2mos ago
Court pauses Paramount’s $111 billion Warner Bros. merger
A judge granted California and 11 other states a 14-day restraining order while their antitrust challenge proceeds.
By June Castellano/section
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2mos ago
WorkOS opens auth management to AI agents through hosted MCP server
The hosted MCP server lets supported AI agents manage WorkOS settings through OAuth, with dashboard permissions and seve...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
2mos ago
Doctorow’s latest privacy guide targets the web’s nag-screen plague
The Pluralistic writer argues that desktop Firefox users still have leverage against cookie pop-ups, overlays, app nags...
By June Castellano
2mos ago
USPTO rejects MLB bid to trademark “Play Ball” for clothing
The trademark office said the phrase is too common and informational to function as a clothing brand identifier.
By Mara Chen-Doyle
2mos ago
Sports sex-verification rules may expose more children to body scrutiny
West Virginia University scholar Megan Gandy argues that bans on transgender girls in school sports can subject cisgende...
By Theo Lindgren
2mos ago
Apple raises Apple Music prices and nudges Apple One bundles higher
Apple Music now costs $11.99 a month for individuals in the US, while Apple One Family and Premier plans also get $2 mon...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
2mos ago
Trump Media plans to sell faster access to Truth Social posts
Trump Media’s new Truth API would give paying customers faster delivery of influential Truth Social posts, including one...
By June Castellano
2mos ago
Videos undercut ICE chokehold claim in Nebraska arrest case
A federal judge criticized ICE reports after bystander recordings contradicted allegations against Venezuelan asylum see...
By June Castellano
2mos ago
Australia's eSafety regulator puts VPN bypasses in its age-check sights
The online safety watchdog says adult sites must take reasonable steps to stop VPN workarounds, extending age-check enfo...
By Mara Chen-Doyle
2mos ago
FCC chair moves to scrap national TV station ownership cap
Brendan Carr says the FCC will try to replace the 39 percent TV ownership limit with merger-by-merger review, drawing a...
By June Castellano
2mos ago
Paper pitches an agent-connected design canvas built on HTML and CSS
Paper says its desktop app links designers, codebases and AI agents through a shared canvas that can read and write real...
By Theo Lindgren
2mos ago
Techdirt gives Thad two wins in weekly reader comment roundup
The site’s latest reader awards highlighted comments on Trump legal fights, election claims, J.K. Rowling and Amnesty In...
By June Castellano