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That Google account you haven’t checked in years might be getting wiped this week. Beginning Friday, Google is moving ahead with its plan to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. The company announced the new policy back in May, saying it’s intended to prevent security risks: Internal findings show older accounts are more likely to rely on recycled passwords and less likely to employ up-to-date security measures like two-step-verification, making them far more vulnerable to issues like phishing, hacking and spam. Google has been sending warnings to affected users since August, with multiple alerts sent to impacted…

Stephen Colbert is calling in sick this week from his “Late Show” hosting duties. Colbert announced on Threads Monday that he has to cancel this week’s previously scheduled new episodes of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as he recovers from surgery. “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week. I’m sure you’re thinking, “Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?” Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix,” he wrote. Colbert added that he’s “grateful” for his doctor’s care, and extended his gratitude to his wife Evie McGee-Colbert and their kids for “putting up” with him. “Going forward, all…

A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia trampled on a car traveling along a major highway after it struck a baby in their group, local authorities said Monday. The car, a white Perodua Axia, was being driven by a 48-year-old man, along with his wife and son, 23, according to a statement issued by police in Gerik, in the Malay Peninsula. The family of three were driving on a major highway from the island of Penang to the northeastern coastal state of Terengganu at around 7.35 p.m. local time on Sunday, when it crashed into the elephant calf. It had been drizzling…

The exodus from X is bleeding beyond just major advertisers. In recent days, a number of prominent media brands have not only paused their paid marketing campaigns on the embattled Elon Musk-owned social platform, but have ceased posting on it altogether, going silent on the once essential site that sought to be the world’s “digital town square.” The flagship accounts belonging to Disney, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery (CNN’s parent company) have not posted on the platform in roughly 10 days, following Musk’s disturbing endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory, which he still has not apologized for. None of the studios commented on the record when…

A diplomatic row has broken out between the British and Greek governments over the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to meet Rishi Sunak in London, but No 10 cancelled the meeting at the last minute. He told reporters he was “deeply disappointed by the abrupt cancellation” of the meeting. Mr Mitsotakis rejected an alternative meeting with the deputy prime minister. The cancellation came a day after Mr Mitsotakis told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the marbles should be returned, as having some of the artefacts in London and the…

Children are making indecent images of other children using artificial intelligence (AI) image generators, according to a UK charity. The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) said it had received “a small number of reports” from schools but called for action now before the problem grew. It said children might need help to understand that what they were making was considered child abuse material. The charity wants teachers and parents to work together. It pointed out that, while young people might be motivated by curiosity rather than intent to cause harm, it was illegal in all circumstances under UK law to…

Tesla has sued the Swedish Transport Agency after postal workers stopped delivering licence plates connected to the electric car company. The move is intended to support a strike by Tesla metal workers in the country. The IF Metall union is fighting the US carmaker for a collective bargaining agreement, which is standard in Sweden. Tesla boss, billionaire Elon Musk, said last week the potential impact of the stand-off was “insane”. About 130 staff at Tesla’s Swedish repair shops have been on strike since 27 October, demanding an agreement to guarantee “good wages, good pensions and good insurance for staff”, according…

After being ambushed and shot in the spine on a US street at the weekend, Hisham Awartani called police. Then the Palestinian-American student phoned his British-born grandmother. “Granny, I’ve been shot,” the 20-year-old said, his uncle told the BBC. Mr Awartani was targeted on Saturday in Burlington, Vermont, along with two fellow Palestinian-American students. He and the other victims – Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Aliahmad – are expected to survive. All three are recovering from their injuries in an intensive care unit at hospital. But for Mr Awartani, who was most critically injured, the road to recovery will be long,…

A controversial book about the Royal Family is expected to pour more fuel on to claims of tensions between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Prince and Princess of Wales. Omid Scobie’s Endgame, published on Tuesday, promises to “pull back the curtain on an institution in turmoil”. The book criticises King Charles III as an “unpopular king” and Prince William as a “power-hungry heir to the throne”. Buckingham and Kensington Palace are not commenting on the book. Previously seen as close to the duchess, Scobie has said he did not interview Meghan for the book and “the Sussexes…

At least 24 people have been killed by lightning and intense rain and hailstorms in India, officials said. The weather damaged houses and killed livestock across western Gujarat state. Storms are unusual in Gujarat during winter, meteorologists said, and the fierce downpour caught many off guard. Flash floods and lightning strikes kill thousands of people in India each year. Scientists are warning that rising global temperatures are fuelling a surge in extreme weather events. Rising land and sea surface temperatures warm the air above and make more energy available to drive thunderstorms from where lightning emanates. Rain and hailstorms were…