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SacrAI Bleu! France fines Google for stealing content to train robobrains
Google is in hot water over allegations it illegally scraped content from publishers without getting permission
Musk falls short in bid to block mandatory reporting law
Elon Musk's X has been denied in its efforts to block a California law mandating regular reports into its moderation practices
ISPs
Chinese spy balloons found using commercial ISPs
A commercial internet service provider in the US was said to have been used by Chinese intelligence to link up with the spy balloons spotted over remote parts of the country earlier this year
RFID
PervasID founder Sabesan Sithamparanathan reflects on the future of RFID and STEM
The founder of RFID company PervasID says that recent advances in the field making tracking easier and more accurate than ever
Google hastily crosses legs and closes window on 'Incognito Mode' lawsuit
Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit over claims that it had misrepresented the way in which it handles Incognito browser activity in Chrome
artificial intelligence
The Times they are a-suing: NYT accuses AI heavyweights of harvesting content
The New York Times is suing a pair of high-profile AI firms alleging its articles were illegally used to train AI models on newswriting
Kaspersky
Kaspersky dishes dirt on 'Operation Triangulation' attacks
Kaspersky has provided new details on how attackers were able to exploit a little-known debugging tool to work around iOS security features
apple
Apple Watch US sales ban averted with last-minute appeal
Apple will continue to be able to sell its two high-end Watch models in the US following a last-minute court order to halt an ITC ban over patent infringement claims
Twitter loses battle over bonuses for axed employees
Twitter, now known as X, lost its bid to throw out the complaint from former employees who say that they are still owed bonus money promised prior to their mass firing under Elon Musk
Hyperloop
Hyperloop will only live up to its first syllable following liquidation announcement
Elon Musk's Hyperloop One startup is reportedly doomed to shut down at the end of the year as the revolutionary rail system failed to gain a foothold
Windows 11
Windows 10 end of life could kill 240 million PCs
Microsoft's decision to switch to a new version of Windows could create an epic wave of e-waste as some 240 million PCs stand to lose support according to industry analysts
Microsoft
Microsoft won't get back to mixed reality
Microsoft has dropped support for its augmented reality system, signaling a major shift for the company and its vision of the future