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Mashable: “Before the dust had settled on the ruins of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school — a casualty of the recent U.S.-Israel military strikes against Iran, and one which resulted in the deaths of up to 168 adults and children — people were already engagement-farming online. Clips of digital flight simulators were passed off as real-time …
Tech Policy: “When Matt Schlicht instructed his AI agent to create a social network for other AI agents, the result, Moltbook, was initially treated as a novelty. But by late February, more than 2.8 million AI agents had signed up and begun posting about Star Trek, debating morality and developing a religion called “Crustafarianism.” Amid …
ZDNet: “Looking for a simple way to protect your electronics from power surges and tracking software? These tiny gadgets can make a big difference. There are a myriad of software options for protecting all of your electronic and internet-connected devices. But with it being somewhat of an open secret that our devices are spying on …
Wall Street Journal -” Plus, the potential benefits of a blue-collar career change and why MBAs from top schools are struggling to get hired. CEOs say AI is boosting efficiency, but employees say it isn’t saving much time. There’s a vast gulf between senior executives’ and workers’ actual experience with generative AI, according to a …
USAFacts – “In 2025, the US exported more crude oil and petroleum products than it imported. Petroleum and petroleum product exports totaled about 10.7 million barrels per day, while imports were about 7.9 million barrels a day. That’s a -2.8 million barrel a day difference. Crude oil is a fossil fuel that can be refined …
CNET: “Your home address may be sensitive information but you’d be amazed at how many places you can find it online — even if you’ve recently moved. There’s a whole industry behind collecting your address and selling it, not to mention all the random places it can crop up online. That may be a concern …
“Amid growing concerns about federal charging practices, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has launched its new Criminal Case Tracker. This new digital resource, available at www.nacdl.org/casetracker, provides defense counsel and the public with a structured, continually updated view of select federal prosecutions that reflect emerging enforcement theories, novel legal applications, and departures from …
Via LLRX – The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research, Public Health, and the Rule of Law – Part 7 – This article is the seventh in a series focused on how the second Trump presidency unleashed a causal chain that has rapidly morphed into an extensive continued attack against civil liberties, commerce, government funded …
Card Catalog: A complete guide to finding, reading, and evaluating scientific papers — and knowing what questions matter before you trust the findings. Hana Lee Goldin, MLIS: “We are living through a strange moment in the history of knowledge. More information is available to more people than at any point in human history, and yet …
ProPublica: “Thousands of companies are jockeying for billions of dollars in Defense Department contracts to build a shield designed to intercept and destroy missiles launched against the United States. But amid the intense competition, a handful of firms have an important inside connection. At least four of the companies awarded contracts so far are owned …
MakeUseOf: “Every photo you share carries a hidden dossier. Your exact location, your device model, and the precise second you pressed the shutter. When your phone captures an image, it saves more than pixels. Embedded inside every JPEG is a layer of data called EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format), and it is quite thorough. A …
Dark Reading: “Most people would never imagine that the innocuous tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in their vehicles could be used to track their movements. But, as with many things digital, it turns out the feature, designed for vehicle safety and maintenance, can also expose unintended signals that enable precisely that capability. Low Cost Vehicle Tracking …