UK rolls back digital ID for work checks as privacy fears drive backlash
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers after a backlash over âOrwellianâ surveillance fears....
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Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son sheds light on Nigeria's quality of care
An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...
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Welcome to the era of the megamanager
Middle managers are taking on more direct reports after the "Great Flattening." dowell/Getty Images The average number of reports for managers is increasing as the "Great Flattening" p...
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An archaeology of tracking on government websites
Article URL: https://www.flux.utah.edu/paper/singh-pets26 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608802 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...
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Uganda: Crackdown, internet blackout ahead of vote
Uganda's authorities have shut down rights groups, arrested opponents and their supporters, now they've turned off the internet. After 40 years in office, President Yoweri Museveni has no intention of...
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Hundreds of farmers protest outside French parliament
French farmers on Tuesday drove hundreds of tractors to stage a protest outside the National Assembly. Farmer anger in France and other European countries has escalated over a rash of challenges. The ...
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Iran updates: Tehran warns of fast trials, executions
The leader of Iran's judiciary has said there will be rapid trials and executions for those arrested in nationwide protests. Washington has threatened military action over the crackdown. DW has the la...
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Tehran blames 'terrorists' for deaths of demonstrators in Iran
Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on nationwide unrest, blaming alleged "terrorists" and releasing graphic descriptions of violence to justify severe legal measures against those th...
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We can't have nice things because of AI scrapers
Article URL: https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/12/11/we-cant-have-nice-things-because-of-ai-scrapers/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608840 Points: 10 # Comments: 0...
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Iran calls for fast trials of protesters despite Trumpâs warning
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with exe...
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The UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management
Article URL: https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/04/11/how-the-uk-is-shaping-a-future-of-precrime-and-dissent-management/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46600194 Points: 28 # Comments:...
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How US sanctions crippled lives of Iranians Trump says he wants to âhelpâ
US sanctions have damaged Iran's economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place....
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Live: UN rights chief 'horrified' by Iranian crackdown amid reports of hundreds killed
UN âhuman rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...
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2025 was deadliest year for Ukrainian civilians since start of Russia's all-out war, UN says
War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said....
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Malaysia to take legal action against Elon Musk's X and xAI over misuse of Grok chatbot
Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images....
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Uber and DoorDash delivery workers missed $550 million worth of tips in New York City, a city report estimates
Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...
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My nonprofit celebrates birthdays for families who can't afford them. In 14 years, I've never grown tired of seeing their joy.
Paige Chenault Lohoefer founded The Birthday Project in 2012 Courtesy of This be Grace Paige Chenault Lohoefer is the founder of the nonprofit The Birthday Party Project. The organization celebrates k...
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Iran: Activists report more than 2,500 dead after brutal crackdown
Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iranâs crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
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Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters, federal agents square off
US state sues Trump over ICE raids after fatal shooting of mother of three sparks nationwide protests....
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Gazaâs forcibly disappeared must not be forgotten
My brother is one of many Palestinians Israel continues to illegally detain. Their release must be part of talks....
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