New X Court Filing Says It’s Complying with Brazil’s Orders to Block Accounts

X’s struggles in Brazil got this update from the Guardian Wednesday:

In a statement tweeted from X’s global government affairs account, the company said the restoration of service was an “inadvertent and temporary” side-effect of switching network pro… Continue reading New X Court Filing Says It’s Complying with Brazil’s Orders to Block Accounts

Researcher Wins Award For Debunking Longer Life Expectancies in ‘Blue Zones’

Slashdot first covered Saul Justin Newman’s work in 2019.

Now a senior research fellow at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at University College London, Newman was recognized last week for research finding that most claims of people living over 10… Continue reading Researcher Wins Award For Debunking Longer Life Expectancies in ‘Blue Zones’

As Companies Try ‘Open Source Rug Pull’, Open Source Foundations Considered Helpful

“In the era of the open source rug pull, the role of open source foundations is more important than ever,” argues the co-founder of the developer-focused industry analyst firm RedMonk:

The “rug pull” here refers to companies that have used open sour… Continue reading As Companies Try ‘Open Source Rug Pull’, Open Source Foundations Considered Helpful