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Alphabet will pay $22 million to settle President Trump’s YouTube lawsuit
Alphabet President Donald Trump $22 million as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against the company over the suspension of various YouTube accounts following the January 6 riot at the US capital, as first reported by the . The suit includes other plaintiffs whose YouTube channels were banned that will split an additional $2.5 million in…
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The LCD Steam Deck is 20 percent off right now
Steam’s seasonal sales are usually the peak moments to add new software to your library, but right now, Valve is offering a notable hardware discount. The starter model is currently on sale for 20 percent off its usual $399 price tag. That means you can snag yourself the gaming handheld with an LCD screen and 256GB of storage for $319.…
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Video of ‘Meta Ray-Ban Display’ glasses surfaces ahead of Connect
Meta’s smart glasses plans were already one of the worst kept secrets, as there have been more than a year of leaks and reports about its work to add a heads-up display to the product. Now, just days before their unveiling at Connect, a promotional video of the new frames seems to have leaked. The video, reported and reposted by…
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Judge rejects Anthropic’s record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuit
Judge William Alsup has rejected the record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement Anthropic has agreed to for a piracy lawsuit filed by writers. According to Bloomberg Law, the federal judge is concerned that the class lawyers struck a deal that will be forced “down the throat of authors.” Alsup reportedly felt misled by the deal and said it was “nowhere close to…
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Google says reports of a major Gmail security issue are ‘entirely false’
Google is officially debunking a series of reports that claimed Gmail has been hit with a “major” security issue in recent days. “We want to reassure our users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective,” the company said in a somewhat unusual statement. “Several inaccurate claims surfaced recently that incorrectly stated that we issued a broad warning to all Gmail…
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US Attorneys General tell AI companies they ‘will be held accountable’ for child safety failures
The US Attorneys General of 44 jurisdictions have signed a letter [PDF] addressed to the Chief Executive Officers of multiple AI companies, urging them to protect children “from exploitation by predatory artificial intelligence products.” In the letter, the AGs singled out Meta and said its policies “provide an instructive opportunity to candidly convey [their] concerns.” Specifically, they mentioned a recent…
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Trump’s administration may look to buy a stake in Intel
Intel has had some recent struggles in delivering results for its shareholders, but the company could soon be answering to an additional boss. The current administration is reportedly in talks to have the US government acquire a stake in the chipmaker. Bloomberg first reported the news without specifics about the size or value of the potential share the government wants…
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Intel’s CEO has successfully wooed President Trump
It sounds like President Trump no longer thinks Intel’s CEO should resign. Trump has revealed on Truth Social that he met with Lip-Bu Tan, Howard Lutnick, the Secretary of Commerce, and Howard Lutnick, the Secretary of the Treasury. He didn’t discuss the details of their meeting, but he described it as “a very interesting one.” Trump added: “His success and…
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Release dates, colors and everything else you need to know about Apple’s new phones
After seeing the changes coming with iOS 26, we’re ready to finally see Apple’s newest collection of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. While that’s still more than a month away — assuming Apple sticks to its usual release schedule — we haven’t been left completely in the dark about what the new phones will look like. As with most unreleased…
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Data breach at Tea reportedly contains images and DMs from last week
Last week, social network Tea experienced a that exposed personal information for its users. The dating safety app for women said at the time that “there is no evidence to suggest that current or additional user data was affected.” However, 404 Media reports that the problem is bigger than originally stated. The site credits independent security researcher , who found…
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