DOJ must release Epstein files by Friday or risk repercussions, law's co-author says (NBC News)
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DOJ must release Epstein files by Friday or risk repercussions, law's co-author says
The Justice Department, by law, must release the Epstein files to the public by Friday; the law's co-author warns there would be repercussions if it doesn't.Ryan Nobles (NBC News)
Maryland to study slavery reparations after lawmakers override Dem governor's veto (Ashley Carnahan/Fox News)
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Maryland to study slavery reparations after lawmakers override Dem governor's veto
Maryland legislature overrides Gov. Wes Moore's veto to create reparations commission studying slavery's legacy and racial discrimination impacts.Ashley Carnahan (Fox News)
Centrist Republicans revolt, signing a petition to force a vote on Obamacare funding (NBC News)
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Centrist Republicans revolt, signing a petition to force a vote on Obamacare funding
Rebelling against their leaders, four House Republicans joined all Democrats on a petition to force a vote on the Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire on Dec. 31.Scott Wong (NBC News)
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FantomApp, l’application de la CNIL qui aide les ados à se protéger sur les réseaux sociaux
Conseils pour protéger sa vie en ligne, accompagnement pas à pas en cas de cyberharcèlement ou d’escroquerie et outils plus ou moins efficaces : l’outil lancé mardi par l’autorité de protection des données adopte une approche didactique.Corentin Lamy (Le Monde)
2025 Year in Review
The year's biggest stories in publishing, from the Anthropic settlement to the demise of NaNoWriMo and more.
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Netflix is “100% committed” to releasing WB films in theaters.
Netflix’s co-CEOs, in a letter to WBD stockholders:
There’s been a lot of talk about theatrical distribution, so we want to set the record straight: we are 100% committed to releasing Warner Bros. films in theaters with industry-standard windows. While this hasn’t been part of our business model until now, we are looking forward to bringing this expertise from Warner Bros. to Netflix.
WBD is urging shareholders to reject Paramount’s latest offer.
Warner Bros. Discovery wants its shareholders to reject Paramount’s latest offer
Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix have reaffirmed their desire to merge, and rebuffed Paramount Skydance’s bid once again.Charles Pulliam-Moore (The Verge)
Libcom: **Anuradha Ghandy: Between Marxism and Feminism – A Reading in the Biography of a Revolutionary Indian Intellectual**
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Anuradha Ghandy: Between Marxism and Feminism – A Reading in the Biography of a Revolutionary Indian Intellectual
Anuradha Ghandy: Between Marxism and Feminism – A Reading in the Biography of a Revolutionary Indian Intellectual By Bayan Saleh Throughout history, women have played crucial roles on both global and local levels.libcom.org
Waymo money.
The robotaxi operator had a pretty good year, one dead bodega cat notwithstanding. As such, its looking to extend its streak by raising $15 billion on a $100 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. The money would help fuel its plans to expand to 20 new cities in 2026, including London and Tokyo.
Waymo Seeking Over $15 Billion Near $100 Billion Valuation
Waymo cities, part 3.
Waymo is going to start manually testing its vehicles in four new US cities: Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor's company (Isaac Arnsdorf/Washington Post)
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DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor's company
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From Project Gutenberg:
With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia1916—1917
by Anonymous
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With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia by Anonymous
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Appeals court clears way for Trump to keep National Guard on DC streets (Politico)
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Appeals court clears way for Trump to keep National Guard on DC streets
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Mercedes-Benz discontinues feature that syncs music to driving
Another Will.i.am affiliated tech product to end up in the waste bin.
Mercedes-Benz discontinues feature that syncs music to driving
Mercedes-Benz is shutting down its MBUX Sound Drive feature that synced driving actions to musical tracks.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
Jimmy Wales trusts the process
Wikipedia is under attack — from accusations of bias, from AI scrapers, from Elon Musk — but the encyclopedia’s founder believes that transparency is the key to survival.
Amazon customers can now easily download DRM-free ebooks
Some authors are now choosing to apply DRM to their titles moving forward, as they don’t want their books downloaded as PDFs.
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Amazon customers can now easily download DRM-free ebooks | Jane Friedman
Some authors are now choosing to apply DRM to their titles moving forward, as they don’t want their books downloaded as PDFs.Jane Friedman
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