Google is now 0 for 2 in antitrust trials. United States District judge Amit Mehta ruled on Monday that Google has unlawfully maintained its dominance in search by using anticompetitive deals to keep rivals from gaining traction. And without fear of pressure from competitors, Google has been able to charge whatever it wants for search… Continue reading Google Search Is an Illegal Monopoly, US Judge Rules
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The Controversial Kids Online Safety Act Faces an Uncertain Future
After passing the Senate nearly unanimously last week, the future of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) appears uncertain. Congress is now on a six-week recess, and reporting from Punchbowl News indicates that the House Republican leadership may not prioritize bringing the bill to the floor for a vote when legislators return. In response to… Continue reading The Controversial Kids Online Safety Act Faces an Uncertain Future
Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It
Nonnative species like Sitka spruce and lodgepole pine were often favored, because of their qualities as a timber crop. Trees would be planted in “coupes”—areas of several acres—at the same time, “and they would plant them in straight lines, so that they’re easier to harvest.” All of this led to a forest that was “genetically… Continue reading Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It
Zoom Is Going After Google and Microsoft With AI-Driven Docs
Starting Monday, Zoom users will have the option to open a document tool from within their video calling app and create sharable files based on their meetings—but they’ll also be prompted to use generative AI to help them write and edit them. This new feature, essentially Zoom’s version of Google Docs, is the latest effort… Continue reading Zoom Is Going After Google and Microsoft With AI-Driven Docs
NASA Is ‘Evaluating All Options’ to Get the Boeing Starliner Crew Home
It has now been eight weeks since Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched into orbit on an Atlas V rocket, bound for the International Space Station. At the time NASA officials said the two crew members, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, could return to Earth as soon as June 14, just eight days later. Yes, there had… Continue reading NASA Is ‘Evaluating All Options’ to Get the Boeing Starliner Crew Home
No, the Seine Cleanup Wasn’t a Failure
Despite the creation of multiple stormwater reservoirs, like the bassin d’Austerlitz, which collect stormwater and slowly release it after the bad weather has passed, if enough rain is concentrated into a small enough time, not everything that falls from the sky can be captured. In such a situation, runoff water has to be released into… Continue reading No, the Seine Cleanup Wasn’t a Failure
Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases
Databases containing sensitive voter information from multiple counties in Illinois were openly accessible on the internet, revealing 4.6 million records that included driver’s license numbers as well as full and partial Social Security Numbers and documents like death certificates. Longtime security researcher Jeremiah Fowler stumbled upon one of the databases that appeared to contain information… Continue reading Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases
Intel Is Cutting More Than 15,000 Jobs Despite Getting Billions From the US Government
In a move likely to raise a few taxpayer eyebrows, Intel said today that it will cut 15 percent of its workforce, or more than 15,000 jobs, as it struggles to rebound from disappointing results. In March, the US government said it would give Intel no less than $8.5 billion to help it rebuild its… Continue reading Intel Is Cutting More Than 15,000 Jobs Despite Getting Billions From the US Government
The Shameful Controversy Over Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif
This story was originally published in WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her first match of the 2024 Paris Olympics when her opponent, Angela Carini of Italy, quit after taking several blows to the face in the opening seconds of the bout. The victory only fueled the misguided… Continue reading The Shameful Controversy Over Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif
How QAnon Destroys American Families
Leah Feiger: Mm-hmm. David Gilbert: The calls to arms, you know? They’re being very explicit about what is going to happen should Trump lose in November. And I think more attention needs to be paid to it, because it’s constant, it’s every day, and it could spell major trouble. And maybe not in one single… Continue reading How QAnon Destroys American Families