Category «Internet»

What Lawyers Need to Know About the Bluesky Social Media Platform

Via LLRX – What Lawyers Need to Know About the Bluesky Social Media Platform – Catherine Reach discusses how for lawyers, Bluesky represents an opportunity for lawyers on the platform to stand out in the fledgling space before it becomes overcrowded. You can establish your firm’s brand early, getting the best handle without cluttering your usernames …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Marketing, Social Media

Frida Kahlo and Henri Matisse Enter the Public Domain

Hyperallergic: “Happy Public Domain Day! Starting today, January 1, you can legally access, adapt, remix, and republish (depending on your jurisdiction) the work of Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo, and Robert Capa, as well as certain texts by William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. In the United States, the copyright term surrounding commissioned …

Subjects: Copyright, Education, Internet, Libraries

77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024

The Atlantic – Gift Article: “Over the past year, the writers on The Atlantic’s Science, Technology, and Health desk have investigated academic fraud, tracked infectious-disease outbreaks, studied the evolution of artificial intelligence, and chronicled extreme weather events. We’ve reported on the quirks of animal behavior and the latest in psychedelics research. Along the way, we …

Subjects: Climate Change, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Education, Health Care, Internet

Beware Of Shadow AI – Shadow IT’s Less Well-Known Brother

SecurityWeek: “While AI tools can enable employees to be innovative and productive, significant data privacy risks can stem from their usage. Shadow IT is a fairly well-known problem in the cybersecurity industry. It’s where employees use unsanctioned systems and software as a workaround to bypass official IT processes and restrictions. Similarly, with AI tools popping …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

A whole mess of TikTok trial briefs

The Verge: “The Supreme Court will consider TikTok’s case against a divest-or-ban law early next year, and a wave of filings has hit the docket this afternoon — from the parties involved as well as numerous institutions and public figures, including President-elect Donald Trump. If you want a firsthand look, the full list is linked …

Subjects: Courts, Defense, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

24 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2024

Wired [unpaywalled] : “Let’s face it—2024 has felt at times like a relentless conveyor belt of doom. The climate crisis is still gaining momentum, COP underlined the lack of consensus on what to do about it, and attempts to create a plastics treaty failed. Political violence rose to the surface in the US, and there …

Subjects: Education, Environmental Law, Health Care, Internet, Legal Research, Medicine

The Network of Time

“The Network Of Time is an idea proposed on this website: the largest network of people who appear together in photos that currently exist which can be connected through peoples’ recurring appearances in different photos.  This website, currently in a beta stage, represents the beginnings of a visualization of the Network. Match any two people …

Subjects: Internet, Search Engines

Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe

ProPublica: “The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft in a wide-ranging probe that will examine whether the company’s business practices have run afoul of antitrust laws, according to people familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, FTC attorneys have been conducting interviews and setting up meetings with Microsoft competitors. One key area of interest is …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Economy, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Microsoft