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‘Slap on the wrist’: critics decry weak penalties on Google after landmark monopoly trial
Judge said tech giant had monopoly but let it keep Chrome and Android; critics cried foul while Wall Street cheered A judge ruled on Tuesday that Google would not be forced to sell its Chrome browser or the Android operating system, saving the tech giant from the most severe penalties sought by the US government.…
Roblox to extend age checks in attempt to curb adults talking with children
Company says changes to gaming platform will root out ‘bad actors’ after child safety concerns over unsupervised interaction The gaming website Roblox is to limit adult strangers from talking to children by the end of this year in an effort to root out “bad actors”. The fast-growing platform which has more than 110 million users…
Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules
Judge says tech giant can keep world’s most popular browser in ongoing battle over firm being ruled monopoly Google will not be forced to sell its Chrome browser, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in the tech giant’s ongoing legal battle over being ruled a monopoly last year. The company will be barred from certain…
Trump fortune balloons by billions after family firm’s crypto token starts trading
World Liberty Financial’s digital token $WLFI fell in price on first day, a year after launch by Trump family and partners The Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, put its namesake digital tokens up for sale on Monday, adding some $5bn in paper value to Donald Trump’s family fortune. The token, known as $WLFI,…
Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons US immigration agents will have access to one of the world’s most sophisticated hacking tools after a decision by the Trump administration to move ahead with a contract with Paragon Solutions, a company founded in Israel which…
Teen killed himself after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’, lawsuit claims
Open AI to change way it responds to users in mental distress as parents of Adam Raine allege bot not safe The makers of ChatGPT are changing the way it responds to users who show mental and emotional distress after legal action from the family of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who killed himself after months of…
How Elon Musk’s billionaire Doge lieutenant took over the US’s biggest MDMA company
Antonio Gracias is part of the growing movement among Silicon Valley’s right wing enamored with the therapeutic and commercial potential of drugs like MDMA Months before Antonio Gracias took a leading role in the “department of government efficiency’s” dismantling of the federal government, he was at Burning Man. In the dusty Nevada desert, Gracias, a…
Nvidia sets fresh sales record amid fears of an AI bubble and Trump’s trade wars
Despite surpassing Wall Street expectations for its AI chips, company shares drop 2.3% in after hours trading Chipmaker Nvidia set a fresh sales record in the second quarter, surpassing Wall Street expectations for its artificial intelligence chips. But shares of the chip giant still dropped 2.3% in after hours trading, in a sign that investors’…
Starships are meant to fly: SpaceX’s rocket finally launches after setbacks
Test flight comes after explosive failures raised doubts over founder Elon Musk’s goals to reach Mars and moon Third time was the charm on Tuesday for the launch of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket after the launch had been scrubbed two times in as many days. The success of this 10th flight proved the spacecraft had overcome…