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Sunday's protest was organized by a coalition of environmental protection groups including Extinction Rebellion, Nabu and Robin Hood. Several hundred people demonstrated Sunday against plans by Tesla to expand its electric car factory near Berlin, citing environmental concerns.…

Oscar organisers have planned to prevent demonstrators disrupting the 96th Academy Awards by bolstering up security.“ We are well aware of the protesters, we have a number of back-up scenarios we can activate quickly if needed,” a senior security official working at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said, while talking about the anti-Gaza War demonstrators expected to converge around Hollywood and Highland. Proclaiming “no awards during a genocide” and a collation of pro-Palestine…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost’s (D-Fla.) MadSoul music festival was supposed to be a party for activists — a celebration of Central Florida’s progressive and queer community, in a hostile state. Frost wanted to show how far the community has come and its defiant rejection of Florida’s increasingly right-wing tilt, with a mix of music and community building featuring appearances from indie artists and progressive politicos, like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But the festival would take an unexpected…

A Chinese tech security firm was able to breach foreign governments, infiltrate social media accounts and hack personal computers, a massive data leak analysed by experts this week revealed.The trove of documents from I-Soon, a private company that competed for Chinese government contracts, shows that its hackers compromised more than a dozen governments, according to cybersecurity firms SentinelLabs and Malwarebytes. I-Soon also breached "democracy organisations" in China's semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong,…

An investor group led by Ancora Holdings has put forward nominations for a new board at Norfolk Southern, heating up a proxy fight aimed at ousting the railroad’s chief executive. An investor group led by Ancora Holdings has put forward nominations for a new board at Norfolk Southern, heating up a proxy fight aimed at ousting the railroad’s chief executive. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each…

The entertainment giant pared its direct-to-consumer losses, is investing in ”Fortnite” maker Epic Games and struck a deal with rivals for a new sports-focused streaming service. The entertainment giant pared its direct-to-consumer losses, is investing in ”Fortnite” maker Epic Games and struck a deal with rivals for a new sports-focused streaming service. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each…

Israeli-made Pegasus spyware was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of at least 30 people, including journalists, lawyers, human rights, and political activists, the digital rights group Access Now said Thursday.The hacking with spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group occurred from 2019 until last September, Access Now said in its report. It did not accuse Jordan’s government of the hacking.One of the targets was Human Rights Watch’s deputy director for the region, Adam Coogle, who said in an interview that it was difficult…

A long-abandoned effort to green up a section of Globeville that is split by Interstate 70 is being resurrected by community activists, residents, business people and environmental organizations. Blocks of planters attached to the base of tall, white concrete walls along 10 blocks on each side of the highway contain no greenery, just lumps of soil and one lone tree in the north-side planting beds. The scene tells the tale of a project left to wither away. Anthony Garcia Sr., an artist and community activist, said the…

Jonathan Majors legal troubles remain a topic of public conversation weeks after a verdict was reached in his assault trial involving ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. He was found guilty on one count of reckless assault in the third degree as well as on a single count of harassment. For those offenses, he currently faces up to a year in prison. Majors broke his silence, after the decision came down, during an interview this week. It was during the discussion that he likened his girlfriend, Meagan Good, to late civil rights…

The company began the year with a ton of turmoil This year did not start off great for Salesforce, with an unusual level of turbulence and uncertainty surrounding the company. But as the year comes to a close, Salesforce finds itself in surprisingly good shape financially: Its stock is up over 96% year-to-date. Earlier this year, such an outcome would have seemed impossible to imagine. The bad news started rolling in even before the new year began, when co-CEO Bret Taylor, who many…