Ken Klippenstein – Corporations are the new nation state, U.S. intelligence admits – Envious of the power and wealth of corporate America, the head of U.S. intelligence has issued a new directive calling on the spy agencies to “routinize” and “expand” their partnerships with private companies. Agencies are even authorized to incur “risk” in these… Continue Reading
Angela Levine – “The day after President Donald Trump began his second term, people noticed that they could no longer access a .gov web page outlining women’s rights to abortion and contraception under US law. The Biden administration created the web page, reproductiverights.gov, after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, ending… Continue Reading
“On February 22, 2025, A Century of The New Yorker will open at The New York Public Library, showcasing the history of The New Yorker from its launch in 1925 to present day and bringing to life the people, stories, and ideas that have defined the iconic magazine. Founding documents, rare manuscripts, photographs, and timeless cover… Continue Reading
Wiener Digital Collections: Thousands of pages documenting Nazi persecution digitised for unprecedented online access. Composite image featuring items from our unique collection, now available online for the first time. To mark International Holocaust Memorial Day, the Wiener Holocaust Library, one of the largest Nazi-era archives in the world, has launched a new online portal putting… Continue Reading
Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social – Local Public-Facing Immigrant Support/Advocacy Groups – Google Sheet Please note all organizations listed on this spreadsheet have some public-facing presence. Any who would like to be removed please contact [email protected]. This list is dynamic and growing. If you have additions, edits, criticisms, suggestions, etc. please contact [email protected] . Last Update 1/25/25… Continue Reading
Mashable: “If you’re not sure whether you want Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, the next iOS update will have it automatically switched on. As we reported in January, Apple’s AI features will default to active when you install iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, or macOS 15.3 — all expected within the next few days. This applies… Continue Reading
Marginalia Search – Explore the Web your way – Search: All. Blogs, Academia, Vintage, Plain Text, Wikis, Forums, Recipes, Search in Title, Recent Results, Remove Javascript, Reduce Adtech. Prioritizes non-commercial content Tools for both search and discovery Find lost old websites Open Source Custom index and crawler software Simple technology — no AI or cloud… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 26, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex… Continue Reading
“The New York Times has created a series of maps visualizing wildfire and smoke risk for the different parts of Los Angeles County [gift article], where several devastating wildfires have been ravaging since early January. The newspaper used wildfire risk scores data from CoreLogic, a California-based business and property analytics company, and spatial data from… Continue Reading
Trains.FYI is a real-time map of passenger trains in North America. Started out of frustration with constant delays from freight priority in Canada, trains.fyi has grown into the leading real-time train tracking website. Real-Time Train Statistics – These statistics are updated in real-time based on current train data. Select a city to view real-time train… Continue Reading
Wired – “A glitch in Slack makes it possible to accidentally send your entire DM history with one person to other coworkers. Ask me how I know. So, here’s a nightmare scenario: You open your work Slack on your phone so you can DM with a few colleagues. You talk with this group regularly, but… Continue Reading
How to Geek: ” Enable dictation on your Mac by pressing F5 and then start talking to convert speech to text. Dictation is faster than typing, avoids spelling mistakes and typos, and is great for getting your thoughts down quickly in notes, emails, and other informal settings. The feature might not work well for crafting… Continue Reading