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Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content
Read full article: Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user contentBrazil’s Supreme Court agreed on Thursday on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks.
Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?
Read full article: Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?The Trump family may be having second thoughts about that “Made in the USA” claim attached to its new Trump-branded phone, which raises an interesting question: How to define “made”.
More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases. How you can apply
Read full article: More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases. How you can applyThe Federal Trade Commission is issuing more refunds to Fortnite players who it says were charged for unwanted purchases.
How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solution
Read full article: How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solutionPower plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it deep underground.
International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
Read full article: International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and HungaryThe first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.
Judge dismisses authors' copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI training
Read full article: Judge dismisses authors' copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI trainingA federal judge on Wednesday sided with Facebook parent Meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence technology.
Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos faces additional charges
Read full article: Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos faces additional chargesA Harvard University researcher accused of smuggling clawed frog embryos into the United States is facing additional charges.
Drone debris found in Ukraine indicates Russia is using new technology from Iran
Read full article: Drone debris found in Ukraine indicates Russia is using new technology from IranLast week, Ukrainian drone hunters searching through the debris of Russia's nightly assault on their cities found a drone that was different to the rest.
Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilities
Read full article: Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilitiesDefense tech hackathons are attracting engineering students, tech industry workers and hobbyists to solve military challenges.
Musk's 'robotaxis' draw regulatory scrutiny after video shows one driving in an opposing lane
Read full article: Musk's 'robotaxis' draw regulatory scrutiny after video shows one driving in an opposing laneFederal traffic safety regulators are looking into suspected problems with Elon Musk’s test run of self-driving “robotaxis” in Texas after videos on social media show a few of them braking suddenly or going straight through an intersection from a turning lane and driving down the wrong side of the road.
Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books
Read full article: Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated booksIn a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books.
Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselves
Read full article: Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselvesA new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded media in recent years, and provided a lifeline to legacy media refugees who wanted — or were forced to — strike out on their own.
Israel killed at least 14 scientists in an unprecedented attack on Iran's nuclear know-how
Read full article: Israel killed at least 14 scientists in an unprecedented attack on Iran's nuclear know-howIsrael’s tally of war damage it has wrought on Iran includes the targeted killings of at least 14 nuclear scientists and experts.
UK antitrust watchdog says Google may have to offer rival search options
Read full article: UK antitrust watchdog says Google may have to offer rival search optionsThe U.K.’s antitrust watchdog says Google could be forced to let British users choose whether to use rival search services, as it proposes using new digital regulations to boost competition.
Waymo's robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnership
Read full article: Waymo's robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnershipWaymo’s robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber’s ride-hailing service that began earlier this year in Austin.
Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US
Read full article: Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern USAn intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America in a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit heat that hasn’t been seen in some places in more than a decade.
OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge's ruling over trademark dispute
Read full article: OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge's ruling over trademark disputeA budding partnership between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a new artificial intelligence hardware product has hit a legal snag after a federal judge ruled they must temporarily stop marketing the new venture.
Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge
Read full article: Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plungeElon Musk has long promised to put a fleet of driverless Tesla “robotaxis” on the roads, but fans and shareholders have been kept waiting.
Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as salvage operation completed
Read full article: Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as salvage operation completedA British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, has been lifted out of the water as salvage recovery crews completed the operation to bring it ashore for further investigation.
As Musk's 'robotaxi' rollout approaches, Democratic lawmakers in Texas try to throw up a roadblock
Read full article: As Musk's 'robotaxi' rollout approaches, Democratic lawmakers in Texas try to throw up a roadblockA group of Democratic Texas lawmakers is asking Elon Musk to delay his rollout of driverless ‘robotaxis’ in the state this weekend to assure the vehicles are safe enough.
NASA spacecraft around the moon photographs the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander
Read full article: NASA spacecraft around the moon photographs the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar landerA NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander.
Internet and phone outage in much of Gaza disrupts humanitarian operations and deepens isolation
Read full article: Internet and phone outage in much of Gaza disrupts humanitarian operations and deepens isolationThe Gaza Strip has experienced at least 10 communications outages since the war began in October 2023, according to Palestinian telecom company Paltel.
Billions of login credentials have been leaked online, Cybernews researchers say
Read full article: Billions of login credentials have been leaked online, Cybernews researchers sayResearchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving cybercriminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day.
Aflac finds suspicious activity on US network that may impact Social Security numbers, other data
Read full article: Aflac finds suspicious activity on US network that may impact Social Security numbers, other dataAflac says that it has identified suspicious activity on its network in the U.S. that may impact Social Security numbers and other personal information, calling the incident part of a cybercrime campaign against the insurance industry.
Health officials issue warnings as UK and Northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025
Read full article: Health officials issue warnings as UK and Northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025British and French authorities have issued health warnings related to hot weather this weekend as northern Europe bakes under an early summer heat wave.
Iran's internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with Israel
Read full article: Iran's internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with IsraelAs the war between Israel and Iran hits the one-week mark, Iranians have spent nearly half of the conflict in a near-communication blackout, unable to connect not only with the outside world but also with their neighbors and loved ones across the country.
Music streaming service Deezer adds AI song tags in fight against fraud
Read full article: Music streaming service Deezer adds AI song tags in fight against fraudMusic streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters.
UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
Read full article: UK lawmakers back a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their livesU.K. lawmakers have backed a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives in a historic vote in Parliament that takes it a step nearer to becoming law.
California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador
Read full article: California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from EcuadorThe California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador who urged lawmakers to help stop oil expansion in their territories.
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis
Read full article: Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basisPresident Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
Google hits setback in bid to overturn multibillion EU antitrust fine in Android case
Read full article: Google hits setback in bid to overturn multibillion EU antitrust fine in Android caseGoogle faces a big setback in its attempt to overturn a multibillion-dollar European Union antitrust penalty involving Android after a top court’s legal adviser sided with regulators.
One Tech Tip: No more lost cats and dogs. Use tech to track your pet
Read full article: One Tech Tip: No more lost cats and dogs. Use tech to track your petIf your cat likes to prowl outdoors for long stretches, or your dog has a tendency to run off, it can be distressing when they don’t return as expected.
Tried and tested in war: For European drone manufacturers, Ukraine is the place to be
Read full article: Tried and tested in war: For European drone manufacturers, Ukraine is the place to beFor European drone manufacturers, being able to say that their equipment has been tried in war by Ukrainian forces is becoming a sales pitch.
Government says Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought 'biological materials'
Read full article: Government says Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought 'biological materials'Attorneys argued over whether a Harvard University researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought “biological materials” into the U.S. Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist conducting cancer research for Harvard Medical School, appeared in Massachusetts federal court Wednesday for a probable cause hearing, where government and defense attorneys argued over whether she brought “biological materials” into the U.S. She was returning from a vacation from France in February when she was...
The US plans to open a fly factory in Texas as part of its fight against a flesh-eating parasite
Read full article: The US plans to open a fly factory in Texas as part of its fight against a flesh-eating parasiteThe U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a flesh-eating parasite from infesting American cattle.
Utility workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy in Peru's capital
Read full article: Utility workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy in Peru's capitalUtility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely half a meter from the surface.
Amazon hopes to deliver 10,000 robotaxis annually with new factory, challenging Waymo
Read full article: Amazon hopes to deliver 10,000 robotaxis annually with new factory, challenging WaymoAmazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo.
Early humans survived in a range of extreme environments before global migration, study says
Read full article: Early humans survived in a range of extreme environments before global migration, study saysHumans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.
Amazon CEO Jassy says AI will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years
Read full article: Amazon CEO Jassy says AI will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few yearsAmazon CEO Andy Jassy anticipates generative artificial intelligence will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years as the online giant begins to increase its usage of the technology.
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancelations
Read full article: Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancelationsIndonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali.
Musk's X sues New York over requirement to show how social media platforms handle problematic posts
Read full article: Musk's X sues New York over requirement to show how social media platforms handle problematic postsElon Musk’s X has sued to try to stop New York from requiring reports on how social media platforms define and handle problematic posts.
Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices
Read full article: Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devicesIranian state television has urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smart phones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.
Brazil auctions off several Amazon oil sites despite environmentalists and Indigenous protests
Read full article: Brazil auctions off several Amazon oil sites despite environmentalists and Indigenous protestsBrazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in untapped regions despite protests from environmental and Indigenous groups.
NAACP, environmental group notify Elon Musk's xAI company of intent to sue over facility pollution
Read full article: NAACP, environmental group notify Elon Musk's xAI company of intent to sue over facility pollutionThe NAACP and an environmental group say they intend to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI over concerns about air pollution generated by a supercomputer near predominantly Black communities in Memphis.