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Committee to Protect Journalists 

Niger reinstates prison sentences for journalists for defamation, insult

Dakar, June 20, 2024—Nigerien authorities must decriminalize defamation and ensure that the country’s cybercrime law does not unduly restrict the work of the media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. On June 7, Niger’s head of state Abdourahamane Tchiani, who overthrew the democratically elected president in July 2023, reintroduced prison sentences of one...

Ndtv.com 

Legendary Canadian Actor Donald Sutherland Dies At 88

Donald Sutherland, one of Canada's most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in films such as "M*A*S*H," "Klute," "Ordinary People" and the "Hunger Games" films, has died...

Techdirt 

When The Surgeon General Warned About Pac-Man

We had a post earlier this week about the silliness of the Surgeon General’s idea for a warning on social media, and that linked to a longer piece Mike wrote about it at The Daily Beast, which talked about a similar push by former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop getting upset about video games. The […]

Nasa.gov 

NASA CubeSats Loaded for Launch

Eight CubeSats that are part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative have been integrated into Firefly Aerospace’s deployment hardware and are ready to be encapsulated into the payload fairing of Firefly’s Alpha rocket. The launch, named “Noise of Summer,” will lift off early this summer from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]

WND 

Donald Sutherland dead at 88

(VARIETY) – Donald Sutherland, the tall, lean and long-faced Canadian actor who became a countercultural icon with such films as “The Dirty Dozen,” “MASH,” “Klute” and “Don’t Look Now,” and who subsequently enjoyed a prolific and wide-ranging career in films including “Ordinary People,” “Without Limits” and the “Hunger Games” films, died Thursday in Miami after…

News10.com 

Hochul signs social media legislation

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Governor Kathy Hochul signed nation-leading legislation to protect children on social media in Manhattan on Thursday. Hochul put her signature on New York’s SAFE for Kids Act, which will turn social media alerts off for children between midnight and 6 a.m. The new legislation restricts social media companies from using addictive feed [...]

The Verge 

The new Apple Pencil Pro has received its first significant discount

The new Apple Pencil Pro is compatible with Apple’s new iPad Pros and Airs, unlike the second-gen model. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge

Unfortunately, if you’re looking at picking up the new iPad Pro or Air, you’re going to have to pay to upgrade your second-generation Apple Pencil, too. After all, the new tablets are only compatible with the new Apple Pencil Pro, but thankfully, today, there’s a deal to offset the cost slightly. Right now, Amazon and Walmart are selling the new Apple Pencil Pro for $119 ($10 off)... Читать дальше...