Whitney Kimball

12/20/21

Wait, Are NFTs the New Creative Commons?

When Creative Commons appeared to tacitly endorse the NFT boom, it set off a conversation about the future of…

12/16/21

Victims of GirlsDoPorn's Sex Trafficking Operation Now Own Their Videos

A federal judge's ruling makes it harder for platforms to ignore their removal requests.

12/16/21

New York City Cops Suspected of Faking Vaxx Cards, Stripped of Badges

Two police officers are under investigation for allegedly submitting fraudulent documentation.

12/15/21

Signal Now Lets You Call Up to 39 of Your Fellow Criminals at Once

Signal has created open-source software to enable end-to-end encrypted video calls with 40 participants.

12/14/21

New Orleans Arcade Destroyed by Vandal Needs Your Help

Owners claim that a man smashed everything inside with an axe then proceeded to threaten customers with a knife and…

12/14/21

Citizen's Crime Watchers Vote to Unionize

Employees have anonymously complained about the app's fear-mongering and reported that it's outsourcing workers from…

12/13/21

Miami Mayor Wants to Take Part of His 401k in Magic Beans

As Bitcoin crashed on Friday, America's crypto mayor stuck to his big bet.

12/10/21

People Are Spamming Kellogg’s Job Site in Support of Striking Workers

Kellogg has posted openings for union workers' jobs, and strike supporters are making things a little more difficult.

12/3/21

Two Men Allegedly Stole $20 Million in Music Royalties From YouTube

In an incredibly simple four-year scam, prosecutors claim the men just said they held the copyrights and collected…

11/29/21

Amazon's Alabama Workers Are Getting a Second Chance to Unionize

The National Labor Relations Board ruled that Amazon's meddling invalidates the Bessemer, AL union election results.

11/29/21

Jack Dorsey Has Resigned from Twitter

Soon after the news leaked to CNBC, the CEO tweeted that his time has come to an end. And Twitter's stock price is…

11/24/21

John Deere Reports $6 Billion Profit After Fighting Workers Over Meager Wages

Would have been relevant information for 10,000 workers who struck for five weeks to get a living wage.

11/23/21

Don't Cross the Wirecutter Picket Line

The Wirecutter union has announced that 100% of its unit will forge ahead with a Black Friday weekend walkout.

11/23/21

Robot Company Will Pay $200k for Your Face—If It’s Friendly Enough

If you don't like what a robot is doing with your mug, there are no takebacks.

11/22/21

Crypto Bros Who Failed to Buy U.S. Constitution Would Like to Give You a New Token Instead of a Refund

It's promising refunds while launching a new governance token, because...?

11/19/21

Crypto-Fueled Plan to Buy the U.S. Constitution Ends With a Big Pool of Money and No Constitution

Nearly 20,000 people donated in the hopes of winning collective control over a copy of the US Constitution.

11/19/21

The Crucifixion of the Cable Guy

Cable technicians, often called "the cable guy" with a sneer, saw their pay slashed as Spectrum reaped historic…

11/18/21

S&P Trying to Snag Some of That Snazzy Meme Stock Energy by Mining Twitter

S&P Dow Jones is offering positivity ratings for companies vis-a-vis Twitter sentiment analyses.

11/17/21

Is the Crypto-Fueled Plan to Buy the U.S. Constitution a Scam?

As of this writing, ConstitutionDAO has raised nearly $15 million to purchase a copy of the Constitution. What…

11/12/21

No, a 'Detox' Bath Will Not Reverse Your Covid-19 Vaccine

Anti-vaxxers have pivoted to "undoing" vaccines with epsom salt and borax, which will absolutely not work.

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