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A French Drivers’ Complaint Produced Dutch GDPR Fines of 290 Million and 825 Million Euros Against Uber
augustus 26, 2024
A French Drivers’ Complaint Produced Dutch GDPR Fines of 290 Million and 825 Million Euros Against Uber
A 2020 complaint by French Uber drivers led the Dutch privacy regulator to fine Uber 10 million, then 290 million, then 824.99 million euros. Uber is appealing the two largest…
Pavel Durov Faces a French Investigation, a Russian Terrorism Warrant, and an Australian Court Case After Le Bourget
augustus 25, 2024
Pavel Durov Faces a French Investigation, a Russian Terrorism Warrant, and an Australian Court Case After Le Bourget
De Franse aanklagers hebben Pavel Durov nog steeds onderzocht na het opheffen van zijn reisverbod. Rusland gaf een terrorismebevel uit in juli 2026 en Australië klaagde Telegram aan voor de federale rechtbank.
Tomorrow Bio Tests a Warmer Whole-Body Tank in Switzerland While Hundreds of Legally Dead Patients Stay in Liquid Nitrogen
augustus 20, 2024
Tomorrow Bio Tests a Warmer Whole-Body Tank in Switzerland While Hundreds of Legally Dead Patients Stay in Liquid Nitrogen
Morgen. Bio brengt een warmere opslagtank in Zwitserland in gebruik. Alcor en het Cryonics Institute hebben nog steeds honderden patiënten in vloeibare stikstof. Er is geen mens herleven.
A Light Box, Not a Diagnosis: Iraqi and Australian Engineers Matched Tongue Color to Illness in 58 of 60 Hospital Cases
augustus 13, 2024
A Light Box, Not a Diagnosis: Iraqi and Australian Engineers Matched Tongue Color to Illness in 58 of 60 Hospital Cases
Engineers in Iraq and Australia matched tongue color to a charted illness in 58 of 60 hospital photos. The result is a light-box flag, not a phone diagnosis.
Beijing Shut Down AI Boyfriends a Decade After Hangzhou Engineer Zheng Jiajia Staged a Wedding With a Robot He Built
mei 9, 2024
Beijing Shut Down AI Boyfriends a Decade After Hangzhou Engineer Zheng Jiajia Staged a Wedding With a Robot He Built
Zheng Jiajia ensceneerde een 2017 Hangzhou ceremonie met robot Yingying en geen huwelijkslicentie. Op 15 juli 2026 sloot China metgezel-chatbot functies die dezelfde eenzaamheid hadden geïndustrialiseerd.
FAA Orders Ultrasonic Wing Checks and a Cargo-Liner Fire Inspection on Boeing 787 Dreamliners After Signed-Off Shortcuts
mei 6, 2024
FAA Orders Ultrasonic Wing Checks and a Cargo-Liner Fire Inspection on Boeing 787 Dreamliners After Signed-Off Shortcuts
The FAA's May 2024 probe found Boeing 787 bonding checks signed off without the work. Directive 2026-17-02, effective October 1, 2026, orders ultrasonic wing inspections, and a cargo-liner fire rule…
Space Force Found Cold War Balloon Satellite S73-7 After 25 Years Off the Radar
mei 2, 2024
Space Force Found Cold War Balloon Satellite S73-7 After 25 Years Off the Radar
The 18th Space Defense Squadron reacquired object 7244, a 1974 infrared calibration balloon that failed to inflate. It may be a dispenser fragment, and it has barely lost altitude.
China’s Battery Tax Landed the Month Sodium Was Supposed to Catch a $108 Lithium Pack
mei 1, 2024
China’s Battery Tax Landed the Month Sodium Was Supposed to Catch a $108 Lithium Pack
BloombergNEF's $108 lithium pack and $70 grid batteries met a Chinese consumption tax and CATL's sodium-ion push in September 2026.
Slack Co-Founder’s Teen Found Safe in a Tenderloin Van as California Charged Two Adults With Child Abduction
april 30, 2024
Slack Co-Founder’s Teen Found Safe in a Tenderloin Van as California Charged Two Adults With Child Abduction
Mint Butterfield, 16, was found uninjured in a San Francisco van. Marin County charged two adults with child abduction under a law that rejects a minor's consent.
Britain’s PSTI Act Made admin and 12345 a Legal Problem for Smart Doorbells, Routers, and Fridges
april 30, 2024
Britain’s PSTI Act Made admin and 12345 a Legal Problem for Smart Doorbells, Routers, and Fridges
Since April 29, 2024, Britain's PSTI regime has banned universal default passwords on consumer smart devices and forced makers to publish security-update windows.