Leftovers

• Science

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-24 [Older] Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-24 [Older] Headspace: can our brains get full?

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] How scientists changed their view of insomnia

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] Why some countries give away free electricity and even pay consumers to use it

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Our unsung hero of science: Friedrich Miescher, the man who discovered DNA

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Dan Dare is blasting off again: why, as a scientist, I’m excited for the comics’ return

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] From floppy discs to Claude Mythos, how ransomware grew into a multibillion-dollar industry [Ed: "Mythos" is hype and they participate in it]

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] 40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics

• Hardware

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] How China is reshaping the global chip industry

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Rat poison found in baby food, extortion suspected

• Proprietary

  • Vox Media ☛ GameStop buying eBay would be horrendous for Pokémon card collectors, retro game enthusiasts

    Reports have emerged that GameStop is considering an acquisition of eBay. Fans of everything from the Pokémon Trading Card Game to retro gaming should hope this deal does not happen, as it could have a disastrous impact.

    The Wall Street Journal reported on May 1 that GameStop has quietly been buying eBay shares and is currently preparing an offer to acquire the publicly traded company. We don't know the potential acquisition price, but eBay's market value is currently around $46 billion.

    This acquisition would be a big swing for GameStop, which has a comparatively smaller market value of $12 billion. That said, this action would align with another WSJ report from earlier in the year about GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's plan to make a massive deal to drive GameStop's market value above $100 billion and earn a $35 billion payday.

  • So-Called 'Artificial Intelligence' ('AI') / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • CBC ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] In tearful speech, N.L. tourism minister decries 'bullying' following AI controversy

    • AWS keynote hypes AI as magic. Its own engineers tell a different story [Ed: Microsoft Tim does not exactly eloquently articulate what's wrong with slop in place of real code that real humans understand and maintain]

      With token costs rising, is AI still worth it? "The highest level thinking about this is, what's the cost of missing a big innovation? The cost of not doing it is almost guaranteed to be higher than the token cost," he says.

  • Social Control Media

    • NL Times ☛ 2026-04-25 [Older] YouTube prank caller’s channel goes offline after prank call linked to fatal shooting

    • NL Times ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] YouTuber’s ‘prank call’ led suspect to fatally shoot Syrian teen bystanders: Prosecutors

    • CBC ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Alberta separatist leader unconcerned about influence of YouTube ‘slopaganda’ videos

    • The Age AU ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Premier lashes YouTuber who entered Dezi’s final hideout

    • Copenhagen Post ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Man acquitted over Facebook post about Hamas attack

• Security

  • 2026-04-23 [Older] Mile Bluff Medical Center says security incident that involved data encryption disrupted phone, computer systems

  • J D Supra LLC ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Outside FDA, Inside the Crosshairs: Cybersecurity Risks for General Wellness and Fitness Products

  • Insurance Business UK ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] One ransomware crew now drives half of all cyber claims: At-Bay

  • 2026-04-26 [Older] KR: Data of 100,000 leaked from Lee & Lee Country golf club; N. Korean hacking suspected

  • International Business Times ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Nancy Guthrie Kidnapper Likely Used Signal Jammers to 'Ghost' Security Cameras, Ex-FBI Agent Claims

  • Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-24 [Older] CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] Yadea T5 Electric Bicycle

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] Carlson Software VASCO-B GNSS Receiver

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] Milesight Cameras

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] SpiceJet Online Booking System

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd XM530 IP Camera

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] Intrado 911 Emergency Gateway (EGW)

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Siemens TPM 2.0

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW Secure Access Manager Primary

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Siemens SINEC NMS

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Siemens Analytics Toolkit

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Hardy Barth Salia EV Charge Controller

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Zero Motorcycles Firmware

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Siemens SCALANCE

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW Station Access Controller (SAC)

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Siemens SINEC NMS

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Silex Technology SD-330AC and AMC Manager

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Siemens Industrial Edge Management

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] SenseLive X3050

    • CISA ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] CISA Adds Eight Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • 2026-04-25 [Older] Jon Chiappetta: How to get uBlock Origin back into Brave with Manifest v2

• Defence/Aggression

  • TruthOut ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Democrats Demand Answers From Patel Over Drinking Allegations, Security Risks

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-26 [Older] Syria: First trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus

  • International Business Times ☛ 2026-04-25 [Older] A Syrian Billionaire Reportedly Bribed His Way Into Cheeto Mussolini's Circle With a Golf Course, a Resort Deal and an Engraved Stone

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Portugal's arms industry is taking off

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Why anti-US sentiment is quietly growing in India

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Merz says US 'humiliated,' lacks strategy in Iran conflict

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Will the Iran war end Strait of Hormuz oil supremacy?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-19 [Older] Germany News: Neighbor attacked for pounding schnitzel too loudly

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Taiwan blames pressure from China for nixed Africa trip

  • CBC ☛ 2026-04-25 [Older] Why China's looking to the skies to thwart Taiwan's diplomatic outreach

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] China seeks Southeast Asia gains as US influence falters

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-26 [Older] Germany news: Söder calls for compulsory military service

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Germany news: Rise in young people refusing military service

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] How the Iran war is bringing back 'citizenship as a weapon'

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-19 [Older] Life in Donbas: 'If we give up, there will be nothing left'

• Environment

  • The Conversation ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Here’s what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky

  • Copenhagen Post ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Climate action day brings thousands together across Denmark tomorrow

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Germany's Merz: Climate protection must not hold economy back

  • Vox ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money.

  • TruthOut ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] WI GOP Gov Candidate Mocks Dem Over Her Factual Observations on Climate Crisis

  • Vox ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-19 [Older] Climate change impacts India's harvest festivals

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] India news: Delhi braces for first heatwave of the year

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] India news: Delhi to get respite, heat wave persists in other parts

  • Energy/Transportation

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Iran war fuels crisis for Africa's aviation sector

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Racing to green the world's data centers [Ed: Stop building these; it would be optimal]

    • The Local SE ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] Sweden may have to ration fuel as 'worst energy crisis in a long time' deepens

    • HRW ☛ 2026-04-22 [Older] Israel, Iran: Unlawful March Attacks on Energy Infrastructure

    • Copenhagen Post ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] EU Commission to recommend Europeans save energy

    • NL Times ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] Cabinet presents €967 million energy relief package, as oil crisis plan enters phase 1

  • Overpopulation

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Clashes over water resources in Chad kill over 40 people

    • BIA Net ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Children’s share of Turkey’s population nearly halved in five decades

• Finance

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-26 [Older] Germany pensions will fall short of living standards: Merz

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] South Korea: Police seek to arrest BTS agency chief over fraud allegations

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] UK: Starmer says he would't have appointed Mandelson as US envoy if he'd known he failed vetting process

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • Scheerpost ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] From Campus To Bank Account: The Expanding War On Free Speech

  • IP Kat ☛ 2026-04-24 [Older] Crystal Bar: Contempt application against litigant and its lawyers struck out

  • Counter Punch ☛ 2026-04-19 [Older] GOP School Censorship 2.0

  • Project Censored ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] Muckrakers & Media Freedom: Celebrating the Izzy Award

  • International Business Times ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Federal Judge Rules Against Cheeto Mussolini Administration in ICE App Censorship Case

  • TruthOut ☛ 2026-04-24 [Older] Texas Tech Establishes Draconian New Censorship Policies on LGBTQ Topics

  • Scheerpost ☛ 2026-04-21 [Older] Free Speech Under Fire: Glenn Greenwald Takes on Censorship, Hypocrisy, and the Politics of Fear

  • HRW ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] Uganda: Sovereignty Bill Threatens Speech, Assembly

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • 2026-04-20 [Older] Breach at BE PRIME cybersecurity company exposes client data and surveillance systems; Be Prime threatens journalists

• Monopolies/Monopsonies

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] Elon Musk skips probe as France investigates X

  • Patents

    • 2026-04-24 [Older] Retired Judges File Amicus Brief in Support of Judge Newman [Ed: Senile people lobby for senile people]

    • 2026-04-21 [Older] Hikma v. Amarin at the Supreme Court: The Parties’ Opening Briefs

    • 2026-04-20 [Older] Teva Pharmaceuticals International v. Eli Lilly & Co. (Fed. Cir. 2026)

    • Kangaroo Courts

      • IP Kat ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Fordham 33 (Report 6):Unified Patent Court [Ed: Microsoft-connected event and shill of Team UPC are promoting an illegal 'court' that is run by them]

      • IP Kat ☛ 2026-04-27 [Older] Human definitions versus biological reality (T 630/24)

    • Software Patents

      • 2026-04-20 [Older] USPTO Extends Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program (ASAP!) [Ed: Passing patents over to slop, as advocated by shills of software patents that ride the wave of slop hype]

  • Trademarks

    • IP Kat ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] Neuschwansteiner – When a fairy-tale castle casts its spell on trade mark law

    • IP Kat ☛ 2026-04-23 [Older] [Guest post] The well-known status of a non-European trade mark in the EU: The Frisby case

    • IP Kat ☛ 2026-04-20 [Older] EU General Court rejects opposition to Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI

  • Copyrights

    • IP Kat ☛ 2026-04-25 [Older] Help us UK Supreme Court, you’re our only hope (for digital replicas)