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eBay To GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen: Um, No

1 week ago
It might be time to do a wellness check on GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen. We had just discussed Cohen’s announced bid to have GameStop buy eBay as part of an absolutely bizarre interview he did on CNBC’s Squawk Box. In that interview, Cohen attempted to explain how GameStop would buy the much more highly valued […]
Timothy Geigner

Daily Deal: InfoSec4TC Projects Hub: Learn Cybersecurity & GRC

1 week ago
The InfoSec4TC Projects Hub is a one-of-a-kind interactive platform where learning meets real-world practice. It enables learners to work on actual cybersecurity and compliance projects that simulate professional work environments and can help improve career readiness for roles like GRC Analyst, SOC Analyst, ISMS Consultant, or Cybersecurity Specialist. Each project is designed, reviewed, and evaluated […]
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Trump Administration: Anti-Fascists, Drug Dealers, And Trans People Are Terrorists

1 week ago
As was covered here last week, ProPublica’s Hannah Allam reached out to Trump’s “terrorism czar” Sebastian Gorka to ask him about the wreckage he’s caused since being elevated to a position of power he clearly has no expertise to handle. Gorka’s no expert in domestic security. While his resume may include occasional work for government […]
Tim Cushing

‘Christian’ Wireless Provider Promises To Censor All LGBTQ Content

1 week ago
A new “Christian” mobile phone provider named Radiant Mobile is promising to offer a wireless service that censors all LGBTQ+ content. The MVNO (mobile virtual network operator), which runs on the T-Mobile network, says it’s keen to deliver “faith-focused mobile service,” according to the company’s website. According to NIT Technology Review, the MVNO is working alongside […]
Karl Bode

Valve Blocks Indie Dev Game For Including IP From The Same Indie Dev In Game

1 week 1 day ago
Complaining about automagic enforcement of copyrights on the internet through copyright bots is so old hat at this point so as to be cliché. But there is a very good reason for that. Even in the narrower realm of PC gaming, we have seen examples of how copyright enforcement has ensnared totally innocent games, or […]
Timothy Geigner

DOJ Possibly Facing Contempt Charges After Admitting DHS Press Release Was False

1 week 1 day ago
Let’s hope the word “possibly” can be stricken from this headline in the near future. And while contempt charges don’t mean much to an administration that is openly contemptuous of anything that hints at checks or balances, it would, at the very least, encourage other judges to stop treating the Trump DOJ like it’s worthy […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: 5-in-1 MagSafe Wireless & Wired Charging Station

1 week 1 day ago
Simplify your daily charging experience and replace most of the chargers and cables on your desktop. The 5-in-1 Wireless & Wired Charging Station is a compact and powerful charging station to charge all your favorite gadgets at the same time, and can also double as a bedside lamp with 3 brightness levels. Having 3 wireless […]
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Canadian ‘Pickle Fest’ Rebranded Under Bullshit Trademark Threat

1 week 2 days ago
I’ll let you all in on a little secret: I love pickles. Yes, let that statement spawn a million jokes in the comments; I don’t care. Pickles are great and the fresher the better. I began gardening specifically so that I could grow cucumbers, garlic, onion, and dill, just so I could make my own […]
Timothy Geigner

Prosecutors Had A Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not To Pursue Charges.

1 week 2 days ago
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like a typical scheme: associates of an inmate gang sneaking drugs into the prison, gang members distributing them inside and bank records showing the money flowing. Then the agents discovered something […]
Raquel Rutledge

Techdirt Podcast Episode 451: Preserving The Web In The Age Of AI

1 week 2 days ago
Support us on Patreon » Recently, Mike joined Dave Hansen, Mark Graham and Kendra Albert on a panel for the Future Knowledge podcast, a joint production of the Internet Archive and the Authors Alliance. The discussion covers a wide variety of questions related to keeping the web (and especially the historical record of the web) alive […]
Leigh Beadon

Daily Deal: The Complete JIRA Agile Project Management Course

1 week 2 days ago
In the Complete JIRA Agile Project Management Course, you’ll learn how to master JIRA Agile cloud software to help you streamline your projects while turning yourself into a project management professional! Whether you’re new to JIRA or Agile methodologies, an Agile Certified Scrum Master, product owner or software developer, this course will provide you the […]
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In The Vacuum Of AI Legislation, Libraries Have The Playbook

1 week 3 days ago
The White House AI framework made official what we already knew: this administration has no interest in regulating AI. Any legislation that contradicts the framework will be a dead end. In this regulatory vacuum, it is instructive to turn to norms developed by libraries and archives through their decades of experience working through the same […]
Katherine Klosek