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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. The “Netflix of anime” piracy site abruptly shuts down, shocking users

    Animeflix shutters amid intensifying global crackdown on anime piracy.

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. “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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  8. Japan wins 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech

    But what about fax machines?

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Meta defends charging fee for privacy amid showdown with EU

    EU finding that Meta’s subscription option violates DMA could impact many sites.

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  5. Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers

    Appeals court decision potentially reversing publishers' suit may come this fall.

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  6. SCOTUS kills Chevron deference, giving courts more power to block federal rules

    EPA rules and FCC net neutrality order at risk: "No consumer protection is safe."

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  7. Tesla says Model 3 that burst into flames in fatal tree crash wasn’t defective

    Lawsuit alleged defects with both Tesla's self-driving and Model 3 flammability.

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  8. Brussels explores antitrust probe into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI

    EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies’ alliance.

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  9. Supreme Court issues stay on EPA’s ozone plan, despite blistering dissent

    The court can't even agree on how the EPA was proposing to structure regulations.

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  10. Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims

    Temu "surprised" by the lawsuit, plans to "vigorously defend" itself.

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  11. T-Mobile users enraged as “Un-carrier” breaks promise to never raise prices

    FCC gets 1,600 complaints; users blast "deceptive advertising aimed at seniors."

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  12. SCOTUS tears down Sacklers’ immunity, blowing up opioid settlement

    Majority of justices ruled on meaning of legal code; dissenters called it "ruinous"

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  1. SCOTUS nixes injunction that limited Biden admin contacts with social networks

    Supreme Court avoids clarifying when government can control online speech.

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  2. Tesla announces third and fourth Cybertruck recalls

    Wiper motor may stop working and cosmetic applique may detach while driving.

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  3. Verizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M fine

    Verizon initially failed to remove a flawed update file that caused two outages.

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  4. Microsoft risks huge fine over “possibly abusive” bundling of Teams and Office

    Microsoft vows to make more changes facing EU fine over Teams bundling.

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  5. Julian Assange to plead guilty but is going home after long extradition fight

    "Julian is free!" wife wrote after Assange struck deal with US government.

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  6. Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms

    Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed.

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  7. EU says Apple violated app developers’ rights, could be fined 10% of revenue

    EU: Apple fees and rules stop devs from steering users to other sales channels.

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  8. Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

    Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library.

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  9. Citing national security, US will ban Kaspersky anti-virus software in July

    Kaspersky blames the "present geopolitical climate and theoretical concerns."

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  10. AT&T can’t hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules

    State dismisses AT&T application to end Carrier of Last Resort obligation.

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  11. Pornhub prepares to block five more states rather than check IDs

    The number of states blocked by Pornhub will soon nearly double.

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  12. Statewide 911 outage was caused by 911 vendor’s malfunctioning firewall

    911 vendor Comtech still investigating why firewall blocked emergency calls.

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