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  1. Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers

    Appeals court decision potentially reversing publishers' suit may come this fall.

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  2. SCOTUS kills Chevron deference, giving courts more power to block federal rules

    EPA rules and FCC net neutrality order at risk: "No consumer protection is safe."

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  3. Tesla says Model 3 that burst into flames in fatal tree crash wasn’t defective

    Lawsuit alleged defects with both Tesla's self-driving and Model 3 flammability.

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  4. Brussels explores antitrust probe into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI

    EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies’ alliance.

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  5. Supreme Court issues stay on EPA’s ozone plan, despite blistering dissent

    The court can't even agree on how the EPA was proposing to structure regulations.

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  6. Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims

    Temu "surprised" by the lawsuit, plans to "vigorously defend" itself.

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  7. T-Mobile users enraged as “Un-carrier” breaks promise to never raise prices

    FCC gets 1,600 complaints; users blast "deceptive advertising aimed at seniors."

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  8. SCOTUS tears down Sacklers’ immunity, blowing up opioid settlement

    Majority of justices ruled on meaning of legal code; dissenters called it "ruinous"

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  9. SCOTUS nixes injunction that limited Biden admin contacts with social networks

    Supreme Court avoids clarifying when government can control online speech.

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  10. Tesla announces third and fourth Cybertruck recalls

    Wiper motor may stop working and cosmetic applique may detach while driving.

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  11. Verizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M fine

    Verizon initially failed to remove a flawed update file that caused two outages.

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  12. Microsoft risks huge fine over “possibly abusive” bundling of Teams and Office

    Microsoft vows to make more changes facing EU fine over Teams bundling.

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  1. Julian Assange to plead guilty but is going home after long extradition fight

    "Julian is free!" wife wrote after Assange struck deal with US government.

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  2. Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms

    Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed.

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  3. EU says Apple violated app developers’ rights, could be fined 10% of revenue

    EU: Apple fees and rules stop devs from steering users to other sales channels.

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  4. Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win

    Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library.

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  5. Citing national security, US will ban Kaspersky anti-virus software in July

    Kaspersky blames the "present geopolitical climate and theoretical concerns."

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  6. AT&T can’t hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules

    State dismisses AT&T application to end Carrier of Last Resort obligation.

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  7. Pornhub prepares to block five more states rather than check IDs

    The number of states blocked by Pornhub will soon nearly double.

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  8. Statewide 911 outage was caused by 911 vendor’s malfunctioning firewall

    911 vendor Comtech still investigating why firewall blocked emergency calls.

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  9. Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices

    Meta managers are accused of retaliation and covering up mistreatment of women.

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  10. AT&T imposes $10 price hike on most of its older unlimited plans

    Price hike paired with data boosts to make "unlimited" plans a bit less limited.

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  11. Elon Musk rushes to debut X payments as tech issues hamper creator payouts

    Report reveals how Musk plans to release X payments in US this year.

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  12. T-Mobile defends misleading “Price Lock” claim but agrees to change ads

    AT&T wins challenge against T-Mobile Price Lock that doesn't lock in any price.

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  1. Apple abruptly abandons “buy now, pay later” service amid regulatory scrutiny

    Apple Pay Later discontinued after officials require more consumer protections.

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  2. Adobe’s hidden cancellation fee is unlawful, FTC suit says

    Adobe knowingly "trapped" customers into annual subscriptions, the FTC alleged.

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  3. Surgeon general’s proposed social media warning label for kids could hurt kids

    Mental health experts warn label wouldn't solve platforms' child safety issues.

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  4. Meta halts plans to train AI on Facebook, Instagram posts in EU

    Meta was going to start training AI on Facebook and Instagram posts on June 26.

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  5. Apple punishes women for same behaviors that get men promoted, lawsuit says

    Apple could owe thousands in back pay to 12,000 female employees.

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  6. Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for diverting carmaker’s resources to xAI

    Lawsuit: Musk's xAI poached Tesla employees, Nvidia GPUs, and data.

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  7. Apple set to be first Big Tech group to face charges under EU digital law

    Brussels to announce iPhone maker is failing to open up its App Store to competition.

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  8. Tesla shareholders re-approve Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package

    Court battle over pay plan will continue despite Musk winning shareholder vote.

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  9. Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now personally responsible for security flaws.

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  10. Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns

    Indiana cop easily hid frequent personal use of Clearview AI face scans.

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  11. Starlink user terminal now costs just $300 in 28 states, $500 in rest of US

    The $600 standard price was replaced with regional pricing of $500 or $300.

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  12. Musk’s X demands money from laid-off employees, claims they were overpaid

    Laid-off Aussies reportedly got up to $70K extra from currency-conversion error.

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