Judge Strikes Down Updated Policy Restricting Journalists’ Access to Pentagon
The policy sought to revoke journalists’ access to the inside of the Pentagon building.
Trump Admin Seeks Sweeping Access to Federal Workers’ Health Records
The administration’s access to medical histories raises privacy concerns over abortion and transgender care records.
Texas Counties Face DHS Subpoenas Seeking Voter Data Records
Broad requests for voter files raise alarms among officials over legality, privacy, and election control.
Hisense's New Backlit RGB LED TV 'a Shot Against OLED's Bow', and Includes a DP Port
"RGB LED TVs have been the talk of the TV world this year," argues The Verge, with models coming from all the manufacturers." And the first one of 2026 is here — the UR9 from…
Crypto Billionaire Pardoned In Prison By Trump Just Wrote a Memoir
Forbes estimates he's worth roughly $110 billion, "placing him ahead of Bill Gates." And now Changpeng Zhao, the 49-year-old billionaire founder of Binance, "has written a…
Greg Kroah-Hartman Tests New 'Clanker T1000' Fuzzing Tool for Linux Patches
The word clanker — a disparaging term for AI and robots — "has made its way into the Linux kernel," reports the blog It's FOSS "thanks to Greg Kroah-Hartman, the Linux stable…
Court Dismisses Pepperdine’s Nonsense Trademark Suit Against Netflix Over ‘Running Point’
A little over a year ago, we wrote about a fairly silly lawsuit filed against Netflix (and Warner Bros.) by Pepperdine University in California for trademark infringement. At…
Gemini can now create personalized AI images by digging around in Google Photos
Google is making it easier to feed your photos into Nano Banana for more personal image generation.
The Ukraine war's deep impact on Metro 2039’s development, story
Upcoming sequel wants to capture a "uniquely Ukrainian perspective" on the post-apocalypse.
Prime Video shows “technical difficulties” sign instead of NBA game in overtime
"Am I trippin??" asks LeBron James.
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, we’ve got a double-winning comment from Shannon Vanshoon that took first place on the insightful side and second place on the funny side. It’s a response to a…
‘Israeli Asset’: How Kushner Screwed Iran Negotiations
Mehdi and Prem break down the new Iran blockade, Trump’s blasphemous post, and respond to a provocative audience question about whether anti-war voters should support Tucker…
Oh God: RFK Jr. Unveils Plan To Be First Sitting Cabinet Secretary To Host A Podcast
With all that RFK Jr. has done, and failed to do, as the Secretary of HHS, he should be terribly busy cleaning up mess after mess. The measles outbreak that is going to cause…
Iran Ceasefire Over, War Back on? Mehdi Takes Your Questions LIVE on MONDAY
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How Trump Is Making the US Poorer: Top Economist Explains
Watch Justin Wolfers break down the state of the economy as Donald Trump's illegal war on Iran continues.
NEWS: White House Desperately Scrambles to Move on From Epstein, China Set to Help Iran Militarily, Trump Invokes Allah Again While Launching Operation to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
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