John Carreyou and Other Authors Bring New Lawsuit Against Six Major AI Companies
BeauHD / slashdot - A group of authors led by John Carreyrou has filed a new lawsuit against Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity, accusing the AI firms of training models on pirated copies of their books. TechCrunch reports: If this sounds familiar, it's bec…
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U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
Steven Lee Myers / nytimes - The Trump administration, citing “foreign censorship,” imposed travel bans on experts involved in monitoring major tech platforms.
EU backlash over travel bans
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Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge
Juli Clover / macrumors - A Texas federal judge today blocked an App Store age verification law that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026, which means Apple may not have to support the changes after all.The Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB2420) requires Apple and oth…
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Bybit to Exit Japan in 2026 Over Regulatory Compliance Issues
Anas Hassan / cryptonews - Bybit has said it will discontinue services for Japanese residents and begin phased account restrictions in 2026 after warnings from Japan’s FSA. Users have been told to complete Level 2 ID verification by Jan. 22, 2026. The exchange has also launched an …
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iOS 26.3 Will Play Nicer With Third-Party Headphones And Smartwatches, But Only In Europe
bgr - iOS 26.3 is going to improve the integration between the iPhone and third-party headphones and smartwatches, but only in Europe for now.
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