Police departments from New Jersey to California have been sounding the alarm in recent days about NameDrop, a new feature of the Apple iPhone’s latest operating system that allows users to wirelessly exchange contact information. Apple declined to comment, but experts say the warnings that “scammers and thieves” could exploit the feature to harvest a …
Some in Netanyahu’s Government Pressure Him to Reject Longer Cease-Fire
As international pressure grows to extend a temporary cease-fire with Hamas, some right-wing members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government are threatening to bring it down if he does not resume fighting in Gaza. The far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said on Wednesday that if Israel did not continue its war with Hamas, his …
NATO Ministers Vow to Maintain Support for Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and top Western diplomats vowed on Wednesday to sustain support for Ukraine and its bid to join NATO despite dwindling military supplies and competing crises. Mr. Blinken’s remarks came at the tail end of a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels, where he and other Western diplomats sought to assuage …
Here’s the Lineup for the 2023 DealBook Summit, and When to Watch
The hype and hope driving artificial intelligence, the rise of antisemitism since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, inflation, dysfunction in Washington and the streaming wars — these topics and more will be addressed at the 2023 DealBook Summit. Over more than eight hours on Wednesday, Andrew Ross Sorkin will interview the biggest newsmakers in …
Aunt of 4-Year-Old Israeli Hostage Talks About Her Time in Captivity
An aunt of Avigail Idan, the girl who was taken hostage by Hamas after she saw her parents brutally killed and who turned 4 a few days before being released, says that her niece shared one piece of pita bread per day with four others, and did not have a shower or bath during her …
Jezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine
Jezebel, the famed feminist website, is set to return less than a month after it was shuttered. Paste Magazine, a music and culture outlet, acquired Jezebel on Tuesday and planned to start publishing on the site again as soon as Wednesday, said Josh Jackson, a co-founder and the editor in chief of Paste. “The idea …
France to Ban Smoking in Forests, on Beaches and Near Schools
France will ban smoking on beaches, near public buildings like schools and in public parks and forests next year, the French government said on Tuesday, as it unveiled plans to curb the habit by making it slightly more expensive and far less attractive, especially to younger people. “We have won battles,” Aurélien Rousseau, France’s health …
What to Expect at Today’s DealBook Summit
The lineup for DealBook Summit 2023 On Wednesday, DealBook will be live and in person at our annual summit in New York. Andrew takes the stage around 9 a.m. Eastern, and the first interview kicks off soon after. The DealBook team and reporters from The Times will be reporting live from the conference. Even if …
Gazans Wait in Long Lines for Supplies During Brief Cease-Fire
People are stocking up on basic necessities like water and fuel during the temporary window of relief from the violence. Source link
As Congress Weighs Aid to Israel, Some Democrats Want Strings Attached
Democrats in Congress are clashing with each other and the Biden administration over a push from the left that would attach conditions to an emergency infusion of security aid for Israel during its war with Hamas, the latest reflection of a growing rift within the party over support for the Jewish state. The debate is …