43+ min ago  (816+ words) This is probably nothing more than another data point in a deluge, but it’s worth pointing out because it’s instructive. Cops are using a whole lot of surveillance tech these days. Flock Safety has been especially aggressive in pursuing the…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago  (170+ words) Techdirt. Daily Deal: The 2026 Microsoft Azure Architect & Administrator Exam Prep Bundle from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The 2026 Microsoft Azure Architect & Administrator Exam Prep Bundle has 9 courses covering a wide range of Azure skills designed to help you pass your certification exams....

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (495+ words) Not long after twelve states sued Paramount claiming its $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers would harm market competition, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) filed their own lawsuit, warning that the massive debt load from the media industry’s latest megamerger…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (753+ words) In all of our discussions about how the digital revolution has created a system in which people don’t actually own the things they think they’re buying, I get particularly frustrated by the lack of change in it all. We’ve spilled…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1242+ words) In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (593+ words) Well, it was fun while it lasted. And even while it still (theoretically) lasts, it’s really nothing more than the Fifth Circuit saying rights can violated, but only for 90 days at a time. Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit managed…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (249+ words) Opusonix is the workflow-first platform built for music producers and engineers who are tired of endless email chains and scattered files. By centralizing feedback, versions, and tasks in one structured workspace, it helps you cut email traffic by up to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (502+ words) But, because the MAGA crew has been whipped up into a misinformation frenzy over the last decade that any research regarding mis- or disinformation is “censorship,” Trump and Rubio decided to throw the base some red meat and claim they…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (573+ words) That’s why his tenure is more notable for lie detector tests, libel lawsuits, and ridiculous denials than for anything that might be considered an actual accomplishment. And that’s why he’s managed to go far enough that even some GOP members…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (389+ words) In late 2024 the Biden FTC under Lina Khan passed new “click to cancel” rules that made it easier to cancel subscriptions and services, promising to punish the worst offenders. It was a direct response to decades of sleazy behavior from…...