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Techdirt 3h ago

Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About

by Mike Masnick

We’ve been covering the Trump administration’s escalating campaign against NewsGuard for a while now. It started with the House Oversight Committee’s absurd investigation of the…

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Slashdot 1h ago

Google, Pentagon Discuss Classified AI Deal

by BeauHD

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Alphabet's Google is negotiating an agreement with the Department of Defense that would allow the Pentagon to deploy its Gemini…

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The Intercept 1h ago

Don’t Trust the Lebanon Ceasefire When Israel Keeps Killing in Gaza

by Natasha Lennard

News of less violence is welcome, but with Israel promising to stay in Lebanon, we need to remember the Gaza ā€œceasefireā€ has meant continued genocide. The post Don’t Trust the…

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Ars Technica 54m ago

Ad firms settle with Trump FTC over claims they boycotted conservative media

by Jon Brodkin

FTC aims to stamp out brand-safety standards that hurt Breitbart and Musk's X.

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SCOTUSblog 5h ago

The (non-)partisan puzzle in the conversion therapy case

by Craig Konnoth

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog. In Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme…

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Media Matters 2h ago

Megyn Kelly: Trump's promise of no more Middle East wars was "really fundamental to why many of us voted for him"

by Media Matters for America

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Slashdot 2h ago

IPv6 Usage Reaches Historic 50% Across Google Services

by BeauHD

IPv6 usage briefly reached 50% across Google services for the first time, marking a major milestone for a protocol created in 1998 to solve IPv4's address shortage. Tom's Hardware…

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404 Media 3h ago

App Stores Push Users Toward Nudify Apps, New Research Shows

by Samantha Cole

Findings from the Tech Transparency Project claim that Google and Apple’s app stores not only host harmful apps that can undress images of women, but encourage users to find them.

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Zeteo 3h ago

Israeli Settler Violence Is So Out of Control Even Western Activists Can’t Stop Them

by Theia Chatelle

On the ground in the West Bank, foreigners putting their bodies in the way of Israeli settlers told me protective presence activism is no longer enough to stop violent attacks…

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TruthOut 4h ago

Todd Blanche Says Americans ā€œShould Be Happyā€ With Trump’s Weaponization of DOJ

by Chris Walker

Directing the DOJ is "what being the commander in chief is about,ā€ said interim Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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EFF Deeplinks 3h ago

How Push Notifications Can Betray Your Privacy (and What to Do About It)

by Thorin Klosowski

A phone’s push notifications can contain a significant amount of information about you, your communications, and what you do throughout the day. They’re important enough to…

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Ars Technica 2h ago

Microsoft and Stellantis want to use AI to help car owners

by Jonathan M. Gitlin

Digital services for brands from Jeep to Peugeot will feel the presence of AI.

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Tangle 4h ago

Is AI officially a national security threat?

by Isaac Saul

Plus, tensions rise between the Pentagon and the pope.

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SCOTUSblog 6h ago

What cases might the court grant next?

by Adam Feldman

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the…

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Aaron Parnas 6h ago

BREAKING: Trump Escalates Attack on Church, Cuts Massive Funding, Hegseth Cites Fake Bible Quote From Pulp Fiction, Hegseth Labels the Press "Unpatriotic"

by Aaron Parnas

Good morning everyone.

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Pluralistic 8h ago

Pluralistic: A Pascal's Wager for AI Doomers (16 Apr 2026)

by Cory Doctorow

Today's links A Pascal's Wager for AI Doomers: We're already being turned into paperclips. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Every pirate ebook on the…

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