Policy3d ago
Census Bureau Banned from Using Noise Infusion in Statistical Products
New Commerce Department order forces the Census Bureau to adopt 'coarsening' instead, rais...
10 MIN READ#Census Bureau · 81K on youtube
Policy
Regulation, legislation, and the political forces shaping the tech industry.
Policy5d ago
Canada's Bill C-22 Under Fire: Petition Seeks Withdrawal of Surveillance Legislation
Over 8,600 Canadians have signed a petition opposing the bill's broad surveillance and enc...
8 MIN READ#Canada · 43K on youtube
Policy9d ago
Rebuilding After Addiction, Prison, and a Felony
A personal account of redemption through software development and entrepreneurship
10 MIN READ#addiction · 60K on youtube
Policy11d ago
UK Government Ditches Stripe for Dutch Payment Provider Adyen
Adyen to handle pay-by-bank services and card payments for local authorities, police, and ...
8 MIN READ#Adyen · 43K on youtube
Policy12d ago
S&P Resists Pressure to Ease Index Inclusion Rules for Mega IPOs
The decision leaves SpaceX and other large companies waiting a year for a spot in the S&P ...
10 MIN READ#Elon Musk · 51K on youtube
Policy16d ago
United Airlines 767 Diverts After Bluetooth Device's Name Sparks Security Scare
A four-letter word in a Bluetooth device's name prompts a security response and the flight...
8 MIN READ#aviation · 34K on youtube
Policy16d ago
Cloudflare Turnstile Breaks WebKitGTK Browsers with Fingerprinting
Cloudflare's bot-detection method requires WebGL-based fingerprinting, raising concerns ab...
10 MIN READ#Cloudflare · 65K on youtube
Policy18d ago
UC Faculty Demand Return of SAT Tests for STEM Applicants Amid 'Severe' Math Deficits
More than 600 University of California faculty members call for reinstatement of standardi...
8 MIN READ#University of California · 58K on youtube
Policy18d ago
Rockstar Games Employees Unionize Amid Firing Dispute
Staffers at Rockstar Games form a union to address workplace issues, including pay transpa...
8 MIN READ#gaming · 67K on youtube
Policy18d ago
The Dead Economy Theory: How AI and Automation Are Redefining Productivity
A new economic theory suggests that as productivity increases, benefits are inaccessible t...
10 MIN READ#AI · 95K on youtube
Policy19d ago
GitHub Bans Security Researcher Who Posted Zero-Day Windows Exploits
Microsoft's GitHub bans researcher Nightmare-Eclipse after a series of publicly disclosed ...
8 MIN READ#GitHub · 36K on youtube
Policy19d ago
Lego Collector's $200,000 Collection Stolen by Bricks & Minifigs
A high-stakes dispute over a valuable Lego collection has left an elderly man and his fami...
10 MIN READ#lego · 89K on youtube
Policy20d ago
Canada Shifts from US Suppliers, Orders Military Plane Fleet from Sweden
Canada's decision to purchase early warning planes from Saab marks a strategic shift in it...
8 MIN READ#Canada · 53K on youtube
Policy20d ago
California Employers Don't Have to Give You the Day Off
A look at the laws governing holidays and paid time off in the Golden State
8 MIN READ#California · 100K on youtube
Policy21d ago
Worst Job Interviews Reveal Deeper Issues in Hiring Process
Awkward questions, uncomfortable situations, and a lack of preparation are common complain...
8 MIN READ#job interviews · 25K on youtube
Policy21d ago
Methyl Methacrylate Tank Leak Sparks Crisis in Orange County
A highly toxic and flammable chemical has spilled from a tank at a Garden Grove aerospace ...
12 MIN READ#chemical leak · 32K on youtube
Policy21d ago
Spain Blocks Prediction Markets Polymarket and Kalshi Over Lack of Gambling License
Spanish regulator temporarily suspends US-based platforms for operating without proper aut...
8 MIN READ#prediction markets · 90K on youtube
Policy22d ago
California Amends Age-Verification Law to Exempt Linux Distributions
The state's Digital Age Assurance Act will no longer require age verification for open-sou...
8 MIN READ#Linux · 84K on youtube
Policy22d ago
Mullvad Rolls Out Patch to Mitigate Exit IP Fingerprinting
The VPN provider is taking steps to prevent users' exit addresses from being tracked acros...
8 MIN READ#Mullvad · 35K on youtube
Policy22d ago
California Exempts Linux from Age-Verification Law
Amendment aims to protect decentralized, open-source projects from compliance burdens
12 MIN READ#California · 84K on youtube
Policy24d ago
Trump Admin Mandates Green Card Applicants Leave U.S. to Apply
Sweeping change could impact hundreds of thousands of people seeking permanent residence i...
9 MIN READ#immigration · 84K on youtube
Policy25d ago
Shipping a Laptop to Uganda: Navigating Bureaucracy and Regulation
A complex web of import restrictions and refugee policies makes delivering aid to those in...
8 MIN READ#refugee · 40K on youtube
Policy26d ago
Seattle Shield: A Nationwide Surveillance Apparatus with Little Oversight
The Seattle police's intelligence-sharing network, modeled after NYPD Shield, raises conce...
10 MIN READ#surveillance · 46K on youtube
Policy28d ago
Minnesota Becomes First State to Ban Prediction Markets, Feds Sue to Block
The federal government quickly challenges the law, which could impact the future of predic...
8 MIN READ#prediction markets · 64K on youtube