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Amanda Eyre Ward is an Austin writer and author of 13 novels—three of which are set in Texas and the rest scattered all over the world. Her latest book, Arrivals and Departures, out June 16, delves deep into the dark world of international romance scammers and how they masquerade as lovers by employing deepfake videos, […]

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Daniel Solove argues in the Wall Street Journal (alternate link) that giving people control of their personal data is not an effective way to regulate privacy in this era. Instead, we need to hold companies accountable for their actions, similar to what we do with food and drug companies. Measures such as rigorous data minimization, fiduciary duties, liability for negligent or reckless technological design, liability for algorithms that cause harm, and multi-stakeholder review of technologies will be far more effective.

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Riley Green started with 141 acres that once belonged to his great-uncle, and from there, he just kept buying land. Continue reading…

'It's really not that easy to meet a girl when you're doing what we're doing,' Green admits in his appearance on Theo Von's 'This Past Week' podcast. Continue reading…

Strain’s family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in March 2025, naming 32 people as defendants. Continue reading…

The FDA has recalled more than 700,000 Pillsbury bread rolls due to potential glass contamination.

Zohran Mamdani has announced new actions to improve housing after taking feedback from thousands of NYC renters during his Rental Ripoff Hearings. His priorities include: —Legally recognizing tenant unions —Taking on 'repeat offender' bad landlords —Requiring AI disclosure in rental listings

DHS Plans “All-Out War” on Immigration Scammers as Fraud Complaints Double
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The number of scammers trying to capitalize on immigrants’ fears by posing as lawyers and ICE agents has surged since Trump’s reelection, ProPublica found. Now, DHS says it is seeking to identify and find these fraudsters.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-immigration-scams-fraud-homeland-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Nine days into a twelve-day experiment with an AI coding agent, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin had one instruction on file:

The post “There are no laws, only suggestions”: What AI agents do with your instructions appeared first on The New Stack.

PEN America president Dinaw Mengestu resigned from his position this past Thursday after the troubled free-expression organization published a report reaffirming its opposition to cultural boycotts. The report, titled "A Silent Moratorium," recounts anecdotes from editors, a...

Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music and musical topics I’ve been fixated on recently. The rap song of the summer is undoubtedly Yung Miami's "Spend Dat." Produced by J. White Did It, the gloriously maximalist strip-club banger celebrates ...

Argentina is in the World Cup final for a second straight tournament. Somehow, some way, that is a true statement. After Cape Verde put the fear of god into the reigning champions, after Egypt had a 2-0 lead as late as the 79th minute, after Switzerland equalized and looked ...

The Resonant Computing Manifesto. “We can now build technology that adaptively shapes itself in service of our individual and collective aspirations. We can build resonant environments that bring out the best in every human who inhabits them.”

CATL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dutch energy company Alfen to deploy 5 GWh of its Tener Sodium energy storage systems across Europe, one of the largest sodium-ion commitments the region has seen.

The batteries are rated for 15,000 cycles and a 25-to-30-year service life — the pitch that sodium-ion’s longevity, not its energy density, is what wins grid storage.

Governor Kathy Hochul has paused data center construction. Reporting from WXXI: The governor’s order follows a bill passed by the State Legislature last month, which also contains a one-year moratorium. Members of the governor’s team say that bill is complicated and will ta...

One thing I look for when listening or reading someone’s commentary, is their opinion the most obvious conclusion from a very surface-level reading of the source material? The obvious is often wrong, otherwise we’d never have anything interesting or surprising happen in the world! Gotta go deeper.