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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next

    "T-Mobile will never change the price you pay," the carrier told users in 2017.

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  11. Elon Musk drops claims that OpenAI abandoned mission

    Musk previously hoped a jury would award maximum punitive damages.

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  12. Elon Musk is livid about new OpenAI/Apple deal

    Elon Musk attacks Apple/ChatGPT integration as “creepy spyware.”

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  1. Adobe to update vague AI terms after users threaten to cancel subscriptions

    Adobe scrambles to earn back user trust by updating terms next week.

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  2. AI trained on photos from kids’ entire childhood without their consent

    Kids "easily traceable" from photos used to train AI models, advocates warn.

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  3. ISPs ask FCC for tax on Big Tech to fund broadband networks and discounts

    USTelecom cites death of discount program in new call for payments from Big Tech.

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  4. Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says

    1,504 workers, including 504 HR managers questioned.

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  5. Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government

    Google gets a bench trial after sending unexpected check to Justice Department.

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  6. Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated

    Musk could devote less time to Tesla if pay isn't re-approved, shareholders hear.

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  7. FCC pushes ISPs to fix security flaws in Internet routing

    Chair: Addressing BGP flaws will "help make our Internet routing more secure."

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  8. Meta uses “dark patterns” to thwart AI opt-outs in EU, complaint says

    EU Facebook users have until June 26 to opt out of AI training.

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  9. US agencies to probe AI dominance of Nvidia, Microsoft, and OpenAI

    DOJ to probe Nvidia while FTC takes lead in investigating Microsoft and OpenAI.

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  10. T-Mobile hopes you’ll buy $30 “Home Internet Backup” for when cable goes out

    Backup plan is $30 every month for service that's meant to be used infrequently.

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  11. Top news app caught sharing “entirely false” AI-generated news

    Most-downloaded local news app adds disclaimer that it's not always "error-free."

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  12. Canada demands 5% of revenue from Netflix, Spotify, and other streamers

    Canada says $200M in annual fees will support local news and other content.

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  1. Elon Musk’s X defeats Australia’s global takedown order of stabbing video

    Australia drops censorship fight threatening Musk’s X with $500K daily fine.

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  2. GameStop stock influencer Roaring Kitty may lose access to E-Trade, report says

    E-Trade fears restricting influencer's trading may trigger boycott, sources say.

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  3. ISPs seek halt of net neutrality rules before they take effect next month

    Fate of net neutrality may hinge on Supreme Court's "major questions" doctrine.

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  4. Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X

    It remains unclear if X can detect nonconsensual sex images at scale.

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  5. TikTok vaguely disputes report that it’s making a US-only app

    TikTok has spent months separating code for US-only algorithm, insiders claim.

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  6. NYT opposes trademark for Street View Worldle game as too similar to Wordle

    Worldle creator surprised by fight, refuses to bow to NYT.

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  7. Musk can’t avoid testifying in SEC probe of Twitter buyout by playing victim

    Class action alleges secret Twitter stock scheme ahead of Musk's SEC testimony.

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  8. Washing machine chime scandal shows how absurd YouTube copyright abuse can get

    Samsung's catchy end-of-cycle jingle gets caught up in YouTube copyright drama.

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  9. Amazon execs may be personally liable for tricking users into Prime sign-ups

    Emails reveal Amazon has pushed back on FTC demands for data on all Prime users.

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  10. Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities

    Google recklessly violated privacy laws to spike ad profits, lawsuit says.

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  11. Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Activision over Call of Duty’s role

    Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors."

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  12. Nvidia denies pirate e-book sites are “shadow libraries” to shut down lawsuit

    Will quibbling over the meaning of "shadow libraries" help Nvidia's case?

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