If Diamonds Are Forever, Your Data Could Be, Too Joanna Klein, NYT There’s a lot of discussion about archiving the web, and the problems that arise from link-rot. Maybe diamonds are the answer? Scientists have been experimenting with storing data in diamonds, and are currently able to store about 100 DVDs worth of information into…

From liberal beacon to a prop for Trump: what has happened to WikiLeaks? david Smith, The Guardian WikiLeaks has been publishing dump after dump of private emails from Hillary Clinton, her campaign chairman John Podes, and others who have emailed them. The newsworthiness of some of the emails is undeniable, just as the non-newsworthiness of…

The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the value of design patents in the Apple-Samsung hearing Tuesday Ina Fried, Recode Samsung has already had a trying few months, what with Galaxy Note 7’s being replaced after battery meltdowns, Then those replacement phones also catching fire, and finally the company being forced to recall both…

As I’m writing this week’s newsletter, WordCamp Orlando has been cancelled, which threw off a lot of planning by a dedicated team. Hurricane Matthew is bearing down, and I’m planning for some time without internet. If anything big happens in the world, be sure to let me know when I’m back. Exclusive: Yahoo secretly scanned…