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  1. YouTube now allows videos that falsely claim Trump won 2020 election

    YouTube says ban spurred by Trump's election lies may "curtail political speech."

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  2. Twitter safety chief resigns after Musk criticizes decision to restrict film

    Ella Irwin is second trust and safety chief to quit since Musk bought Twitter.

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  3. No groundwater, no new homes, as Arizona severely restricts new housing

    Cities, developers will have to turn to costly sources to build new homes.

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  4. Pentagon buying Starlink dishes for Ukraine after funding dispute with SpaceX

    DoD confirms deal months after Musk said he'd "keep funding Ukraine for free."

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  5. FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on users of home security cameras

    Amazon agrees to Ring and Alexa settlements but didn't admit violating any laws.

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  6. Federal judge: No AI in my courtroom unless a human verifies its accuracy

    Judge wary of AI "hallucinations," says it isn't acceptable for legal briefing.

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  7. Twitter value keeps falling under Musk, now worth a third of what he paid

    $15 billion valuation after Fidelity lowers value of its Twitter stake again.

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  8. Cyberweapon manufacturers plot to stay on the right side of US

    Contrasting fates of Israeli spyware-makers Paragon and NSO tell the tale.

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  9. It’s prison day for Elizabeth Holmes; 11-year sentence has begun in Texas

    Elizabeth Holmes arrived at the minimum-security prison camp in Bryan, Texas.

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  10. Lawyer cited 6 fake cases made up by ChatGPT; judge calls it “unprecedented”

    Judge weighs punishment for lawyer who didn't bother to verify ChatGPT output.

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  11. Biden admin wants Europe to reject forced payments from Big Tech to ISPs

    US: Mandatory fees would give ISPs a new bottleneck and raise costs for users.

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  12. Minn. Gov. vetoes pay raise for drivers after Uber, Lyft threaten price hikes

    Governor had no conversations with drivers before vetoing bill, senator says.

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  1. TikTok—banned or not, it’s probably here to stay, an Ars Frontiers 2023 recap

    Experts discussed the legal impossibility of a nationwide TikTok ban.

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  2. Supreme Court limits the EPA’s authority under the Clean Water Act

    Court limits regulations to wetlands that directly connect to bodies of water.

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  3. OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

    Worldcoin investor insists "Orb" iris scanner is not a "dystopian nightmare."

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  4. DeSantis/Musk event didn’t break the Internet, but it did break Twitter

    Half of DeSantis’ audience ditched his glitchy Twitter Spaces campaign launch.

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  5. Google never agreed it wouldn’t copy Genius’ song lyrics, US official says

    SCOTUS unlikely to review Genius' unusual case against Google.

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  6. 48 states sue phone company that allegedly catered to needs of robocallers

    Avid Telecom routed billions of illegal robocalls despite warnings, AGs allege.

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  7. Widespread FBI abuse of foreign spy law sets off “alarm bells,” tech group says

    Section 702 debate rages after another FISA Court opinion is unclassified.

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  8. Netflix crackdown on account sharing hits US with $8 fee for each extra user

    "Your Netflix account is for you and the people you live with," email tells users.

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  9. Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter

    Incident shows weakness of Twitter's verification system, speed of misinformation.

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  10. Google bans Downloader app after TV firms complain it can load a pirate website

    "It's a ridiculous claim and abuse of the DMCA," Downloader app developer says.

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  11. Meta has no choice but to sell Giphy at $262M loss to Shutterstock

    With UK forcing a sale and GIFs losing popularity, Meta was bound to take a hit.

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  12. TikTok sues to stop Montana from enforcing its “unconstitutional” ban

    Unless legal challenges succeed, Montana's ban will take effect in 2024.

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  1. Biden picks new FCC nominee to fill seat that’s been empty for over two years

    Biden nominates US official Anna Gomez after Senate refused to confirm Gigi Sohn.

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  2. Facebook hit with record €1.2 billion GDPR fine for transferring EU data to US

    Meta to appeal, claims order sets "dangerous precedent" for EU/US data transfers.

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  3. China bans Micron’s products from key infrastructure, citing security risk

    US Commerce Department strongly opposes the action, saying it has "no basis in fact."

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  4. France is fighting to save your iPhone from an early death

    French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the scourge of planned obsolescence.

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  5. AT&T tries to block Starlink/T-Mobile plan for satellite-to-phone service

    AT&T and rural telcos say Starlink-fueled phone service would cause interference.

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  6. Twitter claims Microsoft broke API rules; Musk already threatened lawsuit

    Twitter demands Microsoft audit a month after Musk declared, "Lawsuit time."

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  7. TikTokers immediately sue to block Montana’s “unconstitutional” ban

    TikTokers can't “imagine America without" the app, sue Montana to block ban.

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  8. FCC rejects Dish 5G plan that could have made Starlink broadband “unusable”

    Satellite broadband would be harmed by mobile service in 12 GHz band, FCC rules.

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  9. SCOTUS spares Section 230, rules Google, Twitter not liable for aiding ISIS

    Supreme Court rulings leave Section 230 reforms to Congress.

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  10. Telcos detail plan to charge Big Tech firms for access to Internet users

    Telco lobby makes network-fee pitch to EU, seeks payment for "traffic delivery."

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  11. Montana is first state to ban TikTok over national security concerns

    TikTok vows to fight Montana ban.

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  12. Truckers are caught on the front lines of California’s EV push

    By 2024, trucks bought for use in the state’s ports and rail yards must be zero-emission.

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