The Internet Archive’s Literary Civil War
AdminA lesson I learned early in life: never piss off a librarian. Apparently District Court Judge John G. Koetl skipped out on a formative traumatic-shushing experience, because his recent ruling…
Japan restricts semiconductor tool exports as China chip war intensifies
Japan plans to impose export restrictions on 23 types of equipment used to make semiconductors, following similar curbs by the US designed to restrict China’s access to cutting-edge chips in…
Florida’s New College grapples with a ‘woke’ war
Professors at the New College of Florida are using personal email because they’re afraid of being subpoenaed. Students are concerned, too. Some fear for their physical safety. Many worry their…
Russia Is Waging War on Ukraine’s Hospitals
In early October 2022, Rachel Clarke hurried into Kyiv’s bomb shelters with hundreds of Ukrainians. The UK-based National Health Service (NHS) doctor and author was visiting Ukraine to provide support…
Adidas ends its war with Black Lives Matter over a trademark
Adidas is withdrawing its challenge to a Black Lives Matter trademark application featuring three parallel stripes, two days after it contested the image with the U.S. Trademark Office. Adidas submitted…
NYC Mayor’s New Scheme in Ongoing Rat War: A Composting Mandate
The rats don’t run this city—garbage rules do. New York City Mayor (and crypto enthusiast) Eric Adams proposed a new rule this week for the city’s composting program. It would…
Tesla’s price war in China backfires as BYD sales surge
Tesla’s move to slash prices in China has backfired as Elon Musk’s company loses market share to Warren Buffett-backed BYD, putting Chinese carmakers on track to sell more passenger vehicles…
Australian bank chiefs flag raging home-loan price war By Reuters
By Lewis Jackson and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Competition for Australia's lucrative A$2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) mortgage market is heating up, say bank chiefs, as hundreds of thousands of…
China, Japan and the Ukraine war
While Xi Jinping was being received with great pomp and ceremony in Moscow last week, Fumio Kishida was 500 miles away in Kyiv.The fact that the president of China and…
European investors bet on defence as war creates opportunities for growth
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a surge of interest from private investors in European companies in defence and related technologies as they bet that the coming boost in military…