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Academic publishing is a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that | Arash Abizadehwww.theguardian.com Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh
The Jock/Creep Theory of Fascismwww.unpopularfront.news It's Real and It Works
Targeted Countries Should Demand Accountability from the Pentagon and Platforms for COVID Disinformation | TechPolicy.Presswww.techpolicy.press Independent researchers from targeted countries should collaborate to demand answers and accountability, writes Jonathan Corpus Ong.
He’s 77, an Olympic legend and just made a hip-hop jazz albumwapo.st Bob Beamon’s 54-year-old Olympic long jump record is one of the Games’ most unbreakable. Now, at 77, he has started a new life as a percussionist for a hip-hop jazz band.
Gobsmacking Study Finds Life on Earth Emerged 4.2 Billion Years Agowww.sciencealert.com The moment everything changed.
The Fortress Universitywww.thedriftmag.com Protesting and Policing on Campus
This state is introducing digital driver's licenses. Here's what you need to knowwww.zdnet.com Your physical wallet is being replaced piece by piece. Here's what you need to know about using digital IDs.
No exit Russia is developing a new ‘data exchange’ system to help the FSB catch conscripts trying to leave the country — Meduzameduza.io Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been tightening conscription rules and increasing penalties for draft evasion. One amendment, passed in April 2023, bars anyone who’s ...
Ed Miliband orders immediate ban on new drilling in North Seawww.thenational.scot ED Miliband has ordered an immediate ban on new drilling in the North Sea, overruling his own officials.
Russian Missile Identified in Kyiv Children’s Hospital Attack - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com An analysis of open source evidence, as well as missile experts, have pointed to a Russian launched Kh-101 cruise missile being the weapon that struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv.
Notes from the Digital Field: Ethical Dilemmas in Open Source Research - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Working with open source information brings a whole range of complex ethical issues – here are some tips based on Bellingcat's experience.
Microsoft Acknowledges "Skeleton Key" Exploit That Enables Strikingly Evil Outputs on Almost Any AIfuturism.com In a blog post last week, Microsoft acknowledged the existence of a new AI chatbot jailbreaking technique dubbed "Skeleton Key."
Legal and Oversight Gaps in Germany's Military Intelligence - about:intelaboutintel.eu As German intelligence law undergoes additional reforms, lawmakers should also fix the untenable gaps regarding the legal basis and oversight of surveillance activities by the German armed forces
The Joy of Reading Books You Don't Entirely Understand - Reactorreactormag.com It really should be acceptable and normal to say “I don’t entirely understand what I just read, but I loved it.”
D.C. police to begin deploying drones alongside officer to some callswww.washingtonpost.com D.C. police will start using drones to look for missing people, monitor large crowds and serve high-risk warrants, among other things, officials said Monday.
Client-Side-Scanning: Chat Control is Pure Surveillance Statenetzpolitik.org The planned chat control makes the world less secure and more authoritarian, as it is directed against private and encrypted communication. Proponents are using disinformation, lies, and sleight of ha...
SpaceX's Starlink May Be Keeping the Ozone From Healing, Research Findsfuturism.com SpaceX's growing Starlink megaconstellation could be hindering the Earth's ozone layer from healing itself, researchers find.
AI can't fix everything automation already brokewww.bloodinthemachine.com Generative AI is the latest in a long line of technologies that promise innovation and fixes but grind away at public life