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Venmo Redesign Makes New Users’ Posts Friends-Only by Default

Friday at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Venmo is testing a major redesign that will make new users’ payment posts viewable by their friends by default instead of being public. The Verge reports: It’s a notable update for a platform that has struggled with privacy in the past. In 2021, BuzzFeed News tracked down President Joe Biden’s Venmo account and the accounts of people in his inner circle because Venmo, at the time, had no way to...

Health blame game doesn’t hold water | Brief letters

Friday at 18:55 PM, via The Guardian

Sink or swim? | Deep vision | Sacrificial candidate | Diverting days out

Sir Christopher Ball telling people their future longevity is in their own hands and to stop blaming others (Report, 20 May) is akin to telling a drowning man to pull himself together and swim, without asking what were the circumstances that put him in the water in the first place. Life and longevity is a complex issue and...

Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building

Friday at 18:25 PM, via The Guardian

Growing backlash among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’

The historic Palacete building at 31 Paseo del General Martínez Campos in Madrid’s upmarket Chamberí district has been home to the British Council in Spain for about 70 years.

About 5,000 students each year pass through its 35 classrooms, learning English,...

Maguire’s England posts not necessary – Tuchel

Friday at 18:20 PM, via BBC News

England manager Thomas Tuchel said Manchester United defender Harry Maguire’s decision to go public on social media with his “shock and disappointment” on missing out on the World Cup squad was “not necessary”.

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