolls out for all subscribers.
Read more: https://www.cnet.com/news/xbox-cloud-gaming-on-ios-arrives-on-game-pass-ultimate-for-all/?source=Snapzu

YouTube Bans and Then Unbans Right Wing Watch, a Media Watchdog Devoted to Exposing Right-Wing Conspiracies

Right Wing Watch was banned while the right-wing extremists they merely exposed via the platform continue to publish misinformation on YouTube.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/youtube-permanently-bans-right-wing-watch-a-media-watchdog-devoted-to-exposing-right-wing-conspiracies?source=Snapzu

John Oliver Exposed the Problems with Christian “Health Insurance” Companies

Christian insurance, like a Christian movie, is always worse than the real thing.
Read more: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/28/john-oliver-exposed-the-problems-with-christian-health-insurance-companies/?source=Snapzu

Apple is enabling censorship of LGBTQ+ apps in 152 countries, new report finds

As LGBTQ+ people around the world celebrate Pride Month, new report from Fight for the Future and GreatFire shows how Apple’s App Store monopoly enables government crackdowns on LGBTQ+ content
Read more: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2021-06-14-apple-is-enabling-censorship-of-lgbtq-apps-in-152?source=Snapzu

Alberta men to walk 3,800 km to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls | CBC News

Three Indigenous men are walking from Alberta to Ottawa to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and to acknowledge the remains of children continuing to be discovered at residential school sites.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/indigenous-men-walk-alberta-to-ottawa-mmiwg-1.6069177?source=Snapzu

Apple starts pulling in component orders for new iPhones

Apple has started pulling in shipments of passive components needed for the production of its next-generation iPhone devices slated for launch in the latter half of 2021, according to sources from Taiwan's handset supply chain.
Read more: https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210628PD205.html?source=Snapzu

‘High likelihood of human civilisation coming to end’ by 2050, report finds

Human civilisation as we know it may have already entered its last decades, a worrying new report examining the likely future of our planet’s habitability warns.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/climate-change-global-warming-end-human-civilisation-research-a8943531.html?source=Snapzu

World's first lab-grown-meat factory opens in Israel

From Singapore to the International Space Station, we're starting to see how cultured, or lab-grown, meat might soon make its way out of the lab and into everyday diets, and a newly opened factory in Israel should do plenty to help things along. Billed as the world's first industrial production facility for cultured meat, local company Future Meat Technologies sees it as a key stepping stone in efforts to scale up its operations.
Read more: https://newatlas.com/science/worlds-first-industrial-lab-grown-meat-facility-israel/?source=Snapzu

Consumer watchdog issues warning about Apple AirTag batteries

Australia's consumer watchdog is urging parents to keep Apple AirTags away from children, after raising concerns with Apple about the product's battery compartment. 
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-28/accc-warns-parents-about-airtags/100249740?source=Snapzu

Texas Supreme Court Rules Facebook Can Be Held Liable For Sex Trafficking

Texas’ highest court has ruled that Facebook can be held liable for sex trafficking carried out on its social media platforms, after several victims accused the company of knowingly benefiting from its online facilitation.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-liable-sex-trafficking_n_60d881eae4b0dcd799a7f169?source=Snapzu

Attacks against game companies are up. But why?

Malicious hackers are increasingly mobbing the video game industry, with major companies suffering data breaches, having their source code sold or leaked online and games serving as playgrounds to push malware or mine cryptocurrencies.
Read more: https://www.scmagazine.com/application-security/attacks-against-game-companies-are-up-but-why/?source=Snapzu

QAnon supporters express boredom with "same old" Trump speech: "This is getting ridiculous"

"Judging by the Trump-supporting normies I live with, they were bored with his speech," wrote one QAnon user.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-supporters-express-boredom-same-old-trump-speech-this-getting-ridiculous-1604489?source=Snapzu

New weight-loss tool prevents mouth from opening more than 2mm

DentalSlim Diet, which uses magnets, has been likened to ‘medieval torture device’
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/28/new-weight-loss-tool-dentalslim-diet-control?source=Snapzu

In EV era, batteries are the new oil

At the very moment the United States is ramping up electric vehicle development manufacturers are running up against the weakest link in the supply chain — a shortage of battery materials. Why it matters: The bottleneck puts the United States at a major disadvantage to China, which controls most of the world's battery minerals mining and processing.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/batteries-new-oil-electric-vehicles-269fbc77-8ef6-4ae4-896b-0e3b0ed47031.html?source=Snapzu

Russian Mercenaries Are Driving War Crimes in Africa, U.N. Says

An investigative report says that Russian operatives in the Central African Republic who had been billed as unarmed advisers are actually leading the fighting, including massacres of civilians.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/world/asia/russia-mercenaries-central-african-republic.html?source=Snapzu

Bank of America Okays the Crypto Approach in Developing Countries

Cryptocurrencies are financial means used outside the field of regular monetary systems. Bitcoin developed to expand the use of digital transactions, enabling a P2P transaction model. Central banks and governments have recognized the growing demand for digital currencies; some countries such as Sweden or China are progressing to become cashless.
Read more: https://dailycoin.com/bank-of-america-okays-the-crypto-approach-in-developing-countries/?source=Snapzu

An Unmarried Catholic Schoolteacher Got Pregnant. She Was Fired.

A lawsuit that she filed in New Jersey is testing the First Amendment limits of religious freedom.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/nyregion/pregnant-catholic-school-teacher.html?source=Snapzu

Mississippi court upholds life sentence for pot possession

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of a marijuana possession charge because he had previous convictions and those made him a habitual offender.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-0e463c390bedc7f6b25fb7e54b955b74?source=Snapzu

Tesla to 'recall' nearly 300,000 China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles

Chinese regulators said on Saturday Tesla would ‘recall’ nearly 300,000 China-made and imported Model 3 and Model Y cars for an online software update related to assisted driving, with owners not required to return their vehicles. The State Administration for Market Regulation said on its website that the move is linked to an assisted driving function in the electric cars, which can currently be activated by drivers accidentally, causing sudden acceleration.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/26/tesla-to-recall-nearly-300000-china-made-model-3-and-model-y-vehicles-.html?source=Snapzu

Cuba's COVID vaccine rivals BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna

Cuba's health authorities said this week the domestically produced Abdala vaccine has proven to be 92% effective against the coronavirus in clinical trials. DW takes a closer look.
Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/cubas-covid-vaccine-rivals-biontech-pfizer-moderna/a-58052365?source=Snapzu

Are humans on the brink of achieving immortality?

There's a new field of research taking Silicon Valley by storm: the quest for eternal life. Depending on who you ask, the "life extension" industry is about to change the world forever, or is all just nonsense.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-26/silicon-valley-is-trying-to-cure-old-age/100186956?source=Snapzu

Dune release date has been delayed yet again

The film covers the first half of Frank Herbert’s novel
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/26/22551728/dune-movie-release-date-delayed-again-warner-bros?source=Snapzu

China Just Announced That It's Sending the First Humans to Mars

China announced an ambitious plans to land humans on Mars by 2033! Its plan is extensive and impressive, but lofty goals don't equate to success.
Read more: https://interestingengineering.com/china-sending-first-humans-mars-2033?source=Snapzu

Classified Ministry of Defence documents found at bus stop

The papers contain details about UK warship HMS Defender and the British military.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57624942?source=Snapzu

The Most Dangerous Idea in Mental Health

The belief that hidden memories can be "recovered" in therapy should have been exorcised years ago, when a rash of false memories dominated the airwaves, tore families apart, and put people on the stand for crimes they didn't commit. But the mental health establishment does not always learn from its mistakes—and families are still paying the price.
Read more: https://psmag.com/social-justice/dangerous-idea-mental-health-93325?source=Snapzu

States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification

Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery’s flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to get in. But that’s not required at most other dining establishments in the city. And it’s not necessary at other City Winery sites around the U.S.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/travel-technology-lifestyle-coronavirus-pandemic-business-1c78a2a22e59835286984b5f1ee2df62?source=Snapzu

Doximity CEO ignored Silicon Valley wisdom and built a $10 billion health-tech company

Jeff Tangney launched his first health-tech start-up, Epocrates, in the middle of the dot-com bubble. While the company survived the crash and eventually went public, the endgame was a disappointing acquisition for less than $300 million.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/27/doximity-ceo-ignored-silicon-valley-wisdom-built-10-billion-company.html?source=Snapzu

'Cops' Creator John Langley Dead at 78

Reality television pioneer suffers fatal heart attack while racing in Baja, Mexico
Read more: http://Https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/cops-creator-john-langley-dead-obit-1189920/?source=Snapzu

What Are The Tallest Trees In The World?

The tallest trees in the world are so large we can’t see the top of them. They dwarf any of our feats of engineering - Hyperion, a Californian Redwood.
Read more: https://www.earthava.com/tallest-trees-in-the-world/?source=Snapzu

Charges may be near for Roger Stone over Jan. 6 Capitol riot, legal expert says

"Could it progress to potential charges? You bet," former U.S. Attorney-turned-LA Times columnist Harry Litman said
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2021/06/23/charges-may-be-near-for-roger-stone-over-jan-6-capitol-riot-legal-expert-says/?source=Snapzu

YouTube reportedly took down videos by group documenting human rights abuses in China

The Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights channel was disabled for several days
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/27/22552714/youtube-google-took-down-videos-human-rights-abuses-china-xinjiang-uyghur?source=Snapzu

Take a tour of some relaxing, authentic video game bathrooms

As video game designers continue to inject more realism into their narratives, they’ll inevitably find themselves designing fully-functioning bathrooms for players to interact with. After all, the real world has bathrooms all over the damn place! As this article from Heterotopias points out, these digital washrooms are largely ancillary to the plot of the game and, at best, function as a vessel for “environmental storytelling,” i.e. places that add a bit more color to the world the players will inhabit.
Read more: https://www.avclub.com/take-a-tour-of-some-relaxing-authentic-video-game-bath-1819719406?source=Snapzu

‘Be not solitary, be not idle’: secrets of 400-year-old self-help book unlocked

Admired by everyone from John Milton to Nick Cave, The Anatomy of Melancholy has always been a text that has dazzled and confounded its readers in equal measure. Now, exactly 400 years after it was published, an academic has painstakingly traced the meaning of thousands of its sphinxlike allusions, enigmatic references and arcane quotations, allowing Robert Burton’s famous text to be fully understood for the very first time.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/27/be-not-solitary-be-not-idle-secrets-of-400-year-old-self-help-book-unlocked?source=Snapzu

Amazon acquires secure chat app used by government agencies

Amazon’s cloud-computing business has acquired Wickr, an encrypted messaging platform used by government agencies and enterprises, the company announced Friday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/25/amazon-acquires-wickr-secure-messaging-app-used-by-government-agencies.html?source=Snapzu