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  1. Judge calls foul on Venu, blocks launch of ESPN-Warner-Fox streaming service

    Upcoming launch of $42.99 sports package likely to "substantially lessen competition."

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  2. ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy

    Cox tries to get contributory infringement ruling in Sony lawsuit overturned.

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  3. Popular AI “nudify” sites sued amid shocking rise in victims globally

    “Nudify” sites may be fined for making it easy to “see anyone naked,” suit says.

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  4. AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to throw a wrench into Starlink’s mobile plan

    Carriers allege Starlink/T-Mobile will interfere with existing mobile networks.

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  5. New Zealand official signs extradition order to send Kim Dotcom to US

    12 years after Megaupload shutdown, Dotcom will keep fighting extradition to US.

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  6. Artists claim “big” win in copyright suit fighting AI image generators

    Artists prepare to take on AI image generators as copyright suit proceeds.

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  7. Disney fighting restaurant death suit with Disney+ terms “absurd,” lawyer says

    Disney wants to force suit over restaurant allergy death into arbitration.

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  8. ISPs worry that killing FCC net neutrality rules will come back to haunt them

    Telcos want it both ways, urging SCOTUS to block federal rules and state laws.

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  9. Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat challenged as unconstitutional

    Attorney: “Florida’s law has nothing to do with protecting health and safety."

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  10. Elon Musk went judge shopping in ad lawsuit and didn’t get the judge he wanted

    Judge who had stock in Tesla and Unilever drops X case over alleged ad boycott.

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  11. 5th Circuit rules geofence warrants illegal in win for phone users’ privacy

    Court rules geofence warrants are illegal searches under Fourth Amendment.

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  12. Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatum

    Elon Musk’s 24-hour email ultimatum unfairly dismissed Twitter staff, court says.

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  1. EU warned Elon Musk about “disinformation” before Trump interview on X

    X was reminded to not spread "content that promotes hatred or disorder."

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  2. Google abruptly shuts down AdSense in Russia as tensions with Kremlin escalate

    Russia-based YouTubers, in particular, will likely lose significant revenues.

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  3. RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine group can’t sue Meta for agreeing with CDC, judge rules

    Meta can censor “distasteful” anti-vaccine views, appeals court rules.

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  4. Push alerts from TikTok include fake news, expired tsunami warning

    News-style notifications include false claims about Taylor Swift, other misleading info.

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  5. AT&T rebuked over misleading ad for nonexistent satellite phone calling

    AT&T reluctantly adds disclaimer: "Satellite calling is not currently available."

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  6. Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves

    Samsung is currently offering free knob locks and covers to prevent fires.

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  7. Elon Musk’s lawsuit over alleged X ad boycott “a very weak case,” professor says

    Law is unfavorable to X, but Musk filed suit in potentially friendly Texas court.

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  8. FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme

    US commodities trading agency claimed its largest recovery ever for FTX victims.

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  9. Ad industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X

    Global Alliance for Responsible Media disputes X lawsuit but stops operations.

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  10. Amazon defends $4B Anthropic AI deal from UK monopoly concerns

    Amazon risks heavy fines if Anthropic deal violates UK's latest competition law.

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  11. Google and Meta ignored their own rules in secret teen-targeting ad deals

    Project disregarded Google rules barring personalizing and targeting ads to minors.

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  12. All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search

    What the future of search could look like as DOJ seeks to end Google's monopoly.

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  1. Microsoft says Delta’s ancient IT explains long outage after CrowdStrike snafu

    "Delta, unlike its competitors... has not modernized its IT infrastructure."

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  2. Elon Musk declares “it is war” on ad industry as X sues over “illegal boycott”

    "We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war," Musk writes.

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  3. Illinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payouts

    Possible damages payments dramatically lowered by change to 2008 Illinois law.

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  4. Return-to-office mandates hurt employee retention, productivity, survey says

    Survey of 4,400 US employees who are at least 18 years old.

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  5. Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

    Parody site ClownStrike defended the "obvious" fair use.

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  6. Google loses DOJ’s big monopoly trial over search business

    Google's exclusive deals maintained monopolies in two markets, judge ruled.

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  7. Court blocks net neutrality, says ISPs are likely to win case against FCC

    It's not over, but three judges said ISPs "are likely to succeed on the merits."

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  8. Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of him

    Elon Musk asks court to void Microsoft’s exclusive deal with OpenAI.

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  9. Data centers demand a massive amount of energy. Here’s how some states are tackling the industry’s impact.

    States that offer tax exemptions to support the industry are reconsidering their approach.

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  10. Memo to the Supreme Court: Clean Air Act targeted CO2 as climate pollutant, study says

    New paper digs into congressional archives to settle a legal debate.

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  11. DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”

    Even TikTok's Kids Mode violates COPPA, DOJ alleged.

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  12. Sam Altman accused of being shady about OpenAI’s safety efforts

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed to explain recent changes to safety efforts.

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