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  1. Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats

    Punishing Google for being the best would be “unprecedented,” lawyer argued.

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  2. Google tells court it shouldn’t have to distribute third-party app stores

    Google: Epic Games wants court to "micromanage" Android app distribution.

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  3. Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook

    Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation.

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  4. AT&T announces $7 monthly add-on fee for “Turbo” 5G speeds

    AT&T Turbo puts you in a faster lane but requires unlimited data and extra fee.

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  5. Apple deal could have been “suicide” for Google, company lawyer says

    Judge: What should Google have done to avoid the DOJ’s crosshairs?

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  6. Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts

    ACP gave out last $30 discounts in April; only partial discounts available in May.

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  7. Email Microsoft didn’t want seen reveals rushed decision to invest in OpenAI

    Microsoft CTO made a "mistake" dismissing Google's AI as a "game-playing stunt."

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  8. Supreme Court decides not to block Texas law that age-gates porn websites

    Court denies application for a stay but could still hear challenge to the law.

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  9. CenturyLink left users with no service for two months, then billed them $239

    Yet again, CenturyLink failed to fix a long outage until Ars emailed the company.

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  10. DEA to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk drug, reports say

    Marijuana to move from Schedule 1, the most dangerous drug group, to Schedule 3.

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  11. Binance’s billionaire founder gets 4 months for violating money laundering law

    US prosecutors sought 3-year sentence for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.

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  12. FTC fines Razer for every cent made selling bogus “N95 grade” RGB masks

    “Deceptive advertising and misinformation posed a risk to public health."

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  1. EU probes Meta for killing tool that enables real-time election monitoring

    EU probes Facebook/Instagram owner for possible Digital Services Act violations.

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  2. Critics question tech-heavy lineup of new Homeland Security AI safety board

    CEO-heavy board to tackle elusive AI safety concept and apply it to US infrastructure.

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  3. FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users’ real-time location data

    FCC finalizes $196M penalties for location-data sales revealed in 2018.

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  4. UK outlaws awful default passwords on connected devices

    The law aims to prevent global-scale botnet attacks.

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  5. Elon Musk loses at Supreme Court in case over “funding secured” tweets

    Musk can't kill SEC settlement that requires pre-approval of tweets about Tesla.

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  6. Meta to face EU probe for not doing enough to stop Russian disinformation

    Insufficient moderation of political ads risk undermining electoral process.

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  7. Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband

    New York obtains significant win for states' ability to regulate broadband.

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  8. Message-scraping, user-tracking service Spy Pet shut down by Discord

    Bot-driven service was also connected to targeted harassment site Kiwi Farms.

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  9. TikTok owner has strong First Amendment case against US ban, professors say

    Professor: US faces "uphill battle" justifying law against First Amendment suit.

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  10. FCC restores net neutrality rules that ban blocking and throttling in 3-2 vote

    Broadband lobby groups prepare lawsuit, calling rules a "net fatality."

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  11. School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis

    Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI-generated racist and antisemitic comments.

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  12. EPA issues four rules limiting pollution from fossil fuel power plants

    Coal to be hit hard, natural gas plants will have to capture carbon emissions.

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  1. In the face of bans, ByteDance tightens grip over US TikTok operations

    Relationship between TikTok, ByteDance deepens as tensions over the app’s ownership escalate.

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  2. Deepfakes in the courtroom: US judicial panel debates new AI evidence rules

    Panel of eight judges confronts deep-faking AI tech that may undermine legal trials.

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  3. Chamber of Commerce sues FTC in Texas, asks court to block ban on noncompetes

    Noncompete clauses "benefit employers and workers alike," Chamber tells court.

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  4. US bans TikTok owner ByteDance, will prohibit app in US unless it is sold

    Bill gives ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US market.

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  5. FTC bans noncompete clauses, declares vast majority unenforceable

    Chamber of Commerce vows to sue FTC, will try to block ban on noncompetes.

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  6. Grindr users seek payouts after dating app shared HIV status with vendors

    Grindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in 2018, said it stopped.

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  7. North Korea is evading sanctions by animating Max and Amazon shows

    Thousands of exposed files on North Korean server tell the tale.

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  8. Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance”

    FISA renewal requires more service providers to cooperate with government.

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  9. TikTok ready to “move to the courts” to prevent ban in US

    Company points out that proposed ban would run afoul of the First Amendment.

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  10. Netflix doc accused of using AI to manipulate true crime story

    Producer remained vague about whether AI was used to edit photos.

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  11. China orders Apple to remove Meta apps after “inflammatory” posts about president

    WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal removed from Apple App Store in China.

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  12. Crypto influencer guilty of $110M scheme that shut down Mango Markets

    Fraudster charged with crypto market manipulation defended Mango Markets scheme.

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