Leftovers

• Lou Plummer ☛ Wonder Woman vs. Me - She Remains Undefeated

• Dave Peck ☛ Twenty-Five in Blog Years

  I’m not sure how one measures the passage of time for a blog. Posterities? RSS-uscitations? Whatever the unit, today marks my blog’s twenty-fifth birthday. It’s old. (Reader, I assure you I’ve remained the same age throughout.)

• Abhigyan Tripathi ☛ thank you, thank you | abhigyan trips.

  Why do we reply to a “thank you” with a “thank you”, and why did it make sense to me? I’m going to try and answer that with real-life examples that I’ve experienced myself.

• Thomas Rigby ☛ Old people aren't tech savvy | thomasrigby.com

  My mum was born in the British Isles in the 1950s. Sure, she didn't have the internet, but it's not like she was born into a 17th-century Amish community!

  She had to learn how to use a car, a typewriter, a telephone, a word processor. She was doing all this at a time when some of the greatest advances in technology were being made.

  My dad, now in his 70s, has an engineering background and worked in Research and Development and environmental safety; certainly no stranger to technology.

• Science / Mathematics / Computer Science

  • France24 ☛ Parisians get ready for the eclipse

    Paris is preparing for the solar eclipse. The last one here in France was in 1999. So this is one not to miss, especially for the astrophotographer we met.

  • Chris ☛ A noob learns FFT

    I have never done any time–frequency transformations. I understand the general idea, but I have never worked with the details. Today I had a reason to use it, but that means learning the basics first.

  • Sean Conner ☛ Unary operators and the Shunting Yard algorithm

    I use the Shunting Yard algorithm to handle precedence when parsing expressions in my assembler. It's great because not only is it simple to implement, but it simplifies the code in a hand-written recursive descent parser. The BNF is effectively: [...]

  • Science Alert ☛ Test Yourself: This Week's Microscope Mystery

    Challenge your eyes to start the week right.

  • Science Alert ☛ FDA Finds Bacteria in a Third of 'Sterile' Tattoo Inks, And That's a Problem

    Oh no.

  • Science Alert ☛ A Week-Long Meditation Retreat Produced Psychedelic-Like Brain Changes, Study Finds

    It's not just about stress relief.

  • Science Alert ☛ This Deadly Brain Cancer Hijacks Brain Activity to Fuel Its Growth, Study Reveals

    Insidious.

  • Science Alert ☛ Weird 'Loophole' Could Finally Let Energy Move Faster Than The Speed of Light

    Inspired by whalesong.

  • Science Alert ☛ Never-Before-Seen Type of Amyloid May Explain a Devastating Form of Alzheimer's

    Alzheimer's just gave up another one of its secrets.

• Career/Education

  • Robert Birming ☛ Building trust

    Instead, she explained that it's all about time. She puts a lot of time into the work she does, and she's been doing that kind of work for a long time.

    She's building trust. Always delivering, never neglectful.

    That's so important in so many of the things we do. If we want to grow a reader base for our blog, for example, we need to show up. We need to build trust.

  • Manuel Moreale ☛ On content, writing, and art

    My 5 years of high school were spent at an art school, studying traditional goldsmithing, as well as art in general. And maybe this is how my brain is wired, but to me the word “art” usually isn’t attached to written content. I also don’t consider myself a writer. Which is funny because when I get asked to describe what I do the most succinct definition I often use is “writer of code and words” since that is what I spend my time doing in front of this screen. But reflecting on the use of these words made me wonder what even is this thing I’m doing here on this site.

  • University of Michigan ☛ Preserving the world’s oldest paper trail

    “Papyrus conservation is an exceptionally specialized area, and hands-on training opportunities are rare,” said Marieka Kaye, director of preservation services for physical collections at the U-M Library. She leads this seminar every two years and, with nine students this summer, will be hosting her largest group yet.

    The U-M Papyrology Collection covers texts and documents dating from 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. It includes personal letters, school primers, birth certificates, sales contracts, a few ancient curses, and other records that paint a unique picture of ordinary life in the ancient world.

  • Security Week ☛ Hacker Conversations: Marcus Hutchins and the Journey From the Gray Zone to Redemption

    Born in Ascot, England, he was working as a cyber threat analyst for an LA-based cybersecurity company in 2017 (aged 22), when he became the world’s hero for finding a kill switch for the particularly virulent and destructive cryptoworm (ransomware spread by a worm) known as WannaCry. The ransomware decryption didn’t work, so there was no way to decrypt files once encrypted (it was effectively a wiper). But the worm worked very well, and more than 200,000 computers were affected in around 150 countries in just a few days.

    Three months after saving the world, he was arrested by the FBI.

    This is the typically convoluted world navigated by a ‘hacker’ – a world we try to unravel in this series of Hacker Conversations.

  • Jim Grey ☛ Summer scenes from my alma mater

    Until, I don’t know, five years ago or so, every building was wide open as long as students were on campus. That included the residence halls, and that let me go into the basement of the one that housed the campus radio station. There’s still a student club down there that carries the station’s old call letters, even though they’ve been off the air for some years now. But now all of the residence halls, and I think some other buildings, are locked to anyone who doesn’t have a key card.

  • Jeff Bridgforth ☛ This goodbye is different

    I have been dreading this moment all summer. The last two months have been a gift because we thought he would move much sooner. So I am grateful for the gift of the last three months that he has been at home.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • France24 ☛ Miscarriages triple, healthcare access worsens… the nightmare for pregnant women in Gaza

    With over 3,950 cases recorded by the ministry of health in Gaza, the number of miscarriages between January and June has tripled compared with the previous six months. During this period, there was approximately one miscarriage for every five live births. The Observers team spoke with two OBGYN doctors in Gaza.

  • New York Times ☛ University of Michigan Will Ease Up on Grades for Student Mental Health

    The university will make first-semester grades pass or fail, to encourage students to try different classes and lessen fears of what a low grade could mean.

  • France24 ☛ France: Drought's impact on the cheese industry

    France is gripped by another heatwave as it also grapples with a record drought. Nearly 70% of the country is facing water restrictions with agriculture bearing the brunt. The production of milk has fallen significantly as extreme heat caused vegetation to dry up and the quality of dairy products, notably cheese, is threatened.

  • France24 ☛ At least 2,000 die in DR Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record

    At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak – the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data – as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues.

• Proprietary / SaaS

  • Copper Mountain Technologies Expands Native Linux and MacOS Support with CMT VNA Software for Value Series VNAs | The Manila Times

  • Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers

    • ZDNet ☛ This blazing-fast, super-private browser delivers a brand new beta - try it for free

      You've probably never heard of Orion (the browser). Sit back and let me introduce you to this remarkably fast browser, which was just released as a new and improved beta for Linux.

      Orion is based on Safari; that's right, Apple's Safari. The developers used the Safari tech stack as an inspiration for the browser, but then added numerous productivity enhancers to improve on Apple's creation. On top of that, the developers decided to make Orion a true zero-telemetry browser with ad blocking to boot. Orion is free and also available on MacOS, iOS, and iPadOS -- with a Windows version coming soon. (I've previously tested the browser on MacOS.)

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

    • Jim Nielsen ☛ The Fruits of AI

      Terry Godier has a post titled “Mea culpa” (which, given his framing, might’ve been better titled “Claude’s Culpa”). I’m not sure how much to even trust anything in his post given the backstory, but this line stood out: [...]

    • New York Times ☛ Brad Lightcap, a Top Proprietary Chaffbot Company Executive, Steps Down

      Brad Lightcap, a longtime leader, said he was starting a new venture. His exit from the artificial intelligence company is the latest in a series there.

    • New York Times ☛ Spotify Will Label Hey Hi (AI) Artists and Avoid Promoting Them

      The new label, which will begin to be applied next month, is an effort by the streaming service to be more transparent about A.I.-generated music on its app.

    • Futurism ☛ AI Investors Are Suddenly Quaking in Their Boots

      "Capital can bridge the gap for a while, but not indefinitely."

    • Futurism ☛ Protesters Arrested After Storming Proprietary Chaffbot Company Lobbying Office

      "My friends chose to risk arrest to bring the fight to OpenAI."

    • Federal News Network ☛ Lawsuit over Army’s use of Hey Hi (AI) in contract award could increase transparency around proposal evaluations

      "I would hope the takeaway here is better disclosure upfront in the solicitation of whether Hey Hi (AI) is going to be used and where," Alan Chvotkin said.

    • Futurism ☛ Homeschool Parents Are Planning Lessons With ChatGPT

      "So I just make my own curriculum, and sometimes I'll just use, like, ChatGPT."

    • Futurism ☛ Google Just Updated Its Home Page to Replace the “Search” Button With a Bunch of AI

      In search of lost button.

    • Security Week ☛ Extension Banned for Stealing Hey Hi (AI) Chats Returns to Chrome Store, Resumes Malicious Activities

      The extension amassed over 300,000 installs and a 4.6 rating before Surveillance Giant Google removed it for stealing data.

    • Futurism ☛ Man Covers Car in Special Wrap That Breaks Flock Cameras’ Electronic Brains

      This is genius.

    • Futurism ☛ Doctors Warn That Med Students Are Surrendering Their Brains to Medical AIs That Are Even Worse than Regular Chatbots

      "Although a doctor who has forgotten how to reason is recoverable, one who never learned how may not be."

    • Latvia ☛ ArtificiaI Intelligence event 'AI Connect' to take place in Rīga

      On 22 August 2026, an event called 'AI Connect 2026' will take place at the RTU Science and Innovation Centre in Rīga, reports Labs of Latvia.

• Security

  • Integrity/Availability/Authenticity

    • Trail of Bits ☛ How Trail of Bits helps verify the integrity of your Signal chats

      Every Signal chat starts the same way: the client asks the Signal server for the public key associated with your contact’s phone number. But how do you know the server gave you the right key? A compromised server could provide a false public key, allowing the client to encrypt messages to an attacker rather than the intended recipient.

    • Cybernews ☛ This open-source VPN manager is secretly owned by an attacker, researchers warn

      Developers are being warned against a slick, legitimate-looking open-source tool that secretly hijacks network traffic – quietly handing attackers the keys to every system it's installed on.

      FirewallFalcon Manager is being heavily promoted on Telegram to VPN resellers and "Free Internet" operators – people who help others get around mobile data restrictions.

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong police arrest 10 for dangerous driving in first drone-assisted traffic crackdown

      Hong Kong police have arrested 10 drivers for dangerous driving on the Kwun Tong Bypass, deploying drones in a traffic operation for the first time.

    • ACLU ☛ ICE Agents to Wear Body Cameras But the Fix is In

      The technology appears unlikely to constrain the immigration agencies; much more sweeping reforms are needed

    • Privacy International ☛ Lack of transparency and national guidelines mark the expansion of facial recognition in brazilian education

• Defence/Aggression

  • The Straits Times ☛ North Korea fired a ballistic missile, South Korean military says

    South Korea’s military was maintaining readiness for possible additional launches.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Vietnam starts building largest domestic-made anti-submarine warship

    It is seeking to expand its domestic defence manufacturing capabilities amid maritime disputes with China.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Australia, Vietnam boost ties in hedge against China in a world ‘becoming more uncertain’

    The value of two-way trade between both countries has doubled in 2025 from 2020.

  • CS Monitor ☛ Internet slowdown and drones in the Strait: Taiwan preps for potential China conflict

    Taiwan is finding new ways to ready itself for asymmetric conflict with China, including disabling the internet to test civil resilience.

  • The Strategist ☛ Australia should join the defence bank that named it as a priority partner

    Australia should open talks on joining the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) now, before the institution’s lending rules are written without an Indo-Pacific member at the table.

  • RFERL ☛ Iran's New Security Chief Demands US End War To Reopen Hormuz Strait

    As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing updates and analysis.

  • France24 ☛ Libyan military intelligence chief assassinated in car bombing

    Libya's eastern-based army said Tuesday that a car bomb killed its military intelligence chief, Fawzi al-Mansouri, in Benghazi. The assassination raises fresh questions over security in the stronghold of military commander Khalifa Haftar as efforts continue to reunify the divided country.

  • France24 ☛ Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

    A Syrian court on Tuesday (August 11) sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.

  • JURIST ☛ Damascus court sentences Assad to death for the crackdown that started a civil war

    A Damascus criminal court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia Tuesday after convicting him of murder, torture, arbitrary detention, and crimes against humanity.

  • New York Times ☛ Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity

    The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Myanmar military intensified air attacks and abuses before election, UN investigators say

    GENEVA, Aug 11 - Myanmar's military stepped up aerial attacks on civilians before an election held last December and January, and all sides in the country's civil war committed war crimes and serious abuses including torture and sexual violence in the past year, U.N. investigators said on Tuesday.

  • New York Times ☛ Four Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says

    The Yemeni government said the ship was carrying food supplies to a port on the Bab al-Mandab Strait while the Iran-backed Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of transporting weapons.

  • New York Times ☛ How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled

    The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • New York Times ☛ Ex-Marine Robert Gilman Is Freed by Russia After 4 Years in Prison

      The Kremlin released Robert Gilman, whose family and an advocacy group had said he was in dire physical condition, on “a humanitarian basis,” Hell Toupée said.

    • RFERL ☛ Former US Marine, Jailed In Russia And Hospitalized In Serious Condition, Is Freed

      A former US Marine who has been held in a Russian prison since 2022 and had been reported to be in serious medical condition in recent weeks has been freed and is being flown back to the United States.

    • France24 ☛ Russia frees ailing ex-US marine after four years in prison on disputed charges

      A former US military veteran who was imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges and under abusive conditions was released on Tuesday. A group advocating for him said he was gravely ill and at risk of dying.

    • LRT ☛ Minister criticises Vilnius policy to end written Russian-language requests

      Lithuania’s Social Security and Labour Minister Inga Ruginienė has criticised a decision by the Vilnius city government to stop accepting written requests and complaints in Russian, saying the policy risks promoting social exclusion.

    • New York Times ☛ Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War

      The higher tempo of Ukrainian strikes has fueled discontent among Russians, but it is far from clear that it will change the Kremlin’s calculus about the war.

    • CS Monitor ☛ In Ukraine, a city waits to rebuild a symbol of resistance

      Instead of rushing to repair a war damaged university, policymakers decided to wait. They gained international support – and a new future.

    • RFERL ☛ Ukraine Says Russia Fired North Korean Missiles In Deadly Strike

      Russia used North Korean missiles in a deadly attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of city of Zaporizhzhya, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on August 11.

    • France24 ☛ Ukraine says Russia fired North Korean missiles

      Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens, Kyiv said Tuesday (August 11), accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles in the raid.

    • France24 ☛ Civilian casualties climb as Russia and Ukraine exchange fresh strikes

      Russia and Ukraine traded fresh strikes overnight, with Moscow targeting Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk. Ukraine retaliated with a drone attack on Russia’s Voronezh region. Falling debris set fire to a Wildberries warehouse. Ukraine’s military said it also struck a Russian oil refinery in Orsk. The exchange of strikes comes after a deadly weekend of attacks, with civilian casualties mounting on both sides.

    • France24 ☛ Fast and fearless: Baltic defence startups innovate to counter Russian threat

      As the nature of Russia’s war in Ukraine evolves, Baltic startups are seeking new ways to respond to the hybrid threat from Russia, hoping rapid innovation can have a deterrent effect on Moscow.

    • Latvia ☛ 31,000 Ukrainians currently have refuge in Latvia

      On 30 June 2026, a total of 4.41 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU, according to Eurostat figures published on August 11th.

    • RFERL ☛ Veteran Belarusian Opposition Figure Alyaksandr Milinkevich Dies Aged 79

      Opposition Belarusian politician Alyaksandr Milinkevich, who ran for president in 2006, has died following an illness aged 79, according to a social control media post by his stepson.

    • Latvia ☛ First illegal border tunnel found at Silene, Latvia

      In Latvia, in the parish of Skrudaliena in the Augšdaugava municipality, the first underground tunnel through which 15 migrants had illegally entered the country from Belarus was discovered on Monday, 10 August. They have been returned to Belarus, according to the State Border Guard (VRS).

• Environment

  • Futurism ☛ It’s Official: This Is the Hottest America Has Ever Been

    "If we’re exceeding records from the Dust Bowl, that says that we’re in deep trouble."

  • Futurism ☛ Amazon’s New Hey Hi (AI) Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States

    "The world looks different now than when we co-founded the climate pledge."

  • Energy/Transportation

    • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea police raid transport ministry, Korea Airports Corp again over Jeju Air crash

      The authorities said the probe was to secure additional evidence related to suspected negligence.

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China rocket launch fails after ‘flight anomaly’, reports of explosion

      A Chinese rocket carrying a communications satellite failed in its launch, state media said, attributing the failure to a “flight anomaly” as reports and videos suggested the spacecraft had exploded in mid-air.

    • Science Alert ☛ Infamous 17th-Century Shipwreck Reveals Trade Route Secrets of The Dutch East India Company

      New secrets are surfacing from a gruesome episode at sea.

    • Bridge Michigan ☛ U-M affirms Ypsilanti $1.2B computing center site; township officials vow fight

      The University and Los Alamos National Laboratory are moving ahead with the project in Ypsilanti Township. Boosters say it will create good jobs; but officials say far too many details are secret.

• Finance

  • The Straits Times ☛ S’pore firms ink new deals in Liaoning as China’s rust belt seeks economic turnaround

    Political leaders from Singapore and Liaoning touted the business prospects arising from a push to revitalise the area.

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ FCC proposes import ban on Chinese optical transceivers — blockade targets key Hey Hi (AI) interconnects as China holds 56% global market share

    The FCC is drafting a proposal that would expand its list of equipment and services covered by the Secure Networks Act to include imports of new-model optical transceivers manufactured in China.

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ SK hynix to expand production capacity in China as it mulls Solidigm IPO, report claims — second phase of fab could boost local production by 50%

    As demand for high-end data center SSDs peak, SK hynix upgrades its Chinese facilities and plans Solidigm listing at NASDAQ.

  • Science Alert ☛ No Palaces, No Pyramids: How This Ancient City Got Rich Without Inequality

    Somehow it reduced wealth inequality as it prospered.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • Marcy Wheeler ☛ How to Drain Convicted Felon’s Corruption Pool

    There are better ways to combat Convicted Felon's targeting of Davey Hearn than waiting six months hoping that Jamie Raskin gets subpoena power that Convicted Felon has proven his ability to defy. They start with understanding what the prosecution has already made public.

  • LRT ☛ Lithuania selects How to Divorce During the War as its Oscar contender

    Andrius Blaževičius’ relationship drama How to Divorce During the War, which won an award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and is set for a US theatrical release, has been selected as Lithuania’s submission for consideration in the best international feature film category at the 2027 Academy Awards.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Australian PM under fire for ‘melons’ gag about Japanese leader

    Albanese previously apologised after facing backlash for saying on a podcast he would "shag" singer Kylie Minogue.

    [...]

    During the conversation with host Nikki Osborne at his official residence, the Australian leader joked that he had received a “strange” present of a Japanese royal melon from Takaichi.

    In Japan, premium melons are considered luxury items and can cost more than A$270 (S$244), according to Japan’s former ambassador to Australia.

    When the host asked if she’d smuggled the fruit through Australian customs, Albanese held his hands up and said, “got a couple of melons”.

    “She came in looking like Pamela Anderson,” the host replied.

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • MIT Technology Review ☛ How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy

    I first heard the term “censorship-industrial complex” on April 15, 2025.  That’s when I got the tip that a small office in the U.S. State Department, which focused on monitoring and countering foreign disinformation from the likes of Russia, Iran, and China, was facing imminent shutdown—the next day.

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • Press Gazette ☛ Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from Restart, Chattanooga Times Free Press and Buzzfeed

  • France24 ☛ French newspapers appeal to antitrust regulator over Google's Hey Hi (AI) summaries

    French newspapers have asked the country’s antitrust watchdog to take action over Google’s new AI-generated summaries – which appear at the top of search results – saying they are depriving news publishers of web traffic.

  • Press Gazette ☛ New visa rules limit foreign journalists to 240-day stays in the US

    Self-censorship fears raised over need for regulator visa renewals.

• Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

  • ACLU ☛ States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.

    One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.

  • New York Times ☛ Deported From the U.S., Trapped in a Prison in Africa

    Roberto Mosquera, a Cuban immigrant who has lived in the United States since 1980 and completed a prison sentence in 1996, was arrested by ICE last year and sent to a prison in Eswatini, a country in Africa he’d never heard of. After a hunger strike, Mosquera obtained a phone and talked with Nicholas Casey of The New York Times Magazine to share what is happening there.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • AccessNow ☛ #KeepItOn @10: celebrating a decade of fighting internet shutdowns

    Internet shutdowns have to stop. As Access Now marks the 10th anniversary of the #KeepItOn campaign in 2026, we’re reflecting on the path travelled so far — and the journey still to come as we continue to fight to #KeepItOn around the world.

• Monopolies/Monopsonies

  • New York Times ☛ David Ellison Floats Hollywood Exit as States Threaten His Warner Bros. Deal

    Mr. Ellison told Paramount executives that he was considering pulling the company out of California amid a lawsuit brought by state attorneys general.

  • Patents

    • Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ The Trail Guide Problem: Judge, Jury, and Design Patent Claim Construction

      The Federal Circuit denies en banc rehearing in Range of Motion v. Armaid. Chief Judge Moore says Markman was built for text, not pictures.

               

    • JUVE ☛ Munich Regional Court grants fresh PIs to WobbleWorks in 3D pen dispute

      The rulings mark the latest chapter in a long-running dispute in which US patent monopoly holder WobbleWorks is defending its 3Doodler technology against various Asian competitors. The current dispute revolves around WobbleWorks’ EP 3 698 938 B1, which protects a hand-held three-dimensional drawing device.

  • Copyrights

    • Digital Music News ☛ Word Collections, Songwriters Guild of America, and Several Others Formally Object to the ‘Demonstrably Unreasonable’ Phonorecords V Settlement Proposal

      The high-stakes Phonorecords V rate-setting battle is now in full swing – with Word Collections and the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) among those urging the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) judges to reject the “demonstrably unreasonable” proposed settlement.

    • Digital Music News ☛ Beyoncé Hit with Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unauthorized Sample

      Beyoncé is being sued over an allegedly unauthorized sample on her 2022 hit “Alien Superstar” from Renaissance. A lawsuit has been filed against Beyoncé for allegedly using an unauthorized sample in the track “Alien Superstar” from her 2022 album, Renaissance.

    • Tom's Hardware ☛ Japanese authorities use new tool to identify initial torrent uploaders — anti-piracy group says it identified seeder on popular anime torrenting website without torrent swarm monitoring

      Japanese authorities have taken a big step in cracking down on piracy by arresting an initial-seeder at popular anime torrenting website Nyaa.