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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > business > technology > article > judge-blocks-texas-app-store-age-law-21250328.php

Federal judge blocks Texas' app store age verification, parental consent law

Federal judge blocks Texas' app store age verification, parental consent law2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (561+ words) Senate Bill 2420, set to take effect Jan. 1, would require app stores to verify users" ages and limit access for those under 18, a mandate that tech groups and students are challenging in federal court. A federal judge has temporarily blocked a…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > business > technology > article > texas-app-store-age-verification-lawsuits-21244842.php

Lawsuits challenge new Texas law that adds age restrictions to app stores

Lawsuits challenge new Texas law that adds age restrictions to app stores1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (754+ words) Senate Bill 2420, set to take effect Jan. 1, would require app stores to verify users" ages and limit access for those under 18, a mandate that tech groups and students are challenging in federal court. A pair of lawsuits are asking a…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > news > article > best-cities-singles-2025-texas-austin-dating-21218260.php

Looking for love? Check out the best Texas cities for singles: 2025 analysis

Looking for love? Check out the best Texas cities for singles: 2025 analysis2+ week, 5+ day ago  (276+ words) Which aspects of your city make the single life more or less enjoyable? Do you live in an ideal single hub? Here's how Texas cities measured up. Austin leads Texas cities in overall rankings as No. 6. Unlike most others in…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > business > article > texas-grid-power-data-centers-sb6-rules-21094643.php

Texas grid operators and regulators iron out new rules for data centers

Texas grid operators and regulators iron out new rules for data centers3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1683+ words) Texas is trying to balance remaining an attractive place to do business for the booming data center industry while addressing the challenges that come with the huge amounts of electricity the facilities demand." Texas"Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > news > article > amazon-prime-ftc-settlement-payout-21196164.php

Amazon Prime FTC settlement payouts begin. See who's getting $51 and why

Amazon Prime FTC settlement payouts begin. See who's getting $51 and why1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (117+ words) On Sept. 25, Amazon settled a two-year civil suit with the FTC." Going forward, Amazon must do the following:" Per the FTC, Amazon has started to disburse automatic payments to impacted customers. Under the settlement, eligible Prime customers will receive a…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > news > article > is-x-down-twitter-outage-downdetector-reports-21194021.php

X outage hits users: App is down for thousands as timeline fails to load

X outage hits users: App is down for thousands as timeline fails to load1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (232+ words) There's an ongoing disruption with the social media platform X (Twitter). Per Downdetector, most issues occurred on the app with 61% of users while 28% reported that there were issues on the X website." You can track the outages here." Below is…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > news > article > youtube-tv-subscribers-claim-20-credit-21154042.php

YouTube TV to credit subscribers $20 following Disney channel blackout

YouTube TV to credit subscribers $20 following Disney channel blackout1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (160+ words) The contract stalemate is a blow to sports fans. Weekly programming like Monday Night Football won't be available to stream." Disney-owned networks " including ESPN and ABC " were removed from YouTube TV on Oct. 30 after the two companies failed to agree…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > news > article > amazon-settlement-how-to-claim-21109637.php

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion in settlement: See how to claim your share

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion in settlement: See how to claim your share2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (96+ words) They probably owe you $51." According to the FTC, it's the largest civil suit that stemmed from a rule violation and the second-highest restitution award obtained by the FTC. Here's how to get your Amazon Prime refund." Based on a"court…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > news > article > aws-outage-today-amazon-internet-snapchat-venmo-21109566.php

Amazon web services outage triggers temporary internet disruptions worldwide

Amazon web services outage triggers temporary internet disruptions worldwide2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (194+ words) Disruptions to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing services Monday morning caused outages for several websites. In a statement, AWS announced on Oct. 20 that the issue was largely resolved and that they will "continue to work toward full resolution." According…...

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Austin American-Statesman
statesman.com > business > article > texas-ag-ken-paxton-youtube-tv-univision-google-21075477.php

YouTube TV’s dropping of Univision appears to be ‘retaliation,’ Paxton says

YouTube TV’s dropping of Univision appears to be ‘retaliation,’ Paxton says2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (399+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to take action if "YouTube TV doesn't reverse it"decision to drop the"Univision network from the streaming service's base-level programming package. In a letter Tuesday to the CEOs of YouTube and parent company…...