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“At Free Law Project, we believe the law belongs to everyone. But for too long, the information needed to understand and use the law—especially in civil rights litigation—has been locked behind paywalls, scattered across jurisdictions, or buried in technical complexity. That’s why we teamed up with the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse on an exploratory grant …
MakeUseOf: “ackups are one of those chores we all know we should be doing, but most people either put it off or do it halfway. That’s because backing up an entire digital life is overwhelming, and storage space isn’t exactly free. Also, just to be clear here, backing something up is not the same thing …
ghacks: “Bye Bye, Google AI is a browser extension that gives you control over the features. Google does not provide options to turn off AI content on Google Search, which this extension rectifies. The extension displays the options right after installation in a compatible browser. It is available for Chromium-based, which covers most desktop browsers. …
Story Seed Library – “Welcome to a library of Solarpunk art and story seeds – helping you imagine a better climate future in which humanity learns how to sustainably live on Earth. If you haven’t heard about Solarpunk before, check out our short introduction! If you’re looking for art for your project, check out our …
404 Media – AI Work Slop is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable “A joint study by Stanford University researchers and a workplace performance consulting firm published in the Harvard Business Review details the plight of workers who have to fix their colleagues’ AI-generated “workslop,” which they describe as work content that “masquerades as good …
Peters Report Finds that DOGE Continues to Operate Unchecked, Likely Violating Federal Privacy and Security Laws, and Putting the Safety of Americans’ Personal Information in Danger. “U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report revealing that the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is …
Hot to Geek: “While the vast majority sticks to Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or whatever browser came pre-installed on their phone, the world of web browsers is actually much bigger (and weirder) than you might think. There are some truly obscure browsers out there—and no, I’m not talking about Opera, Maxthon, or Tor. I mean browsers …
WebProNews – “Mozilla is introducing Google Lens-powered visual search to Firefox desktop, enabling users to right-click images for contextual searches in an opt-in feature that prioritizes privacy. This partnership aims to boost engagement amid AI-driven browser innovations, though it raises questions about Google dependency and competitive dynamics. The phased rollout invites community feedback. Mozilla Corp. …
Pluralistic, Cory Doctorow: “A week ago, I turned that book into a speech, which I delivered as the annual Nordlander Memorial Lecture at Cornell, where I’m an AD White Professor-at-Large. This was my first-ever speech about AI and I wasn’t sure how it would go over, but thankfully, it went great and sparked a lively …
Free Press – No one reads anymore. “This is something that teachers of literature like me are always saying. “Every generation, at some point, discovers that students cannot read as well as they would like or as well as professors expect,” wrote the scholar of literacy Martha Maxwell in 1979. But more and more, educators …
The New York Times [no paywall]: “…While artificial intelligence chatbots promise detailed, personalized answers, they also offer validation on demand — an ability to feel seen, understood and accepted instantly. Your friends and family might get frustrated or annoyed with you, but chatbots tend to be overwhelmingly agreeable and reassuring. Such validation isn’t necessarily a …
404 Media: In a blog post published in June, Garrett Langley, the CEO and co-founder of surveillance company Flock, said “We rely on the democratic process, on the individuals that the majority vote for to represent us, to determine what is and is not acceptable in cities and states.” The post explained that the company …
