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Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-13 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: flock, police misuse, surveillance cameras

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In a Heat Wave, Schizophrenia Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other Medical Condition (wired.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: schizophrenia, heat wave, climate change

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This battleground state just got closer to electing its first Black governor (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: wisconsin, david crowley, democratic party

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A Top OpenAI Exec Just Jumped Ship to ‘Start Something New.’ He’s Not the First This Year. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jonathan Small | tags: openai, brad lightcap, fidji simo

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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: big pharma, mmr vaccine, public health

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Trump to give Republicans a 3-1 FCC majority, isn't filling empty Democratic seat (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: fcc, trump, brendan carr

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London Underground begins scanning passengers' faces (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: london underground, facial recognition, passenger scanning

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NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-11 | by Kozlov | tags: nih, public policy, environmental protections

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This Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus Can Lurk in Your Skin. Scientists Just Discovered How (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: candida auris, drug-resistant fungi, public health

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Outdated Cybercrime Laws Put Security Researchers at Risk (darkreading.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: cybercrime laws, security researchers, ethical hackers

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The Flesh-Eating Screwworm’s Comeback Is Now Killing People, Too (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: screwworm, north america, livestock

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Researchers mapped U.S. public parks with toxic waste dumps. What they found was frightening (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: superfund sites, hazardous waste, public parks

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Dating apps could help smokers quit (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: dating apps, smoking cessation, swipe economy

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Author Correction: Cooperation conflicts with equality when allocating public goods (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-10 | by Sheng | tags: nature.com, public goods, cooperation

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Kansas town silences public comment on gigawatt AI data center after receiving death threats, moves to virtual meetings — shift follows physics teacher's arrest for clapping at data center hearing (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-09 | by Jowi Morales | tags: city, council, emporia

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Flock wanted to put license plate cameras on 350,000 Uber and Lyft dashcams (techspot.com)

2026-08-08 | by Daniel Sims | tags: alprs, cameras, flock

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Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: poland, public, researchers

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Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: meta, new mexico, nuisance

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Meta ordered to pay $567M to treat youth mental health problems it helped create (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: meta, new mexico, nuisance

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iOS 26.6.1 likely coming soon as Apple speeds up iPhone updates (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Chance Miller | tags: apple, beta, logs

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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-06 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: children, judge, meta

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X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year (theverge.com)

2026-08-05 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: bier, just, posts

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EA is now owned by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after $55 billion deal (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Rob Thubron | tags: andrew, deal, public

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EA's $55 billion Saudi-led takeover is complete, with Jared Kushner's firm among its new owners (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Rob Thubron | tags: andrew, deal, public

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Why science must reinforce its social contract (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-05 | by Gluckman | tags: political, public, research

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James Bond, not Bond James: why scientific publishing must respect name order (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-05 | by Sreekar | tags: citation, conventions, family

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Pass the Passkey: A Novel Attack Surface in Passwordless Authentication (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by Arie Olshtein | tags: passkey, google, cloud authenticator

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Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-04 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: saudi arabia, public investment fund, jpmorgan

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Texas governor orders audit of new data centers after realizing over 400 gigawatts of power is a lot (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Anna Washenko | tags: texas utility commissions, public utility commission of texas, electric reliability council of texas

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The Saudi-led $55 billion takeover of EA has closed (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kris Holt | tags: saudi public investment fund, silver lake, affinity partners