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Op-Ed: GPS is endangered by a misguided Trump-era FCC decision over Ligado Networks (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 04/14/2021 - 13:59Workers at Amazon warehouse in Alabama reject unionization (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 15:44Sen Joe Manchin: I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 06:10Analysis | Lawmakers want President Biden to fund tech they say could secure American telecoms from spies (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 13:28YouTube says it’s getting better at taking down videos that break its rules. They still number in the millions. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 16:55A recruiter joined Facebook to help it meet its diversity targets. He says its hiring practices hurt people of color. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 06:32The revolution in satellite technology means there are swarms of spacecraft no bigger than a loaf of bread in orbit (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 06:32Supreme Court sides with Google in multibillion-dollar copyright dispute with Oracle
The Supreme Court said Google did not violate copyright law when it developed its Android mobile operating system using code from Oracle, a much-anticipated ruling in the tech world that saves Google billions of dollars in potential damages. The court ruled 6 to 2 for Google in the case, which has major implications for the software industry. Matt Schruers, president of the trade group Computer and Communications Industry Association, said the court’s ruling “that fair-use extends to the functional principles of computer code means companies can offer competing, interoperable products.”
Supreme Court vacates ruling barring Trump from blocking Twitter critics, saying case is moot
The Supreme Court vacated a lower court opinion that said President Donald Trump could not block critics from his Twitter feed, which since has been suspended by the company. The US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York had ruled that because the president had used the forum to regularly communicate with the public, he could not block critical individual users.