Alabama City Disbands Police Over Racist Text
VINCENT, Ala. (AP) — A racist text message sent by a police officer has prompted officials in a small Alabama town to disband their police… Read More »Alabama City Disbands Police Over Racist Text
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Why Alex Jones’ Trial Won’t Stop the Spread of Lies
If it hadn’t been so excruciatingly sad, Alex Jones’s defamation lawsuit might have been cathartic. Mr Jones, the supplement-slinging conspiracy theorist, was ordered to pay… Read More »Why Alex Jones’ Trial Won’t Stop the Spread of Lies
Don’t expect Alex Jones’ come-uppance to stop lies
If it hadn’t been so excruciatingly sad, Alex Jones’s defamation lawsuit might have been cathartic. Mr Jones, the supplement-slinging conspiracy theorist, was ordered to pay… Read More »Don’t expect Alex Jones’ come-uppance to stop lies
A forensic economist testified that Alex Jones began funneling $11,000 a day to an alleged shell company around the time he was defaulted to default in libel cases
Alex Jones is called to testify at the Travis County courthouse during the defamation trial in Austin, USA on August 2, 2022Briana Sanchez/Pool via Reuters… Read More »A forensic economist testified that Alex Jones began funneling $11,000 a day to an alleged shell company around the time he was defaulted to default in libel cases
Amazon buys Roomba Maker for $1.7 billion
Hey Alexa, tell Roomba to vacuum the bedroom. Amazon announced Friday that it had reached an agreement to buy iRobot Corp., maker of the Roomba… Read More »Amazon buys Roomba Maker for $1.7 billion
Janesville couple celebrating their wedding anniversary dies in lightning strike near White House
Donna and Jim Mueller A Janesville couple celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary with a trip to the nation’s capital was killed Thursday night in a… Read More »Janesville couple celebrating their wedding anniversary dies in lightning strike near White House
Microsoft trackers conflict with DuckDuckGo, are added to the block list
Aurich Lawson DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search company, says it will block Microsoft trackers in its desktop web browser after revelations in May that certain scripts… Read More »Microsoft trackers conflict with DuckDuckGo, are added to the block list
North Korea offers Russia 100,000 ‘volunteers’ for war against Ukraine, Russian state television says
North Korea has offered Russia 100,000 “volunteers” to help in the war against Ukraine, Russian state television said. “There are reports that 100,000 North Korean… Read More »North Korea offers Russia 100,000 ‘volunteers’ for war against Ukraine, Russian state television says
AI is not sentimental. Why do people say it is?
Why everyone believes differently In the mid-1960s, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joseph Weizenbaum, built an automated psychotherapist he named Eliza. This… Read More »AI is not sentimental. Why do people say it is?
Sonic the Hedgehog doesn’t need easy-to-read legends on its mechanical keyboard
enlarge / Sonic the Hedgehog mechanical keyboard. Being a beloved blue eulipotyphla with the speed of a race car, all the gold rings, a friend… Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog doesn’t need easy-to-read legends on its mechanical keyboard
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro suggests Jared Kushner faked his cancer diagnosis out of sympathy to sell his memoir
Jared Kushner wrote in his book that he was being treated for thyroid cancer at the White House. Peter Navarro said he never saw any… Read More »Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro suggests Jared Kushner faked his cancer diagnosis out of sympathy to sell his memoir
Evo Weekend Is Here: How To Watch The Fighting Game Event Of The Year
enlarge / The crowds this year will be smaller and masked, but offline is back in Vegas Evo After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the Evolution… Read More »Evo Weekend Is Here: How To Watch The Fighting Game Event Of The Year
Somalia’s al-Shabab attacks Ethiopia for the first time
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The al-Shabab extremist group has exploited internal unrest in Ethiopia to cross the border into neighboring Somalia in unprecedented attacks in… Read More »Somalia’s al-Shabab attacks Ethiopia for the first time
Classic Internet Censorship – The New York Times
I want us to think about the implications of this new reality: In three of the four most populous countries in the world, governments have… Read More »Classic Internet Censorship – The New York Times
First Georgia woman with monkey pox speaks out on diagnosis
On Thursday, the Biden administration declared the monkeypox virus a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more… Read More »First Georgia woman with monkey pox speaks out on diagnosis
