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New York Bans New Data Centers For One Year
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (431+ words) State lawmakers approve first-in-nation moratorium on massive data centers as AI boom strains power grids New York just became the first state to hit pause on the AI infrastructure boom. Lawmakers passed a bill imposing a one-year moratorium on permits…...
AT&T and Verizon Lose " Supreme Court Backs FCC's Power to Fine Carriers Over Data Sales
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (502+ words) High court upholds FCC's $104 million penalties against AT&T and Verizon for selling customer location data to bounty hunters Bounty hunters tracking your location through carrier data shouldn't be possible, yet AT&T and Verizon made it routine. The Supreme…...
Are You Getting Random Calls From Questionable Numbers? Use Scam Number Check
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (383+ words) Malwarebytes debuts browser-based lookup tool requiring no downloads or sign-ups for instant scam verdicts That sinking feeling when your phone buzzes with an unknown number hits different these days. Between robocalls promising car warranties you never requested and fake IRS…...
Signal, Duck Duck Go & More Threaten Canada Exodus Over Surveillance Bill
22+ hour, 20+ min ago (414+ words) Signal, VPN providers and tech giants threaten to exit Canada over federal bill requiring surveillance capabilities Your encrypted Signal messages could disappear from Canada if Bill C-22 passes in its current form. The messaging app has joined a growing coalition of…...
Bots Have Officially Taken Over the Internet, Humans Are The Minority
23+ hour, 49+ min ago (507+ words) AI agents drive automated traffic to 51% of all web requests, marking first machine majority in a decade Your daily web browsing just became a minority activity. Imperva's latest Bad Bot Report reveals that bots generated 51% of all internet traffic in…...
Shelbyville Mayor's Hot Mic Moment: Insinuates Citizens Opposing Data Centers Are Poor
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (302+ words) His subsequent written statement offered no real apology, instead claiming he "regrets that his choice of words may have caused offense" while insisting he was only commenting on "property maintenance" rather than residents" "character, value or importance." The damage was…...
Apple Brings Age Verification to Texas as New Law Creates App Store Friction
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (325+ words) Apple implements mandatory age verification for new Texas accounts under state law requiring parental consent for minors Creating a new i Phone account in Texas just became more complicated. Starting June 4, Apple must verify your age verification and manage parental…...
Polymarket's VPN Crackdown Exposes the New Reality of Online Privacy in Dozens of Countries
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (527+ words) Polymarket blocks VPN users and flags anonymous traders as platform shifts from crypto-native to compliance-first model This isn't just another terms-of-service update. Polymarket's shift signals a broader reckoning where privacy tools that once felt essential now mark you as suspicious....
Publishers Can Now Opt Out Of AI Search, Thanks To New U. K. Regulation
2+ day, 39+ min ago (242+ words) U. K. regulators force Google to let publishers block content from AI Overviews affecting 2. 5 billion users Google's AI platforms just lost their guaranteed access to publisher content, thanks to U. K. regulators who decided to give websites an actual choice. The Competition and Markets…...
Companies Are Hijacking Your AI Search Results Through Reddit
2+ day, 49+ min ago (392+ words) Marketing firms deploy sophisticated bot networks on Reddit to manipulate AI chatbot responses about health products You ask Chat GPT about peptides for weight loss, and it delivers what seems like neutral guidance. But behind that helpful response might lurk…...