WIRED Thursday April 16, 2026
A bill in Colorado is a glimpse into the future of how corporations are working to limit the freedom people have to make their own fixes and upgrades, notes Wired. Lobbyists for major tech firms like Cisco and IBM are trying to push through legislation in the state that would drastically roll back a groundbreaking right-to-repair law under the guise of protecting national security and data centers, adds 404 Media. The legislation would exempt hardware from the existing right to repair law if that hardware “is considered critical infrastructure.” But “critical infrastructure” is very broadly defined, Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday April 16, 2026
Is Bigfoot real? This is a question you may want to have with your friends late at night, or not, depending on your friends. The new documentary film "Capturing Bigfoot," which premiered at this
year's SXSW festival, does not disprove the possibility of Bootfoot, as Business Insider noted recently, but it does aim to upend a piece of evidence that Bigfoot believers have embraced … Read the full Story >>
Business Insider Wednesday April 15, 2026
GoPro iis laying off about 145 employees as it tries to cut operating costs and restructure operations, notes Business Insider. The layoffs make up 23% of its global headcount of 631 employees, the camera maker said in a regulatory filing. The latest round of layoffs follows previous workforce reductions in 2024 and comes after a challenging financial period, explains PetaPixel: GoPro reported a year-end revenue decline in its 2025 financial results, including a $9 million loss in the fourth quarter. The company had previously aimed to return to profitability by the end of 2025, but fell short of that target. Read the full Story >>
DAZED Wednesday April 15, 2026
Photographer Abdulhamid Kircher’s latest photo book, New Genesis, pieces together a portrait of his friend Sierra Kiss and her young family. The book, notes Dazed, is in part a love letter to someone in need, bearing witness to the complexity of a life impacted by a collision of homelessness, addiction, young motherhood and domestic abuse. It also reveals “the endless ways American systems of care – from shelters to churches and social services – have been eroded by chronic underfunding and government policy,” adds the magazine. Read the full Story >>
