av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 26, 2023 | Notiser
For some years, a variety of news commentators and academics have called Donald Trump a fascist. I was one of those who resisted using that term. I thought it had long been abused by casual, imprecise applications, and as a historian of Nazi Germany, I did not think Trumpism was anywhere close to crossing the threshold of that comparison. I still deny that Trump’s presidency was fascist; but I’m concerned that if he wins another trip to the White House, he could earn the label.
Källa: A New Kind of Fascism
av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 26, 2023 | Notiser
Twitter’s rebranding of its San Francisco headquarters has been left hanging after police were called.
The Elon Musk-owned platform is changing its name to X, and attempted to remove the outgoing company name from the offices on Monday.
Five letters had been taken down from the office’s large vertical sign before work was interrupted.
It now simply reads ”er”, mirroring the reaction of some commentators to the firm’s abrupt corporate makeover.
Justin Sullivan, who took photos of the sign removal for Getty Images, said San Francisco police put a stop to the sign removal ”shortly after it began”.
Källa: Twitter headquarters left with half a sign as police interrupt
av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 25, 2023 | Notiser
Apple has released iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8 for older iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The company also released iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 today.
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
Källa: Apple Releases iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8 [Download]
av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 25, 2023 | Notiser
A new class action lawsuit in the UK from over 1,500 developers calls Apple’s App Store fee excessive and a result of the company’s app distribution monopoly.
The latest attack on App Store fees comes from a group of 1,566 app developer in the UK. According to a report from Reuters, the group has started a class action lawsuit against Apple on the basis that the fee is excessive and a result of Apple’s monopoly on its app distribution platform.
Källa: Apple hit with class action lawsuit on App Store fees in UK
av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 25, 2023 | Notiser
A truck driver who assaulted a police officer with a flagpole at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Monday to 52 months in federal prison.
The attack by the driver, Peter Stager, produced one of the most disturbing images to emerge from the Capitol attack. Mr. Stager, 44, of Conway, Ark., was captured on video beating the officer, Blake Miller, with the flagpole in a fit of rage as Officer Miller lay facedown in a mob of other rioters with “no means of defending himself,” prosecutors wrote in court papers.
Källa: Jan. 6 Rioter Who Beat Officer With Flagpole Gets Four-Year Sentence
