This Week In Techdirt History: June 1st – 7th
Five Years Ago
This week in 2020, while many in the media were hedging their bets and wringing their hands in their coverage of the rapidly escalating protests over the murder of George Floyd, I was p...
At the Bitcoin Conference, the Republicans were for sale
"I want to make a big announcement," said Faryar Shirzad, the chief policy officer of Coinbase, to a nearly empty room. His words echoed across the massive hall at the Bitcoin Conference, deep in ...
8 games from the Wholesome Direct 2025 that you can play right now
The Wholesome Direct is always full of cute and charming games to keep an eye on for the future. But it's also a great place to find things to play now - and that's especially true this year. The ...
The soul of The Last of Us is in Gustavo Santaolalla’s music
When fans nervously tuned in to watch HBO's adaptation of one of their favorite video games, there was one familiar presence that immediately calmed their nerves: the mournful guitar of Gustavo Sa...
A ban on state AI laws could smash Big Tech’s legal guardrails
Senate Commerce Republicans have kept a ten year moratorium on state AI laws in their latest version of President Donald Trump's massive budget package. And a growing number of lawmakers and civi...
There are only two commissioners left at the FCC
Chairman Brendan Carr and Democratic commissioner Anna Gomez are the last remaining members of the panel.
After the departure of one Republican and one Democratic commissioner on Friday, the Federa...
