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New markets, new ideas, and new creators are actually what copyright is supposed to promote, not restrict. Using copyright to lock in existing gatekeepers and massive rightsholders’ profits helps neither the public nor individual artists.
Comparing the process of furnishing two apartments—one in Ecuador, the other in the U.S.—was a reminder: order and efficiency aren't always what they're cracked up to be.
Drugs cause addiction*. It is a rhetoric deeply ingrained into the American psyche based on a series of rat experimentations that placed one rat alone in a cage with two water bottles--one containing cocaine or heroin, the other just water. The rat chose the cocaine- or heroin-laced water every time until it died. The…
Iran is in the midst of one of the world’s most severe communications blackouts. This post uses Kentik data to detail how this historic event unfolded, where this event lies in the context of previous Iranian shutdowns, and finally discusses what might be in store next for Iran.
We’re asking the Supreme Court to reaffirm the importance of the software interoperability that has allowed developers to write millions of applications for billions of …
If you are 17 or under, a federal prosecutor could have charged you with computer hacking just for reading Seventeen magazine online—until today. It’s not because the law got any better. Earlier today, we wrote about news sites that alarmingly prohibit their youth audiences from accessing the news...
The findings of this analysis paint a nuanced picture of just how prevalent political speech is among U.S. adults on Twitter.
When BU’s Fallou Ngom found a note written by his late father, in a language that looked like Arabic but sounded like Wolof, it opened the door to a lifetime of discovery in African language and history.
Congress must ensure that the next generation of Americans is able to speak and associate freely, without fear of surveillance.
At least seven more Russian, Belarusian, Latvian, and Israeli journalists and activists have been targeted with Pegasus within the EU.
Archived MIT Admissions blog post 'An MIT Underwear Exposé (and Sorting Hat),' published April 11, 2016. Preserved for historical context; not maintained as current admissions policy.
Welcome to the new home of the Flickr Foundation! We are a new US 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to keeping the wonderful Flickr collection around for 100 years. Big goals, little steps.
Tieto is leading Nordic software and technology company serving banking, healthcare, and industry sectors. ~14,000 experts, €1.8B revenue, operating in 20+ countries
During the pandemic, a dangerous business has prospered: invading students’ privacy with proctoring software and apps. In the last year, we’ve seen universities compel students to download apps that collect their face images, driver’s license data, and network information. Students who want to move...
A federal judge has ruled that EFF need not obey an Australian injunction ordering EFF to take down a “Stupid Patent of the Month” blog post and never speak of the patent owner’s intellectual property again. It all started when Global Equity Management (SA) Pty Ltd (GEMSA)’s patent was featured as...
If you like your employer plan, you don't get to keep it.
Distributed work may hold the key to creating forward thinking metropolises.
Google makes ranking changes to highlight original reporting.
The News/Media Alliance has successfully secured the takedown of notorious paywall bypass website 12ft.io.
A new type of ultraviolet light that is safe for people destroyed more than 98% of airborne microbes in a room within five minutes, a study found.
A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety of Denmark’s childhood vaccination program.
Posted by Iulia Ion, Software Engineer - Rob Reeder, Research Scientist - Sunny Consolvo, User Experience Researcher Today, you can find...
(Manhattan Beach, CA - December 2, 2020) -- On November 18, Apple announced the App Store Small Business Program to help small businesses and independent developers. The program reduces Apple’s commission from 30% to 15% for small software publishers earning up to $1 million in proceeds in the Apple App Store.
"Infosec Twitter," a vibrant community of security practitioners, known for its insight, inspiration, and entertainment, is coming to an end.
The Govtech Fund is the first-ever venture capital fund dedicated to government technology startups.
