California law lets children of family vloggers force parents to delete footage of them once they turn 18
Senate Bill 1247 gives adults whose parents or guardians used them in social media content as minors the right to demand removal, a first-of-its-kind takedown r
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New York Times and other publishers sue Brave over AI scraping and paywall circumvention
The suit alleges the browser maker unlawfully scraped content to train AI and let users bypass paywalls, adding to a growing docket of publisher litigation agai
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OpenAI pilots Grid Protectors data center program it says frees up power for nearby areas
The first deployment is planned at a Georgia data center, with the company promising up to 1,000 megawatts of relief during extreme weather or emergencies.
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Spotify reportedly to launch paid AI remix add-on that pays original artists
The paid tier would let users generate remixes of songs with AI while routing additional compensation to the underlying rights holders, extending streaming plat
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Data center backlash becomes a factor in Florida governor's race
Even lifelong Republican voters in the state say the issue is scrambling their ballots, a sign that AI infrastructure siting is becoming an electoral matter.
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Anthropic updates Claude Code prompt to block recreation of existing video games
The change comes as retro gaming sees a wave of AI-made decompilations and recompilations, prompting the AI vendor to restrict game-cloning uses.
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Nearly half of new Steam games released in October disclosed AI-generated content
An analysis of more than 63,000 titles released since January 2024 shows AI disclosure climbing sharply across the platform's new releases.
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Peacock's Matt Strauss on the streamer's big bet on YouTube distribution
The NBCUniversal Media Group chairman discusses why the company is leaning on YouTube as a distribution channel amid structural change at NBCU.
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Squarespace lays off 19 percent of employees, roughly 300 staff
The website-building platform says the cuts are part of an effort to simplify operations, adding to a run of restructuring across consumer web companies.
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Microsoft's former Xbox COO Helen Chiang says she has serious concerns about her abrupt exit
Chiang left less than two weeks after being promoted to the role, an unusual departure that has drawn scrutiny of Xbox leadership churn.
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Archive of Our Own could stay offline up to four weeks after security incident
The fanfiction archive says no fanworks were deleted, but usernames, emails, IP addresses and hashed passwords may have been accessed during the breach.
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Ford promises never to sell customer driving data to data brokers
The privacy pledge is positioned as a differentiator as rivals face legal and regulatory blowback over sharing telematics with insurers and data firms.
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Apple's rumored smart home 'Ultra' robot slips to 2028
The hardware has reportedly been ready for around two years, but software and positioning problems are said to be delaying the launch.
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Twitch streamer TheBurntPeanut gets free Dead by Daylight DLC, developer responds to backlash
Behaviour Interactive gifted the DLC during a livestream, prompting player complaints about creator favoritism toward streamers who promote the game.
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Supermarket fridges hacked across Europe as temperatures pushed to 122 degrees
Stores were forced to discard food after attackers remotely raised refrigeration temperatures, the second such campaign reported this year.
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Influencer indicted over alleged $4 million food stamp fraud scheme
The creator, who posted about private jet travel, is accused of stealing millions from a US government food assistance programme.
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Overwatch director says PvE could return but a full campaign would need a whole new game
Aaron Keller left the door open to story missions while suggesting the scope required would exceed what the current title can support.
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YouTuber banned from Massachusetts after allegedly dragging protected great white shark onto beach
Authorities barred the creator over an alleged stunt involving a protected species, the latest enforcement action against wildlife content made for views.
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