Policy / Civilization & Discontents
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After breach, senators ask why AT&T stores call records on “AI Data Cloud”
AT&T ditched internal system, stores user call logs on "trusted" cloud service.
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Meta tells court it won’t sue over Facebook feed-killing tool—yet
Researcher wants legal assurances before releasing his Unfollow Everything tool.
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TikTok pushed far-right AfD party on young voters in Germany
Alternative for Germany-related content returned when searching for other parties.
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Craig Wright’s claim of inventing bitcoin may get him arrested for perjury
UK judge refers Wright to prosecutors, suggests arrest warrant and extradition.
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Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says
Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU.
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Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service
Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices.
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Dirty diaper resold on Amazon ruined a family business, report says
Amazon's process for inspecting returned items is "broken," consultant says.
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Net neutrality rules temporarily stayed as judges weigh impact of SCOTUS ruling
Court delays FCC rules until August 5, asks sides for briefs on Brand X.
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Nearly all AT&T subscribers’ call records stolen in Snowflake cloud hack
Six months of call and text records taken from AT&T workspace on cloud platform.
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Elon Musk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptive
Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says.
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Elon Musk calls for “criminal prosecution” of X ad boycott perpetrators
Congress accused advertisers group of colluding to tank X's revenue.
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Apple settles EU probe by opening up its mobile payments system
iPhone users will get more choices to make "touch-and-go" payments in the EU.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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Court ordered penalties for 15 teens who created naked AI images of classmates
Teens ordered to attend classes on sex education and responsible use of AI.
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Republicans angry that ISPs receiving US grants must offer low-cost plans
Law requires grantees to offer low-cost plans. GOP calls it "rate regulation."
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Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees
Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X Corp.
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Users must prove Amazon ripped them off to revive Buy Box rigging suit
Users want Amazon held accountable for hiding cheaper items with faster delivery.
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Drug middlemen inflate US prices, squeeze out competition, FTC says
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are key part of US's high drug costs, report finds.
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FCC to block phone company over robocalls pushing scam “Tax Relief Program”
Veriwave Telco "identified one client as the source of all of the calls."
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Report: Z-Library admins on the lam ahead of US extradition; officials shocked
Z-Library defends admins and vows to expand access after domain seizures.
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Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme heat
Multnomah County's heat dome conditions killed 69 people in 2021.
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First known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers
Legal options limited to stop fake TikTok accounts harming teachers, school says.
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Boeing to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud FAA Aircraft Evaluation Group
Families say deal with US "fails to hold Boeing accountable" for 346 crash deaths.
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Elon Musk denies tweets misled Twitter investors ahead of purchase
Elon Musk says lawsuit over late disclosure of Twitter stake “makes no sense.”
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The “Netflix of anime” piracy site abruptly shuts down, shocking users
Animeflix shutters amid intensifying global crackdown on anime piracy.
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Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreements
Authority cited by FTC just a "housekeeping statute," US judge in Texas rules.
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Tool preventing AI mimicry cracked; artists wonder what’s next
Artists must wait weeks for Glaze defense against AI scraping amid TOS updates.
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“Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts
Patelco Credit Union in Calif. shut down numerous banking services after attack.
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Japan wins 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech
But what about fax machines?
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Millions of OnlyFans paywalls make it hard to detect child sex abuse, cops say
Cops want more access to OnlyFans to detect more child sex abuse, report says.
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Apple Vision Pro, new cameras fail user-repairability analysis
Meta Quest 3, PS5 Slim also received failing grades despite new right-to-repair laws.
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AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings
Even unlisted YouTube videos are used to train AI, watchdog warns.
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SCOTUS agrees to review Texas law that caused Pornhub to leave the state
Law that requires porn sites to verify user ages faces First Amendment challenge.
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Biden rushes to avert labor shortage with CHIPS act funding for workers
To dodge labor shortage, US finally aims CHIPS Act funding at training workers.
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GameStop investor retracts suit accusing Roaring Kitty of pump-and-dump scheme
Roaring Kitty was briefly accused of deceiving his meme stock army.
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Supreme Court vacates rulings on Texas and Florida social media laws
Supreme Court remands two cases, saying lower courts didn't do full analysis.
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Meta defends charging fee for privacy amid showdown with EU
EU finding that Meta’s subscription option violates DMA could impact many sites.