Tech & Big Tech

from the failing-upward-administration dept Kash Patel is one of the rare Trump political appointees who actually has some experience that…

from the the-consequence-free-elite dept There are perks to spending over a quarter of a billion dollars getting your preferred candidate…

from the do-not-pass-go,-do-not-collect-$200 dept More than 4,000 Hollywood insiders recently signed a letter blasting Paramount’s planned $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers,…

Now that our detour for the game jam winner spotlights is complete, we’re rolling out a new version of these…

from the bad-to-worse dept Ah, Denuvo. It’s been several years since we checked in on this once vaunted DRM tool…

Following criticism, lawmakers have narrowed the GUARD Act, a bill aimed at restricting minors’ access to certain AI systems. The…

from the seems-very-stable dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka is one of…

from the the-crazy-never-ends dept Not this again. For many years now there have been a series of ongoing lawsuits between…

EFF friend Guy Kawasaki has written a book: Everybody Has Something to Hide: Why and How to Use Signal to Preserve Your Privacy,…

from the vast-network-of-MAGA-hand-puppets dept Maybe this isn’t just another vindictive prosecution by the Trump administration. But we’re going to need…

from the yo-chatgpt,-is-this-legal? dept Back in early 2025, DOGE bros Justin Fox and Nate Cavanaugh were handed multiple government roles…

from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept In late 2023, I wrote a feature for The Verge exploring the FCC’s attempt to stop race and…