Epic: Apple's Updated App Marketplace Install Process Proves 'Scare Screens' Deterred Users
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Epic Games has claimed that Apple's revised installation process for third-party app marketplaces in the EU demonstrates that the company was deliberately undermining competition through "deceptive design."In a blog post published Wednesday, the Fortnite …
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Sendit sued by the FTC for illegal collection of children data
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Sendit's operating company and its CEO for unlawful collection of data from underage users, as well as deceptive subscription practices. [...]
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Imgur is blocking users in the UK
Emma Roth / theverge - The image-sharing site Imgur has shut off access to UK users after the country’s data watchdog warned the platform of a fine, as reported earlier by the BBC. In a post on Imgur’s help page, Imgur confirms that users in the UK can no longer log in, view co…
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California Signed A Landmark AI Safety Law. What To Know About SB53.
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SB 53, the landmark AI transparency bill, is now law in California
Hayden Field / theverge - Senate Bill 53, the landmark AI transparency bill that has divided AI companies and made headlines for months, is now officially law in California. On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act,” …
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YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24.5 Million to settle lawsuit over suspended account
cnbc - YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving the suspension of President Donald Trump's account in 2021.
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X will appeal Indian court ruling allowing 'arbitrary takedown orders'
engadget - X is challenging an Indian court order it says would require it to comply with millions of takedown requests without due process. In a statement, the company said it was "deeply concerned" about the ruling, which allows police officers "to issue arbitrary…
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EU member states pile pressure on Brussels for Chips Act rethink
Dan Robinson / theregister - Semicon Coalition presses European Commission for stronger funding, strategy, and skills drive Momentum is gathering behind calls for a Chips Act 2.0 to strengthen Europe's competitiveness in the semiconductor sector amid growing geopolitical uncertainty …
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OpenAI’s teen safeguards arrive—adult users feel the dragnet
Robert Brown / implicator - OpenAI launched parental controls for teen ChatGPT users Monday—but also quietly routes emotional prompts from paying adults to more restrictive models without notice. The humanized design that drove adoption now creates safety risks the company is retrof…
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Trump Demands Microsoft Fire Head of Global Affairs
AJ Dellinger / gizmodo - Looks like Laura Loomer still has the President's ear.
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‘The Social Network’ sequel will focus on Haugen leaks, with Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Fifteen years after "The Social Network," director Aaron Sorkin is making a sequel film about Facebook called "The Social Reckoning."
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The Trump admin is going after semiconductor imports
Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - The Trump administration wants the industry to reach a 1:1 ratio of domestically produced and imported chips.
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Trump approves $14 billion TikTok deal backed by Oracle and MGX, but questions linger
techspot - President Donald Trump has signed an executive order approving a plan for a group of US and global investors to take control of TikTok's American operations, a move intended to satisfy a 2024 law that requires the divestiture of the app from its Chinese p…
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Apple Demands EU Repeal the Digital Markets Act
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Trump signs executive order saying his TikTok deal is legal
Karissa Bell / engadget - President Donald Trump has signed an executive order finalizing some of the terms of a deal to bring TikTok's US business under American control. The new TikTok entity will be owned by a group of US-based investors, while ByteDance will maintain a smaller…
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Microsoft blocks the Israeli military from some cloud and AI services
Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft is blocking the Israeli military’s access to cloud and AI services that have been used in the mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith announced the decision in an internal memo to employees on Th…
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Spotify is doing more to address AI 'slop' on its platform
Andre Revilla / engadget - Spotify has announced a set of policy changes surrounding AI-generated music and spam on its streaming platform. The company is helping to develop an industry standard for AI disclosure in music credits, alongside DDEX. It will be strengthening its approa…
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Amazon reaches $2.5 billion settlement with FTC over 'deceptive' Prime program
cnbc - Opening arguments for the trial in Seattle took place on Tuesday and the proceedings were expected to last a month.
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EU opens antitrust probe into German software giant SAP
techxplore - The European Commission launched an antitrust probe into German software giant SAP Thursday over fears the company's practices may have distorted competition.
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Apple asks EU to scrap landmark digital competition law
techxplore - Apple asked the European Union to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, arguing that it poses security risks and creates a "worse experience" for consumers.
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