I'm pretty sure I could wear a MLK button where I live without getting too much ire. Could you wear one where you live?

Google agreed to pay close to 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) to French authorities to settle a fiscal fraud probe that began four years ago in a deal that may create a legal precedent for other large tech companies present in the country. From a report: French investigators have been seeking to establish whether Google, whose European headquarters are based in Dublin, failed to pay its dues to the state by avoiding to declare parts of its activities in the country. The settlement comprises a fine of 500 million euros and additional taxes of 465 million euros, Google said in a statement. Google, part of Alphabet, pays little tax in most European countries because it reports almost all sales in Ireland. This is possible thanks to a loophole in international tax law but it hinges on staff in Dublin concluding all sales contracts.

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Latest protests came hours after Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam promised to prioritise housing and people's livelihoods.

Leaders of Arab Joint List say prime minister’s incitement against Palestinian citizens of Israel could backfire.

Truth be told Biden would be preferable to Trump even on his death bed. Frankly even if he were already dead he'd be a better president. Just sayin.

I am not getting a new iPhone today. I could get an OLED TV for the same money.

T-Mobile has a feature that gives its customers more protection from hackers trying to steal their phone number, but you probably don't know it exists because the company doesn't advertise it publicly and won't even talk about it. From a report: It's called "NOPORT" and, in theory, it makes it a bit harder for criminals to hijack phone numbers with an attack known as "SIM swapping," a type of social engineering that is increasingly being used to steal people's phone numbers. SIM swapping attackers usually trick wireless providers into giving them control of a target's phone number by impersonating the victim with a company's customer support representatives -- usually on a phone call. T-Mobile's NOPORT feature makes this harder by requiring customers to physically come to a store and present a photo ID in order to request their number to be ported out to a different carrier or a new SIM card. In theory, this should make it impossible for someone to do a SIM swap (also known as SIM hijacking or port-out scam) over the phone. But it's unclear whether all T-Mobile customers can have NOPORT or how effective it really is. T-Mobile doesn't even inform customers that it exists. I learned about it from a tipster, and then confirmed that it is indeed real. I was able to activate the feature on my own T-Mobile account by calling customer service and asking for it to be put on the account, but the company has declined to answer specific questions about the feature.

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T-Mobile has a feature that gives its customers more protection from hackers trying to steal their phone number, but you probably don't know it exists because the company doesn't advertise it publicly and won't even talk about it. From a report: It's called "NOPORT" and, in theory, it makes it a bit harder for criminals to hijack phone numbers with an attack known as "SIM swapping," a type of social engineering that is increasingly being used to steal people's phone numbers. SIM swapping attackers usually trick wireless providers into giving them control of a target's phone number by impersonating the victim with a company's customer support representatives -- usually on a phone call. T-Mobile's NOPORT feature makes this harder by requiring customers to physically come to a store and present a photo ID in order to request their number to be ported out to a different carrier or a new SIM card. In theory, this should make it impossible for someone to do a SIM swap (also known as SIM hijacking or port-out scam) over the phone. But it's unclear whether all T-Mobile customers can have NOPORT or how effective it really is. T-Mobile doesn't even inform customers that it exists. I learned about it from a tipster, and then confirmed that it is indeed real. I was able to activate the feature on my own T-Mobile account by calling customer service and asking for it to be put on the account, but the company has declined to answer specific questions about the feature.

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They have red hats. We should wear MLK buttons.

It's the most powerful greenhouse gas you've never heard of, and levels in the atmosphere are soaring.

It's the most powerful greenhouse gas you've never heard of, and levels in the atmosphere are soaring.

For the better part of a year, Twitter has been trying to rebrand itself as a safe place for healthy conversations -- rather than a social network rife with bullying and racism. But its latest advertising campaign, one that involves stenciling city sidewalks with users' tweets, might brand the site as a scofflaw instead. From a report: Earlier this week, Twitter users started posting pictures of the stencils popping up around the downtown corridor, part of the campaign running in San Francisco and New York through early October. Some were strategically placed. "Twitter is like running up the down escalator," said one, neatly sprayed in front of an escalator leading to a BART station. "Twitter is garbage and I am a raccoon," said another near a trash can. Apt or not, the stencils, created using a spray-paint-like chalk, are illegal, according to Rachel Gordon, spokeswoman for the Department of Public Works. "That's not the use of the sidewalks," she said. "We can go and document them. If they don't remove them immediately, we'll send a crew to remove them and charge them."

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For the better part of a year, Twitter has been trying to rebrand itself as a safe place for healthy conversations -- rather than a social network rife with bullying and racism. But its latest advertising campaign, one that involves stenciling city sidewalks with users' tweets, might brand the site as a scofflaw instead. From a report: Earlier this week, Twitter users started posting pictures of the stencils popping up around the downtown corridor, part of the campaign running in San Francisco and New York through early October. Some were strategically placed. "Twitter is like running up the down escalator," said one, neatly sprayed in front of an escalator leading to a BART station. "Twitter is garbage and I am a raccoon," said another near a trash can. Apt or not, the stencils, created using a spray-paint-like chalk, are illegal, according to Rachel Gordon, spokeswoman for the Department of Public Works. "That's not the use of the sidewalks," she said. "We can go and document them. If they don't remove them immediately, we'll send a crew to remove them and charge them."

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The change of season is usually violent in the western Mediterranean and eastern Spain is bearing the brunt this autumn.

The change of season is usually violent in the western Mediterranean and eastern Spain is bearing the brunt this autumn.