Another Undersea Cable Damaged in Baltic Sea. Criminal Sabotage Investigation Launched

“An underwater data cable between Sweden and Latvia was damaged early on Sunday,” reports the Financial Times, “in at least the fourth episode of potential sabotage in the Baltic Sea that has caused concern in Nato about the vulnerability of critical i… Continue reading Another Undersea Cable Damaged in Baltic Sea. Criminal Sabotage Investigation Launched

Biometrics, Windmills, and VHS tapes: The Winners of ‘Rest of World’ International Tech Photo Contest

Since launching in 2020, the nonprofit site RestofWorld.org has been covering tech news from 100 countries. And they’ve just announced the winners in their 2024 international photography contest.

“From Cape Verde to Bhutan, we received 227 entries fr… Continue reading Biometrics, Windmills, and VHS tapes: The Winners of ‘Rest of World’ International Tech Photo Contest

Bad Week for Unoccupied Waymo Cars: One Hit in Fatal Collision, One Vandalized by Mob

For the first time in America, an empty self-driving car has been involved in a fatal collision. But it was “hit from behind by a speeding car that was going about 98 miles per hour,” a local news site reports, citing comments from Waymo. (“Two other v… Continue reading Bad Week for Unoccupied Waymo Cars: One Hit in Fatal Collision, One Vandalized by Mob

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Cory Doctorow Asks: Can Interoperability End ‘Enshittification’ and Fix Social Media?

This weekend Cory Doctorow delved into “the two factors that make services terrible: captive users, and no constraints.”

If your users can’t leave, and if you face no consequences for making them miserable (not solely their departure to a competitor,… Continue reading Cory Doctorow Asks: Can Interoperability End ‘Enshittification’ and Fix Social Media?