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techdirt.com > 04/03/2026 > daily-deal-hypergear-3-in-1-wireless-charging-dock-3

Daily Deal: Hypergear 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock

18+ hour, 57+ min ago  (237+ words) The Hypergear 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock is meticulously engineered to reduce the cable clutter and streamline your daily routine. Featuring 2 dedicated wireless charging surfaces, you can power up your phone and AirPods easily. In addition, you can charge your Apple…...

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techdirt.com > 04/02/2026 > daily-deal-opusonix-pro-subscription-2

Daily Deal: Opusonix Pro Subscription

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (243+ words) Opusonix is the workflow-first platform built for music producers and engineers who are tired of endless email chains and scattered files. By centralizing feedback, versions, and tasks in one structured workspace, it helps you cut email traffic by up to…...

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agentic ai – Techdirt

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1310+ words) And from that, magic came. I had played around with trying to build websites, and I remember another friend telling me about GeoCities (I can't quite recall if this was before or after they had changed their name from their…...

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techdirt.com > 03/19/2026 > the-government-uses-targeted-advertising-to-track-your-location-heres-what-we-need-to-do

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here’s What We Need to Do.

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (488+ words) We've all had the unsettling experience of seeing an ad online that reveals just how much advertisers know about our lives. You're right to be disturbed. Those very same online ad systems have been used by the government to warrantlessly…...

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techdirt.com > 03/25/2026 > ai-might-be-our-best-shot-at-taking-back-the-open-web

AI Might Be Our Best Shot At Taking Back The Open Web

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1432+ words) And from that, magic came. I had played around with trying to build websites, and I remember another friend telling me about GeoCities (I can't quite recall if this was before or after they had changed their name from their…...

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techdirt.com > 03/26/2026 > blocking-the-internet-archive-wont-stop-ai-but-it-will-erase-the-webs-historical-record

Blocking The Internet Archive Won’t Stop AI, But It Will Erase The Web’s Historical Record

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (201+ words) Imagine a newspaper publisher announcing it will no longer allow libraries to keep copies of its paper." But in recent months The New York Times"began blocking the Archive"from crawling its website, using technical measures that go beyond the…...

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techdirt.com > 03/30/2026 > the-white-house-apps-propaganda-is-the-least-alarming-thing-about-it

The White House App’s Propaganda Is The Least Alarming Thing About It

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (484+ words) Call me crazy, but I don't think an official government app should be loading executable code from a random person's GitHub account. Or tracking your GPS location in the background. Or silently stripping privacy consent dialogs from every website you…...

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techdirt.com > 04/01/2026 > copyright-industry-continues-its-efforts-to-ban-vpns

Copyright Industry Continues Its Efforts To Ban VPNs

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (351+ words) Canal+ and the football league LFP have requested court orders to compel NordVPN, ExpressVPN, ProtonVPN, and others to block access to pirate sites and services. The move follows similar orders obtained last year against DNS resolvers. The'VPN Trust Initiative'(VTI)…...

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techdirt.com > 03/23/2026 > amazon-enshittifies-prime-streaming-with-higher-costs-to-avoid-ads

Amazon Enshittifies Prime Streaming With Higher Costs To Avoid Ads

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (347+ words) Back in early 2024, Amazon announced that Prime Video customers (who already pay $140 per year) would be charged$3 extra every month just to avoid adsthat didn't previously exist. It was just the latest example of "enshittification" in a streaming sector all…...

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techdirt.com > 03/11/2026 > eff-to-court-dont-make-embedding-illegal

EFF To Court: Don’t Make Embedding Illegal

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (304+ words) But a news publisher, Emmerich Newspapers, wants the Fifth Circuit to reject the server test, arguing that the entity that embeds links to the content is responsible for "displaying" it and, therefore, can be directly liable if the content turns…...

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