Welcome to Opt Out, a semi-regular column in which we help you navigate your online privacy and show you how to say no to surveillance. The last column covered how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations. DNA testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy after months of concern…
US putting ‘unacceptable’ pressure on Greenland, Danish prime minister says Elsewhere, there is growing frustration in Denmark and Greenland over the growing US appetite to control the island. The latest escalation comes as Usha Vance, the wife of US vice-president JD Vance set to attend the national dogsled race in Greenland later this week, with…
I’m having a night-time love affair. A blinding, unwashed, entirely distracting relationship that I turn to when everyone else in my house is asleep. My new bedmate whispers in my ear when I’m supposed to be sleeping and leaves imprints on my neck in the morning. That’s right: I’m talking about my new sleep mask…
Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson reveals how Jackson Holliday prepares for MLB season Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson has been sidelined with an injury, but he reveals how his young teammate, Jackson Holliday, has been training in the offseason. It’s pretty easy to spot the serious contenders and the highly likely basement dwellers in Major League Baseball. Yet…
The Albanese government’s new bill to protect Tasmanian salmon farming has passed the lower house, despite experts warning it could stop communities challenging other decisions, including coal and gas developments, and may not even be effective in its principal aim. Labor’s changes to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act sailed through the…
Should the NCAA transfer portal open before the end of March Madness? Rick Pitino, John Calipari, and even J.J. Watt sound off on the transfer portal opening during the NCAA tournament. Sports Seriously Now that we’re down to 16 teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the time has come to try and figure out…