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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Adobe’s hidden cancellation fee is unlawful, FTC suit says

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

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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Elon Musk drops claims that OpenAI abandoned mission

    Musk previously hoped a jury would award maximum punitive damages.

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

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

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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