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Over a decade ago, Microsoft was getting set to release its new Xbox One console. In the lead-up to launch day, a bunch of rumors began swirling about some of the online requirements the console wo ...

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Lawmakers in Congress are moving quickly on the GUARD Act, an age-gating bill restricting minors' access to a wide range of online tools, with a key vote expected this week. The proposal is framed ...

There's a famous Mitchell & Webb sketch where two SS officers, mid-conversation on the Eastern Front, suddenly notice something troubling about their uniforms. "Hans," one ask ...

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Not that ICE was ever that great about taking care of all the people it detains. It certainly wasn't during Trump's first term. The DHS Inspector General released a report that said the ...

More than 4,000 Hollywood insiders recently signed a letter blasting Paramount's planned $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers, noting that the massive consolidation will be very harmful t ...

You're all sick of me saying we need to have more nuance in the discussion about AI use in the gaming industry. I get it. I'm also not going to stop. And I hope you will have noticed th ...

As numerous posts on this blog have emphasised, the underlying idea of open access (OA) - allowing anyone to read and share published academic research for free - is great in principle, b ...

Raids and arrests around the nation by federal immigration officers all feature the same thing: a bunch of people in masks shoving people into unmarked vehicles. What's happening under Trump ...