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Business Europe fines four electronics companies $130,000,000 for price-fixing Cory Doctorow

Copyfight A lightbulb worm could take over every smart light in a city in minutes Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets The Philips 4000 Series Touchscreen Deadbolt is a smarter way to lock up Boing Boing's Shop

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music The Compact Disc is 43 years old Rob Beschizza

politics 71% of Brits think Elon Musk is a bell end Jason Weisberger

real estate Brown University returns land stolen early from Native Americans Thom Dunn

healthcare 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines Rob Beschizza

privacy Philips Hue to make you create an account and log in to adjust your lightbulbs Rob Beschizza

gadgets Remember the 1990s' Digital Compact Cassette? Still going strong in 2023… for some Rob Beschizza

gadgets Security cameras with end-to-end encryption not cheap Rob Beschizza

mistakes Florida teacher fired after having kids write their own obituaries before active shooter drill Rob Beschizza

useful stuff Great deal on a set of 6 small Craftsman screwdrivers Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff The Philips One by Sonicare Battery Toothbrush comes in six pleasing hues Mark Frauenfelder

Science Is this a hyperspectral spaceship? Rob Beschizza

polio The 73-year-old woman who still sleeps in an iron lung Thom Dunn

agriculture New England heirloom corn grown on its native land for the first time in 300 years Thom Dunn

law It's been 10 years since an artist recorded candid shots from Apple Store webcams—and got a visit from the Secret Service Rob Beschizza