For future reference: a simple documentation of the pattern that Meta follows wherein the company breaks the law it violates people’s privacy, gets caught, waits a while until the storm blows over or people get distracted, and then does it again until people stop fighting. I write it down so you can share it with media or policy makers when they get fooled by this stupid truck over and over.
Am 22. Dezember ist Schluss: The Browser Company stellt Arc-Browser ein
The Browser Company wird seinen Arc-Browser am 22. Dezember 2026 einstellen. Nutzer sollen auf den KI-Browser Dia wechseln.
https…
"I tell ya what..."
Listening to the Halloween edition of the Gearhead Show on WMSE now. This really is like reliving my life back home. Sports championships are great, but are more the stuff of dreams than day-to-day (half-century-to-half-century) life.
https://wmse.org
New York sues Kalshi for allegedly running an ‘illegal gambling operation’ https://www.theverge.com/tech/973709/new-york-kalshi-lawsuit-illegal-gambling-operation
Trump-Linked Crypto Company Accused of
‘Public Corruption’ in New Lawsuit
Donald Trump and a cryptocurrency company linked to his family members were sued Thursday over accusations that the president has
“corruptly” profited off of more than $2 billion in payments from a foreign government.
The lawsuit, filed by a shareholder for another crypto venture, centers two transactions between
World Liberty Financial,
a cryptocurrency company founded by Trump and …
WMG plans to combine its recorded music and publishing sync divisions into a single unit, to be led by Ron Broitman, who is promoted to President of Global Sync (Jem Aswad/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/warner-music-combine…
In Leaked Audio, Flock CEO Tells Cops Backlash to the Company Isn’t Real https://www.404media.co/in-leaked-audio-flock-ceo-tells-cops-backlash-to-the-company-isnt-real/
#WritersCoffeeClub 29/10: Pass along a book which came with a personal recommendation.
A friend of mine recommended "The Witches of Woodville" by Mark Stay because it had magic in it, and I read fantasy. That was all the convincing I needed.
Turns out it's a whole series, and I've found every book just as charming as the first.