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Investing
Sargeant v. Barfield Brief: Holding Prison Officials Accountable for Exposing Inmates to Violence
Matthew Cavedon According to his legal complaint, petitioner Roy Sargeant is a prison inmate who has cooperated with the government…
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Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps
Enlarge / The Windows App runs on Windows, but also macOS, iOS/iPadOS, web browsers, and Android. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft announced…
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Economy
Ever wonder how crooks get the credentials to unlock stolen phones?
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut down a service that facilitated the unlocking of…
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Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate
Enlarge / Cutting metal with lasers is hard, but even harder when you don’t know the worst-case timings of your…
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Economy
$100 billion AI infrastructure fund launched by Microsoft, BlackRock, UAE firm
Enlarge (credit: J Studios via Getty Images) If you haven’t noticed by now, Big Tech companies have been making plans…
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Investing
Australian Bill Targets Harmful Misinformation Online but Hits Free Speech Around the World
David Inserra Last week, Australia dropped its revised Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024, and it’s about two sandwiches short…
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Investing
Will Intel Become Yet Another Cautionary Tale of State Subsidies’ Unseen Costs?
Krit Chanwong and Scott Lincicome In a new Cato policy analysis out today, September 19, we show that state and…
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Investing
Why Germany Should Preserve Its Debt Brake and the US Should Adopt One
Romina Boccia Germany’s constitutional debt brake, or Schuldenbremse, is a critical fiscal policy tool designed to limit structural government deficits.…
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Economy
“Dead Internet theory” comes to life with new AI-powered social media app
Enlarge (credit: gremlin via Getty Images) For the past few years, a conspiracy theory called “Dead Internet theory” has picked…
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Investing
Fed’s Rate Cut Shows Why Policy Rules Are Needed
Norbert Michel On September 18, the Fed announced a 0.50 percent cut in its target rate, the first time it…
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