Amazon doesn’t want the blame for the Post Office going under - https://www.theverge.com/tech/897114/amazon-usps-contract-money-running-out
Amazon is going on the defensive after a [report from *The Wall Street
Journal*][1] revealed that the ecommerce giant plans to slash shipments with the
United States Postal Service, which said this...
Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds - https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/amazon-will-reportedly-cut-its-usps-shipments-by-at-least-two-thirds-200915702.html?src=rss
A recent change in how the US Postal Service handles shipping partners appears
to have forced Amazon to make alternative plans.
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms - https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/
FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing
commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing
a warrant.
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms - https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/
FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing
commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing
a warrant.
2026 Turing Award Goes To Inventors of Quantum Cryptography - https://slashdot.org/story/26/03/18/1620247/2026-turing-award-goes-to-inventors-of-quantum-cryptography?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Dave Knott shares a report from the New York Times: On Wednesday, the
Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest society of computing
professionals, said Drs.
Dave Knott shares a report from the New York Times: On Wednesday, the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest society of computing professionals, said Drs. Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard had won this year's Turing Award for their work on quantum cryptography and related techno...
Adobe Pays Early Termination Fee, or ‘Settlement’, in U.S. Lawsuit Over Hidden Fees - https://pxlnv.com/linklog/adobe-ftc-settlement/
When the United States Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice
jointly filed a lawsuit in 2024 against Adobe, [I commented][1] on the
similarities between that complaint and the one...
When the United States Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice jointly filed a lawsuit in 2024 against Adobe, I commented on the similarities between that complaint and the one against Amazon. Both are about the ease of entering into subscriptions that are later difficult or expensive to leave, both had alleged personal liability by […]
Japan to allow ‘proactive cyber-defense’ from October 1st - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/japan_proactive_cyber_defense_enabled/
#### In less polite places, this is called ‘hacking back’ or ‘offensive
#### cyber-ops’
Japan’s government yesterday decided to allow its Self-Defense Force to conduct
offensive...
Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June - https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/meta-will-shut-down-vr-horizon-worlds-access-in-june-222028919.html?src=rss
Horizon Worlds, Meta's first pass at a metaverse, will be inaccessible via
virtual reality headset after June 15, 2026.
Spotify rolls out 'bit-perfect' playback in Windows app - https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/spotify-rolls-out-bit-perfect-playback-in-windows-app-211036176.html?src=rss
Spotify is introducing a way for subscribers to get bit-perfect playback of
songs if they listen on Windows.
This new cassette player has USB-C and Bluetooth, in case you want to ditch Spotify - https://9to5google.com/2026/03/17/maxwell-cassette-player-usb-c-and-bluetooth/
Modern music services are all about convenience, but sometimes having every
album ever at the touch of your fingertips leaves you with choice paralysis.
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