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28 mars
17h52
Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer
Ashley Belanger
Federal agencies rush to appoint chief AI officers with significant expertise.
15h54
FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
Jon Brodkin
SBF had asked for sentence of just or years. Prosecutors sought to .
27 mars
21h10
Starlink mobile plans hit snag as FCC dismisses SpaceX spectrum application
Jon Brodkin
SpaceX application tossed but firm will get another shot in spectrum rulemaking.
20h25
Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say
Ashley Belanger
Zuckerberg told execs to figure out how to spy on encrypted Snapchat traffic.
15h33
Pornhub could block Florida if child safety law takes effect
Ashley Belanger
Florida plans to start requiring ID for porn January .
26 mars
21h10
SCOTUS mifepristone case: Justices focus on anti-abortion groups’ legal standing
Beth Mole
The case has big implications for women’s health and the authority of the FDA.
19h38
Missouri AG sues Media Matters over its X research, demands donor names
Jon Brodkin
Media watchdog slams meritless, expensive, and harassing investigations.
16h31
Florida braces for lawsuits over law banning kids from social media
Ashley Belanger
Florida law banning kids from social media is unconstitutional, critics say.
25 mars
20h20
Justice Department indicts 7 accused in 14-year hack campaign by Chinese gov
Dan Goodin
Hacks allegedly targeted US officials and politicians, their spouses and dozens of companies.
18h43
Lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X against anti-hate speech group dismissed by US judge
Financial Times
Ruling says case appeared to be directed at punishing speech from nonprofit.
16h04
Apple, Google, and Meta are failing DMA compliance, EU suspects
Ashley Belanger
Tech giants must defend against EU’s concrete evidence of non compliance.
11h00
Elon Musk’s improbable path to making X an everything app
Ashley Belanger
X must do more than tack on new features if it wants WeChat’s success.
23 mars
10h10
Reddit faces new reality after cashing in on its IPO
Financial Times
Reddit must now answer to its shareholders as well as its vocal users.
22 mars
19h00
Cable ISP fined 10,000 for lying to FCC about where it offers broadband
Jon Brodkin
Small ISP admitted lying to FCC about size of network to block funding to rivals.
17h50
Users shocked to find Instagram limits political content by default
Ashley Belanger
Instagram never directly told users it was limiting political content by default.
21 mars
20h11
World’s first global AI resolution unanimously adopted by United Nations
Benj Edwards
Nonbinding agreement seeks to protect personal data and safeguard human rights.
20h02
Apple’s green message bubbles draw wrath of US attorney general
Jon Brodkin
RCS and green bubbles in iPhone to Android texts play role in Apple DOJ battle.
18h21
SBF repeatedly lied to get out of supervillain prison term, FTX CEO alleges
Ashley Belanger
FTX CEO: The harm was vast. The remorse is nonexistent.
14h57
After appeal to Musk, X suspends accounts that outed neo-Nazi cartoonist
WIRED
Researchers, journalists are blocked from sharing the alleged identity of Stonetoss.
14h52
US sues Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the smartphone market
Jon Brodkin
Justice Department files major antitrust lawsuit against iPhone maker.