Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 181 with Over 8,400 subreddits went dark from June 12 through June 14 in protest over new API pricing that is about to shutter many third-party Reddit apps. But now that the biggest uprising in Reddit history is slowing, what’s next for Reddit? Despite weeks of heated debate, ..
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Getty Images | Peter Dazeley reader comments 136 with A judge in Colorado recently authorized law enforcement to evict Twitter from an office building in Boulder, according to news reports. The ruling came after the Elon Musk-owned company was sued by the building’s landlord over unpaid rent. “A judge for Boulder County’s district court permitted ..
reader comments 153 with Teens will likely soon be losing online privileges in Texas, which this week became the third state to require parental consent for minors under 18 to access social media. Utah passed a similar law in March, and Louisiana followed suit this month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 18 into law on ..
Getty Images | NurPhoto reader comments 134 with Twitter was sued yesterday by music publishers who are seeking about $250 million in damages for alleged copyright violations. Members of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) trade group say that Twitter does little to stop copyright infringement and doesn’t pay for music rights like other social ..
Enlarge / The EU flag in front of an AI-generated background. EU / Stable Diffusion reader comments 47 with On Wednesday, European Union officials voted to implement stricter proposed regulations concerning AI, according to Reuters. The updated draft of the “AI Act” law includes a ban on the use of AI in biometric surveillance and ..
reader comments 49 with Tension and confusion have made the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI “awkward,” people familiar with the matter revealed in a Wall Street Journal report today. Not only has this tension and confusion extended to Microsoft’s internal AI team—which apparently is dealing with budget cuts and limited access to OpenAI technology—but sources ..
reader comments 130 with Google may soon be ordered to break up its lucrative ad business, which amounted to nearly $225 billion in 2022 and represented nearly 80 percent of Google’s total revenue. Today, as expected, the European Commission (EC) sent Google a statement of objections, detailing ad tech antitrust charges and explaining exactly why ..
Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado reader comments 206 with Comcast is not happy about new federal rules that will require it to provide broadband customers with labels displaying exact prices and other information about Internet service plans. Enlarge / Broadband label that ISPs will be required to display to consumers at the point of sale. ..
Getty Images | Charles O’Rear reader comments 33 with A man described as the lead administrator of a child sexual abuse website pleaded guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise and faces a sentence of at least 20 years and possibly life in prison. The website was “dedicated to the advertisement and distribution of ..
reader comments 149 with There are nearly 8,500 subreddits that are private or read-only right now in protest over Reddit’s upcoming API price hike. The protest started on June 12, crashed Reddit for three hours, and is scheduled to continue until June 14. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, according to an internal memo reportedly viewed by ..
