The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

Earlier this year, the Trump administration gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leading to canceled federal grants. Now, after a court order, those grants are being reinstated. n.pr/4phxzwN

Build A Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi Analyzer

Host remote MCP servers on #AzureFunctions by Lily Ma #AzureFunctions #dotnet #Azure techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-a...

The new MCP specification version drops tomorrow, and with it - a whole new authorization spec release. Bunch of new things there that I summarized in my blog post 👉 den.dev/blog/mcp-nov... Get ready for: 📋 Client ID Metadata Documents 🤔 Better scope selection 🔒 Improved security guidance

Introducing GPT-4o Audio Models in Microsoft Foundry: A Practical Guide for Developers ift.tt/ckpHieu #azure #foundry #ai #gpt4o #aimodels #developers

It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. arstechnica.com/tech-policy...

I got enough requests that I decided to experiment with Office Hours. This is an opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics, including: - PowerShell - Technology - Science - Philosophy - Whatever I look forward to connecting with you. calendar.app.google/PfayYCAYwTFG...

The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free: (Published 2019)

$4000! If we get to 5, it'll cover rent...

Spooky projection mapping

If you loved the Living Computer Museum in Seattle as much as I did, you should know that SO MANY of those systems are still alive and running at icm.museum?donate under the same stewardship of Stephen Jones who was curator at LCM. You can visit OR connect remotely! DONATE AND DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

I met Clyde @gametank.zone at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and learned about his "GameTank" custom 8bit retroconsole he's launching soon on CrowdSupply! gametank.zone Everything is open source on GitHub. C&Rust SDK, two 6502s, a ton of fun. Sub for updates www.crowdsupply.com/clydeware/ga...

Here at Portland Retro Gaming Expo. @modretro is showing the M64 for the first time in public! tiktok.com/t/ZTMaUNp94/

NO KINGS EXCEPT STEPHEN Also NO: CONVICTED FELON ADJUDICATED RAPIST CONGENITAL LIAR CON MAN PUTIN PUPPET PEDOPHILE BEST FRIEND OF EPSTEIN LIFELONG RACIST MALIGNANT NARCISSIST SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIAN SICK SOCIOPATH FRAGILE WHINEY MAN-BABY FAILED BUSINESSMAN ORANGE ATROCITY PARDON POWER A*HOLE 👑 👎 👑

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy. Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who need them.

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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎 Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org #BeThere 👍

Dumb Tesla news: “affordable” new Model Y costs $2,000 more than before

ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-...

If you've ever wanted to learn analog electronics for synths, check out Moritz Klein's videos. Each one is a masterclass. The latest for a two-button-all-analog-no-code drum-machine is great. And the result is very expressive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HK...

Great to be back for another year of #AzureBacktoSchool. My session comparing AKS and Azure PaaS is live at 9am ET/2pm UTC+1 here - www.youtube.com/watc... Thanks again to Dwayne and Derek for another awesome event. Full Schedule: azurebacktoschool.co...#AzureBacktoSchool. #Azure #AKS #MVPbuzz

10,000 buyers snapped up 776 hp electric AUDI wagon – in its first 30 minutes!

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

Learn how ICE is getting data from our phones, license plates, even tax data, and why we have to work together to protect our communities, from @kqednews.kqed.org and EFF's @cooperq.com: www.kqed.org/news/120556...

Building Enterprise Voice-Enabled AI Agents with Azure Voice Live API by Sri Kantan techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-...

An iPhone has so many privacy and security features that it’s very easy to miss them. Now’s a good time to dive in and get to know them all. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...

Although you can run #MicrosoftTeams #PowerShell cmdlets in Azure Automation runbooks, when would you want to do this? The answer is "limited circumstances." Explored here! office365itpros.com/2025/09/12/t... #Microsoft365

🌎 #M365Miami 2026 is all about community - hosted at Miami Dade College, the largest undergrad institution in the U.S. 💡 Submit your session before 9/30 and help us shape another unforgettable event with one of the most diverse & dynamic tech communities in the country! m365miami.com/speakers/

#OTD 50 years ago, NASA launched the Viking 2 mission to Mars. They’re still humanity’s only direct search for extraterrestrial life. An atmospheric scientist looks at how the findings are still being debated: buff.ly/XGLGh45

The first onshore wave power pilot station in the US opens today in LA

This affects us in the maker community as well. A year or two ago, I found a niche nRF52840 ultra low power wireless module that would be easy for me to solder. About $6 each direct from the Chinese manufacturer. I ordered a few for my wireless gate sensor project. I don't think I could do that now.

If you're into Python and looking to get into AI, this looks fantastic...

Boston Code Camp is pleased to announce their 39th free developers conference on November 22, 2025 in Burlington, MA! Please save the date and watch this space and our website, www.bostoncodecamp.com, for more details. Hope to see you there!

After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Tesla changes meaning of ‘Full Self-Driving’, gives up on promise of autonomy

Do not miss your chance to exhibit at VCF Montreal in 2026! #VCFMTL docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Ne manquez pas votre chance d’exposer au VCF Montréal en 2026 ! #VCFMTL docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...

Exactly 50 years ago: The first issue of BYTE, the dawn of a revolution: "Computers -- the World's Greatest Toy!" And more....

Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server. So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux. Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.

NEW: In the face of intense public opposition, Memphis’ Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote Elon Musk’s xAI facility: sending out a mailer, for the first time in recent memory, that provides misleading facts. By @wendicthomas.bsky.social @mlk50.com

🚨 Undisclosed stock trades. Dark money deals. DOGE staffers tied to Elon Musk's businesses. 🗓️ Tomorrow, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. ET, join our journalists as they review their reporting on the Trump administration’s conflicts of interest.

Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...