China’s rare-earth dominance is hard for EV makers to escape

Western automakers are chasing rare earth-free motors but China’s cost advantage remains difficult to crack.

Bhutan’s crypto experiment shows how hard digital money is in the real world

Nearly a year after launching a nationwide crypto payment system for tourists, merchants say hardly anyone is using it — raising questions about who the experiment really serves.

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'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by Discord age checks

The platform's plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.

BBC: Tech • 7h

EFF to Wisconsin Legislature: VPN Bans Are Still a Terrible Idea

Wisconsin’s S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 is a spectacularly bad idea. It’s an age-verification bill that effectively bans VPN access to certain websites for Wisconsinites and censors lawful speech. We wrote about it last November in our blog “ Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have

EFF • 8h

Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always true

Contrary to what password managers say, a server compromise can mean game over.

Ars Technica • 12h

San Jose Can Protect Immigrants by Ending Flock Surveillance System

(This appeared as an op-ed published February 12, 2026 in the San Jose Spotlight , written by Huy Tran (SIREN), Jeffrey Wang (CAIR-SFBA), and Jennifer Pinsof.) As ICE and other federal agencies continue their assault on civil liberties, local leaders are stepping up to protect

EFF • 14h

Most VMware users still "actively reducing their VMware footprint," survey finds

Broadcom's "strategy was never to keep every customer," CloudBolt report says.

Ars Technica • 15h

New Report Helps Journalists Dig Deeper Into Police Surveillance Technology

Report from EFF, Center for Just Journalism, and IPVM Helps Cut Through Sales Hype SAN FRANCISCO — A new report released today offers journalists tips on cutting through the sales hype about police surveillance technology and report accurately on costs, benefits, privacy, and

EFF • 15h

Polymarket courts Chinese users despite strict online gambling ban

The crypto-based prediction platform is hiring Mandarin-speaking staff and adding Lunar New Year bets, even as it remains blocked in China.

Rest of World • 22h

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