2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (996+ words) America " By Rihem Akkouche The iran fbi director email hack has erupted into a high-profile cyber incident, blending digital espionage with geopolitical friction in a way that feels less like fiction and more like a modern battlefield unfolding in real…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1188+ words) America " By Rihem Akkouche The supreme court music industry ruling delivered a decisive blow Tuesday to efforts by major record labels to hold internet providers financially accountable for online piracy, drawing a sharp line between access and intent in the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1136+ words) America " By Rachel Moore In a move that underscores the collision between global ambition and local policy, Namibia blocks Elon Musk's Starlink, denying the satellite internet provider a license to operate and dealing it another blow in southern Africa. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (227+ words) A California jury weighing claims that major social media platforms harm young users heard striking testimony this week: internal data indicates the teenage plaintiff in the case was shown more than 17,000 advertisements on YouTube in a single year. The testimony…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (465+ words) GoDaddy has asked a Delaware federal court to throw out or reduce a $170 million jury verdict that found it willfully infringed website-building patents owned by Express Mobile Inc., calling the award legally flawed, as the patent owner seeks to more…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (247+ words) Lanier also cited emails from YouTube staff likening the platform to a casino and Meta employees describing Instagram as "like a drug." The trial centers on a 20-year-old plaintiff identified as KGM, whose experiences may influence similar lawsuits nationwide. KGM…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (202+ words) SiriusXM has agreed to a $28 million class action settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by making unsolicited telemarketing calls. The settlement covers consumers who received more than one telemarketing call from SiriusXM…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (198+ words) People routinely accuse one another of being bots on social media. But what happens when an entire social network is built specifically for bots'and those bots begin asserting power, ideology, and even economic agency? That question sits at the center…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (255+ words) Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement and will require explicit consent from new Android users for certain data practices, resolving a proposed class action accusing the tech giant of transferring cellular data without users" knowledge or permission, according to…...

2+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (242+ words) TikTok reached a last-minute settlement to avoid being pulled into a closely watched social media addiction trial, striking a deal just hours before jury selection was set to begin in a California courtroom. The case was brought by a 20-year-old…...