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1. Judge: You can't call someone a c*nt, but a C∀NT is a cunning stunt
(English/TheRegister)

... more fierce. And now an Australian court has weighed in with a decision that it is okay to call the nation's former Prime Minister Tony Abbott a c*nt.… Read all  ...

2. Icon on Fire
(English/WTF)

... 50 student images displayed, the payload of the HTML and assets was a whopping 452KB. That was the HTML and assets… except for one file. The favicon.ico weighed in at 307kb. Apparently, at some point ...

3. Samsung and Intel file amicus briefs against Qualcomm, supporting FTC's antitrust action (Ian King/Bloomberg)
(English/Techmeme)

... South Korean firm is one of biggest users of Qualcomm chips  —  Samsung Electronics Co. and Intel Corp. weighed in with their own gripes … Read all  ...

4. When Computers Fly
(English/WTF)

... had been that their street wasn’t very busy. He had run the cable across the street, and weighed it down with rocks, thinking that would be safe. Since that put some tension on the cable, he didn’t ...

5. Three signs your product's development is broken
(English/Betanews)

... meeting arbitrary progress points passed down from above. What’s the end result? You’ve developed a product weighed down by unnecessary features that may fit into corporate’s strategic plan but don’t fit ...

6. AI will make and break the job market
(English/Betanews)

There’s a heated debate going on whether artificial intelligence will cause people to lose jobs or create new jobs instead. Well, IT consultancy firm Infosys has weighed in on the debate, releasing the ...

7. Shedding Light on How Much Energy the Internet and ICTs Consume
(English/CircleID)

... argued that all the skyscraper's environmentally friendly add-ons — the waterless urinals, the daylight dimming controls, the rainwater harvesting — were outweighed by the fact that the building ...

8. There Is No Cuban Home Internet Plan - And That's Good News
(English/CircleID)

... is a clip from that speech. In 1997, the Cuban government decided that the political risk posed by the Internet outweighed its potential benefit and decided to suppress it. At the same time, China opted ...

9. Recomendo newsletter: Free books, the Exploratorium, and more
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... One time when I did this, the guy sitting in the seat (he was probably 6’5” and weighed 300 pounds) leaned over and said conspiratorially, “No one will sit here. It’s always the last seat they take.“ — ...

10. George Hotz wants Comma AI to be the Android of autonomous driving
(English/engadget)

... He also weighed in on California's regulat... Read all  ...

11. How the Slow Adoption of the Cloud Has Impacted 3 Industries
(English/CircleID)

... of industries that are feeling a little more weighed down than their cloud-bound compatriots: 1. Finance & Banking At first, you might think the folks at the teller stand are in fact using a ...

12. Sony boss points the finger at No Man's Sky marketing strategy
(English/Neowin)

President of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida has weighed in on the saga involving No Man's Sky while Sony continues to resist issuing refunds to disappointed gamers. Read more... Read all  ...

13. UDRP Complaints: Getting it Right the First Time; Second Chance With New Facts
(English/CircleID)

... begin using them in bad faith. Federal courts have weighed in on this issue in a couple of notable decisions. While trademark registrations represent the kinds of new facts that support refiling, changed ...

14. NASA satellite snaps the first methane leak detected from space
(English/gizmag)

Methane's concentration in the atmosphere might be outweighed and outlasted by the more bountiful CO2, but this greenhouse gas is perfectly capable of doing some damage while it's up there. ...

15. Coded Smorgasbord: A Spiritual Journey
(English/WTF)

... last portion, which we hope is a filename. Now, with that filename, the collective sin on our souls must be weighed, and our eternal reward- or punishment- will be delivered. Brandon knows what the afterlife ...

16. Schumer confirms expected indictment of Iranian hackers for N.Y. dam breach
(English/Security)

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer weighed in on the cyberattack against the Bowman Avenue Dam in upstate New York, calling the attack a "shot across the bow." Read all  ...

17. 70 percent of UK tech businesses oppose a Brexit
(English/Betanews)

As the UK considers leaving the EU, tech businesses have weighed in on whether or not they are in favor of such a move in a new survey conducted by techUK. 70 percent of its members are in favor of the ...

18. UN Commissioner: Human Rights at Stake in FBI, Apple Struggle
(English/Security)

UN High Commissioner Zeid Ra'Ad Al-Hussein weighed in on the Apple-FBI dispute, asking U.S. authorities to proceed with great caution. The legal fight centers on a court's order that Apple help the FBI ...

19. [Part 1] A Black Cybersecurity Pro Weighs in on Apple Fight and Tech Security - Black Enterprise
(English/Security)

Black Enterprise [Part 1] A Black Cybersecurity Pro Weighs in on Apple Fight and Tech Security Black Enterprise Bryant weighed in on the Apple/FBI battle and other matters of cybersecurity of which the ...

20. Google CEO Sundar Pichai tweets in support of Apple, says forcing companies to enable hacking could compromise user privacy (Jordan Novet/VentureBeat)
(English/Techmeme)

... response to the Apple-FBI controversy  —  Google chief executive Sundar Pichai just weighed in on the ongoing issue … Read all  ...

21. Virgin gives blessing to O2/Three merger
(English/TheRegister)

Eyes up prospect of tasty 4G Virgin Media has weighed in to give its blessing over the controversial £10.5bn proposed merger between Three and O2, hoping such a move would give it greater network access.… ...

22. Celebrities are wasting away, and other tabloid stunners
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... death” as her weight plummets to 98 lbs, says the Enquirer. Tabloid watchers will recall that only six weeks ago the Enquirer warned that Kate weighed 99 lbs and was “wasting away,” so clearly the loss ...

23. Full-body TSA scans are mandatory for 'some passengers'
(English/engadget)

The Transportation Security Administration was under pressure to establish rules regarding airport body scanners, and well, the Department of Homeland Security's weighed in. Now the Advanced Imaging ...

24. It was once socially acceptable and surprisingly affordable to send children by parcel post
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Between 1913 and 1920, many Americans sent their children around the country by mail. Provided your child weighed less than 50 lbs, you could simply affix stamps to their clothing and send them off with ...

25. I can't stop touching this minimalist, mysterious puzzle game
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... Every tiny decision has had long discussions. We’ve weighed arguments against each other. We’ve put in and out features. Tested what feels like one million rules. A simple thing like removing the restart ...