Paramount won't quit, files suit against Warner Bros. Discovery over rejected bid
Andre Revilla / engadget - Paramount Skydance just does not want to take no for an answer. After having multiple bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) rejected, including a recent hostile bid that the WBD board recommended that shareholders reject, Paramount is turning to th…
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550,000 accounts gone: Meta’s first report on Australia’s social media ban
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Meta Platforms Inc. has deactivated nearly 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the nation’s new social media ban for users under 16, the company announced on Medium. This action includes 330,000 Instagram accounts, 173,000 Facebook accounts, and …
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Cloudflare CEO threatens to make the Winter Olympics a political football after Italy slugs it with a fine
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Labels Rome's comms regulator ‘a quasi-judicial body’ that works on behalf of ‘shadowy, European media cabal’ Cloudflare’s CEO has threatened to pull the company out of Italy, and to withdraw free services it intends to provide to the Winter Olympic games…
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Tennessee orders Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to cease sports betting contracts
Francisco Rodrigues / coindesk - The firms, federally regulated by the CFTC, were told to shut down Tennessee-based activity, refund deposits, and void open contracts by Jan. 31.
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UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence
Connor Jones / theregister - Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation ANALYSIS From May's cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency to the Foreign Office breach months later, cyber incidents have become increasingly common in UK government.…
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Italy Fines Cloudflare 14 Million Euros For Refusing To Filter Pirate Sites On Public 1.1.1.1 DNS
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Italy's communications regulator AGCOM imposed a record-breaking 14.2 million-euro fine on Cloudflare after the company failed to implement the required piracy blocking measures. Cloudflare argued tha…
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Ripple Secures FCA Authorization, Boosting UK Expansion
Ekemini / ventureburn - Ripple just got the green light from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is a big deal for its push into Europe. With this approval, Ripple can now expandThe post Ripple Secures FCA Authorization, Boosting UK Expansion appeared first on Vent…
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Bitnomial Cleared by CFTC to Offer Prediction Contracts in the U.S.
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Bitnomial received a no-action letter from the CFTC allowing it to launch prediction markets in the U.S. The approved contracts will focus on digital assets, economic indicators, and financial outcomes. All transactions will be cleared through Bitnom…
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Texas court blocks Samsung from collecting smart TV viewing data
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - The State of Texas has obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Samsung that prohibits the South Korean company from collecting audio and visual data about what Texas consumers are watching on their TVs. [...]
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Florida becomes latest state to pursue bitcoin reserve ahead of 2026 session
Kyle Baird / theblock - The bill walls off bitcoin holdings in a standalone reserve, avoiding direct exposure across pensions and other state funds.
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Musk, OpenAI lawyers trade barbs as lawsuit heads to trial
cnbc - Microsoft is also a defendant in the case, with Musk alleging the company aided and abetted OpenAI's breach of fiduciary duty.
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Legaltech Alice Raises €1M To Enhance Reliable Legal Workflows
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Belgium-based Alice, an AI platform for lawyers and legal teams, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding to develop its end-to-end legal casework solution. The round was led by NewSchool and Seeder Fund, with participation from a group of Belgian angel …
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Google and Character.AI Agree To Settle Lawsuits Over Teen Suicides
BeauHD / slashdot - Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from families alleging the chatbot encouraged self-harm and suicide among teens. "The settlements would mark the first resolutions in the wave of lawsuits against tech companies whose AI chat…
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Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death
Natallie Rocha / nytimes - The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot.
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Ubisoft is shutting down a studio 16 days after it unionized
Will Shanklin / engadget - Ubisoft is closing a Canadian studio just over two weeks after it unionized. In a dizzying claim, the company told GamesIndustry.biz that the closure of Ubisoft Halifax was part of "company-wide actions to streamline operations" and unrelated to the union…
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Morgan Stanley files for bitcoin, solana ETFs
Reuters / fastcompany - Morgan Stanley is seeking regulatory approval to launch exchange-traded funds tied to the price of cryptocurrency tokens, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, the first such move by a big U.S. bank.The bank is …
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Grok AI Sparks International Investigations After Creating Explicit Images of Children
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Elon Musk's initial reaction sparked additional controversy when he responded with laughing emojis to AI-generated bikini images.The post Grok AI Sparks International Investigations After Creating Explicit Images of Children appeared first on eWEEK.
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UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes 'sexualised images of children'
bbc - Elon Musk's social media platform has warned users not to use Grok to generate illegal content.
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PwC deepens crypto push as U.S. rules shift and stablecoins go mainstream: Report
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - PwC aims to enhance its audit and consulting services by exploring the use of stablecoins to improve payment efficiency.
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NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
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