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techdirt. com > 04/28/2026 > tech-lobbyists-hard-at-work-undermining-proposed-alaska-right-to-repair-law

Tech Lobbyists Hard At Work Undermining Proposed Alaska "Right To Repair" Law

8+ hour, 3+ min ago  (470+ words) There's still'a meaningful effort afoot'to implement statewide "right to repair" laws that try to make it cheaper, easier, and environmentally friendlier for you to repair the technology you own. All fifty states have at least flirted with the idea, though…...

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techdirt. com > 04/28/2026 > free-speech-president-trump-once-again-tries-to-get-jimmy-kimmel-fired-for-jokes

Free Speech" President Trump, Once Again, Tries To Get Jimmy Kimmel Fired For Jokes

10+ hour, 2+ min ago  (701+ words) But, since then, both Trump and Carr have continued to look for opportunities to get Kimmel fired for his speech. In any normal world this would be a huge five alarm fire as an attack on the First Amendment. The…...

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techdirt. com > 04/28/2026 > looks-like-a-police-state-to-me-says-federal-judge-handling-migrant-detention-cases

Looks Like A Police State To Me, Says Federal Judge Handling Migrant Detention Cases

13+ hour, 30+ min ago  (727+ words) Under Trump, DHS, ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have violated every single right affected by their daily work. When you're trying to perform 3, 000 arrests per day, you can be slowed down by things like the Constitution. That list doesn't even…...

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techdirt. com > 04/28/2026 > daily-deal-magstand-mini-magnetic-charge-station-bedside-lamp

Daily Deal: Magstand Mini Magnetic Charge Station + Bedside Lamp

12+ hour, 6+ min ago  (255+ words) Simplify your daily charging experience and replace most of the chargers and cables on your desktop, with this one mini station that does it all. The Magstand Mini Magnetic Charge Station is a mini charging station that features 3 wireless charging…...

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techdirt. com > 04/28/2026 > doj-files-a-truth-social-post-as-a-legal-brief-which-admits-to-sharing-top-secret-plans-with-a-fake-organization

DOJ Files A Truth Social Post As A Legal Brief " Which Admits To Sharing Top Secret Plans With A "Fake" Organization

12+ hour, 1+ min ago  (685+ words) I kid you not: that is the entire first paragraph of the legal filing. At the very least it raises the question of who actually wrote this. In tone and style, it reads as identical to a typical Donald Trump…...

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techdirt. com > 04/28/2026 > amazon-gets-exemption-from-trump-fcc-router-extortion-ban-doesnt-say-how

Amazon Gets Exemption From Trump FCC Router (Extortion) Ban, Doesn't Say How

17+ hour, 33+ min ago  (518+ words) Late last month'we noted how'the Trump FCC under Brendan Carr announced a new "ban" on all routers made overseas (which means pretty much all of them). At the time, we also noted how this was less of a ban and…...

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techdirt. com > 04/27/2026 > stop-killing-games-got-its-eu-parliament-hearing

Stop Killing Games" Got Its EU Parliament Hearing

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (144+ words) And that hearing has now been conducted in what many are assessing as a good first step in the process. As a more direct reminder, below are the articulated goals of the movement. And that may, or likely will, take…...

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techdirt. com > 04/27/2026 > the-risks-of-anonymity-in-the-age-of-generative-ai

The Risks Of Anonymity In The Age Of Generative AI

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (718+ words) As its name suggests, generative AI is designed to generate material in response to prompts by drawing on its probabilistic database built up through analyzing huge quantities of training input. But it can draw on those patterns to analyze other…...

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techdirt. com > 04/27/2026 > doj-decides-its-going-to-try-to-prosecute-the-southern-poverty-law-center-out-of-existence

DOJ Decides It's Going To Try To Prosecute The Southern Poverty Law Center Out Of Existence

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (681+ words) The DOJ continues to be the Trump Administration's preferred avenue of vengeance. Since his return to office, multiple prosecutions targeting the president's critics and political opponents have been mounted. To date, not a single one has succeeded. (And more than…...

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techdirt. com > 04/27/2026 > judge-just-noticed-the-obvious-problem-with-trump-suing-his-own-irs-for-10-billion

Judge Just Noticed The Obvious Problem With Trump Suing His Own IRS For $10 Billion

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (235+ words) One of the more frustrating things about the case in which Donald Trump sued the IRS that he runs, demanding $10 billion over nothing, was that it seemed like it might just work, and there might be nothing that could be…...