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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-19 12:50:42

Google co-founder Sergey Brin increases his total contribution to $45M for the Building a Better California Super PAC that opposes a proposed 5% billionaire tax (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m

Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax
Sergey Brin gives $25m on top of $20m he’s already given to Super Pac trying to block state’s proposed 5% wealth tax

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-04-18 08:58:14

Iran says it has closed the strait of Hormuz again due to US blockade
theguardian.com/world/live/202

Middle East crisis live: ships report attacks as Iran closes strait of Hormuz; Trump says deal still possible
Iran claims US blockade of ports violates ceasefire, but Trump says: ‘We’re talking to them … they can’t blackmail us’

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2026-03-19 10:30:18

Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m

Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-19 14:42:08

By day six, CSIS put the cumulative cost to the US of the Iran War at
$12.7 billion.
Today, it is likely to have exceeded
$18 billion – and the meter is still running.
theguardian.com/world/ng-inter

The war on Iran cost the US $12.7bn by day six. Here’s how it’s been spent – in charts
Now, the total is likely to have exceeded $18bn and counting. Where are America’s war dollars going, in a war that was never declared in the first place?

@brian_gettler@mas.to
2026-04-19 12:06:22

Why are Harvard’s slavery researchers quitting or being fired?
theguardian.com/news/ng-intera

Why are Harvard’s slavery researchers quitting or being fired?
The school’s $100m project to examine its slave ownership in Antigua is mired in controversy as academics allege obstruction

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-05-18 20:20:40

Channel 4 removes all episodes of Married at First Sight UK after three former contestants alleged rape and non-consensual sex acts occurred during the filming (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/may

Two women allege they were raped during filming of Married at First Sight UK
Former contestants allege there was not enough protection for cast during making of Channel 4 show

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-19 12:20:40

Sources and docs: the US "effectively gutted" the Internet Freedom program that dispensed $500M since 2016 to help build tech to evade state internet controls (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/world/2026/feb

US funding for global internet freedom ‘effectively gutted’
Programme that funds groups building tech to evade oppressive government controls under serious threat

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-03-18 19:55:49

Sources: Sky is in talks with IMI about terminating the Sky News Arabia brand, after accusations the UAE joint venture is involved in broadcasting propaganda (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/business/2026/

Sky considers ending controversial UAE news joint venture
Sky News Arabia has been accused of broadcasting propaganda and whitewashing genocide in Sudan

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-19 00:31:24

The UK proposes new rules requiring tech firms to remove nonconsensual abusive content within 48 hours or risk blocking and fines of up to 10% of global revenue (The Guardian)
theguardian.com/society/2026/f

Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer
PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a ‘national emergency’ of online misogyny

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-04-18 22:30:58

Disney announces InfinityVision, a new certification for big theaters; Avengers: Doomsday will debut the same day as the third Dune film, which has an Imax deal (Jesse Hassenger/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/…

Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience
With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make?