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  1. FCC blasts T-Mobile’s 365-day phone locking, proposes 60-day unlock rule

    T-Mobile raised lock period for prepaid Metro brand from 180 to 365 days.

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  2. Elon Musk’s X tests letting users request Community Notes on bad posts

    X to fight spiking disinformation by letting users request Community Notes.

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  3. Elon Musk’s X may succeed in blocking Calif. content moderation law on appeal

    Elon Musk's X previously failed to block the law on First Amendment grounds.

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  4. FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high

    FCC wasn't able to cap intrastate prices until Congress granted new authority.

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  5. Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive

    RealPage faces multiple antitrust lawsuits, promises "The Real Story" online.

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  6. After breach, senators ask why AT&T stores call records on “AI Data Cloud”

    AT&T ditched internal system, stores user call logs on "trusted" cloud service.

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  7. Meta tells court it won’t sue over Facebook feed-killing tool—yet

    Researcher wants legal assurances before releasing his Unfollow Everything tool.

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  8. TikTok pushed far-right AfD party on young voters in Germany

    Alternative for Germany-related content returned when searching for other parties.

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  9. Craig Wright’s claim of inventing bitcoin may get him arrested for perjury

    UK judge refers Wright to prosecutors, suggests arrest warrant and extradition.

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  10. Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says

    Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU.

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  11. Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service

    Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices.

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  12. Dirty diaper resold on Amazon ruined a family business, report says

    Amazon's process for inspecting returned items is "broken," consultant says.

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  1. Net neutrality rules temporarily stayed as judges weigh impact of SCOTUS ruling

    Court delays FCC rules until August 5, asks sides for briefs on Brand X.

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  2. Nearly all AT&T subscribers’ call records stolen in Snowflake cloud hack

    Six months of call and text records taken from AT&T workspace on cloud platform.

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  3. Elon Musk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptive

    Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says.

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  4. Elon Musk calls for “criminal prosecution” of X ad boycott perpetrators

    Congress accused advertisers group of colluding to tank X's revenue.

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  5. Apple settles EU probe by opening up its mobile payments system

    iPhone users will get more choices to make "touch-and-go" payments in the EU.

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  6. Court ordered penalties for 15 teens who created naked AI images of classmates

    Teens ordered to attend classes on sex education and responsible use of AI.

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  7. Republicans angry that ISPs receiving US grants must offer low-cost plans

    Law requires grantees to offer low-cost plans. GOP calls it "rate regulation."

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  8. Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees

    Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X Corp.

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  9. Users must prove Amazon ripped them off to revive Buy Box rigging suit

    Users want Amazon held accountable for hiding cheaper items with faster delivery.

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  10. Drug middlemen inflate US prices, squeeze out competition, FTC says

    Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are key part of US's high drug costs, report finds.

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  11. FCC to block phone company over robocalls pushing scam “Tax Relief Program”

    Veriwave Telco "identified one client as the source of all of the calls."

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  12. Report: Z-Library admins on the lam ahead of US extradition; officials shocked

    Z-Library defends admins and vows to expand access after domain seizures.

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  1. Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme heat

    Multnomah County's heat dome conditions killed 69 people in 2021.

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  2. First known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers

    Legal options limited to stop fake TikTok accounts harming teachers, school says.

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  3. Boeing to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud FAA Aircraft Evaluation Group

    Families say deal with US "fails to hold Boeing accountable" for 346 crash deaths.

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  4. Elon Musk denies tweets misled Twitter investors ahead of purchase

    Elon Musk says lawsuit over late disclosure of Twitter stake “makes no sense.”

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  5. The “Netflix of anime” piracy site abruptly shuts down, shocking users

    Animeflix shutters amid intensifying global crackdown on anime piracy.

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  6. Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreements

    Authority cited by FTC just a "housekeeping statute," US judge in Texas rules.

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  7. Tool preventing AI mimicry cracked; artists wonder what’s next

    Artists must wait weeks for Glaze defense against AI scraping amid TOS updates.

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  8. “Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts

    Patelco Credit Union in Calif. shut down numerous banking services after attack.

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  9. Japan wins 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech

    But what about fax machines?

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  10. Millions of OnlyFans paywalls make it hard to detect child sex abuse, cops say

    Cops want more access to OnlyFans to detect more child sex abuse, report says.

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  11. Apple Vision Pro, new cameras fail user-repairability analysis

    Meta Quest 3, PS5 Slim also received failing grades despite new right-to-repair laws.

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  12. AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings

    Even unlisted YouTube videos are used to train AI, watchdog warns.

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