🌎 UN releases pivotal climate report
Plus: Meta Manager hacked with spyware in Greece, Amazon announces more job cuts, and more…
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The Climate Report That Foretells Humanity's Future. Today the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is releasing what may become a pivotal document of human progress—or lack thereof, if we don't heed its warnings. It's a “synthesis” report, summarizing the findings from… (Matt Simon / WIRED)
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece. A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta's security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to documents… (Matina Stevis-Gridneff / The New York Times)
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Amazon To Cut 9,000 More Jobs After Earlier Layoffs. Amazon.com Inc. said it was laying off 9,000 more jobs, adding to previously announced layoffs. “Given the uncertain economy in which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our… (Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal)
Google flags apps made by popular Chinese e-commerce giant as malware. On Monday, Google announced that it had flagged several apps made by a Chinese e-commerce giant as malware, alerting users who had them installed, and suspended the company's… (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch)
Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable. Lithium, the common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries, has become so precious that it is often called white gold. But something surprising has happened recently: The metal's price has fallen, helping to make electric vehicles more… (Jack Ewing / The New York Times)
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