Links 31/03/2026: Rising Costs, Cyberattacks, Novo Patent Expiry
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Contents
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Leftovers
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Career/Education
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Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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Proprietary
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Xbox's New CEO Killed 'This Is An Xbox' Campaign on Day One [Ed: Xbox is dead. The brand "Xbox" is being repurposed because the "box" is discontinued.]
Asha Sharma, Xbox's newly appointed gaming CEO, personally shut down the 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign as one of her first moves in the role, Microsoft has confirmed.
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The Verge ☛ 2026-03-18 [Older] Hackers can raid iOS 18 with an infected link. Have you updated yet to iOS26?
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Security
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2026-03-18 [Older] The “Internet YIFF Machine” leaks millions of “anonymous” tips to DDoSecrets
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The Register UK ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] Jaguar Land Rover’s cyber bailout sets worrying precedent, watchdog warns
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Europol ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] Global cybercrime crackdown: over 373,000 dark web sites shut down
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Dark Reading ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] Cyber OpSec Fail: Beast Gang Exposes Ransomware Server
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Scoop News Group ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] North Carolina tech worker found guilty of insider attack netting $2.5M ransom
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RiskyBiz ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] GitHub is starting to have a real malware problem
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Sydney Morning Herald ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] AU: Fairfield Council obtains injunction against unknown threat actors in ransomware incident
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2026-03-23 [Older] 3.7 Million Telehealth Patients Allegedly Affected By Two Recent Breaches
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2026-03-17 [Older] Pro-Iran hackers claim Microsoft outage, vow to ramp up attacks on U.S. companies
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Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
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Privacy/Surveillance
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-18 [Older] Yellowknife resident says he's lost faith in the health-care system after repeated privacy breaches
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GDPRhub ☛ 2026-03-19 [Older] DPC (Ireland) - Inquiry into Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] Hong Kong: New rule forces people to surrender passwords
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Confidentiality
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2026-03-19 [Older] Personal information of 16,000 individuals leaked from Seoul National University Hospital
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2026-03-19 [Older] UMMC continues investigating cyberattack and recovering from impact.
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Wired ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web
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2026-03-19 [Older] Deaconess patients’ sensitive data stolen in vendor breach
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RNZ ☛ 2026-03-19 [Older] Chilling Effects:NZ GP stops uploading patient notes to MyIndici as a precaution
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2026-03-20 [Older] Weill Cornell Medicine discloses an insider data breach
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RTE ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] University College of Dublin staff member due in court over accessing student data
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Defence/Aggression
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Copenhagen Post ☛ 2026-03-18 [Older] Man arrested over Facebook threat against politician
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] UK police see antisemitic motive in arson of ambulances
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Bridge Michigan ☛ 2026-03-19 [Older] Photog on devastation of Michigan synagogue attack: ‘Worst fears come true’
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2026-03-17 [Older] Booz Allen warns AI‑driven cyberattacks outpace human-driven defenses across critical infrastructure
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Environment
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-22 [Older] At 90, David Suzuki says he has done everything he could to protect the Earth, but fears he has fallen short
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Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2026-03-22 [Older] How Global Finance Drove Deindustrialization
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns
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The Local SE ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] Climate Council: Sweden further away from climate targets than ever before
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Vox ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] These animals can cause big trouble. Why are states unleashing them by the millions?
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-19 [Older] Are we in for a super El Niño this year? Early projections say maybe, and this worries climate scientists
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Energy/Transportation
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-18 [Older] Diesel prices surge to highest since 2022, raising concern for shipping, consumer costs
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-21 [Older] Canada was prepared to ration gas in the 1979 oil crisis. Could we be running on fumes once again?
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] 'I messed up,' controller on air traffic audio says after Air Canada Express plane crashes into vehicle
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] Two killed as Air Canada jet crashes into vehicle, shutting New York's LaGuardia Airport
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] Ontario will make Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport 'special economic zone' as premier eyes expansion to allow jets downtown
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Vox ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] How gas prices might drive more people to switch to an EV
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The Revelator ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] How the Oil Barons Are Seeking a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Climate Change Damages
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Off Guardian ☛ 2026-03-16 [Older] Iran War & Fuel Rationing – are “Energy Lockdowns” on the way?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-22 [Older] Cuba hit by second island-wide blackout in a week
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] IN PHOTOS | Daily life amid Cuba's nationwide blackout
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Project Censored ☛ 2026-03-16 [Older] Tracking ICE’s Detention Machine & Opposing the Cuba Blockade
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-22 [Older] India news: Weight gain may mean pay cut as Air India tightens fitness norms for crew
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] What's next for Germany's troubled car giants?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] German court rejects climate case against BMW, Mercedes
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NL Times ☛ 2026-03-21 [Older] Dutch Cabinet holds off on energy cuts despite International Energy Agency warning
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Bridge Michigan ☛ 2026-03-19 [Older] The Great Lakes are wasting a massive source of clean energy
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Mexico News Daily ☛ 2026-03-19 [Older] Sheinbaum targets natural gas production as next step in energy sovereignty push
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-19 [Older] Iran war: Tehran vows 'zero restraint' if energy sites hit
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Bridge Michigan ☛ 2026-03-18 [Older] Opinion | Clean energy is winning, actually, in Michigan
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Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] In the New Geo-Economic Order, Price Shocks Are Here to Stay
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] Electricity demand, natural gas production and renewable power expected to soar by 2050
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] U.S. government confirms Tesla and LG Energy Solution large battery deal
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Wildlife/Nature
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Overpopulation
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Finance
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] Canada's benchmark home price fell 4.8% in February compared to last year, says CREA
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] Thinking of moving to a more 'affordable' part of the country? Consider this
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-18 [Older] Poilievre says he used Joe Rogan podcast to argue against U.S. tariffs and 'fight for Canada'
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Mexico News Daily ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] Canada reaches deal to export potatoes to Mexico, formerly an exclusive privilege of the US
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] He came to Canada with a dream. RCMP say he became a victim of labour trafficking
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] N.B. government projects $6B added to debt, continued deficits through mandate
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] Lululemon's net income down as brand promises product shakeup
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International Business Times ☛ 2026-03-21 [Older] Elon Musk Found Liable For Fraud After 'Tanking' Twitter Stock To Snap Up $44B Deal — Jury Says It Was Deliberate Market Play
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-21 [Older] Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, US jury finds
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-03-22 [Older] Germany launches alliance to fairly recruit skilled workers
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] Coke Canada Bottling terminates worker injured on the job, says keeping him would be too hard on the company
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AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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CBC ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] Dual citizens weigh Cheeto Mussolini, taxes in decision to renounce U.S. citizenship
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International Business Times ☛ 2026-03-23 [Older] Did Donald Cheeto Mussolini Have a 'Full Meltdown'? Fiery White House Speech Sparks Fresh Health Concerns
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International Business Times ☛ 2026-03-22 [Older] 'Narcissist' Candace Owens Mentioned Herself 349 Times, God 15 Times in Catholics Conference Speech
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Censorship/Free Speech
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HRW ☛ 2026-03-17 [Older] China: Cybercrime Bill Entrenches Censorship, Surveillance
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Counter Punch ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] Little Big Brother at The Carlisle:Censorship at San Francisco Senior Living Facility
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Scheerpost ☛ 2026-03-22 [Older] Inside The Independent Ink: Mr. Fish on Free Expression, Censorship, and the Fight for an Unmuzzled Press
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Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press
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Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility
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Patents
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Copenhagen Post ☛ 2026-03-20 [Older] Indian firms are lining up to take advantage Novo patent expiry
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2026-03-18 [Older] Meanwhile, Back at the PTAB with CRISPR – Update
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IP Kat ☛ 2026-03-21 [Older] Is the tide turning for pharmaceutical patent preliminary injunctions in Australia? [Ed: Embargo before justice is an injustice]
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Monopolies/Monopsonies
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