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Cybernews: “A new wave of online lists is mapping out European alternatives to everyday apps and platforms, encouraging users to switch from US tech platforms and instead support local innovation, reclaiming control of their digital lives. Curated “tech swap” lists are trending across Europe. Multiple directories, forum posts, and social media threads appear regularly to …
EFF – “With a budget for 2025 that is 10 times the size of the agency’s total surveillance spending over the last 13 years, ICE is going on a shopping spree, creating one of the largest, most comprehensive domestic surveillance machines in history….U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current …
Reuters – [snipped] ICE…”He said he would continue sending armed agents into cities, claiming that his efforts had taken “thousands of murderers out of our country.” There is no evidence to support that assertion…The president expressed frustration that his Republican Party could lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives or the Senate in this …
NIXINTEL: “How do you know how old a webpage really is? A core part of website investigation is determining precisely when site was created or when an article was published. For most sites this is rarely an issue of concern, but for websites that are intentionally misleading it can be more challenging. Websites created for …
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid: “Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address, 404 Media has learned. ICE is using …
Follow up to FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home, via NeimanLab, “On Wednesday morning, the FBI executed a search warrant on a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of a probe into a government worker accused of illegally retaining classified information. The reporter, Hannah Natanson, has been key to the Post’s coverage …
The Verge [no paywall]: “Microsoft’s library of books is so heavy that it once caused a campus building to sink, according to an unproven legend among employees. Now those physical books, journals, and reports, and many of Microsoft’s digital subscriptions to leading US newspapers, are disappearing in a shift described inside Microsoft as an “AI-powered …
CBO Report – “On September 5, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14347, which authorized the use of “Department of War” (DoW) as a secondary title for the Department of Defense (DoD). CBO was asked to provide an estimate of the cost of implementing that order. CBO was also asked to estimate the cost of …
Design You Trust: “This year’s winners delivered not just images but deeply human stories, ranging from raw street moments to bold conceptual pieces. Canadian photographer Luke Gram earned the top honor for his series “Humanity Within the Architecture of Control,” a subtle yet powerful exploration of everyday life inside North Korea that reveals how individuality …
TeleGeography: “There’s been lots of conversation about the recent boom in submarine cable construction. This flurry of activity becomes clearer when our annual map is viewed over time. Today, we’re putting several years’ worth of maps back-to-back to visualize an evolving undersea network. (And to reminisce about some of our favorite designs, if I’m being …
Reddit – Data is Beautiful – Donald Trump’s estimated stock portfolio – Covers Donald Trump’s stocks and bonds of public companies in his latest financial disclosure. Interesting facts: Performance (excl. OBDC): +47% (SP500: +15.3%) Performance (if the bonds were stocks): +22% Performance (original): +15.8% His highest gains: WDC (+260%), MU (+199%), WBD (+188%), ALB (+168%), TER (+162%) …
Android Headline: “Google has released Personal Intelligence for Gemini, a new beta feature that lets the AI give you personalized answers by securely linking to your Gmail, Photos, and YouTube history. Gemini 3 enables the chatbot to think across several data sources to answer hard questions and tailor them for you. The feature is rolling …
