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You might be following Second Lady Usha Vance on Instagram now
Starting Wednesday, Meta says it will begin combining the Instagram accounts of the Second Lady of the United States, Usha Vance, and the former Second Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff.
White House reportedly blames auto-suggested iPhone contact for Signal scandal
How did Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg get added to a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials discussing their plans for an airstrike in Yemen?
UK Court Rejects Government Secrecy in Apple’s Fight Against Backdoor Request
Apple has filed a legal appeal against a UK government order requiring the company to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) confirmed on Monday (via Reuters).
How one tweet wreaked havoc on the stock market
Amid a morning of pandemonium on Wall Street, a popular news aggregator on X, known as Walter Bloomberg, posted a false report declaring that President Trump was considering a 90-day pause on his controversial tariff proposal.
At last, MrBeast weighs in on the global economic crisis du jour
Your 401k is suffering.
Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk would like to ‘delete all IP law’
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Square (now Block), sparked a weekend’s worth of debate around intellectual property, patents, and copyright, with a characteristically terse post declaring, “delete all IP law.
Stop doomscrolling and watch the ‘Great Moose Migration’ livestream
You could say that TikTok is ruining our attention spans, and yet, viewers around the world are tuning in to watch a monotonous livestream from a Swedish TV station that they’ve probably never heard of.
How Musk manages his growing family: WSJ
” Now, a WSJ investigation suggests he may have fathered more than the 14 children already known, with sources claiming the real number could be significantly higher.
Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work
One of the founders of startup accelerator Y Combinator offered unsparing criticism this weekend of the controversial data analytics company Palantir, leading a company executive to offer an extensive defense of Palantir’s work.
Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning out Instagram as a solution to its ‘cannibalization’ of Facebook
In an internal email surfaced as part of the Meta antitrust trial, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg fretted about the potential that the company’s Instagram acquisition may cannibalize Facebook.
Apple Hit With €500M Fine as EU Enforces Digital Markets Act
The European Commission has fined Apple 500 million euros ($570 million) and Meta 200 million euros ($230 million) for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA), in the first penalties ever issued under the new EU tech regulation.
White House Hits Back at Apple’s Massive EU Fine
Apple’s $570 million fine from the EU has triggered a sharp rebuke from the White House, which called the fine a form of economic extortion, Reuters reports.
Bag More Treasure When You Learn How To Lockpick In Oblivion Remastered
Lockpicking is one of the very first skills you’ll need to learn and master early on in Oblivion Remastered.
Government officials are kind of bad at the internet
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Epic Games Wins Major Victory as Apple is Ordered to Comply With App Store Anti-Steering Injunction [Updated]
In a victory for Epic Games, Apple was today found to be in violation of a 2021 injunction that required it to allow developers to direct customers to third-party purchase options on the web using in-app links.
Apple Must Pay Over $700 Million in Major Patent Damages Case
Apple has today been ordered to pay more than $700 million to the Texas-based cellular technology company Optis in a landmark UK patent ruling (via ipfray).
Residents of SpaceX’s Starbase launch site vote to incorporate as a city
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is getting its own official company town.
This Horror Game Is Perfect For Short Spooky Speedruns
What would happen if you blended the mascot horror of Five Nights at Freddy’s with the parkour goofiness of Fall Guys?
iPhone Users Now Able to Submit Claims in $95 Million Siri Spying Lawsuit
If you owned a Siri-compatible device and had an accidental Siri activation between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024, you could be eligible for a payment from Apple as part of a class action lawsuit settlement.
The Greek revival you’re not watching (but probably should be)
Much of the world isn’t paying close attention to Greece right now.
The Most Beautiful Magazine In Gaming Joins The Fight To Save Physical Games
Physical games are under siege.
TikTok’s biggest star was detained by ICE, with help from another influencer
The situation grabbed headlines after a teenage influencer, Bo Loudon, boasted on X that he flagged Khaby Lame’s immigration status to authorities.
Silicon Valley tech execs are joining the US Army Reserve
CTOs from companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir make up this first cohort of CTOs in the Army Reserve.
The U.S. Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’
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