Mexico Threatens To Sue Google Over ‘Gulf Of America’ Change
America, which used to be a serious country run by adults, has since devolved into something else. We were just talking about how the White House had made the brilliant…
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about the Trump administration suing Illinois over state laws around immigration enforcement: Republicans believe in…
Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang’e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more…
How Diablo hackers uncovered a speedrun scandal
For years, Maciej “Groobo” Maselewski stood as the undisputed champion of Diablo speedrunning. His 3-minute, 12-second Sorcerer run looked all but unbeatable thanks to a combination of powerful (and allowable)…
Trump has thrown a wrench into a national EV charging program
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. For now, Priester’s will…
Android’s New Feature Blocks Fraudsters from Sideloading Apps During Calls
Google is working on a new security feature for Android that blocks device owners from changing sensitive settings when a phone call is in progress. Specifically, the in-call anti-scammer protections…
This Week In Techdirt History: February 9th – 15th
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, copyright troll Richard Liebowitz dropped a case after suing on behalf of the wrong party and trying to swap plaintiffs, while copyright stroll…
After 50 years, Ars staffers pick their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches
The venerable late-night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 50th anniversary season this year. NBC will air a special on Sunday evening featuring current and former cast…
Asahi Linux lead resigns from Mac-based distro after tumultuous kernel debate
Working at the intersection of Apple’s newest hardware and Linux kernel development, for the benefit of a free distribution, was never going to be easy. But it’s been an especially…
Man offers to buy city dump in last-ditch effort to recover $800M in bitcoins
James Howells, the IT pro who lost about 8,000 bitcoins in a landfill more than a decade ago, thinks he has one last chance to dig up his buried treasure…