How a professional ransom negotiator deals with hackers

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<p>Israel could soon get a new leader. <a href="https://apple.news/APUa_02NsToyEoOUcberLqQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> looks at the unusual and fragile coalition that says it has enough votes to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the country&rsquo;s longest-serving prime minister.</p> <p>As ransomware attacks become increasingly common, many companies are turning to professional negotiators to get their computer systems unlocked. The <a href="https://apple.news/ArbH2OHYGTCaReupU36rrAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> speaks to a negotiator to take us inside the shadowy process.</p> <p>The true scale of the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia&rsquo;s Tigray region is unknown because the government has shut down communications and access to the area. But <a href="https://apple.news/A0tC9pGHNSxytmr9ua6UMaQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> managed to get Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario inside to document what&rsquo;s happening.</p> <p>In order to offset higher costs, some companies are downsizing their products, while keeping prices the same. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9mNrka3_QnCyMB_RhIn_sQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains the pandemic trend known as &ldquo;shrinkflation.&rdquo;</p> <p>The mullet is making a comeback. <a href="https://apple.news/AAKVemr3yQoG3jQDYHRQUNg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vogue</a> talks to top stylists to find out why.</p>