Justin Cauchon
@cauchon.net
Director of Product at Yahoo. Previously at Engadget, WIRED and CNET. Seinfeld aficionado.
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K Dot delivers in a single bar
February 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
K Dot delivers in a single bar
Billhimself@yahoo.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Reminder to enable the Advanced Data Protection for iCloud setting for end-to-end encryption support.apple.com/en-us/108756
Scoop by @joemenn.bsky.social: "Security officials in the UK have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud, people familiar w/ the matter told The Washington Post." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Secret order requires blanket access to protected cloud backups around the world, which if implemented would undermine Apple’s privacy pledge to its users.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Reminder to enable the Advanced Data Protection for iCloud setting for end-to-end encryption support.apple.com/en-us/108756
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News: The CIA is offering its entire workforce the same “deferred resignation” buyout made to civilian agencies last week, in a bid to make the spy agency more aligned with Trump and his priorities. Ratcliffe personally asked WH to make the offer. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover
The spy agency’s workforce received a buyout-style offer on Tuesday.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
News: The CIA is offering its entire workforce the same “deferred resignation” buyout made to civilian agencies last week, in a bid to make the spy agency more aligned with Trump and his priorities. Ratcliffe personally asked WH to make the offer. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Our deep dive into Musk's takeover: Even some officials who like what Musk is doing feel helpless to hold him accountable. His allies are diving in to agencies, gaining access to systems, planning layoffs, and proposing a sweeping AI initiative to review contracts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government (Gift Article)
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Our deep dive into Musk's takeover: Even some officials who like what Musk is doing feel helpless to hold him accountable. His allies are diving in to agencies, gaining access to systems, planning layoffs, and proposing a sweeping AI initiative to review contracts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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Pebble is back repebble.com
We're bringing Pebble back!
Eight years later, you still can't beat a Pebble
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January 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Pebble is back repebble.com
After over 20 years on Verizon, I made the switch to Visible (Verizon’s own MVNO). Exact same service but only $30/mo.
January 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
After over 20 years on Verizon, I made the switch to Visible (Verizon’s own MVNO). Exact same service but only $30/mo.
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VICTORY! After over a decade, a federal court has declared that warrantless backdoor searches of US person’s communications collected under Section 702 of FISA is unconstitutional.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
Better late than never: last night a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant....
www.eff.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
VICTORY! After over a decade, a federal court has declared that warrantless backdoor searches of US person’s communications collected under Section 702 of FISA is unconstitutional.
Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/t...
Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace (Gift Article)
Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/t...
TikTok now alerting users via the app that it will temporarily make services unavailable on Jan 19th
January 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
TikTok now alerting users via the app that it will temporarily make services unavailable on Jan 19th
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New statement from the White House: TikTok's declaration that it will have to go dark on Sunday is "a stunt, and we see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump Administration takes office on Monday."
January 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New statement from the White House: TikTok's declaration that it will have to go dark on Sunday is "a stunt, and we see no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions in the next few days before the Trump Administration takes office on Monday."
Trump appears to have launched a memecoin 3 days before taking office
January 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Trump appears to have launched a memecoin 3 days before taking office
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Just in: TikTok says it plans to shut itself down Sunday unless Biden publicly pledges non-enforcement. TikTok wants everyone to be sure Biden is to blame, which conveniently also curries favor with Trump.
January 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Just in: TikTok says it plans to shut itself down Sunday unless Biden publicly pledges non-enforcement. TikTok wants everyone to be sure Biden is to blame, which conveniently also curries favor with Trump.
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NEWS: The massive Chinese hack of U.S. telecoms breached firms Charter, Consolidated and Windstream as part of a historic espionage campaign. Security vendor Fortinet was a key intrusion point. Investigators are still grappling with the damage.
That and much much more:
www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
That and much much more:
www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
How Chinese Hackers Graduated From Clumsy Corporate Thieves to Military Weapons
Massive ‘Typhoon’ cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and telecoms sought to lay the groundwork for potential conflict with Beijing, as intruders gathered data and got in position to impede response a...
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
NEWS: The massive Chinese hack of U.S. telecoms breached firms Charter, Consolidated and Windstream as part of a historic espionage campaign. Security vendor Fortinet was a key intrusion point. Investigators are still grappling with the damage.
That and much much more:
www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
That and much much more:
www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
Who is Vexbolts and why are we unfollowing him at 11:59pm tonight?
December 31, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Who is Vexbolts and why are we unfollowing him at 11:59pm tonight?
A Conversation with Larry David was fantastic tonight in Portland. A true comedy legend.
November 22, 2024 at 6:32 AM
A Conversation with Larry David was fantastic tonight in Portland. A true comedy legend.
Super easy to change my handle to a custom domain, @cauchon.net. Instructions here: bsky.social/about/blog/4...
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Super easy to change my handle to a custom domain, @cauchon.net. Instructions here: bsky.social/about/blog/4...
I don’t know much about boxing, but I do believe Serrano should have won that fight.
November 16, 2024 at 4:21 AM
I don’t know much about boxing, but I do believe Serrano should have won that fight.
Competition is heating up
Instagram's Twitter competitor Threads is expected to launch on July 6, 2023 according to a pre-order listing on the iOS App Store in the US (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
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July 4, 2023 at 12:13 AM
Competition is heating up
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this screencap is my new most valuable possession
July 1, 2023 at 5:00 PM
this screencap is my new most valuable possession
Took me a few minutes to reach Elon’s ridiculous 600 posts limit
July 1, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Took me a few minutes to reach Elon’s ridiculous 600 posts limit
AP finally got a redesign and it’s a huge improvement!
June 29, 2023 at 2:04 AM
AP finally got a redesign and it’s a huge improvement!
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before th...
In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.
www.propublica.org
June 21, 2023 at 4:42 AM
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court