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mprindle writes: The Texas Attorney General sued five major television manufacturers, accusing them of illegally collecting their users' data by secretly recording what they watch using Automated Content Recognition (ACR) technology.
The lawsuits target Sony, Samsung, LG, and China-based companies Hisense and TCL Technology Group Corporation. Attorney General Ken Paxton's office also highlighted "serious concerns" about the two Chinese companies being required to follow China's National Security Law, whic
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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 handful of well chosen apps can change how your Mac works entirely. These are the ones that deliver without overcomplicating things. Read more ›
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These free debt calculators help you set up payment plans to get back in the black. Read more ›
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The statement came hours after President Donald Trump told Fox News he opposes Taiwan pursuing formal independence. Read more ›
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В научной фантастике одной из самых перспективных субстанций, которая могла бы стать идеальным топливом для звездолётов, считается антивещество. Антивещество — это экзотическая форма материи, основными составляющими которой являются антипротоны и позитроны (антиэлектроны). Кроме того, искусственно получены атомы антигелия и антиводорода. Антипротон и позитрон инвертированы по свойствам протону и электрону. Читать далее Read more ›
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Jennifer Harvey, the CEO of Crown Worldwide, spoke about the rewards and challenges of running the family business founded by her billionaire father. Read more ›
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Jim Thompson told Business Insider how he balanced building a company with raising his daughter, who now runs the family business. Read more ›
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My 14-year-old son loves traveling and wants to study abroad. I want to encourage his independence and think he's ready, but it's hard to let go. Read more ›
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Payment card information and other forms of ID are being sold on dark web marketplaces for much less than you think. Read more ›
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For all its rip-roaring Indiana Jones adventure, its ancient civilizations and pulpy supernatural peril, Call of the Elder Gods' true heart is perhaps its tatty leather-bound journal. That won't be a surprise to anyone that's played Call of the Sea, its well-received predecessor, but it's gratifying to see that - for all this follow-up's bigger, bolder ambitions - the original's first-person narrative charms and smart, deductive spirit remains. Read more Read more ›
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Каждую весну ко мне приходят русскоязычные абитуриенты с одинаковым набором вопросов: какая программа сильнее, какой рейтинг важнее, сколько стоит семестр, насколько тяжёлый учебный план. И почти никогда не спрашивают самого важного — что собственно происходит после диплома.А там сейчас, по европейским меркам, очень благоприятная картина:— до 18 месяцев на поиск квалифицированной работы по §20 — как право, а не милость — пониженный порог Blue Card для свежих выпускников — 45... Read more ›
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A student-loan borrower who was sued by Sallie Mae is representing herself in court. What started as a "glitch" spiraled into a confusing legal maze. Read more ›
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SpaceX is getting ready to launch the largest and most powerful rocket in history, aiming to revolutionize the heavy-lift launch market. Read more ›
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CNBC reports: The European Union is considering rules that would restrict its member governments' use of U.S. cloud providers to handle sensitive data, sources familiar with the talks told CNBC. The European Commission — the EU's executive branch — is expected to present its "Tech Sovereignty Package" on May 27, which will include a range of measures aimed at bolstering the bloc's strategic autonomy in key digital areas. As part... Read more ›
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IT sector unemployment "increased to 3.8% in April from 3.6% in March," reports the Wall Street Journal. But they add that the increase reflects "an ongoing uncertainty in tech as AI continues to play havoc with hiring. That's according to analysis from consulting firm Janco Associates, which bases its findings on data from the U.S. Labor Department." On Friday, the department said the economy added 115,000 jobs, buoyed by gains... Read more ›
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For just the first three months of 2026, Rocket Lab's launch business reports $63.7 million in revenue, reports CNBC — plus another $136.7 million from its space systems business. Besides beating Wall Street's expectations, Rocket Lab also announced that its backlog has more than doubled from a year ago to $2.2 billion, and that it's buying space robotics company Motiv Space Systems. Friday its stock price shot up 34% in... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shared this report from Futurism: In November, Amazon leaders sent an internal memo to employees, pushing them to use its in-house code generating tool, Kiro, over third-party alternatives from competitors. "While we continue to support existing tools in use today, we do not plan to support additional third party, AI development tools," the memo read, as quoted by Reuters at the time. "As part of our builder... Read more ›
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"General Motors sold the data of California drivers without their knowledge or consent," says California's attorney general, "and despite numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so." In 2024, The New York Times "reported that automakers including GM were sharing information about their customers' driving behavior with insurance companies," remembers TechCrunch, "and that some customers were concerned that their insurance rates had gone up as a result." Now... Read more ›
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This week Amazon opened up its parcel shipping, fulfillment, and distribution "to businesses of all types and sizes." Any business can now ship, store, and deliver "using the same supply chain that supports Amazon," according to Monday's announcement of "Amazon Supply Chain Services." The move sent shares of UPS and FedEx "tumbling" Monday writes GeekWire. And though both stocks bounced back as the week went on, GeekWire sees this as... Read more ›
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Major American cloud companies with data centers in the Persian Gulf "are channeling data out of the war zone through fiber-optic cables that an Iraqi telecom has strung alongside crude-oil pipelines," reports RestofWorld.org: The data centers serve customers in more than 190 countries, processing transactions, storing files, and running applications for businesses and individuals from Latin America to South Asia. When Iranian drones struck Amazon's facilities in the United Arab... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shared this report from Electrek: A newly revealed Honda patent shows the company developing a simulated electronic clutch system for electric motorcycles, complete with torque-boost launches and even haptic feedback designed to mimic the feel of a combustion engine.... Instead of using a traditional mechanical clutch, the system uses electronics to alter how the motor responds based on clutch lever position. Pull the clutch halfway in, and... Read more ›
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Open-source PS3 emulator RPCS3 "has been around since 2011," Kotaku notes, and has made 70% of the PlayStation 3's library fully playable, "bolstered in part by the many users who contribute to its GitHub page." But their dev team "took to X today to very kindly and civilly request that users 'stop submitting AI slop code pull requests' to its GitHub page." Then they immediately proceeded to tell the AI-brain-rotted... Read more ›
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In Polymarket's prediction market, "most people end up losing money," reports the Washington Post — typically a few bucks. "Since Polymarket launched in 2022, a few thousand people have lost the bulk of the money... and an even smaller group — .05 percent of users — has gone home with most of the overall profits, according to a new analysis from finance researcher Pat Akey and colleagues." A lot of... Read more ›
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