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In brief Ripple is buying back up to $750 million in shares from investors and employees, Bloomberg reported. The buyback…
from the avoidable-tragedies dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Images from the missile strike in southern…
“My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by…
In brief Grammarly has disabled its Expert Review AI feature after criticism from academics and writers. The tool generated writing…
Several stories have put government power over speech and technology back in the spotlight.In this episode, we break down the…
from the I’m-sorry-I-can’t-do-that,-Dave dept Last month we reported on a strange story in two strange parts: first, a coder had…
Democrats have introduced 18 bills in the Virginia General Assembly to restrict gun rights since January. Twelve have already cleared…
In brief Microsoft backed Anthropic in court to protect billions tied to Claude and Azure. The Pentagon blacklist could ripple…
from the seems-bads dept From the very beginning of the DOGE saga, many of us raised alarms about what would…
Journalists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo face constant danger as warring parties seek to control information. In January and February,…
In brief Ledger researchers say a flaw in certain MediaTek-powered Android phones could expose encrypted user data in about 45…
Mark Chenoweth is president and chief legal officer of the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a nonprofit that brings lawsuits…