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Submission + - Feds Ordered Google To Unmask Certain YouTube Viewers, 'Terrifying' (forbes.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: Police investigating suspected Bitcoin money laundering wanted info on viewers of certain tutorial videos viewed over 30,000 times, Forbes reported.

The court orders show the government telling Google to provide the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity for all Google account users who accessed the YouTube videos between January 1 and January 8, 2023. The government also wanted the IP addresses of non-Google account owners who viewed the videos.

The documents reportedly don’t reveal whether Google gave over the information.

Submission + - Hertz CEO Resigns After Blowing Big Gamble on EVs (thegatewaypundit.com) 1

Submitted by Press2ToContinue
Press2ToContinue writes: Stephen Scherr, chief executive officer of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. and a member of its board of directors, will step down on March 31, following the car rental company’s largest quarterly loss since 2020 after a risky bet on electric vehicles.

Scherr, 59, joined Hertz two years ago as the company was emerging from bankruptcy and putting a big focus on EVs during that time. Hertz soon discovered that EVs are more expensive to maintain than they had initially thought.

Scherr reportedly told investors that Hertz’s profits experienced a $348 million loss, which he blamed EVs for.

In January, Hertz announced its plan to offload 20,000 electric vehicles from its U.S. fleet throughout 2024, and switch back to gas cars.

In November, the Associated Press reported on a Consumer Reports survey that found EVs from the 2021 to 2023 model years are significantly less reliable than gasoline-powered vehicles.

A whopping eighty percent less reliable, according to the AP, particularly with battery and charging systems, as well as fit issues with body panels and interiors.

Car dealers and manufacturers are reportedly also struggling to sell EVs despite using deep discounts and promotional tactics.

Submission + - Harvard doctor says animal products are essential for mental health (dailymail.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: ‘The brain needs meat.’

“One study published in 2022 surveyed 14,000 Brazilians between 35 and 74 years old and found those who followed a vegan diet were twice as likely to be depressed — even if they had similar nutrient intakes to carnivores. And a meta-analysis published in 2020 and including 160,000 meat-eaters and 8,500 meat-abstainers also found those who cut meat from their diet were significantly more likely to be depressed.”

Submission + - Boeing whistleblower was murdered (nypost.com) 1

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett made a grim prediction that he could potentially end up dead after raising safety concerns about the jetliner giant, allegedly telling a family friend: "If anything happens, it's not suicide."

Boeing should be investigated and people responsible should be prosecuted.

Comment Re:In other news... (Score 1) 151

In other news, fast food corporations won't do anything to fight obesity. Gambling casinos won't do anything to reduce or treat gambling addiction. The gun industry (in America) won't do anything to prevent mass shootings or even accidental shootings. The tobacco industry...

You are talking about corporations, TFA is about nations.

The five countries -- the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark -- have failed to align their oil and gas policies

See the difference?

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