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Policy / Civilization & Discontents

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”

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

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  4. 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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  5. US probes Nvidia’s acquisition of Israeli AI startup

    Justice Department has increased scrutiny of the chipmaker’s power in the emerging sector.

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  6. San Francisco to ban software that “enables price collusion” by landlords

    Software helps landlords "indirectly coordinate" by sharing nonpublic information.

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  7. AI’s future in grave danger from Nvidia’s chokehold on chips, groups warn

    Anti-monopoly groups want DOJ to probe Nvidia’s AI chip bundling, alleged price-fixing.

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  8. Senators propose “Digital replication right” for likeness, extending 70 years after death

    Law would hold US individuals and firms liable for ripping off a person's digital likeness.

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  9. Google won’t downrank top deepfake porn sites unless victims mass report

    Google starts downranking more non-consensual intimate imagery in searches.

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  10. Meta addresses AI hallucination as chatbot says Trump shooting didn’t happen

    Meta "programmed it to simply not answer questions," but it did anyway.

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  11. Kids Online Safety Act passes Senate despite concerns it will harm kids

    KOSA risks “nearly limitless content regulation,” senator warns.

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  12. Charter failed to notify 911 call centers and FCC about VoIP phone outages

    Charter blames error with email notification and misunderstanding of FCC rules.

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  1. Amazon forced to recall 400K products that could kill, electrocute people

    People may still be using unsafe products that Amazon sold and resold.

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  2. Meta to pay $1.4 billion settlement after Texas facial recognition complaint

    Facebook’s parent accused of gathering data from photos and videos without "informed consent."

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  3. Low-income homes drop Internet service after Congress kills discount program

    Charter CEO says "customers' ability to pay" a concern after $30 discounts end.

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  4. ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadband

    Despite getting subsidies, ISPs oppose $30 plans for people with low incomes.

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  5. 5th Circuit court upends FCC Universal Service Fund, ruling it an illegal tax

    Court says Universal Service fee is "misbegotten tax" that violates Constitution.

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  6. North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor, immediately loaded malware

    KnowBe4, which provides security awareness training, was fooled by stolen ID.

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  7. No judge with Tesla stock should handle Elon Musk cases, watchdog argues

    Elon Musk does not control X or Tesla, X argued in lawsuit over ad boycott.

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  8. Lawsuit: T-Mobile must pay for breaking lifetime price guarantee

    Class action filed over price hikes on plans with Un-contract price guarantee.

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  9. Appeals Court denies stay to states trying to block EPA’s carbon limits

    The EPA's plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants can go ahead.

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  10. AT&T failed to test disastrous update that kicked all devices off network

    AT&T caused outage that blocked 92 million calls, 25,000 attempts to reach 911.

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  11. CrowdStrike’s ubiquity under fire as Congress calls for CEO to testify

    Congress fears worker shortage may delay CrowdStrike repairs.

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  12. Meta risks sanctions over “sneaky” ad-free plans confusing users, EU says

    Consumer laws may change Meta’s ad-free plans before EU's digital crackdown does.

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  1. Can the solar industry keep the lights on?

    Global supply glut of panels is hurting producers but also helping installations.

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  2. Apple “clearly underreporting” child sex abuse, watchdogs say

    Report: Apple vastly undercounts child sex abuse materials on iCloud and iMessage.

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  3. FCC blasts T-Mobile’s 365-day phone locking, proposes 60-day unlock rule

    T-Mobile raised lock period for prepaid Metro brand from 180 to 365 days.

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  4. Elon Musk’s X tests letting users request Community Notes on bad posts

    X to fight spiking disinformation by letting users request Community Notes.

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  5. Elon Musk’s X may succeed in blocking Calif. content moderation law on appeal

    Elon Musk's X previously failed to block the law on First Amendment grounds.

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  6. FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high

    FCC wasn't able to cap intrastate prices until Congress granted new authority.

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  7. Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive

    RealPage faces multiple antitrust lawsuits, promises "The Real Story" online.

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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