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Jul 9, 2026

That blows my mind.

Jul 9, 2026

Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapeshttps://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/high-severity-guest-vm-escape-is-1-of-2-linux-vulnerabilities-to-surface-this-week/

Jul 9, 2026

“Just calling someone a Nazi, which is an age-old epithet that is protected by the First Amendment, is not in the same universe as incitement, which is not protected by the First Amendment,” EFF’s @aaronmackey told @verge.https://www.theverge.com/report/963106/ice-doxxing-office-of-professional-responsibility-free-speech

Jul 9, 2026

Today's Low Quality Ad is for these Ostrich Knuckles. Because the bird's knuckles are so coveted, ostrich farmers have been selectively breeding them to have larger knuckles. Scientists predict that by 2030 ostriches will have knuckles the size of a golf cart.https://collabs.shop/mflvui

Jul 9, 2026

Online meeting participants might not know if another attendee is using an off-platform AI notetaker, EFF’s @Thorin told AP News. “Asking everyone for consent before doing a sensitive meeting would be the most polite approach to take.”https://apnews.com/article/ai-notetaker-work-meetings-privacy-data-c700299371ca7cfec77dafdfb948067f

Jul 9, 2026

@webhat I wonder if she knows some AI techbros have trained their AI on her voice patterns, modified it, and now she's being force to answer phone calls all day as a receptionist? 🤔

Jul 9, 2026

I love cats.

Jul 9, 2026

Following EFF and 404 Media’s report on Texas’s use of Flock cameras, eye-catching billboards popped up in Houston, warning drivers that if they’re pregnant, the state of Texas could be tracking them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/we-want-texans-know-their-rights-qa-mayday-health-impact-surveillance-abortion

Jul 9, 2026

Sounds like I'm not the only one who appreciates a good long naphttps://starlust.org/nas-as-new-horizons-probe-just-woke-up-after-321-dayswith-kuiper-belt-data-in-hand/

Jul 9, 2026

Those were simpler times.

Jul 9, 2026

Sure, it's pretty warm outside now, but you can look forward to cooler weather with our stylish new Privacy Badger crewneck! Yours when you become an EFF member today: https://eff.org/summer

Jul 9, 2026

Gartner projects global data center electricity use hitting 565 TWh in 2026 and topping 1,200 TWh by 2030.

Jul 9, 2026

The European Parliament and EU governments are entering the final phase of negotiations on the digital euro. The most sensitive issues include how fees will be shared and how banks and payment providers will be compensated.

Jul 9, 2026

The people who work on the top floor must be in great shape.

Jul 9, 2026

It’s half-time for Airbus, with the release of its latest aircraft order and delivery figures providing a snapshot of its progress towards this year’s annual target.

Jul 9, 2026

Israel holds 14 billion shekels ($4.6 billion) in funds that it confiscated from the Palestinian Authority Treasury. New legislation aims to let Israeli authorities seize funds equivalent to the amount sent to Gaza by the Palestinian Authority Archived version: archive.is/…/0000019f-4623-df3a-afbf-6e3b2e350000 Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Jul 9, 2026

UN experts condemned on Wednesday the sentencing of Pakistani human rights defender Mahrang Baloch to two terms of life imprisonment by a court in Quetta, Pakistan, describing the verdict as a “travesty” of justice. Archived version: archive.is/…/un-decries-life-imprisonment-sentenc… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Jul 9, 2026

UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan on Tuesday called on states and sports organizations to prevent racism and other forms of discrimination following racist remarks against French footballer Kylian Mbappé made by Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla. Archived version: archive.is/…/un-human-rights-spokesperson-decries… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Jul 9, 2026

You can probably achieve similar uplifts with manual tuning.

Jul 9, 2026

Refuge reports ‘staggering’ 78% annual increase in referrals for cases of technology-facilitated or economic abuse Archived version: archive.is/…/domestic-abuse-technology-finances-c… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.