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  1. Ex-Twitter exec sues Musk, says he was fired for objecting to budget cuts

    Fired exec suing Musk says he warned that budget cuts would harm FTC compliance.

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  2. After hack, 23andMe gives users 30 days to opt out of class-action waiver

    Anyone who fails to opt out "will be deemed to have agreed to the new terms."

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  3. Cable lobby to FCC: Please don’t look too closely at the prices we charge

    ISPs are scared about the FCC's plan to measure broadband affordability.

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  4. Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data

    Apple to update transparency report to break out push notification data requests.

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  5. Unproven AI face scans may estimate age for porn access in UK

    UK expects to finalize its latest plan to age-gate the Internet in early 2025.

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  6. Tesla whistleblower calls cars with Autopilot “experiments in public roads”

    Whistleblower speaks out after Tesla sued him over document leaks.

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  7. YouTuber pilot regrets intentionally crashing plane, gets 6 months in prison

    YouTuber took plea deal, dodged maximum sentence of 20 years.

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  8. Green card applicants targeted by Section 702 foreign intelligence bill

    Immigrants and visitors would get same levels of scrutiny as suspected terrorists, spies.

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  9. Hackers stole ancestry data of 6.9 million users, 23andMe finally confirmed

    Majority of impacted users are now being notified.

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  10. Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised

    A West Virginia judge largely denied Amazon's motion to dismiss lawsuit.

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  11. 25M homes will lose broadband discounts if Congress keeps stalling, FCC warns

    Funding calls get increasingly urgent as program would run out of money in April.

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  12. X advertisers stay away as CEO defends Musk’s “go f*** yourself” interview

    "Elon's interview was candid and profound," Yaccarino writes in memo to staff.

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  1. Montana’s TikTok ban blocked by federal judge

    Judge rules state was trying to target China rather than protect Montana residents.

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  2. New chip-packaging facility could save TSMC’s Arizona fab from “paperweight” status

    Apple will be "first and largest customer" at new $2 billion packaging facility.

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  3. Meta sues FTC, hoping to block ban on monetizing kids’ Facebook data

    Accused of violating kids' privacy, Facebook owner challenges FTC authority.

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  4. Meta’s “overpriced” ad-free subscriptions make privacy a “luxury good”: EU suit

    Meta's terms for data collection are still too vague, consumer groups allege.

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  5. Elon Musk on X antisemitism controversy: “Don’t advertise. Go f*** yourself”

    Musk says X advertiser backlash is "going to kill the company."

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  6. Nvidia CEO: US chip independence may take 20 years to achieve

    US may take twice as long as Biden expects to build its own chip supply chain.

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  7. Google to pay Canada’s “link tax,” drops threat of removing news from search

    Google previously threatened to remove Canadian news links from search and News.

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  8. Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says

    Brands demand transparency from Google after ads spotted in undesirable places.

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  9. Web browser suspended because it can browse the web is back on Google Play

    Downloader app was suspended twice despite clear problems in DMCA notices.

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  10. Backlash over fake female speakers shuts down developer conference

    Male organizer also accused of secretly running female coder Instagram account.

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  11. Amazon packages reportedly overwhelm small post offices, delaying other mail

    USPS "agreement with Amazon is interfering with timely deliveries," senator says.

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  12. Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices

    Downloader app suspended by DMCA notice that didn't list any copyrighted works.

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  1. Big brands keep dropping X over antisemitism; $75M loss, report estimates

    Creators worried advertisers dropping X could hurt revenue-sharing payouts.

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  2. Meta routinely ignored reports of kids under 13 on Instagram, states allege

    Newly unredacted suit cites internal documents, including report to Zuckerberg.

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  3. Elon Musk and Tesla ignored Autopilot’s fatal flaws, judge says evidence shows

    Tesla may owe punitive damages to victim as key trial over Autopilot proceeds.

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  4. Sam Altman wins power struggle, returns to OpenAI with new board

    Altman has agreement to return, while most of the board that fired him is out.

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  5. Binance slapped with $4B fine, accepts plea deal forcing CEO to resign

    Binance CEO popularly known as CZ names successor in emotional X post.

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  6. Reports: Sam Altman in talks for OpenAI return; board members could be ousted

    "Altman would return only if the board members who fired him left," report says.

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  7. Report: After Altman firing, OpenAI tried to merge with rival—and was rejected

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei quickly declined job offer and merger, reports say.

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  8. Musk files lawsuit claiming Media Matters manipulated X by scrolling down

    In lawsuit, Musk says ads next to antisemitic posts are Media Matters' fault.

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  9. Judge rejects Elon Musk’s attempt to kill Twitter/FTC privacy settlement

    Court cannot grant X Corp.'s flawed legal motion, magistrate judge rules.

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  10. Hate speech group calls Musk “thin-skinned tyrant” amid X advertiser fallout

    Brands claim ad controls don’t work, urge X CEO to quit over antisemitism.

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  11. After robotaxi dragged pedestrian 20 feet, Cruise founder and CEO resigns

    GM-owned Cruise "failed to disclose" full video and key crash details, DMV said.

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  12. Apple fights EU gatekeeper status to avoid opening up services to rivals

    Labeling newcomer TikTok as a gatekeeper defeats the purpose of DMA, TikTok says.

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