And perhaps in a nod to Meta’s recent changes, Mastodon also vowed to “invest deeply in trust and safety” and […]
Tag: Policy
New York starts enforcing $15 broadband law that ISPs tried to kill
1.7 million New York households lost FCC discount The order said quick implementation of the law is important because of […]
Supreme Court lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to decide whether to block lawsuits that Honolulu filed to seek billions in damages […]
Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform
Microsoft and others forbid using their generative AI systems to create various content. Content that is off limits includes materials […]
Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become “too charged”
Meta has reportedly ended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that influenced staff hiring and training, as well as vendor […]
Judge ends man’s 11-year quest to dig up landfill and recover $765M in bitcoin
The landfill owns the trash Hard drive that could provide access to 8,000 bitcoins is buried at the dump. Aerial […]
Elon Musk wants courts to force OpenAI to auction off a large ownership stake
Musk, who founded his own AI startup xAI in 2023, has recently stepped up efforts to derail OpenAI’s conversion. In […]
Coal likely to go away even without EPA’s power plant regulations
Set to be killed by Trump, the rules mostly lock in existing trends. In April last year, the Environmental Protection […]
US selling 69K seized bitcoins could mess with Trump plans for crypto reserve
At the end of 2024, a US court authorized the Department of Justice to sell 69,370 bitcoins from “the largest […]
Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out
Plaintiffs have brought claims of privacy invasion under California law. Plaintiffs “present evidence that their data has economic value,” and […]
