Eleanor Tyler
@eleanortyler.bsky.social
Legal Analyst at Bloomberg Law. Texas expat, lawyer, antitrust enthusiast, lover of art and small joys. Mostly following legal developments, media issues, AI/tech, and mergers. Occasional cat pics. Opinions/posts my own.
New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:
NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding
Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say
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Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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It’s Pizzamas! That means you can give $10 bucks to charity AND get an all-new, extremely weird one-shot! This one features an extended P.G. Wodehouse parody, a ton of classic Nerdfighter memes, and the best batch of pre-gen characters I’ve ever designed! pizzamas.com/collections/...
2026 Pizzamas TTRPG One Shot - The Timeless Island
The adventure continues! The island of Vlogrill experiences a big shake up when destabilized faultlines go critical, unleashing a magical explosion so violent it causes not just an earthquake, but a t...
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I'm on the Econ job market this year! My job market paper takes up a central question in the inequality literature: has intergenerational mobility declined in the U.S. alongside rising inequality since the 1970s? Read the full paper here: www.nber.org/papers/w34800 #Economics #EconJobMarket
A Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv on Monday killed at least one person and injured six, local officials said. nyti.ms/4ddood4
Another blockbuster verdict in a patent case involving Apple:
Apple Hit With Historic $5.7B Patent Verdict - Law360
A California federal jury said Friday that Apple owes a staggering $5.7 billion to headphone-maker Taction Technology Inc. after finding the tech giant infringed a pair of Taction's vibration technolo...
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You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
Deb@sailebed.bsky.social · 2w agoUpdate: abcnews.com/US/district-...
I've talked to a few journal editors who are concerned about similar problems re: anonymous reviewers. If a peer reviewer wants a little help & feeds your unpublished submission into an AI system, they've just shared your proprietary work & broken confidentiality. A nightmare to think about
Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com · 2w agoFour days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
Here's a graphic that does a better job of conveying the point than my original post: even by the (insane) standards of the first Trump administration, #SCOTUS is receiving—and granting—a truly unprecedented number of applications for emergency relief from the federal government:
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3w agoThis was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25. That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.
DOJ is officially trying to veto the Digital Services Act in Europe, intervening to prevent clear fines on Musk. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/unite...
United States Files Request to Intervene in Case Brought by X Corp. and Elon Musk Seeking to Annul Decision by European Commission
The United States filed an application to intervene in the captioned cases, X Internet and X Holdings v. Commission, Case No. T-114/26 and Musk v. Commission, Case No. T-121/26, before the General Cou...
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NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - New York sued Polymarket on Thursday, accusing the prediction markets operator of running an illegal gambling operation. @reuters.com
MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access
"How to piss off a judge you appointed (and who issued a relatively modest ruling) in three easy steps."
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w agoBREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
IBM’s mainframe monopoly has survived for 60 years. Today, nearly every major bank still depends on its technology, with little practical ability to switch providers. George Colville explains what IBM’s history should teach regulators about cloud and AI. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
The Corner Newsletter: The Lessons from IBM’s Long-Lived Monopoly (September 22nd, 2026) — Open Markets Institute
In this issue, we explore how IBM’s stranglehold over mainframe computing, built up over decades, offers a cautionary tale for today’s monopolies in cloud and AI technologies.
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(Politico ) - The Trump administration is preparing a plan to ban exports of diesel for 90 days, despite splits inside the administration and with the oil industry, in a bid to bring down energy prices .. @politico.com #ExportBan ⛽️ www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Urban heat island effects are bad enough. Clustering data centers in cities, each of which can produce the heat of 54,000 houses, will make it exponentially worse, especially in already hot places like Phoenix Gift link to this great @bloomberg.com infographic: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Release Heat, Posing New Problem for Cities
As facilities to power AI grow larger and are built in clusters, they are spreading hot air beyond their property lines
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Welp. According to Semafor, David Ellison has discussed bringing Elon Musk on as an investor in Paramount's merger with Warner Bros., which could mean Musk could have a stake in CBS News and CNN. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment
A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.
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$TSLA green today and up ~27% since the end of July. During the same period the 2026 earnings estimate (which was $7.50 3 years ago) has gone from $1.95 to $1.65 Currently trading at 231 x
WAPO: The architect quit “after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on a preliminary design that did not provide adequate emergency exit routes or fire-containment measures .. .. ‘I am the code,” Trump said.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Curator of Marine Invertebrates position at the NHMLA. Great opportunity for marine invertebrate zoologists, especially echinoderm researchers! (see post below)
Marine Invertebrates Curator | The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County https://nhm.org/ The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) seeks a full-time Assistant OR Associate Curator, commensurate with experience…
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NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.
Huge decision - we will see how this all fairs in the court of appeals.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3w agoA federal judge has ordered Texas to air condition all of the state’s prisons by the end of 2029 High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled.
Definitely a sign of a healthy society and booming economy.
CNBC@cnbc.com · 3w agoKalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, letting users buy with borrowed funds
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OH NOOOOO Snowboarder is injured at Vail; files a lawsuit. Years later, while lawsuit is still active, he purchases a pass for the upcoming snow season. Court rules that the liability waiver he clicked through at checkout waived his pending claims. www.law360.com/colorado/art...
Colo. Justices Uphold Ski Waiver Ruling Against Snowboarder - Law360
A snowboarder released his claims against a ski resort and employee when he signed an online liability waiver to buy a season pass while his injury suit was still active, the Colorado Supreme Court ru...
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