“Tweet” and the Bird Logo Apparently Enter the Public Domain — But X Keeps TWITTER (For Now)
Court rules X Corp likely abandoned 'Tweet' and the bird logo, but kept the TWITTER trademark, in a fight with Project Bluebird.
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Category: Tech Policy
Draft Duty of Care Laws Would Let Australians Adjust the Algorithms Behind Their Social Feeds
A decree gives users dominion over their own feed, a shield for the young, and heavy fines for those who defy the duty of care.
DHS Predictive Policing Unit Scrutinizes Americans’ Spending Habits and Flags Them to Local Cops
A secret band peers into the private records of the people, and the traveler upon the road is stopped though innocent of any crime.
Worker Says Mondo Mayo Made Him Watch a Partner Become a Rival — Then Fired Him For Joking About It
A solemn letter from Mondo Mayo, where mayo, machines, and masters of business demand the office, the button, and the soul of the worker.
No-AI Statement Pushes LibreOffice Downloads Past a Million in One Week
LibreOffice's no-AI stance brings a rush of downloads, showing what users truly desire in their daily labor.
Broadcom Takes Down VMware’s VDDK Download Links, Leaving Customers Without a Path Off the Platform
Broadcom hath taken down VMware's VDDK downloads, a change that renders the path away from VMware harder for all.
European CDN Users Put Cloudflare in Front of Nearly Nine in Ten Websites
A study finds nearly nine in ten European companies behind a content delivery network put one service in front, sharing a single point of failure.
Programmer Breaks 512-Bit RSA Keys Of E-Certify, A Certificate Authority From The 90s
A curious solver factored 512-bit RSA keys once trusted by Netscape 4.51, an old certificate authority named E-Certify.
Smartphone Makers Are Quietly Ignoring the EU’s Repairability Requirements
A tale told: makers pass over EU repair rules for phones, whilst deals and breaches vex the wide realm of technology.
Switzerland’s Federal Government Is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers
Switzerland moves 3,000 federal computers off Microsoft toward open source tools, a plan born of dread over foreign eyes upon its secrets.