Busy day for technology-related cases in the U.S. Supreme Court! The high court agreed today to hear a lawsuit that will determine if police have to get a judge's approval before installing GPS trackers on your car. (CNET)
Warrantless GPS spying case to go before Supreme Court
Eight things you can still sell when digital copies are free
The internet is the world's most efficient copy machine, and everything it touches — music, movies, books, code — slides toward a price of zero. In an essay called "Better… READ THE REST
An AWS bug turned a 5-cent bill into $2.5 billion
On the morning of July 17, a redditor who normally pays Amazon Web Services about five cents a month opened their inbox to a wall of billing alerts and a… READ THE REST
Two AIs got $100 each to make a music video by themselves
Someone at TryAI handed two frontier AI models the same assignment: here's Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk," a budget, and a shell with ffmpeg plus access to every… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office is just $28, but only through July 26
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $27.97 instead of $219.99. The one-time purchase includes eight familiar… READ THE REST
This $430 MacBook Pro once cost nearly $2,000
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: This Grade A refurbished 2020 MacBook Pro has 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 13.3-inch Retina… READ THE REST
Free up computer space with 2TB of cloud storage for $59 — for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: FileJump is offering 2TB of cloud storage in an easy-to-use package for only $59 (MSRP $467) for… READ THE REST
