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View More NewsFrom today’s order by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (N.D. Cal.) on a motion to exclude certain evidence in Musk v. Altman: Musk seeks to exclude evidence related to his political activities, possible ketamine use, attendance at Burning Man in 2017, and relationship with Shivon Zilis as irrelevant and irreparably prejudicial. The Court agrees with Musk that defendants may not inquire into Musk’s ketamine use because, although any supposed lapse in memory resulting from ketamine during Musk’s negotiations with OpenAI may be relevant, defendants could not point to other evidence in the record that suggests that Musk used ketamine or that could…
After years of tech industry experiments, smartglasses with embedded cameras and microphones have finally gone mainstream. And, disturbingly, sometimes it’s not just their owners who are watching what these devices record. In this week’s EFFector newsletter, we’re taking a closer look at the privacy implications of Meta Ray-Bans, and sharing all the latest in the fight for privacy and free speech online. JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER For over 35 years, EFFector has been your guide to understanding the intersection of technology, civil liberties, and the law. This week’s issue covers EFF’s new executive director; how publishers blocking the Internet Archive threaten the web’s historical…
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“Tonight,” said Donald Trump to the people of Iran on 28 February, “bombs will be dropping everywhere. … When we are finished, take over your government.” These words seemed to evoke a single apocalyptic night, after which the Iranian people would emerge from their shelters, blinking in the light of a new day, to discover that the IRGC, the Artesh, the Basij, and the hated morality police were all buried under the rubble, America’s planes had departed, and Iran was free at last.Four weeks was the President’s actual timeline, but that’s looking doubtful now. Trump was warned that the Iranian…
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At the time, it was claimed that Baker did not show the list of Palestinian participants to Israel in advance of the conference. A…
Cipher Digital (CIFR) shares jumped 9% in pre-market trading after the company, formerly a bitcoin miner, announced a new long-term data-center lease and said…
Bitcoin bounced back above $71,000 after US President Donald Trump’s administration sent a proposal to Iran aimed at ending the war. Read the full…
Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in nearly $2.5 billion over the past month, erasing almost all year-to-date outflows and displaying what Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric…
Bitcoin BTC$74,277.88 has fallen back below $75,000, highlighting the fragility of its early Asian session rally to six-week highs.Prices rose to $75,912 early Tuesday,…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing to clear up years of confusion over a key broker-dealer reporting rule that prevented certain assets…
In brief Three Tennessee minors have sued xAI, alleging Grok generated CSAM from their real photos and spread it online, causing severe harm. The…
Law enforcement agencies from the U.S., U.K. and Canada started a joint initiative called Operation Atlantic aimed at disrupting cryptocurrency fraud schemes known as…
US President Donald Trump has again pressured the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates immediately, saying at a White House meeting that they should…
In brief The former LASD deputy was sentenced in a federal extortion case tied to crypto “Godfather” figure Adam Iza. The case details how…
from the if-the-knock-off-shoe-fits dept Normally, a post about the signing of an NFL free agent wouldn’t make it anywhere near these here Techdirt pages.…
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