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Dec 24 • 6 months ago

Apple hit with $115M fine for “extremely burdensome” App Store privacy policy

Apple can't force app makers to get consent twice to track user data, Italian regulator says. ...

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Dec 23 • 6 months ago

“Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment

Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness." ...

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Dec 23 • 6 months ago

OpenAI’s child exploitation reports increased sharply this year

Incident reports spiked during the first six months of 2025. ...

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Dec 23 • 6 months ago

FCC’s import ban on the best new drones starts today

US drone makers are happy—US drone hobbyists, not so much. ...

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Dec 23 • 6 months ago

US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified

Projects with hardware in the water stopped due to Department of Defense fears. ...

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Dec 23 • 6 months ago

World’s largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify’s most streamed songs

Spotify is reportedly investigating how much music Anna’s Archive scraped. ...

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Dec 20 • 6 months ago

ByteDance confirms TikTok will be controlled by US owners

Closing TikTok deal avoids 2026 ban, but app may be buggy, “100% MAGA.” ...

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Dec 20 • 6 months ago

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade

The new regulation arrives on New Year's Day. ...

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Dec 19 • 6 months ago

Instacart agrees to refund subscribers $60 million in FTC settlement

The grocery app will also stop hiding refund options and obscuring delivery costs. ...

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Dec 18 • 6 months ago

Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil

Cops may be fined for jailing a man over his Facebook posts. ...

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Dec 17 • 6 months ago

Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says

Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations. ...

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Dec 17 • 6 months ago

FCC deletes “independent agency” from website as Carr defends allegiance to Trump

Meanwhile, Ted Cruz wants to restrict FCC's power to intimidate broadcasters. ...

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