@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-03-25 03:26:04
Filing: Meta offers top executives stock options for the first time since its 2012 IPO to retain talent, if it hits stock-price milestones in the coming years (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-…
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-02-25 19:46:52
"And so the state of Trump is that he is stuck. He is failing at fascism. He can break things, but he cannot make things. He can bluster, but he cannot triumph. He is tired, and every day is harder than the day before, and there are rivals in the wings, and elections coming."
https://snyder.substack.com/p/fascist…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-23 18:03:38
Trump’s pledge to raise the global baseline tariff rate from 10% to 15% is reverberating across markets, with investors now weighing whether a recent rally in overseas equities can hold.
In a post on TruthSocial, Trump said he would immediately increase the worldwide tariff rate to 15% following a Supreme Court decision related to trade authority. He also signaled that additional, “legally permissible” tariffs could be introduced in the coming months, reinforcing a more aggressive trade…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-03-25 14:55:50
SCOTUS rules unanimously that Cox could not be held liable for the piracy of thousands of songs online, after music labels sued the internet provider in 2018 (Ann E. Marimow/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/supreme-court-cox…
@inthehands@hachyderm.io2026-02-23 18:46:04
It’s worth noting that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originator of the bad deductive rule in question, spent his later years falling for and vehemently defending a variety of hoaxes involving fairies and communicating with the dead:
https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-175-ghost-racket-crusade-10-22-2021/
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-03-25 14:41:07
SCOTUS rules unanimously that Cox could not be held liable for the piracy of thousands of songs online, after music labels sued the internet provider in 2018 (Ann E. Marimow/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/supreme-court-cox…
@burger_jaap@mastodon.social2026-02-23 13:06:21
Italy may be the first EU country to impose requirements on private charging points in its transposition of the EU REDIII into national law: newly installed private charging points must be able to communicate with smart meters from June 30 onwards.
https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?u…
@newsie@darktundra.xyz2026-02-23 20:13:03
UK regulator fines porn company $1.8 million for failing to verify user ages https://therecord.media/ofcom-porn-fine-verification
@gwire@mastodon.social2026-01-23 18:51:56
I'm sure that Tesla fee is more than covered by the passive income that's coming from operating as autonomous taxis while their owners sleep.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01/tesla-wants-recurring-revenue-discontinues-aut…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-24 04:10:43
State Representative James Talarico, and his recent interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:
CBS said it did not block the interview from airing, but provided legal guidance that broadcasting it could trigger the Federal Communications Commission’s equal-time rule.
Colbert’s show instead posted the interview on YouTube.
When CBS Austin asked about Talarico announcing he's raised $2.5 million in the 24 hours following the interview, Jasmine Crockett said,
“I …
