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Matthew Medinsky

US Court rules against Internet Archive and, in doing so, against digital collections in all libraries

The Internet Archive, like hundreds of US libraries, is a non-profit institution. Yet a court ruling in mid-August has sided with publishers’ commercial interests to disallow non-profit organisations from lending books. But there’s a significant catch – the protections afforded to the Internet Archive and all libraries under the first

What Are the Signs of Vitamin B Complex Deficiency?

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint.

Wikipedia Is an Information Warfare Tool

Intelligence agencies have a long history of using propaganda as a tool of war, and the effectiveness of information warfare radically improved with the emergence of the internet, to say nothing of artificial intelligence and social media. If you're over 50, you can probably remember a time when your family

'ChatGPT' for Biology? A Dictatorship of Engineers

Hopefully, [the ultimate search engine Google wasbuilding] would never have a bug like HAL did wherehe killed the occupants of the spaceship.

Kyrgyzstan: Effort to Shut Down Independent News Outlet

(Bishkek, August 30, 2023) – Kyrgyz authorities have filed a lawsuit to close down Kloop Media Public Foundation, a nonprofit body that runs an independent online news outlet in Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch said today. The move continues a repressive trend against freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan. The lawsuit, for which

Researchers: AI-Generated Spam Bots Are Flooding Social Media, Scamming Humans

A recent study by Indiana University researchers reveals a surge in AI-generated spam bots on social media platforms, particularly exploiting OpenAI’s ChatGPT to promote scams and degrade online information quality. Business Insider reports that researchers at Indiana University have uncovered a disturbing trend — the proliferation of AI-generated spam bots

Herbalist Dreamers: How Herbs Can Aid Deep Sleep

Are you struggling to get a good night’s sleep? Do you wake up groggy and tired despite sleeping 7-9 hours? It may be time to focus on the quality of your sleep, particularly your deep sleep.

German Courts Are Going FULL Dystopia

It’s been an astonishing couple of days for German judges.

Effective Ways to Pop Your Ears When Pressure Builds

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint.

Iran: Mass Arrests of Women’s Rights Defenders

(Beirut) – Iranian authorities have arrested at least a dozen activists and increased pressure on a wide range of peaceful dissidents ahead of the anniversary of the nationwide protests that swept the country in 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities brutally cracked down on the antigovernment protests that erupted

Is It Wise to Get Your Wisdom Teeth Pulled?

The preemptive extraction of wisdom teeth before they become problematic has been a routine practice for decades.

What's the Buzz About GABA and Fake Alcohol?

GABA is a powerful neurotransmitter that inhibits nerve cells' ability to receive, create and send chemical messages to other nerve cells in your brain.

The “Free-Speech Twitter” PSYOP

It’s never a very enjoyable experience, facing the fact that you’ve been bamboozled.