#Apple facing M fine over Netherlands dating-app dispute

#Apple facing $55M fine over Netherlands dating-app dispute

“Apple facing $55M fine over Netherlands dating-app dispute” The Dutch consumer watchdog on Monday levied a 10th weekly fine against Apple for failure to comply with an order to make it possible for dating app providers in the Netherlands to use non-Apple payment methods. The Authority for Consumers and Markets said its fines against the…

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#Roman Abramovich, Ukraine officials ‘may have been poisoned’: report

#Roman Abramovich, Ukraine officials ‘may have been poisoned’: report

“Roman Abramovich, Ukraine officials ‘may have been poisoned’: report” Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian officials — who were negotiating an end to Moscow’s invasion reportedly — suffered symptoms suggesting they were poisoned, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Abramovich, the oligarch who is thought to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and…

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#NYC-sized ice shelf collapses in East Antarctica

#NYC-sized ice shelf collapses in East Antarctica

“NYC-sized ice shelf collapses in East Antarctica” An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, according to scientists. The collapse was captured by satellite images, which show the area had been shrinking over the last couple of years.  It was the first time in human history that the region had an ice shelf…

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#’We are not going to do this to a Black man’

#’We are not going to do this to a Black man’

“‘We are not going to do this to a Black man’” Twitter users are battling over whether to cancel Will Smith. Smith, 53, astounded the Oscars 2022 audience and viewers alike when he bolted up to the stage on Sunday and slapped presenter Chris Rock after the latter made a joke about his wife, Jada…

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#Without Russia, science going solo on world’s woes, dreams

#Without Russia, science going solo on world’s woes, dreams

“Without Russia, science going solo on world’s woes, dreams” PARIS— Without Russian help, climate scientists worry how they’ll keep up their important work of documenting warming in the Arctic. Europe’s space agency is wrestling with how its planned Mars rover might survive freezing nights on the Red Planet without its Russian heating unit. And what…

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