Governor Gavin Newsom’s top communications aide, Izzy Gardon, has been revealed as the man behind California’s official @GovPressOffice account — an account that now spends its time mocking President Donald Trump while the state seeks $40 billion in federal disaster aid.
Britain’s first transgender judge, Victoria McCloud, is seeking to bypass the UK Supreme Court by appealing to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. McCloud, who was appointed in 2010 and retired earlier this year, is challenging the April ruling that affirmed biological sex as binary, stating, “a person is either a woman or a man.”
The United Kingdom has dropped its demand that Apple provide backdoor access to Americans’ encrypted data following negotiations with the Trump administration. The move, confirmed Tuesday by President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, ends months of tensions over privacy and surveillance concerns.
Volkswagen has sparked controversy by introducing a new subscription model that charges drivers extra to unlock the full performance of its ID.3 electric hatchback. Instead of paying for mechanical upgrades, owners must now pay a monthly fee to access horsepower already built into the vehicle.
