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Trump strikes a blow for AI ā by firing the US copyright supremo
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/12/uk-ai-copyright-trump-blockchain-india-pakistan
Published: May 13, 2025 12:14
As the UK debates AI and copyright, Trump hands a gift to Big Tech, drones proliferate along the India-Pakistan border and a robot dispenses methodroneHello, and welcome to TechScape. Sometimes it helps me to write by thinking about how a radio broadcasterā¦
About 160 historic George Orwell papers saved for nation after outcry
Published: May 9, 2025 13:00
Exclusive: University College London acquires Gollancz archive that was in danger of being dispersed foreverGeorge Orwellās correspondence, contracts and readersā reports relating to his earliest novels are among historic papers that have been saved forā¦
Trump abruptly fires librarian of Congress in latest purge of government
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/09/trump-congress-librarian-fired
Published: May 9, 2025 12:14
First woman and first African American to hold post dismissed in terse email on Thursday nightUS politics live ā latest updatesDonald Trump abruptly fired the librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on Thursday as the White House continues to purge theā¦
Fostering a lifelong love of reading in children | Letters
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/may/06/fostering-a-lifelong-love-of-reading-in-children
Published: May 6, 2025 15:33
Readers respond to a survey that suggests most parents donāt enjoy reading to their children and question why that isYou report that an increasing proportion of young parents say childrenās reading is āmore a subject to learn than a fun thing to doā (Mostā¦
āA surfyte of cheese doth bringe payneā: Leeds University transcribes early book on cheese
Published: April 18, 2025 12:28
First known such āpamflytā in English has contemporary resonance, with advice on food intolerances and eating cheese after a mealThey are 450-year-old words of wisdom but they will ring true with anyone rooting around the fridge for late night comfort: āAā¦
Trump-style book censorship is spreading ā just ask British librarians | Alison Hicks
Published: April 16, 2025 14:28
UK schools are coming under pressure to remove titles from their shelves. Itās not coming from the place you might thinkFor all its talk of free speech, the Trump administration seems remarkably comfortable with censorship. Earlier this year, childrenā¦
US army and air force libraries ordered to comb stacks for books related to DEI
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/16/army-air-force-libraries-dei-books
Published: April 16, 2025 12:06
Move comes in preparation for removal of materials that promote DEI, gender ideology and critical race theoryUS politics live ā latest updatesUS army and air force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books related to diversity,ā¦
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Published: April 14, 2025 07:00
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titlesRequests to remove books from library shelves are on the rise in the UK, as the influence of pressure groups behind book bans in the US crosses theā¦
Dismay as cross-border library caught in US-Canada feud: āWe just want to stay openā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/13/us-canada-border-library
Published: April 13, 2025 12:00
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House sits half in Canada, half in Vermont. Now, the US is planning to cut off main entrance access to CanadiansThere is only one building in North America, probably in the world, where one can browse bestsellers andā¦
Mississippi orders deletion of race and gender databases in state libraries
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/mississippi-libraries-race-gender-databases
Published: April 11, 2025 11:00
Library commission says state āin dire shapeā and has āhad a reconsideration of everything with regard toā DogeThe Mississippi library commission, which offers services such as specialized research assistance to libraries in the state, has ordered theā¦
AI doesnāt care about authors, but Meta should | Letters
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/09/ai-doesnt-care-about-authors-but-meta-should
Published: April 9, 2025 16:59
Timothy X Atack thinks AI models are imitation engines ā and they do not celebrate their sources, they conceal them. Abie Longstaff says Meta has stolen far more books than any author could readAndrew Vincent makes a good point in that, very often, artistsā¦