Trump gives China one day to end retaliations or face extra 50% tariffs
China expects to outlast US in trade war, alarming Big Tech.
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Policy // Civilization & Discontents
White House figures out how it texted secret bombing plans to a reporter
Waltz apparently accepted iPhone contact suggestion without verifying accuracy.
Jon Brodkin
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DOGE gearing up for hackathon at IRS, wants easier access to taxpayer data
IRS worker: "an open door controlled by Musk for all Americans' most sensitive information."
WIRED
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The speech police: Chairman Brendan Carr and the FCC’s news distortion policy
FCC invokes 1960s-era policy to punish media after decades of minimal enforcement.
Jon Brodkin
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Judge calls out OpenAI’s “straw man” argument in New York Times copyright suit
OpenAI loses bid to dismiss NYT claim that ChatGPT contributes to users’ infringement.
Ashley Belanger
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EU may “make an example of X” by issuing $1 billion fine to Musk’s social network
Regulators discuss size of penalty as X calls punishment "political censorship."
Jon Brodkin
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NJ teen wins fight to put nudify app users in prison, impose fines up to $30K
Here's how one teen plans to fix schools failing kids affected by nudify apps.
Ashley Belanger
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Critics suspect Trump’s weird tariff math came from chatbots
Trump accused of consulting chatbots after critics mock tariffs on islands of penguins.
Ashley Belanger
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Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says
Rare survey of AI experts exposes deep divide with public opinion.
Ashley Belanger
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Vast pedophile network shut down in Europol’s largest CSAM operation
79 arrested after Europol shuts down massive child porn platform.
Ashley Belanger
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Not just Signal: Michael Waltz reportedly used Gmail for government messages
More damaging reports for Trump official who invited journalist to Signal chat.
Jon Brodkin
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DOGE staffer’s YouTube nickname accidentally revealed his teen hacking activity
Evidence of DOGE staffer’s proud history of hacking quickly deleted, report says.
Ashley Belanger
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“Chaos” at state health agencies after US illegally axed grants, lawsuit says
RFK Jr. killed grants "with no warning or legally valid explanation," states say.
Jon Brodkin
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FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm’s privacy promises for genetic data
Agency issues warning about privacy of genetic information and DNA samples.
Jon Brodkin
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DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected
Report: IT officials who fought DOGE access put on leave and under investigation.
Jon Brodkin
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Even Trump may not be able to save Elon Musk from his old tweets
Court win for investors may sway SEC’s probe of Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase.
Ashley Belanger
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France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking
Requiring "double consent" for user tracking is too much, French agency says.
Jon Brodkin
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Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs
“It’s whatever amount is enough to stay off the naughty list,” says ad executive.
Financial Times
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FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.
Dan Goodin
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What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase.
A safe and proper rewrite should take years not months.
WIRED
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Elon Musk’s X has a new owner—Elon Musk’s xAI
xAI buys X; deal values social network at $33 billion, $11B less than Musk paid.
Jon Brodkin
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Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus
CBS probe "unprecedented," say chairs who served under George H.W. Bush and Obama.
Jon Brodkin
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129
EU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath
Lawbreaking under DMA to be punished—but not too severely.
Financial Times
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135
Trump can’t fire us, FTC Democrats tell court after being ejected from office
"A President cannot remove an FTC Commissioner without cause," lawsuit says.
Jon Brodkin
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Elon Musk and Trump win fight to keep DOGE’s work secret
Musk and DOGE don't have to comply with discovery order, appeals court rules.
Jon Brodkin
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TSMC’s $100 billion pledge won’t resurrect US chipmaking, says Intel’s ex-CEO
US must boost R&D to gain "semiconductor leadership."
Financial Times
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The Atlantic publishes texts showing Trump admin sent bombing plan to reporter
"Nobody was texting war plans," secretary of defense claimed to reporters.
Jon Brodkin
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Lawsuits targeting diversity efforts in science are multiplying
A recent lawsuit highlights the vulnerability of programs intended to promote DEI.
Undark Magazine
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FBI probes arson of Tesla cars and facilities, says “this is domestic terrorism”
FBI director: Agency "investigating increase in violent activity toward Tesla."
Jon Brodkin
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Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line
Google's sizeable payments for Safari defaults could be ending.
Ryan Whitwam
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Report: Boeing asks Trump admin to weaken penalties in 737 Max crash case
Boeing plea deal opposed by victims' families might be made even weaker.
Jon Brodkin
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Europe is looking for alternatives to US cloud providers
Some European cloud companies have seen an increase in business.
WIRED
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195
Trump administration accidentally texted secret bombing plans to a reporter
"Shocking recklessness" in leak of detailed Yemen bombing plan in Signal chat.
Jon Brodkin
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Current SEC chair cast only vote against suing Elon Musk, report says
SEC case over late disclosure of Twitter stock buy still moving ahead, for now.
Jon Brodkin
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Trump administration’s blockchain plan for USAID is a real head-scratcher
Whatever happens to USAID, it will apparently "leverage blockchain technology."
WIRED
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California bill would force ISPs to offer 100Mbps plans for $15 a month
Like New York law, Calif. bill demands cheap plans for people with low incomes.
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