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After failed negotiations with publishers, Belgium's copyright enforcement agency has ordered the Internet Archive to block access to specific books in its Open Library within Belgium or face a 500,000-euro fine. TorrentFreak reports: Back in July, the Brussels Business Court issued a sweeping ex parte site-blocking order targeting several "shadow libraries" including Anna's Archive, Libgen, and Z-Library. Unusually, the order also included the Internet Archive's Open Library, a project operated by the well
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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A proposed securities class action is targeting Sportradar Group AG after a shareholder accused the sports betting technology company of… Continue reading Shareholders sue Sportradar after reports alleged extensive illegal gambling operator relationships Read more ›
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One UI 8.5 is landing on four more Samsung phones, bringing AirDrop support among other changes. Read more ›
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Monzo today reported rocketing revenues and profits, helped by adding three million customers in its financial year.The UK digital bank reported pre-tax profits of £87.3m in the year ending March 2026... Read more ›
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Nintendo sure loves its surprise announcements, and the latest feels especially chaotic even if the game reveal is rather bite-sized. Pictonico! appears to be heavily inspired by Wario Ware and launches next week on mobile phones. Read more Read more ›
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Feldwerke, a Munich-based AgTech startup developing and installing agri-PV (Agrivoltaics) systems, has closed its first major debt financing round. A French debt fund specialising in renewable energy has provided €12 million through a revolving credit facility to realise Feldwerke’s construction portfolio of approximately 100 megawatts (MW) within the next 18 months. “This financing marks a significant ... Read more ›
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Motorola has officially brought the Moto G37 and Moto G37 Power to India. The phones launched in the country are largely similar to the global models, which were announced last month. The Moto G37 and Moto G37 Power are equipped with the Dimensity 6400 chipset in India, whereas the global variants get a less powerful Dimensity 6300 SoC. Other than the difference in the chipset used, the global and Indian... Read more ›
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After months of false starts, Riyadh Air finally closes the gap between operational readiness and a true commercial launch. Read more ›
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RAN Ventures Private Limited, a promoter group entity of fintech SaaS company Zaggle, has acquired additional shares of the company… Read more ›
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Charles Broomfield said he got referrals for 26 roles when job hunting, and six turned into interviews. He landed a job at Google. Read more ›
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The longest-range electric SUV you can buy in 2026 might surprise you given its size, but its 465 maximum miles per charge takes you the distance. Read more ›
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A new forecast says Nvidia’s Rubin AI platform could consume over 6 billion GB of LPDDR memory in 2027, tightening gadget supply chains. Read more ›
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A digital gaming archaeology project has archived 24TB of data, preserving a million squared block of Minecraft’s infamous 2b2t server. Read more ›
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Apple is still developing a large foldable iPad despite technical hurdles, and it should feature the same crease-free hinge design as Apple's rumored "iPhone Ultra," its first foldable iPhone expected to launch in the fall. That's according to Weibo-based Digital Chat Station. The popular Chinese-language leaker implies that Apple's large foldable iPad will create a new market for giant folding tablets, but it's likely to still be some ways off... Read more ›
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Discover how segmentation, automation, and A/B testing in modern email marketing platforms help businesses convert campaigns into consistently higher revenue. Read more ›
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Mozilla has pushed back against UK proposals to age-restrict VPNs, arguing that kids use them for safety, not to bypass age checks, and that mandatory ID checks would put everyone at risk. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Singing, painting or visiting a gallery or museum helps people age more slowly, according to the latest study to link taking an active interest in art and culture with improved health. The findings are the first to show that both participating in arts activities and attending events, such as viewing an exhibition, lead to people staying biologically younger. "These results demonstrate... Read more ›
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Researchers at Columbia demonstrated the first real-time brain-controlled hearing system that can identify which speaker a listener is focusing on in a noisy environment and automatically amplify that voice while suppressing others. "This breakthrough addresses the 'cocktail party effect,' a major limitation of conventional hearing aids, which often struggle to distinguish between overlapping conversations in noisy settings," reports Neuroscience News. From the report: In the new study, Columbia researchers Read more ›
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The FCC has softened its ban on foreign-made consumer routers, allowing vendors to keep issuing broader software and firmware updates for devices already in use in the U.S. through at least January 2029. Dark Reading reports: Under the original FCC ruling, foreign manufacturers were permitted to provide only limited maintenance and security patches to US customers through March 2027. In a public note (PDF) on May 8, the FCC extended... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: EBay on Tuesday rejected a $56 billion takeover bid from the much smaller GameStop over financing doubts, calling the proposal "neither credible nor attractive." EBay, which has roughly four times GameStop's market value, also underscored that its turnaround efforts under CEO Jamie Iannone have boosted growth, with its stock returning 201% since Iannone took the position six years ago. "We have concluded... Read more ›
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The EU plans to target "addictive design" features on TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms, including endless scrolling, autoplay, push notifications, and recommendation loops that can steer children toward harmful content. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said new regulation could arrive later this year, alongside an EU age-verification app meant to make child-safety rules easier to enforce. CNBC reports: "We are taking action against TikTok and its addictive design... Read more ›
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Microsoft and G42's planned $1 billion AI data center in Kenya has stalled amid disagreements over power commitments, with President William Ruto saying the country would need to "switch off half the country" to support the project at full scale. Tom's Hardware reports: The project, announced in May 2024 during Ruto's visit to Washington, was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley.... Read more ›
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Google is teasing a new line of "Googlebook" laptops for this fall, powered by a new Android-and-ChromeOS-derived operating system that will run Chrome, Android apps, phone-connected apps and files, and deeply integrated Gemini features. The company says Chromebooks will continue "after the launch of Googlebook" and "...all Chromebooks will continue to receive support through their device's existing date commitment." The Verge reports: "We'll have more to share on the exact... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Times (via Ars Technica): Amazon employees are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks in a bid to show managers they are using the technology more frequently. The Seattle-based group has started to widely deploy its in-house "MeshClaw" product in recent weeks, allowing employees to create AI agents that can connect to workplace software and carry out tasks on... Read more ›
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Instructure, the company behind the widely used Canvas learning platform, says it reached an agreement with the hackers who stole 3.5 terabytes of student and university data. The company says it received "digital confirmation" that the information was destroyed and that affected schools and students would not be extorted. The BBC reports: Paying cyber criminals goes against the advice of law enforcement agencies around the world, as it can fuel... Read more ›
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South Korea's presidential policy chief is calling for a "citizen dividend" that would return some AI-driven profits and tax revenue to the public. The Straits Times. From the report: Presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom said in a Facebook post that a portion of the profits and tax revenue derived from the artificial intelligence boom "should be structurally returned to all citizens." That is because, Mr Kim argued, the economic gains... Read more ›
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