Long Reads/

3w ago

FCC USF review puts broadband subsidy oversight in Carr’s hands

FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced a review of USAC, the administrator behind federal broadband subsidies for rural homes...

By Theo Lindgren

3w ago

U.S. measles cases 2026 pass last year’s record count

CDC data show 2,318 confirmed U.S. measles cases this year, already topping 2025’s 2,289-case record since 1991.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

3w ago

NSPM-7 Trump memo underpins left-wing terrorism crackdown

The 2025 national security memorandum is driving U.S. prosecutions and a new global push against what officials call lef...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

3w 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

3w 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

3w 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

3w 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

3w 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

3w 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

3w 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

3w 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

3w 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