Long Reads/

1w ago

Flock camera false positives put drivers under police suspicion

Recent reports show Flock license-plate alerts led police to confront or charge drivers based on bad matches and thin ve...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

Anthropic open weight models stance rejects a ban, backs tighter limits

Anthropic says it opposes banning open weight AI models, but Dario Amodei is urging distillation crackdowns, export cont...

By June Castellano

1w ago

Ultrathin Sleep Aid speaker deal cuts under-pillow audio device to $15

Techdirt Deals is offering the Ultrathin Sleep Aid speaker for $15, with Bluetooth, TF card playback and a rechargeable...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

Pastebot 3 pricing splits Mac clipboard app between license and subscription

Tapbots lists Pastebot 3 at $39 direct or $24.99 a year on the App Store, with new clipboard history, filters and sync t...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

Brandon Klayme conviction overturned after police missed underscore

A Nova Scotia court acquitted Brandon Klayme after finding police subpoenaed the wrong Kik username in a child-luring in...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

Harmeet Dhillon posts cited as judge rejects DOJ Portland police demand

Judge Michael Simon said DOJ showed bad faith in a Portland police records fight tied to Nick Sortor’s arrest at ICE pro...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

FCC ABC license review draws objections from former agency officials

Former FCC officials told the agency Brendan Carr’s early review of ABC licenses violates the First Amendment and target...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

PSBlackout protest targets Sony's plan to end PlayStation discs

DoesItPlay is urging PlayStation users to avoid Sony platforms for a week in August over the company's 2028 disc cutoff.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

Cory Doctorow lists Enshittification translations in global rights update

Cory Doctorow says Enshittification has confirmed editions across Europe, Asia and the Americas, with Reverse Centaur de...

By June Castellano

1w ago

Akron Stingray warrant denied over monthlong phone-sweeping plan

A federal magistrate rejected a 30-day cell-site simulator warrant that could have captured data from thousands of Akron...

By June Castellano

1w ago

Paramount Warner merger delay puts June 2027 deadline and fees in play

Paramount agreed to a longer pause in its $111 billion Warner Brothers deal as a state antitrust suit heads toward trial...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

Apple iAd 2011 gets no airtime as Jobs touts ad-free iCloud mail

At WWDC 2011, Apple previewed iOS and iCloud email without mentioning iAd, while Steve Jobs pitched ad-free mail.

By Theo Lindgren