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26  avril     21h10
Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer 15 broadband
Jon Brodkin    New York obtains significant win for states’ ability to regulate broadband.
    18h06
Message-scraping, user-tracking service Spy Pet shut down by Discord
Kevin Purdy    Bot driven service was also connected to targeted harassment site Kiwi Farms.
    17h49
TikTok owner has strong First Amendment case against US ban, professors say
Jon Brodkin    Professor: US faces uphill battle justifying law against First Amendment suit.
25  avril     17h12
FCC restores net neutrality rules that ban blocking and throttling in 3-2 vote
Jon Brodkin    Broadband lobby groups prepare lawsuit, calling rules a net fatality.
    15h30
School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis
Benj Edwards    Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI generated racist and antisemitic comments.
    15h07
EPA issues four rules limiting pollution from fossil fuel power plants
John Timmer    Coal to be hit hard, natural gas plants will have to capture carbon emissions.
    13h53
In the face of bans, ByteDance tightens grip over US TikTok operations
Financial Times    Relationship between TikTok, ByteDance deepens as tensions over the app’s ownership escalate.
24  avril     20h14
Deepfakes in the courtroom: US judicial panel debates new AI evidence rules
Benj Edwards    Panel of eight judges confronts deep faking AI tech that may undermine legal trials.
    19h58
Chamber of Commerce sues FTC in Texas, asks court to block ban on noncompetes
Jon Brodkin    Noncompete clauses benefit employers and workers alike, Chamber tells court.
    16h14
US bans TikTok owner ByteDance, will prohibit app in US unless it is sold
Jon Brodkin    Bill gives ByteDance days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US market.
23  avril     21h15
FTC bans noncompete clauses, declares vast majority unenforceable
Jon Brodkin    Chamber of Commerce vows to sue FTC, will try to block ban on noncompetes.
    20h31
Grindr users seek payouts after dating app shared HIV status with vendors
Jon Brodkin    Grindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in , said it stopped.
    13h42
North Korea is evading sanctions by animating Max and Amazon shows
WIRED    Thousands of exposed files on North Korean server tell the tale.
22  avril     17h54
Biden signs bill criticized as major expansion of warrantless surveillance
Jon Brodkin    FISA renewal requires more service providers to cooperate with government.
    13h38
TikTok ready to move to the courts to prevent ban in US
Financial Times    Company points out that proposed ban would run afoul of the First Amendment.
19  avril     19h03
Netflix doc accused of using AI to manipulate true crime story
Ashley Belanger    Producer remained vague about whether AI was used to edit photos.
    17h03
China orders Apple to remove Meta apps after inflammatory posts about president
Jon Brodkin    WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal removed from Apple App Store in China.
    16h31
Crypto influencer guilty of 110M scheme that shut down Mango Markets
Ashley Belanger    Fraudster charged with crypto market manipulation defended Mango Markets scheme.
18  avril     21h47
Elon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokes
Ashley Belanger    X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok can make mistakes.
    19h13
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules
Jon Brodkin    Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking.