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• Unregulated tech at borders is raising alarms. From biometric scans to emotion detection, these tools can lead to profiling and privacy issues. This essay by Petra Molnar in Time magazine highlights the need for transparency and accountability to protect migrants' rights. While tech promises efficiency, the risks of discrimination and abuse are intolerable.

• In Gaza, displacement and destruction are rampant, with 800,000+ forced to flee Rafah. For The Nation, activist Ahmed Abu Artema describes harrowing conditions, urging global action. While Biden's gestures fall short, the real need is for an end to Israeli attacks and meaningful support for Gaza's besieged population.

• Barcelona-based Glovo has introduced a new insurance policy for its gig workers, aiming to provide coverage. However, the policy faces criticism for insufficient benefits and significant coverage gaps. Workers took to the streets arguing that the plan leaves many vulnerabilities unaddressed, highlighting ongoing challenges in gig economy protections​.

Protesters in Tel Aviv: ‘The blood of the hostages is on your hands’
Although there is great empathy for the families of the hostages among the population, those who are demonstrating concretely against the Rafah operation are almost exclusively the small blocs of the radical left.
Marwa Fatafta: Israel uses Gaza as a test lab for dystopian technologies
'The creation of systems designed to automate murder and mass destruction in wartime poses a serious danger to global peace and security. Whatever technology Israel employs in Gaza will not stay there.'
Meloni is selling out Italy’s national services to private firms
In order to raise a little bit of cash today and buy the electoral favor of the categories whose taxes they intend to lower, Giorgetti and Meloni are giving foreign investment funds the gift of cash flows.
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