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Medical device firm UFP says backup data systems deployed following cyberattack https://therecord.media/ufp-technologies-medical-devices-sec-filing-cyberattack

Filings: some Meta execs warned in 2019 that adding E2E encryption to Facebook and Instagram messaging would hinder the ability to flag CSAM to law enforcement (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/m

"Is academic research becoming too competitive?
Nature examines the data Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition."
Sobering numbers from funding institutions in Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025

Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.

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 …

Jasmine Crockett brings Senate campaign to UT Austin as primary enters final weeks
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett spoke at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday night as her campaign for the U.S. Senate heads into its final weeks. Her

The city’s chief, Brian O’Hara, confirmed the man had died following the incident, describing him as a white male and a resident of Minnesota.
The man was also a “lawful gun owner” with a permit to carry the weapon, O’Hara said, adding that the victim’s name was known to police but would yet be released.
ICE shooting latest: ‘American citizen’ shot and killed by federal agents in another Minneapolis shooting | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ice-shooting-minneapolis-latest-updates-b2907013.html

Press freedom is further going down the drain in Trumpistan.
(Sorry, behind a paywall. But the first few sentences are the most important anyway.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/23/pentagon-press-annex-policy-defeat/

Merry Christmas. Thanks for following. Whether it was a fancy hat, or the latest home computer, hope you got what you wanted.

Luxmuralis at Hereford Cathedral last night. This was the final bit and definitely the best.

Unlike his predecessors,
Trump does not even pretend that his imperialism serves any purpose nobler than American domination
For Trump, “America first” didn’t imply any legal or moral opposition to foreign invasions.
To the contrary, he criticized Bush for not seizing Iraq’s oil.
He denounced regime change and nation building because they allegedly expended American blood and treasure on behalf of non-Americans.
Instead, Trump promised short wars in which onl…

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CBS News on Instagram: "The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of falling glassy volcanic fragments, including ash. Kilauea, on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors for more than year with an on-and-off eruption that periodically sends fountains of lava soaring into the sky. The fountaining that began Tuesday morning marked the eruption’s 43rd episode since it began in December 2024."
99K likes, 1,454 comments - cbsnews on March 11, 2026: "The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of falling glassy volcanic fragments, including ash. Kilauea, on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors for more than year with an on-and-off eruption that periodically sends fountains of lava soaring into the sky. The fountaini…