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Josh Hawley Wants to Haul Flock CEO’s Ass in Front of the Senate Next Week (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: josh hawley, flock safety, senate hearing

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Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-17 | tags: un fact-finding mission, iran war, shajareh tayyebeh school

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A warning about 'model welfare' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-16 | tags: model welfare, ai consciousness, ai rights

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Sony says gamers don't own their digital purchases, but 44 examples of its own wording suggest otherwise (techspot.com)

2026-09-14 | by Rob Thubron | tags: sony, playstation, ps4

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Wiki documents at least 44 instances in which Sony says you own your games as digital games ownership lawsuit progresses — project is direct assault on Sony's claim in recent ownership lawsuit (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-12 | by Zak Killian | get PlayStation 5 Disc Drive → | tags: sony, playstation store, digital game ownership

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Consumer Rights Wiki documents at least 44 instances in which Sony says you own your games — project is direct assault on Sony's claim in recent ownership lawsuit (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-12 | by Zak Killian | get PlayStation 5 Slim disc edition console → | tags: sony, consumer rights wiki, playstation store

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You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules (wired.com)

2026-09-12 | by Sophie Hurwitz | get ZeroWater 10 cup filter pitcher → | tags: fifth circuit, jackson mississippi, lead contamination

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UN Human Rights Chief Says a ‘Handful of Men’ Have ‘Almost Unlimited Power’ Over AI (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-07 | get The Alignment Problem Brian Christian book → | tags: un human rights, artificial intelligence, existential risk

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U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | by Autistici Inventati | get Yubico YubiKey 5 NFC → | tags: a/i collective, digital self-defense, autonomous anticapitalist

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U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | by Autistici Inventati | get Yubico YubiKey 5 NFC → | tags: a/i collective, digital rights, autonomous anticapitalist

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Women face bans on research underground — here’s how to modernize the system (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-27 | by Huang | get Petzl PIXA 3 headlamp → | tags: women in mining, central south university, underground mining

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Disney just sued the Trump administration over an ‘unprecedented’ move against ABC (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: abc stations, amendment, amendment rights

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Why Are People Paying So Much More for Sports Teams? It’s Not for a Love of the Game. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | by Jon Small | tags: los angeles lakers, nba, tv rights

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McDonald’s Has Hundreds of Pages of Intel on Its Repeat Customers, and You Can Get a Copy of Yours (futurism.com)

2026-08-15 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: mcdonald’s, wired, supersize

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Sensing He’s in Deep Trouble, Flock Safety CEO Says It’s All Been a Big Misunderstanding (futurism.com)

2026-08-15 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, surveillance towers

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I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald’s, loyalty program, privacy rights

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McDonald's Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I'll Never Stop Eating There (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald's, loyalty program, privacy rights

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McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There (wired.com)

2026-08-12 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald’s, loyalty program, privacy rights

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The forgotten 20 million: why is the world neglecting Afghanistan’s girls and women? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: afghanistan, taliban, girls education

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The Tragedy of the Cognitive Commons (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: cognitive commons, artificial intelligence, open source

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Your agent didn’t hallucinate; it exceeded its authority (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: ai agents, content filters, enterprise authority

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A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Michael Geist | tags: un cybercrime convention, canada, un general assembly

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How I use statistics and my law degree to fight human-rights abuses (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-30 | by Crowell | tags: international criminal court, human rights abuses, amnesty international

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Kill The Cookie Banner (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: cookie banners, eu privacy law, online tracking

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When your job conflicts with your values (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: ethics, workplace values, corporate social responsibility

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Post-World Cup, can host cities turn their investments into long-term social impact? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: fifa, 2026 world cup, broadcasting rights

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Refuse a data center transmission line on your property, and power companies may force it through anyway (techspot.com)

2026-07-21 | by Rob Thubron | tags: power companies, eminent domain, transmission lines

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Trust is borrowed, not owned (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: spirit airlines, gofundme, airline industry

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Sony Deletes More Movies From Accounts of People Who 'Bought' Them (slashdot.org)

2026-07-16 | tags: sony, movies, accounts

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4 Ways to Build Influence at Work Without Waiting for a Promotion (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-14 | by Jissan Cherian | tags: build, decision, decision rights