News German proposal to control links to news stories: headlines, 3s of video, 128 pixel thumbnails Cory Doctorow

Copyfight How DRM has permitted Google to have an "open source" browser that is still under its exclusive control Cory Doctorow

Business "Open source" companies are playing games with licensing to sneak in proprietary code, freeze out competitors, fight enclosure Cory Doctorow

publishing Trademark troll who claims to own "Dragon Slayer" now wants exclusive rights to book covers where someone is holding a weapon Cory Doctorow

language Cockygate defeated: judge finds "Cocky" trademark for romance titles unenforceable Cory Doctorow

Copyfight "Cocky" romance novelist embarks on a second career as a trademark troll: will romance writing fall from grace? Cory Doctorow

Business The US Patent Office just (in 2017!) awarded IBM a patent over out-of-office email Cory Doctorow

crowdfunding New Zealanders raise millions to buy beach and donate it to the public Cory Doctorow

Free Software Foundation demands freedom from Anthropic, not money Ellsworth Toohey

History Scaphism: the ancient Persian execution where insects ate you alive Ellsworth Toohey

Science Japan's "genius" chimpanzee Ai has died at 49 Ellsworth Toohey

water Clever gecko figures out how to use a water fountain and instantly becomes the boss Popkin

Games Simulated Jurassic Park goes horribly wrong, true to the movies Grant St. Clair

adorable animals Sloth ASMR: Listen to this gorgeous two-toed sloth crunching his way through a pile of sugar snap peas Jennifer Sandlin

tech Unpowered solid state drives could kill your data Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Your thumbs miss real keys — this iPhone case delivers a click that'll hook you Boing Boing's Shop

Nature Tailless whip scorpion under microscope: a look at the gentle giant of the arachnid world Popkin

Weird The Tamagotchi Torture Chamber, a fun toy for sadists Grant St. Clair