Federal judge halts Texas app-store age-verification law before Jan. 1
TL;DR A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing Texas’s App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) from taking effect on…
Apple to permit third-party iOS app stores and external payments in Brazil
TL;DR Brazil’s competition regulator CADE approved a settlement that requires Apple to let iOS devices run third‑party app stores and…
US bars Thierry Breton and anti-disinformation researchers from entry
TL;DR The State Department has announced sanctions that prohibit US entry for five foreign individuals involved in content moderation, including…
Trump administration pauses nearly 6 GW of East Coast offshore wind leases
TL;DR The Interior Department has again suspended leases for five planned East Coast offshore wind projects, citing emerging national security…
John Carreyrou and other authors sue six AI firms over pirated book training
TL;DR A group of writers led by John Carreyrou has filed a lawsuit accusing Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI and…
FCC Bans New Foreign-Made Drones in US, New DJI Models Blocked
TL;DR The Federal Communications Commission moved to bar distribution of all new foreign-made drone models in the United States, citing…
Zoox issues voluntary recall after robotaxis cross lane lines near intersections
TL;DR Amazon-owned Zoox issued a voluntary software recall covering 332 vehicles after its autonomous driving system was observed crossing center…