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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, KCNA says

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, KCNA says

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected field training of troops at a major military operations base in the western region of the country on Wednesday and ordered heightened readiness for war, state KCNA news agency reported on Thursday. The tour of the base, the location of which was not identified, comes after the start of annual combined military drills by U.S. and South Korean forces on Monday in the South with twice the number of troops taking part compared to last… Source link

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Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country’s schools. The matter was brought to the agency’s attention roughly four years ago by a concerned parent and activist, Jesper Graugaard, who protested how student data is sent to Google without any consideration about the potential for misuse or the impact it could have on those persons… Source link

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KB Home orders plunge amid ‘challenging’ environment

KB Home orders plunge amid ‘challenging’ environment

Homebuilder KB Home (KBH) reported revenue and profits that missed estimates in the fourth quarter as its net orders plunged and the value of its backlog fell 25% against the same quarter last year. The Los Angeles-based homebuilder posted quarterly results that missed Wall Street expectations, with earnings per share coming at $2.47 against $2.86 expected by Bloomberg consensus. Revenue in the quarter totaled $1.94 billion in Q4, less than the $1.98 billion expected by analysts compiled by… Source link

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Russian Tech Giant VK Orders Workers to Return From Abroad – Report

Russian Tech Giant VK Orders Workers to Return From Abroad – Report

Updates with clarification from VK source. Russian tech giant VK Group is demanding its employees based abroad return to the country as lawmakers consider a legal ban on remote work, investigative media reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The government estimates that 100,000 IT workers — or 10% of the nation’s tech workforce — have left Russia since the invasion of Ukraine and a “partial” mobilization of reserves last year, though some 80,000 IT… Source link

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