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Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens

Alarm bells are ringing in the open source community, but commercial licensing is also at risk Earlier this week, Dan ...

Brandon software distributor sentenced for trafficking stolen Microsoft activation codes

A Brandon software distributor was sentenced to nearly two years in prison after a jury found her guilty of conspiring to traffic in illicit Microsoft certificates of Authenticity labels.
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...
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Missouri lawmaker files house bill to stop production of Chiefs license plates

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri lawmaker has introduced a house bill that would stop the production of license plates with Kansas City Chiefs logos on them, following the team’s decision to ...
Slate

People Are Doing Something Strange and Illegal With the Epstein Files

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Thursday, the Department of Justice ...
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Rep. Savannah Maddox files bill to return driver's license offices to county level

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Representative Savannah Maddox announced via social media on Wednesday that she has filed House Bill 162 to "fix Kentucky's broken driver’s license system and put a stop to ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...
CNN

Hundreds of thousands of ‘Epstein files’ have been released — and there’s a lot more to come

The “Epstein files” saga will spill into 2026, despite a deadline last week to release all of the records. Congress passed a law last month — with near-unanimous support — requiring the Justice ...
The New York Times

What to Know on the Initial Release of Materials From the Epstein Files

The Justice Department came under scrutiny for its handling of the documents and deletions online of some material. It said it would not remove mentions of Donald Trump from the files as they are ...
The Hill

Here’s how to see the Epstein files released Friday

The Justice Department released a portion of the Jeffrey Epstein files to meet the Friday deadline established in a congressional bill with a series of downloadable files related to the convicted sex ...
CBS News

Epstein files totaling more than 60,000 pages have already been released this year. Here's what we've seen so far.

Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital. Contact Graham at KatesG@cbsnews.com or grahamkates@protonmail.com ...