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Kimmel returns to television to mock FCC Chair Brendan Carr

Jimmy Kimmel made a triumphant return to television (in most, but not all, cities) on Tuesday night, devoting his monologue to his short but shocking removal from the air. The comedian tackled the uproar head-on, directly naming Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission Chair who had instigated Kimmel’s censorship. In a later segment, he took […]

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iFixit zooms in on reports of an iPhone 17 Pro scratch problem

Apple’s new, anodized aluminum iPhone 17 Pro phones have drawn attention for reportedly being easy to scratch around the camera “plateau,” and iFixit has investigated the issue in microscopic detail in its teardown video for the phones. Here are some pictures showing just what those scratches look like under a digital microscope: iFixit talked to […]

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Pokémon lawyers won’t sue DHS for that video, former legal head predicts

Yesterday afternoon, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a piece of disgusting propaganda that glorifies the concept of a militarized police state forcefully entering people’s homes and businesses and leading them away in handcuffs and zip ties — all set to the classic Pokémon theme song and using numerous pieces of obviously copyrighted […]

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YouTube will let creators who spread covid misinformation back on the site

Google has announced it will reverse a major content moderation decision: YouTube will offer channels that were banned for spreading covid and election misinformation in 2020 a pathway back onto the platform. In a letter sent to the House Judiciary Committee, Alphabet’s lawyers claimed that the Biden administration had previously “pressed the Company” to remove […]

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Building the New Backbone of Space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

The space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco, True Anomaly’s Even Rogers and Vast’s Max Haot will join the Space Stage to explore what’s needed to unlock a sustainable and scalable space economy. Register now to save up to $668 before September 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Inside Charlie Kirk’s megachurch memorial service

Hello and welcome to Regulator. According to a rough transcript of Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, the word “martyr” was uttered less than 10 times. But to the 90,000-plus people watching live in Glendale, Arizona, and the 100 million who reportedly watched the livestream, it didn’t have to be stated so explicitly. As every speaker at […]

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