Syria ‘not alone’ in locating missing persons, tackling displacement
Syria is not alone in tackling challenges, including the hundreds of thousands who remain missing during past tumultuous decades, the head of a UN institution…
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Pluralistic: California’s privacy obstacle course (23 Jul 2026)
Today’s links California’s privacy obstacle course: Malice or incompetence (why not both?). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Continuous partial attention, TSA…
Canada’s ‘Expanded Scope’ Blocking Order Targets Existing and Future Pirate Sites
For the first time, a Canadian site-blocking order can target pirate sites that don’t exist yet. The Federal Court has ordered ISPs to block thirteen…
How will we listen? Thoughts from an Australian therapist
How will we listen? Eva is 13. Simon runs a food business. Neither is asking for a medical or psychological label. Both are trying to…
And Not The Moon
ESO/M. Kornmesser
This illustration shows the system around the star CD-35 2722, with the newly found moon-like object at the center.
Stars, planets, and moons are easy…
Hope for thousands of MS patients as ‘life-changing’ drug now on NHS in England
Fampridine boosts nerve signals to make it easier to walk, with up to 5,000 eligible.
Thousands with MS to get “life-changing” drug on NHS to help them walk more freely
Thousands of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in England are to be offered a new ‘signal booster’ therapy on the NHS to help them walk…
The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required
Legal intern Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this post.
The Fourth Circuit issued a disappointing opinion in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo, a case in…
You Should Get to Own Your Media, Not Rent it Forever
Last week, Sony—the largest video game company in the world—announced that it will no longer produce physical discs for any new titles on its PlayStation…
Bringing Forgotten Music Back to Life with Optical Music Recognition
Just as printed letters can be scanned and converted into digital text, emerging technology can transform sheet music into sound. A new effort is underway…