Riz Ahmed And The Art Of The Crash-Out

There’s a pivotal scene in the movie “ Hamlet ” where its title character — played by the illustrious Riz Ahmed, cloaked in ...

'Rust': Judge Allows Civil Lawsuit Against Alec Baldwin to Proceed

A judge ruled Friday that Serge Svetnoy deserves a jury trial over several claims involving the deadly Rust shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins ...
Tidbits

#1797: OS 26.4 updates, Mac Pro discontinued, Script Editor issues in macOS 26.4, input source-related login failures, US router ban

This week brings endings and beginnings: Adam Engst reports that Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro, while OS 26.4 arrives with Apple Music’s AI-powered Playlist Playground, independent Family Sharing ...
Reuters

US lawmakers to introduce bill to ban government use of Chinese robots

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26 (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Thursday planned to introduce a bill that would ban the government from buying or operating humanoid robots made by Chinese firms. Tom Cotton ...
The Conversation

The Olympics’ transgender athlete ban is a legal and moral minefield

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is introducing a controversial new policy that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events. The IOC stated eligibility for ...
Post and Courier

SC residents prohibited from starting fires outdoors. Entire state under burn ban

All of South Carolina is at risk of critical fire weather conditions, officials announced March 27, prompting the state Forestry Commission to enact a statewide burn ban. Every county in the Palmetto ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Cell phone ban in Georgia schools heads to governor's desk

The Georgia Senate has unanimously passed House Bill 1009, which seeks to ban student cellphone use "bell-to-bell" in public high schools. Lawmakers argue the ban will improve mental health and reduce ...
Ars Technica

FCC imposes sweeping ban on foreign-made routers, affecting all new models

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday announced it will no longer approve consumer-grade routers made outside of the US, citing a President Trump directive on reducing the use of foreign ...
Wired

Everything You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US

The Federal Communications Commission has banned new consumer internet routers manufactured outside the US, citing national security concerns. The ban doesn’t affect any routers already in American ...
The Conversation

Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated

Australia’s world-first national legislation to restrict access to social media accounts for children under 16 years old has been in force for about three months. New data from a survey of 1,070 ...
Lansing State Journal

Michigan House passes kratom ban. Now what happens?

The Michigan House of Representatives this week voted to ban the consumption and distribution of kratom and its synthetic variations and sent to the Michigan Senate for further consideration. "What we ...