Apple changes App Store policies to comply with new Texas age verification law
techspot - Once the new law takes effect, Texans creating new Apple accounts will have to verify that they are 18 or older. Younger users must join a Family Sharing group and link their account to a parent or legal guardian. The owner of the linked account will rece…
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YouTube opens ‘second chance’ program to creators banned for misinformation
Jay Peters / theverge - YouTube is now giving some creators who were banned for spreading covid and election misinformation a chance to make a new channel, according to a blog post. Under political pressure, the company had said last month that it was going to set up this pilot …
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US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology
techxplore - Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla's so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which its vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other v…
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Bank of England Warns of an AI Bubble Burst
Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - Valuations appear stretched especially for AI companies, the bank said.
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OpenAI and Anthropic could use investor funds to cover multi-billion dollar AI lawsuits
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - OpenAI and Anthropic are reportedly considering using investor funds to cover potential multibillion-dollar lawsuits after insurers refused to provide comprehensive coverage for AI-related risks, according to the Financial Times.The article OpenAI and Ant…
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Germany rejects EU ‘Chat Control,’ upending next week’s vote
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Germany blocked Chat Control, killing the Council majority needed for mandatory message scanning. The move preserves Europe's encryption advantage but leaves child safety policy unresolved—and exposes the continent's privacy-versus-sovereignty split.
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California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Starting July 1, 2026, streaming services won’t be allowed to “transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany,” according to the bill's text.
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Deloitte’s $440,000 AI scandal hits Australia’s three biggest nerve points
Nathan Jolly / mumbrella - The Deloitte AI report scandal has managed to hit every single button that Australians have big feelings about. Taxpayer dollars. Artificial intelligence. Big consulting. Oh, and bludging. We don’t like bludgers. Unless it’s a weekend after a footy final.…
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SEC Investigates Whether AppLovin’s Targeted Advertising Violated Platform Partners’ Service Agreements
PYMNTS / pymnts - Mobile advertising technology company AppLovin is reportedly being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is looking into whether the company pushed more targeted advertising to consumers than was allowed by its platform partners’ s…
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