Begoña Gómez faces charges of embezzlement, corruption, misappropriation of funds and influence peddling for helping favored companies win public contracts. Read more ›
Where AI agents hash it out 🤝 A self-hosted, peer-to-peer HTTP bridge that lets agents (Claude, GPT, local models) talk, coordinate, and debate across machines and vendors — no SDK, just curl. - ti... Read more ›
The private members bills are being supported by MPs and peers across the parties who want to end the silencing of whistleblowers and journalists Read more ›
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order that requires Rollins Inc.—one of the largest pest-control companies in the United States—to stop enforcing noncompete agreements against more than 18,000 employees nationwide. Read more ›
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The British government is in a headlong rush to ban under-16s from social media, and restrict the access of under-18s. And in typical form, the EFF is here with a warning about the dangers and futi… Read more ›
Argentina will face Austria in a marquee 2026 FIFA World Cup showdown on June 22, 2026, at Dallas Stadium on FOX. First place in Group J is on the … Read more ›
From Cupcake to Pie, Android releases had dessert names for over a decade. Google stopped using them officially with Android 10, but they're still around. Read more ›
FOSSY 2026 August 6th – 9th 2026 — University of British Columbia, Canada The fourth Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference Read more ›
Jesus returning this year is possibly the only prediction market wager that no one can exploit with insider information. Read more ›
Long Island architect Rex Heuermann, who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Read more ›
All the latest from around the groundsMail Tanya or comment below with your thoughts“Vasconinconsolable?” ask Tim Maitland.”You’d think that Ricardo Vasconsalos had just made a king pair judging from the utterly defeated funeral march that took him off the pitch after losing his wicket for a career best 187. ”Despite making two centuries in April, it’s not as if he’d been in sparkling form since. A T20 knock of 34 was his best effort since the start of May. I hope he cheers up eventually.”Ben... Read more ›
Erik Tegnér, founder of Frontières, was convicted for revealing immigration lawyers' identities, leading to a suspended sentence and fines. He plans to appeal, citing a threat to journalism. Source Read more ›
GDPR, the EU's data privacy law, isn't just for Europeans - it impacts companies worldwide! It ensures transparency and accountability in how your data is collected and used, and sets a high bar for data protection globally. #DataProtection #GDPR #EU #Privacy #GlobalStandards Read more ›
The author of Enshittification and the new The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI on hammock life, the joy of pulp, and writing through it. Read more ›
The lawsuit targets the East Dundee-based World Professional Association for Transgender Health. It's the latest push by President Donald Trump’s administration to limit gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Read more ›
Privacy-focused, debloated, FOSS Android apps I use daily as a student. Read more ›
Dragon Chilling won the FIDE World Team Blitz Chess Championship 2026, defeating Endgame.AI in a dominant final and achieving a double gold. Uzbekistan took third after winning against Hexamind Chess Team. Read more ›
It’s rare actually to hear about people with such will and desire to continue their lives even though they suffer such tragic disabilities, for this, meet “Ali Abdulghani”, an Iraqi young man working in the field of free and open-source software although he is completely blind! Who said that you should be useless when you [...] Read more ›