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☆ Brittney Griner taken to remote, all-female Russian penal colony to serve 9-year sentence: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Brittney Griner was moved to a penal colony in Russia's Mordovia, Reuters reported. A source familiar with the situation told the outlet that she has been moved to Female Penal Colony IK-2 in Yavas, a small town about 300 miles southeast of Moscow. On November 4, she was moved from a detention center near Moscow to an unknown location, the outlet reported. A satellite image of the IK-2 penal colony in Yavas, Russia. Griner was arrested on drugs charges in February, after she was found with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.

☆ NATO says Russia remains responsible for the fatal missile strike in Poland likely caused by Ukrainian air defense
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A missile killed two people when it hit NATO member Poland on Tuesday. NATO said it was likely a Ukrainian air-defense missile, but still faulted Russia. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the missile, which killed two people in Poland near its border with Ukraine on Tuesday, was probably a Ukrainian air-defense missile which missed its mark. "Our preliminary analysis suggests that the incident was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile fired to defend Ukrainian territory against Russian cruise missile attacks," Stoltenberg said. "The possibility that the missile falling on Poland was not a Russian missile but a Ukrainian one changes very little," Reuters reported her as saying.

☆ Poland says missile strike near Ukraine border was likely an accident caused by misfiring Ukrainian air defense
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Tuesday missiles struck Poland, a NATO member, prompting reports blaming Russia. Poland's president said Wednesday the missile appeared to have been from Ukraine's air defense. But Poland and Ukraine are allies, meaning the reaction will likely be different if the missile came from Ukraine. Police officers walk near the site of an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, November 16, 2022. Ukraine blamed Russia on Tuesday, but a an advisor to Ukraine's defense ministry was more restrained when talking to CNBC on Wednesday.

☆ Days after Biden's face-to-face meeting with Xi Jinping, Kamala Harris is making a rare trip to a South China Sea hotspot
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Palawan looks over the South China Sea, where Beijing and its neighbors have competing claims. "This is another historic visit, as the vice president is the highest-ranking US official ever to visit Palawan," a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday. It divides the Sulu Sea and the South China Sea, where the Philippines is one of several countries that dispute Beijing's expansive claims. The Philippine province of Palawan separates the Sulu Sea and the South China Sea. Asked on Tuesday how China should view the trip, the US official said, "China can take the message it wants.

They’re just not honest about it.”The remark appeared to be directed at Luellen and another Black student. Luellen said that he has endured discriminatory treatment in class, like the teacher not letting Black students use the bathroom as often as white ones. In one video, a Black student is heard asking the teacher, “So you are a racist?” The teacher responds, “I am. How many times I got to say it?”Bohls Middle School in Pflugerville, Texas. He added that "this type of interaction will not be tolerated in any PfISD schools.”Bohls Middle School officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

☆ Scientists accidentally found life under 3,000 feet of ice in Antarctica. 'Never in a million years' would they have expected it, the lead scientist said.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The creatures were found attached to a boulder in the arctic seas under the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf. Experts from the British Antarctic Survey drilled through 2,860 feet of ice before making the discovery. —British Antarctic Survey (@BAS_News) February 15, 2021The Filchner-Ronne ice shelf is a massive floating ice sheet that stretches out from Antarctica. An annotated satellite image of the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf. Google Maps/InsiderThe Filchner-Ronne ice shelf is the second-biggest ice shelf in Antarctica.

☆ California mother charged after 3-year-old son dies of fentanyl overdose
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A California mother has been charged with child endangerment after her 3-year-old son died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, police say. Jennifer Mae Niemann, 30, was the primary caregiver of the boy and was present when her child died on May 4, the San Luis Obispo Police Department said Thursday. Police received a call at 10:15 p.m. local time about an unresponsive 3-year-old boy who was turning blue and not breathing at a home in the 1600 block of Mill Street in San Luis Obispo. The boy was transported to a nearby hospital but never regained consciousness and was pronounced deceased that evening. On Monday, San Luis Obispo Police detectives went to San Diego to attempt to locate Niemann, who they described as transient, and she was located Tuesday and taken into custody.

☆ Ukraine has begun to retake a prized city after Russian occupation, another battlefield humiliation for Putin
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian troops entered Kherson on Friday after Russian forces retreated in the night. It followed a public declaration of retreat from Russian officials, who left the city after steady advances by the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian officials shared pictures that they said showed Ukrainian flags raised in downtown Kherson, where Russian flags had been flying earlier in the war. Russia's defense ministry said on Friday that its withdrawal from the city was complete, saying all Russian soldiers and weapons had been taken across the river. Multiple reports also said that some Russian soldiers stayed behind in plain clothes.

☆ Ad prices are now cheaper than they've been all year. Here's how much marketers are paying for ads on Google, Meta, Amazon, and TikTok.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ad prices on Meta, Amazon, and Google skyrocketed during the pandemic but are now declining. Digital ad prices are declining due to a number of factors:Advertisers are pulling back on spend on Meta and Google. Ad prices are typically low during the third quarter as marketers prepare to spend during the fourth quarter. Ad buyers usually anticipate a 15% to 20% increase in ad prices during the fourth quarter, said Vic Drabicky, founder and CEO of ad agency January Digital. As TikTok continues to build out its technology and relationships with advertisers, ad prices continue to rise.

To update Google Play Services on your Android device, head to the "Apps & Notifications" menu in your settings. Google Play Services let your Android apps connect to the internet and communicate with Google. But if you're experiencing a problem with your phone and suspect Google Play Services might be to blame, or a troubleshooting checklist recommends that you update Google Play Services, here's how to do that. Tap "Google Play services." By tapping the link for app details, you'll be automatically sent to the Google Play Store entry for Google Play Services.

☆ A body was found inside a Brooklyn bakery's walk-in freezer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A 33-year-old man died after he was found unresponsive inside a walk-in freezer at a Brooklyn bakery's manufacturing facility Thursday, authorities said. A request for comment left with the bakery was not immediately returned. “The family has been notified and we extended our deepest condolences to them,” the station quoted Greenberger saying. “Grief counselors are on the site to provide counseling and support to the family and to our employees. This is an ongoing situation, and we are cooperating with all investigations.”Greenberger declined to comment further, the station reported.

☆ As advertisers cut spend, ads on Google, Meta, and Amazon are cheaper than they've been all year — but marketers don't expect it to last
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ad prices on Meta, Amazon, and Google skyrocketed during the pandemic but are now declining. Digital ad prices are declining due to a number of factors:Advertisers are pulling back on spend on Meta and Google. Ad prices are typically low during the third quarter as marketers prepare to spend during the fourth quarter. For ads designed to get people to take more immediate action, like Amazon's and Google's shopping and search ads, we looked at cost per click (CPC). As TikTok continues to build out its technology and relationships with advertisers, ad prices continue to rise.

☆ Elon Musk has given us a glimpse into his plans for increasing Twitter's revenue
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

If you're snoopy like me, you probably spend a lot of time looking at homes on Zillow or Google Maps. It's not all Google Maps-based side-hustle stories today; We've got other tech news to get to. There's a lot going on in the Musk-Twitter universe this week, and while much remains murky, Musk's plans for generating revenue (and cutting costs) are starting to solidify. Amazon Prime members just got a new perk. Per The Verge, Prime subscribers now have access to Amazon Music's full catalog of 100 million songs — but will only be able to listen on shuffle unless they pay extra.

☆ Dr. Oz claimed Pennsylvania is on the Atlantic coast, botching the geography of the state where he hopes to be senator
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Pennsylvania senate candidate Mehmet Oz appeared to claim the state was on the coast. The race for the crucial senate seat has been marked by gaffes and mishaps by the candidates. "This is important: We do not have a Republican senator north of North Carolina on the Atlantic coast until you get to Maine, if I don't hold this seat," Oz told Sean Hannity. "And there's been a Republican senator in Pennsylvania most of my life. Oz's geography was wrong: Pennsylvania is not on the Atlantic coast, unlike its neighboring states of Delaware or New Jersey, where Oz lived for years.

☆ A couple bought a private island in Finland they found on Google Maps and turned it into a $2,400-a-night getaway. Here's how they did it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Designer Aleksi Hautamäki and his partner purchased an island in Finland they call Project Ö. Project Ö. Mike Kelley ArchmospheresHe scoured the Archipelago online for uninhabited islands. Mike Kelley ArchmospheresThey also installed solar panels, and the drinking water is filtered from the Baltic Sea. Building off the original designWhile the bulk of Project Ö was finished by August 2018, the couple has continued to add to the original design. The outdoor lounge area at Project Ö. Mike Kelley ArchmospheresThe success of Project Ö as a home and rental property has the couple considering a career in off-the-grid hoteling.

☆ A rule of physics dictates when a crowd crush turns deadly, like in Seoul, South Korea, where 154 died
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Halloween party in Seoul ended in at least 154 deaths after the streets became badly crowded. The phenomenon, called crowd surging, comes down to basic physics, an expert told Insider. At least 154 people died in Seoul on Saturday when a Halloween street party caused a crowd so dense it crushed people to death. Drone footage of the empty stage that hosted the 2021 Astroworld Festival where people died from crowd surging. Nathan Frandino/ReutersInformation is keyThis is not the first time crowd surging has killed.

The rulings come as Google faces increased antitrust scrutiny across the world. Google plans to appeal the decision, where it faces a record $4.1 billion fine. The Competition Commission of India's (CCI) Android ruling, despite involving a smaller $162 million fine, has worried Google since it seeks wider ranging remedial measures, three sources aware of company's thinking said. Google has faced criticism globally that it licenses its Android operating system to smartphones players but signs restrictive agreements that are anti-competitive. The order "will give rise to more choice and innovation for Indian developers," Indus said this week.

☆ Lawmakers urge tech CEOs to do more to help Iranian protesters circumvent internet censorship
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A bipartisan group of 13 lawmakers urged several U.S. tech CEOs to do more to help Iranian people stay connected to the internet as their government seeks to censor communications amid ongoing protests. The lawmakers said these types of tools would help Iranian citizens stay connected to the internet in secure ways amid government-imposed shutdowns and reduce their reliance on domestic infrastructure. The availability of multiple secure communications tools would make it harder for the Iranian regime to shut down all of them at once, they wrote. A Google spokesperson said in a statement the company is working on ways to "ensure continued access to generally available communications tools like Google Meet and our other Internet services." The Facebook-owner had made Instagram and WhatsApp available in Iran, but the services have been restricted by the government.

☆ Fact Check-Nazi symbols in Warsaw were part of movie set for World War Two film
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media users are sharing images of Warsaw, Poland decorated with Nazi flags and swastikas, but the images are missing context. The images show the headquarters of the Polish Academy of Sciences, whose representatives told Reuters that the building and its immediate surroundings were turned into a movie set for a World War Two production. Photos of the Staszic Palace can be found on Google Maps (www.shorturl.at/nvMOU), showing a building that matches the one circulating on social media. More information on Skarbek, known as Christine Granville in England, and her work for the British Special Operations Executive during World War Two can be found (here). Nazi symbols in Warsaw were part of a movie set for a film about World War Two.

☆ Suspect in Dallas hospital shooting accused of hitting girlfriend in delivery room before killing 2 staffers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The suspect in the weekend shooting in a Dallas hospital hit his girlfriend in her labor and delivery room before opening fire and killing two employees, police have revealed. Dallas police on Monday shared a timeline of the Saturday shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center that killed two staffers, identified as Jacqueline Pokuaa, 45, and Katie Flowers, 63. The suspect, Nestor Hernandez, 30, was charged with capital murder in the shooting. When hospital employee Jaqueline Pokuaa, 45, entered the room to provide “routine services” to the patient, Hernandez shot her once. Rangel then fired one shot from his department weapon and hit Hernandez in the leg.

☆ Rural California city is facing the end of its water supply by Dec. 1
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Lindsey Jacobson | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Coalinga city officials estimate their small town will run out of water by Dec. 1st. Ray Singleton Source: CNBCThe California valley city, located inland between Los Angeles and San Francisco, is home to an estimated 17,465 people. The city has no control over how these facilities use water, and Singleton estimates they pull around 25 to 30 percent of the city's supply. They said they have been working closely with the City of Coalinga to find solutions, including finding water that may be transferred to the city. A large solar farm in the middle of rural farmland in Coalinga California.

☆ Convertible reported stolen in '92 found buried in yard of $15 million California mansion
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

ATHERTON, Calif. — Three decades after a car was reported stolen in Northern California, police are digging the missing convertible out of the yard of a $15 million mansion built by a man with a history of arrests for murder, attempted murder and insurance fraud. Although cadaver dogs alerted to possible human remains on Thursday, none had been found more than 24 hours after technicians with the San Mateo County Crime Lab began excavating the car, DeGolia said. The car was reported stolen in September 1992 in nearby Palo Alto, he said. Cadaver dogs were again brought back to the house and again “made a slight notification of possible human remains,” DeGolia said. Daniel Larsen said the dogs could be reacting to human remains, old bones, blood, vomit, or a combination of those things.

The U.S. company is facing a series of antitrust cases and the tightening of existing tech-sector regulations in India. The competition watchdog is separately looking in to Google's business conduct in the smart TV market and its in-app payments system. The Android-related probe, started in 2019, was sparked by a complaint from two junior Indian antitrust research associates and a law school student. Google was ordered by India on Thursday not to restrict smartphone users from uninstalling its pre-installed apps like Google Maps and Gmail. Google's Android operating system powers 97% of India's 600 million smartphones, according to Counterpoint Research.

☆ 3 murder verdicts vacated in New Orleans shooting case involving corrupt officers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW ORLEANS — Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting were ordered freed on Wednesday, their convictions vacated by a judge after prosecutors cited the involvement of two notoriously corrupt police officers in their case. Kunta Gable and Leroy Nelson were 17 when they were arrested shortly after the Aug. 22, 1994, shooting death of Rondell Santinac at the Desire housing development in the south Louisiana city. Pedestrians walk past Orleans Parish District Court, in New Orleans. Among them, it said, the state failed to disclose evidence undermining the case against the men. The attorney added that Juluke had maintained his innocence from the moment of his wrongful arrest.

Depending on the phone model and OS, airplane mode may disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, but it won't turn off GPS. Though your phone's location services should work while in airplane mode, your phone can't be tracked by outside devices or services. Your phone's airplane mode is designed to disable wireless signals that might interfere with the sensitive electronic systems on an airplane. With rare exception, though, airplane mode doesn't interfere with your ability to use GPS for location services on your phone. Does airplane mode turn off location services on your phone?

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