Wikipedia loses UK Safety Act challenge, worries it will have to verify user IDs

Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Judge tossed claim but said UK must not "significantly impede" Wikipedia operations.

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Judge denies release of Maxwell grand jury transcripts

Court rulings have effectively blocked efforts to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts. Despite public clamor and investigative pressure, judges have upheld confidentiality to preserve the legal process—because apparently, keeping secrets is still a thing in high-stakes litigation.

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California man sues Microsoft for discontinuing Windows 10 — says company is doing this to “monopolize the generative AI market”

tomshardware - Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 by October 2025, but someone is suing the company to stop it from doing so.

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Game Accused Of Copying Horizon Gets Radically Updated Steam Page

Blair Marnell / gamespot - Earlier this summer, a battle between gaming giants began when Sony filed a lawsuit against Tencent, alleging that the latter's upcoming game, Light of Motiram, is infringing on Sony's Horizon franchise. Now, Tencent appears to have revamped its presentat…

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Apple Pay at Center of New Trade Secret Lawsuit

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - New York-based law firm Kasowitz LLP today announced that it is filing a lawsuit against Apple on behalf of its client, Texas-based company Fintiv, over alleged theft of mobile wallet technology used to create Apple Pay.In a press release, the law firm sa…

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Library of Congress explains how parts of US Constitution vanished from its website

Dominic-Madori Davis, Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - The U.S. congressional agency confirmed to TechCrunch that the removal of key sections of the Constitution from its website were removed in error. The full text has now been reinstated.

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Telus Applauds Ottawa’s Internet Ruling as “Landmark” for Canada

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - While Rogers and Cogeco have criticized the federal government for refusing to overturn the CRTC’s wholesale internet policy, Telus is backing Ottawa’s decision to maintain the current fibre framework, calling it a “landmark ruling” that promotes long-ter…

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Amazon's Zoox robotaxi unit clears regulatory hurdle, safety probe

cnbc - As part of the move, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a 2023 probe into Zoox's self-certification process.

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xAI’s Grok ‘Spicy’ Mode Generates Taylor Swift Nude Deepfakes

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Elon Musk's xAI is under fire as its Grok Imagine tool creates unsolicited nude deepfakes of Taylor Swift, sparking industry backlash and legal concerns.The post xAI’s Grok ‘Spicy’ Mode Generates Taylor Swift Nude Deepfakes appeared first on WinBuzzer.

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Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website

Zack Whittaker, Dominic-Madori Davis / techcrunch - Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful detention.

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Meta used Flo menstruation app data to sell ads, jury finds

Iain Thomson / theregister - The social network disagrees with verdict and vows to explore all legal options A jury has unanimously found Meta guilty of violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act by using data from menstruation and fertility app Flo to sell advertising to the s…

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Titan sub implosion safety inquiry intensifies tragedy

The Coast Guard has determined that the catastrophic implosion of the Titan sub—resulting in the loss of five lives—was preventable, with investigations focusing on management oversights and a toxic workplace environment that purportedly contributed to the disaster. The probe raises urgent questions over safety protocols in deep‐sea operations.

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Tesla and Elon Musk Sued by Shareholders Who Say Robotaxis Violate Traffic Laws

Matt Novak / gizmodo - The Tesla Robotaxi still has a human babysitter.

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Rivian calls Ohio’s ban on direct car sales ‘irrational in the extreme’ in new lawsuit

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Rivian is suing Ohio’s department of motor vehicles over the state’s ban on car companies bypassing dealerships to sell cars directly to consumers. In the federal lawsuit, the electric vehicle company calls the ban “irrational in the extreme,” arguing tha…

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Apple Sues Movie Theater Chain With Similar 'Apple Cinemas' Name

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - In a federal court in Massachusetts on Friday, Apple sued a small movie theater chain named Apple Cinemas over alleged trademark infringement."Apple Cinemas is knowingly and intentionally using the name Apple to sow confusion for its own benefit," alleged…

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Tesla held liable in fatal Autopilot crash trial

A Florida jury has ruled that Tesla is partially responsible for a fatal Autopilot incident, prompting conflicting damage figures of $329 million in one account and $200 million in another. The verdict intensifies scrutiny over driver assistance technologies, leaving industry watchers both bemused and slightly shell-shocked.

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SEC Launches ‘Project Crypto’ to Modernize Securities Rules and Regulations

PYMNTS / pymnts - Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins announced Thursday (July 31) the launch of “Project Crypto,” an SEC-wide initiative to modernize securities rules and regulations to enable financial markets in the United States to move on-chain.…

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Gene scanner pays $9.8 million to get feds off its back in security flap

Brandon Vigliarolo / theregister - Illumina allegedly lied about its testing devices meeting government standards Biotech firm Illumina has agreed to cut the US government a check for the eminently affordable amount of $9.8 million to resolve allegations that it has been selling the feds g…

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Appeals Court Upholds Epic Games’ Victory, Rules Google Play Store is an Illegal Monopoly

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - A U.S. appeals court has affirmed that Google's Play Store is an illegal monopoly. Google plans to appeal to the Supreme Court in the landmark antitrust case.The post Appeals Court Upholds Epic Games’ Victory, Rules Google Play Store is an Illegal Monopol…

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Apple Files 49‑Page Rebuttal to U.S. DOJ Antitrust Suit

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple strongly rebuts DOJ antitrust lawsuit, calling it legally flawed and claiming it threatens iPhone privacy design and innovation principles.The post Apple Files 49‑Page Rebuttal to U.S. DOJ Antitrust Suit first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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