How AI became am indispensable ally in my daily workflow.Scott Vinkle
New from 404 Media: Flock, the license plate reader company that has cameras all across the U.S., is now building a massive people lookup tool using hacked data. The plan is to "jump from LPR to person." Won't require a warrant. This is according to leak we obtained.
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Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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In this week's omnibus episode of the Echo Tips Podcast, host David Ward provides an in-depth, yet constructively critical, review of the Library of Congress's "My Talking Books" Alexa skill for individuals with print disabilities.Spotify for Creators
You may not have heard of GAAD before.Taylor Arndt (Taylor’s Substack)
‘DO NOT let them inside’: Police warn of company asking to use your bathroom
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The company is not registered and is going door-to-door in Massachusetts.Heather Morrison | hmorrison@masslive.com (masslive)
We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new community bug tracking initiative at AppleVis.www.applevis.com
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I am honored to share that I’ve been nominated for an Emmy as host of PBS’s Serving Up Science - a series funded by the National Science Foundation.
This recognition is a testament to what federal science funding & public media can achieve when we invest in #science, education & evidence-based storytelling.
And it’s a reminder that curiosity matters & there is value in making science understandable & available to all.
If this resonates with you, I hope you’ll support science agencies & PBS.
An obsession with “white genocide” in X’s chatbot is only the latest example of platforms using artificial intelligence against their usersCasey Newton (Platformer)
Innosearch AI and National Federation of the Blind Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Digital Accessibility for Blind and Low-Vision Communities | AT-Newswire
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Innosearch AI and the National Federation of the Blind have formed a strategic partnership to make online shopping and digital services more accessible for blind and low-vision users. Plans include co-developed platform enhancements, user training, a checkout round-up donation, and a $10 welcome credit.
Experience the dramatic and possibly true story of Luigi's journey through his journey of despair and redemption with the most unlikely of cellmates.www.luigithemusical.info
"Still masking?" Here's why one health professor hasn't stopped.
Sean Mullen, PhD, used to take risks. He trained in martial arts, traveled frequently, and lived a high-intensity lifestyle. But as research on the long-term effects of COVID-19 emerged, his priorities shifted.
"So here I am. Still masking.
And yes, I still hear it:
“Dude, seriously? Still?”
Yup. Still. Because the pandemic didn’t end—it just got rebranded. We’re still dealing with an airborne, immune-damaging virus that doesn’t care if you’re over it. I wear an N95 or better everywhere I go. In the lab. In the classroom. On Zoom calls that turn into in-person meetups. I mask because it aligns with who I am now."
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by Sean Mullen, PhD “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right…” That line plays in my head more often than it should—especially when I’m the only one walking into a conference ballroom, faculty meeting, or classroom wearing an N95.WHN
A study just came out showing the majority of Americans can’t afford a minimal quality of life/basic cost of living.
The majority.
The richest country in the world is failing to provide for most of its citizens while the billionaires get richer.
Remember this the next time they talk about making America healthy again.
People need universal health care and basic income. Access to clean air and water. An end to food deserts and inequality.
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The bottom 60% of U.S. households don't make enough money to afford a "minimal quality of life," according to a new analysis.Megan Cerullo (CBS News)
Introducing Access Ableton, a new podcast created and hosted by me to help screen reader users get the most out of Ableton Live. Each week, we'll talk about a different aspect of producing music in Live, starting with the basics and going from there. After we cover all the major features, we'll move on to a more relaxed show where I discuss news, production techniques, and whatever else comes to mind as it relates to creating music in a DAW. If that sounds good to you, feel free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. The fun starts June 1.
Link to RSS Feed: pinecast.com/feed/access-ablet…
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IzzyOnDroid got mentioned in the reproducible-builds.org blog for the April report with a huge block of multiple paragraphs 🥳
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Yes, our RB-framework is available for everyone to use. And today, we even got the first report of an installation running on a Steam Deck 
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RIP Firefox: yet another round of layoffs at Mozilla Firefox: May 13, 2025
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Sorry for the Reddit link.
Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials
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An update for JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2025 is now available! Download the May update and check out the "What’s New" pages to learn more:
JAWS - support.freedomscientific.com/…
ZoomText - support.freedomscientific.com/…
Fusion - support.freedomscientific.com/…
🎧 Sony just launched the WH-1000XM6 headphones, and I found something mildly interesting about them:
When you pair them to a Pixel running Android 16, they'll automatically use Bluetooth LE Audio. That wasn't the case for the WH-1000XM5.
Here's why👇
🔗 androidauthority.com/sony-wh-1…
Sony's new WH-1000XM6 headphones support Bluetooth LE Audio and will automatically use it when connected to a Google Pixel phone.Mishaal Rahman (Android Authority)
I'm happy to release the third edition of: Personal Power: Getting The Most from iOS as a Totally Blind User This book, freely available to all, was written to help totally blind people use iPhones competently and make the most of their capabilities …www.applevis.com
Hi, Insiders! I’m Clint Covington, Group Product Manager for E+D Accessibility. To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, I’d love to share some of the biggest updates and features we’ve launched in the past year to make Microsoft 365 apps and…Clint Covington (TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM)
The United States is turning into a very dangerous place. What protects a country is security reports from intelligence experts. But a new report revealed that Venezuela is most likely not controlling the TDA gang in the US.
It is an important conclusions based on facts. But also a conclusion, which Trump did not like, because if the US is not “under attack”, he cannot invoke the Alien Enemies Act. So the Trump administration decided to fire the intelligence experts.
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John Brennan, Former CIA Director join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, firing two i...YouTube
This Global Accessibility Awareness Day we'd like to shout out to our translators! NVDA has been translated into over 55 languages to provide access to technology for blind and vision impaired people around the world. Recently we spoke with Harun in Türkiye, who shared how access, in his own language, has helped him: nvaccess.org/post/harun-fast-l…
#GAAD #Accessibility #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Localization #Awareness #Translation
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Tor has introduced this new cool tool they call oniux. On the page announcing it they show off a #curl command line that hasn't worked for two years... since curl nowadays refuses to resolve .onion names like RFC 7686 says.
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Introducing oniux: Kernel-level Tor isolation for any Linux app. This torsocks alternative uses namespaces to isolate Linux applications over the Tor network and eliminate data leaks.blog.torproject.org
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I did this The Tor Project just announced this very cool tool called oniux: oniux is a tool that utilizes various Linux namespaces(7) in order to isolate an arbitrary application over the Tor netwo...GitHub
looking at the torproject discussion about this gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core…
and it seems like an irresolvable problem.
On one hand you have people setting up LANs that have all their outbound traffic sent through Tor, and are supposed to work with any tor-unaware device.
On the other hand, saying "the LAN you're in is behind Tor" is exactly what an attacker would say to induce user devices to leak onion lookups...
Suggestion to formalize environment variable name ALLOW_DOT_ONION (or other) to be set to toggle and enable DNS lookup of the .onion TLD where an application otherwise would...GitLab
it seems to me this RFC cannot work with network or system level .onion support and should be replaced.
I think applications need API to query system resolver, whether DNS is handled by localhost or trusted resolver. And if .onion names are considered a special handled domain. I think we lack both on Linux now.
This RFC assumes only per-application support can be safe. Applications should query the OS support and enable it if indicated. But resolver related apis are ancient already.
Apple Shifts iPhone Production to India—Purism’s Been Ahead for Over a Decade
As Apple scrambles to move iPhone production out of China by 2026, Purism has quietly built secure, privacy-first phones right here in the U.S.
✅ U.S.-manufactured Liberty Phone
✅ Librem 5: Security & privacy by design
✅ PureOS: No surveillance. No ads. No Big Tech
While others react, Purism leads—with a supply chain you can trust.
Choose freedom. Choose Purism.
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Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.Purism SPC
HTTP/2 is the new protocol for the web, as I trust everyone reading my blog are fully aware of by now. (If you're not, read http2 explained.daniel.haxx.se
The LibreOffice Google Summer of Code projects have been selected for 2025. Adam Seskunas – Implement Report Builder in C++: replacing the current Java-based Report Builder with a new solution will improve maintainability and remove one of the last r…Ilmari Lauhakangas (The Document Foundation)
One of the most powerful ways to “shift left” is to include disabled people in the process as early as possible.Kristina Bravo (The Mozilla Blog)
For over half a century, digital braille has been limited to one line at a time. It's time for a new chapter.Natacha (HumanWare)
Now these players will spin your right round.Sydney Butler (How-To Geek)
The sales of pencils is going to skyrocket.Sydney Butler (How-To Geek)
Technology should empower everyone — and the Android Accessibility Suite makes sure it does. From screen readers to custom controls, these tools break down digital barriers.Hable One (Hable)
In this special Global Accessibility Awareness Day edition of Double Tap, Steven and Shaun are joined by top voices in tech accessibility, including Matt Ater from Vispero, Mike Buckley from Be My Eyes, Patrick Long from InnoSearch, and Apple’s Direc…Steven Scott (Double Tap)
With the new axe MCP server, you can ask your IDE to make your component accessible and get reliable fix suggestions automatically.Deque Systems (Deque Systems, Inc.)
My career evolved from front-end development to digital accessibility, driven by passion, discovery, and a fair share of imposter syndrome.deconspray (Dennis Deacon)
Today marks the 97th anniversary of a cultural milestone that introduced one of the world’s most beloved icons: Mickey Mouse.Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)
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