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Twitch says it intends to use videos streamed on its platform to help train Amazon's generative AI models and tells creators how to opt out (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/amazon-will-train-o…

Amazon will train on Twitch streamers' content by default, unless they opt out | TechCrunch
"If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in," Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. "That's honestly the answer."

Omar says she won’t ‘be silenced’ by search of her home and blasts Trump’s ‘intimidation’ campaign
Ilhan Omar called the search an “attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.”
“For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns.
This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation,” she said.
“I will not be silenced.”
The search of the Minnesota congresswoman’s home
so close…

Omar says she won't 'be silenced’ by search of her home and blasts Trump’s 'intimidation' campaign
Omar said she will “not be silenced” and called the search of her home the “latest escalation” in President Trump’s '‘intimidation" campaign.

For Indian communities, fishmeal factories bring pollution, danger and protests
Your salmon and prawns depend on this industry. It's bonkers to catch fish, turn them into fishmeal to feed other fish. Don't eat farmed salmon, in particular.
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For Indian communities, fishmeal factories bring pollution, danger and protests
A proposed fishmeal plant in Cuncolim on India’s southwestern coast has reignited opposition to an industry accused of pollution, unsafe working conditions, and unsustainable fishing practices. An Outlaw Ocean Project investigation found at least 30 Indian fishmeal plants linked to environmental violations or other legal infractions between 2018 and 2024, as well as 18 episodes of civil unrest. The industry provides jobs and tax revenue, but also diverts fish from local food supplies, exposes…

Twitch says it intends to use videos streamed on its platform to help train Amazon's generative AI models and tells creators how to opt out (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/amazon-will-train-o…

Amazon will train on Twitch streamers' content by default, unless they opt out | TechCrunch
"If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in," Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. "That's honestly the answer."

Bears owner responds to speculation of a possible name change if the team moves to Indiana

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bears-owner-r…

Reporters say Indian police detained ~36 journalists from the Indian Express and other outlets for hours while covering youth protests on October 10 and 11 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/reporters-ac…

Nine PBS is afraid that it will lose over 70 years of archival materials and programming
after its contracted cloud storage vendor has apparently gone out of business.
According to Current, the channel used Open Source Storage, or OSS, for storing over 50TB of data
— but it suddenly lost access to its data earlier this year.
Nine PBS has been working with OSS and its predecessor since 2019 and intended to renew its contract on March 6 of this year.
The compan…

PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archival materials, to ensure preservation
This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives.

‘Part of the fascist playbook’: Ilhan Omar condemns Trump DHS raid on her home
US Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday forcefully condemned the
Department of Homeland Security’s raid on her Washington, DC home
as part of a broader effort to weaponize federal law enforcement
against progressives who oppose Donald Trump’s agenda.
“This is part of the fascist playbook
to rile up Trump’s die-hard supporters
and give them a big distraction in advance of the midterm…

‘Part of the fascist playbook’: Ilhan Omar condemns Trump DHS raid on her home
“For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.”

The Tohono O’odham Nation sued to stop a wall from being built on their land.
In court, DHS gave assurances that the government would engage with the tribe in good faith.
ProPublica found that DHS has surveilled an ongoing border prayer ceremony and questioned tribal members outside the reservation. 
Despite steep declines in border crossings, officials describe the tribe’s land in Southern Arizona as “one of the most dangerous smuggling and trafficking corridors"

As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones
For decades, the Tohono O’odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forward with a project that would divide their community.