Microsoft Develops Set-Top Box Microsoft has been developing designs for a simple set-top device for streaming video and other entertainment options. More
Amazon may be working on a smartphone with hologram-like 3D Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through content by using their eyes alone, according to two unnamed people who discussed the phone with the Wall Street Journal. More
The Supreme Court Just Legalized Bribery The Supreme Court just gutted a key federal bribery statute this week, handing down a ruling that allows powerful interests to give gifts to politicians as rewards for favors. The Supreme Court just ... 06/29/2024 - 1:59 am | View Link
Legal weed limps into next phase in Germany Germany legalized cannabis in April, allowing adults to possess 25 grams (0.9 ounces) and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home. As the next step in the reform, from July 1 it will be ... 06/28/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Far-right Israelis celebrate claim that illegal outposts will be legalized Far-right Israeli politicians are celebrating Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s claim that Israel’s security cabinet has approved his proposed legalization of five illegal “outposts” on Palestinian ... 06/28/2024 - 4:12 am | View Link
Israeli Minister Will Release Palestinian Funds if Settlements Are Legalized, Officials Say Under a tentative deal, Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, would help the Palestinian Authority stave off financial collapse if five illegal West Bank outposts are authorized. By ... 06/27/2024 - 10:48 pm | View Link
The Supreme Court Majority Has Legalized Bribery So Long As You Do It Right At issue was the case of an Indiana mayor named James Snyder, who'd accepted $13,000 from a trucking company after steering a million dollars worth of business the company's way. From the AP: ... 06/26/2024 - 12:35 pm | View Link