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Android will become a locked-down platform

https://keepandroidopen.org/

#Android

From Wagner to GRU, Russian Military Men Are Manning Moscow’s Shadow Fleet

Cargo ships transporting sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea are routinely setting sail with two extra crew on board: a pair of Russian men with backgrounds in security organizations.

https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/from-wagner-to-gru-russian-military-men-are-manning-moscows-shadow-fleet

#shadowfleet #russia

▶️ Wildflowers cover Death Valley in best display since 2016

An unusually wet autumn hit one of the hottest places on Earth, soaking long-dormant wildflower seeds and washing off their protective coatings to trigger the riot of colour.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cly2eken4pgo

#nature #flowers #DeathValley

GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East

Hundreds and hundreds of ships. But they're all in the wrong place. "Oh my goodness," says Michelle Wiese Bockmann, senior maritime intelligence analyst at Windward, a maritime AI company, as she checks the live positions broadcast by commercial vessels in waters off Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ewwlx9e1xo

#iran #GPS

Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says

The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies.

https://abcnews.com/US/iran-activating-sleeper-cells-alert/story?id=130897687

#iran #USA

Watch: Ukrainian anti-drone 'bullet' that could help defend Gulf

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian drone experts will arrive in the Middle East this week to help Gulf states under attack from Iran.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cpv83ndmezno

#UkraineWar #drone

The suburban spies who sold secrets to the USSR

The Portland spy ring trial began on 13 March 1961. The BBC reported on a Cold War tale of espionage, adultery, exorcism – and a deceptively ordinary-looking bungalow.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260306-the-suburban-spies-who-sold-nuclear-secrets-to-the-ussr

#ussr #UK #spies #coldwar

Russian Man on U.K.'s Most Wanted List Holds Maltese 'Golden Passport'

British authorities allege that Alexander Kuksov, a Russian with Maltese citizenship, was part of a major money laundering operation. His brother was convicted for his role in the same network.

https://www.occrp.org/en/news/russian-man-on-uks-most-wanted-list-holds-maltese-golden-passport

#UK #russia

Game over voor 100 nepagenten, pasophalers en helpdeskfraudeurs

https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2026/maart/9/game-over-voor-100-nepagenten-pasophalers-en-helpdeskfraudeurs.html

#politie #gezocht

When Formula 1 gets a Community Note on X you know the sport is f&cked.

#F1

Zelensky shares new update on liberated Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv 'more positive' than at end of 2025.

Ukrainian forces have liberated up to 435 kilometers of Russian-occupied territory in the south, thwarting Moscow's efforts to mount a southern offensive, President Zelensky claimed.

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-shares-new-update-on-liberated-ukrainian-territory-says-kyiv-more-positive-than-at-end-of-2025/

#UkraineWar

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Brent oil +18%
Crude oil +18%

#oil

Expats fleeing Dubai abandon pets in scramble to leave

Travel restrictions and costs force animal owners to take drastic action as Iran targets Gulf states.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/08/expats-fleeing-dubai-abandon-pets-iran-dogs-cats/ (https://archive.ph/ex9at)

#Dubai #pets

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#funny #internationalwomensday

Fotograaf Julia Kochetova: 'Onze oorlog is meer dan nieuws in je tijdlijn'

Kochetova (32) legt de Oekraïne-oorlog vast met haar camera en exposeert nu in Amsterdam. Bij de ingang hangt een lege lijst met de tekst 'Dit is een foto die ik nooit zal maken: van al mijn vrienden op de dag van onze overwinning'.

https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/video/2605465-fotograaf-julia-kochetova-onze-oorlog-is-meer-dan-nieuws-in-je-tijdlijn

Meteoor boven Rotterdam gespot.

#Rotterdam #meteoor

Affordable and efficient: Why everyone wants Ukraine’s drone interceptors

Shahed-type drones have been one of the main pillars of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. Four years later, Ukraine is now intercepting around 80% of all Moscow-launched UAVs with home-made interceptors, which have become a central piece in Ukraine’s drone air defences.

https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/affordable-and-efficient-why-everyone-wants-ukraines-drone-interceptors

#Ukraine #drone

⛽ Goedkope ‘milieubenzine’ E20 kan straks motorschade veroorzaken

Na E5 en E10 maakt Duitsland zich op voor een nieuwe brandstof: E20. Deze benzine met 20 procent ethanol moet vanaf volgend jaar geleidelijk in de Europese pompen verschijnen. Maar lang niet alle auto’s zijn geschikt voor deze benzine.

https://www.ad.nl/auto/goedkope-milieubenzine-e20-kan-straks-motorschade-veroorzaken~af3a6f5f/

#E20 #benzine #brandstof

'There are so many bones everywhere': The whale graveyards that transform the deep sea

A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales' bodies lie in the shallows. Had they died naturally, their bodies would usually be scattered across the ocean. These images tell the story of a deep-sea denied of vital sustenance, and entire ecosystems that will never come to be.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260225-the-whale-graveyards-that-transform-the-deep-sea

#nature #whale

Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies at 86

A skilled pianist nominated for five Grammy awards, Sedaka wrote hits through the 1950's and 60's.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yrdr5d43yo

#music #NeilSedaka

Statue of Japanese diplomat in Los Angeles defaced with red paint in potential hate crime

In downtown Los Angeles' Little Tokyo, a statue of Chiune Sugihara (1900-1986), a Japanese diplomat who issued transit visas to many Jewish refugees during World War II, was defaced with paint this month.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260226/p2a/00m/0in/008000c

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#PinkFloyd

Meet Pentagon contractor Konstantin Konev who's openly offering advice to Russian sniper rifle manufacturers

https://theins.ru/en/news/289791

#Pentagon #LMTDefense

10,000 employees > 6,000 employees

40% smaller

#jackdorsey

Tienduizenden klanten buitenspel: bankenapps werken vanaf maart niet op verouderde toestellen

Heb je een oude smartphone of tablet? Mogelijk kun je vanaf 2 maart dan niet meer mobiel bankieren. Verschillende bankenapps werken dan niet meer op toestellen die geen updates meer krijgen.

https://www.ad.nl/geld/tienduizenden-klanten-buitenspel-bankenapps-werken-vanaf-maart-niet-op-verouderde-toestellen~af77f39f/

Toeleverancier Odido waarschuwde voor gebruikte hackmethode

De toeleverancier die door Odido wordt gebruikt voor de opslag van klantendata, waarschuwde meermaals voor de door hackersgroep Shinyhunters gebruikte hackmethode. Salesforce riep bedrijven op om de beveiliging indien nodig aan te scherpen.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2604265-toeleverancier-odido-waarschuwde-voor-gebruikte-hackmethode

#Odido #Shinyhunters

Arrest after Churchill statue defaced with graffiti

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after graffiti was sprayed on the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, the Metropolitan Police said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07jm1kp228o

#Churchil #UK

Ook slachtoffers stalking en huiselijk geweld in laatste Odido-datalek

De cybercriminele groep Shinyhunters publiceerde vandaag het tweede deel van de gestolen Odido-data. In deze nieuwe dataset zijn zeer gevoelige gegevens te vinden van slachtoffers van huiselijk geweld en stalking. Deskundigen maken zich grote zorgen: "We spreken niet langer over een regulier datalek, maar over een veiligheidsincident met reële fysieke risico's."

https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5572374/slachtoffers-huiselijk-geweld-stalking-lastigvallen-datalek-odido

#Odido #datalek

Drone jammed near French aircraft carrier was probably Russian, says Sweden

Sweden's defence minister says there is likely a "strong link" between the drone and a Russian naval vessel in the area.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mj3e2nz8ko

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Belastingdienst wil btw-software volledig in Amerikaanse handen leggen: 'Onbestaanbaar'

Een Amerikaanse it-partij gaat mogelijk het hele Nederlandse btw-systeem beheren. Als het Trump behaagt, kan hij op deze manier bij politieke spanningen de staatsinkomsten van zo’n 1,5 miljard euro per week stilleggen, waarschuwen experts. ‘Onbestaanbaar’, vindt GroenLinks-PvdA-Kamerlid Barbara Kathmann. Volgens het ministerie van Financiën blijven servers en data in Nederland.

https://www.ad.nl/politiek/belastingdienst-wil-btw-software-volledig-in-amerikaanse-handen-leggen-onbestaanbaar~ad912dc0/

Disability charities warn of "fetishising" AI profiles on social media

Instagram's parent company, Meta, is investigating AI-generated social media accounts that sexualise disabled people appearing on its platform.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jkzr9gel7o

#Instagram #Meta