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From CAIR-Foundation, Inc. v. DeSantis, decided yesterday by Judge Mark Walker (N.D. Fla.); the analysis seems correct to me: The…
In brief The settlement would require Rainberry, the company behind BitTorrent, to pay a $10 million civil penalty. The SEC…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
For the backstory on the Zizians, see Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians…
Mexico City, March 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Panamanian authorities to immediately rescind a four-month-old “protection order” issued…
In brief Nvidia signaled the end of its major investments in OpenAI and Anthropic. The OpenAI-Anthropic feud is escalating fast…
from the the-uncertainty-tax-at-work dept In less than a week, the Pentagon blacklisted an AI company for having ethics, declared it…
A bill that is advancing in the Florida Legislature would authorize government surveillance of people whose “views” or “opinions” are…
In brief Roblox’s new AI-powered feature rewrites profanity in chat instead of replacing messages with “####.” The system aims to…
President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to impose tariffs without congressional approval “is as lawless as” the previous tariffs struck down…
In brief PEI Licensing is suing Pudgy Penguins on allegations of trademark infringement. The firm, which operates the Original Penguin…
from the lawless-administration dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misled Congress…