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Studie: DMA bringt Nutzern keine günstigeren App-Preise
Die Vorschriften des Digital Markets Act (DMA) sollten für mehr Wettbewerb in App Stores sorgen, doch eine neue Studie zeigt: Nutzer sehen kaum Preissenkungen.

FPF Releases Updated Report on the State Comprehensive Privacy Law Landscape
https://fpf.org/blog/fpf-releases-updated-report-on-the-state-comprehensive-privacy-law-landscape/
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Study: among the top 100 Spotify podcasts in the US in 2024, 64% were hosted by men, 77% of hosts were white, and 62.6% of 4K episodes had no woman guests (Adam Chitwood/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/usc-study-podcast-hosts-diversity-men-women-race/

Podcasting's Diversity Problem: 64% of Hosts Are Male, 77% Are White, USC Study Finds
The hosts of the top 100 podcasts of 2024 were overwhelmingly white and male, a new comprehensive study from USC reveals.

I want to remind everyone of the Montana Plan - a viable approach to diminish the force of the Citizens United decision.
I myself have written about the power of each separate State to regulate corporations operating under the laws of that state - especially those corporations created under the laws of that state. This means that each state has the power and authority to regulate and restrict how corporations created under that state's laws spend money, and for what purpose.

Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.

Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available! #VisualStudio2026
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-st…

In his EO, Trump orders US AG Pam Bondi to create an "AI Litigation Task Force" that meets regularly with David Sacks to challenge "inconsistent" state AI laws (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/ai/trump-orders-c

Trump orders creation of litigation task force to challenge state AI laws
On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a single regulatory framework governing artificial intelligence in the US...

Der Staat könnte 2026 rund 7,8 Milliarden Euro mehr an #Erbschaftsteuer einnehmen, wenn bestehende #Steuervergünstigungen entfallen würden.
Besonders betroffen wären

Erbschaftsteuer-Studie: Wegfall von Vergünstigungen bringt 8 Mrd.
Knapp acht Milliarden Euro mehr könnte der Staat 2026 bei der Erbschaftsteuer einnehmen, wenn Steuervergünstigungen wegfielen - das zeigt eine DIW-Studie im Auftrag der Grünen.

Dammit, I thought this was satire! 🤣
Marco Rubio orders US State Department to revert to Times New Roman font, calling Calibri adoption 'wasteful'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/us-state-department-reverts-times-new-roma…

Marco Rubio orders US State Department to revert to Times New Roman font, calling Calibri adoption 'wasteful'
In a leaked internal cable, Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the department's decision to adopt Calibri in 2023 a "wasteful" diversity move.

Netflix's Ted Sarandos and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro plan to launch a stop-motion studio for training and research, located at the Gobelins school in Paris (Elsa Keslassy/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/global/ted-sa…

Ted Sarandos and Guillermo del Toro Unveil Stop-Motion Studio Plans
Guillermo del Toro and Netflix boss Ted Sarandos have unveiled plans for a stop-motion studio which will be built at France's Gobelins school.

A post from the archive 📫:
Using Visual Studio to search objects in a memory dump
https://www.poppastring.com/blog/using-visual-studio-to-search-objects-in-a-memory-dump