The majority of U.S. adults will turn off cookies to manage privacy online

Key stat: 67% of US adults turn off cookies or website tracking to protect their privacy, putting it second only to changing social media privacy settings, according to a May 2023 Pew Research Center survey.

Beyond the chart:

This data is particularly relevant as cookies are being phased out. The start of 2024 marked the deprecation of third-party cookies for 1% of Google Chrome users, with cookies scheduled to go away completely by the end of the year.

As third-party cookies fade, advertisers need to find ways to reach users without making them feel violated online, like incentivizing users to share first-party data.

Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen

The United States has announced that it is adding the Yemeni Ansarallah movement back to the list of terrorist organizations. It was initially added to the list in January 2021 under Trump, but the decision was later reversed by Joe Biden when he came into power, citing “humanitarian grounds.”

However, it is worth noting that the previous status of the Houthis did not in any way hinder the Americans from launching strikes on Yemen, whether it was last week or even as far back as 2015. This measure is purely symbolic and in some ways even populist in nature.

Furthermore, it is important to mention that this decision will not have any impact on the combat capabilities of Ansarallah, nor will it affect their ability to influence shipping in the Red Sea. It is highly likely that in the near future, the Houthis will launch another symbolic attack on ships off the coast of Yemen.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi says "the likelihood of war in the north is higher than before."

Speaking to troops in northern Israel, during a drill simulating an offensive in Lebanon, Halevi says the IDF is "increasing readiness for fighting in Lebanon, we have a lot of lessons from the fighting in Gaza, many of them are very relevant to fighting in Lebanon, and there are some that must be adjusted."

"We want to reach a very clear goal in Lebanon, to return the residents to the north, all the communities in the north," he says, referring to some 80,000 displaced Israelis amid the Hezbollah terror group's daily attacks.

"I don't know when the war in the north is, I can tell you that the likelihood of it happening in the coming months is much higher than it was in the past," Halevi says.

"I can tell you that I think we are starting it with many more advantages," he adds.

Yemeni Armed Forces target US-owned Genco Picardy in Gulf of Aden

The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out an attack against the American-owned Genco Picardy as it sailed through the Gulf of Aden, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Wednesday night.

The top official said that the attack came "In support of the plight of the Palestinian people and in solidarity with our brethren in the Gaza Strip, and within the framework of responding to the American-British aggression on our country."

Firing several anti-ship missiles, the Yemeni Armed Forces dealt "precise and direct hits" to the Genco Picardy.

The spokesperson reiterated that the YAF will not hesitate to target "all sources of threat in the Arabian and Red Sea, within the legitimate right of defending [Yemen] and supporting the oppressed Palestinian people."

Moreover, Saree warned the United States and the United Kingdom of an inevitable response to their attacks on Yemen, adding that any renewed aggression "will not go without retaliation and punishment."