Tech Culture The Web Virginia updates law to make deepfake revenge porn illegal It is now a Class 1 misdemeanor By Rob Thubron, July 2, 2019, 6:50 AM
Industry Bipartisan bill aims to force Google, Facebook, and others to disclose the value of user data How much is your information worth? By Cohen Coberly, June 24, 2019, 4:21 PM
Electronics Tech Culture Lobbyists persuaded California to table its right-to-repair bill I could catch my finger in the fan belt, but nobody is stopping me from fixing my own car By Cal Jeffrey, May 2, 2019, 1:36 PM 19 comments
Industry Tech Culture EU publishes guidelines urging ethical AI development The seven laws of ethical artificial intelligence By Cal Jeffrey, April 8, 2019, 5:43 PM
Apple Industry Apple's insider trading lawyer has been charged with insider trading His job duties included instructing employees not to trade before financial numbers were announced By William Gayde, February 14, 2019, 2:47 PM
Industry Lyft acquiesces to New York's rules, agrees to pay drivers at least $15 per hour As well as $2.22/hour for other expenses By Cohen Coberly, February 7, 2019, 3:03 PM
Industry Music streaming service Tidal is under criminal investigation for allegedly faking streams Tidal allegedly boosted streams to Lemonade and The Life of Pablo by hundreds of millions of plays By William Gayde, January 14, 2019, 12:41 PM 7 comments
Industry Security Signal will not be complying with Australia's Access and Assistance law It is simply not possible with the open-source app's design By Cal Jeffrey, December 14, 2018, 2:20 PM
Mobile Tech Culture Netherlands set to ban cyclists from using mobile phones With more bikes than people, is this a good move for the country? By Rob Thubron, October 1, 2018, 6:09 AM 16 comments
Security Australian government looks to force tech companies decrypt customer data Less of a 'backdoor,' and more of a 'side gate' By Cal Jeffrey, August 14, 2018, 1:07 PM
Industry Tech Culture Upcoming UK porn laws will let newsstands sell 'porn passes' to satisfy mandatory age verification rules The rules come as part of the UK's upcoming Digital Economy Act By Cohen Coberly, May 14, 2018, 3:18 PM 14 comments
Industry FTC warns companies that using "warranty void if removed" stickers is illegal Something we'd suspected for years By Rob Thubron, April 11, 2018, 11:16 AM 14 comments
Industry Software Coinbase faces class action lawsuits for insider trading and stealing cryptocurrency from customers Class action lawsuit surrounds launch of Bitcoin Cash on the Coinbase platform By William Gayde, March 6, 2018, 6:46 PM 10 comments
Industry Car Tech New allegations of corporate espionage against former Uber VP Anthony Levandowski was allegedly buying trade secrets from other self-driving tech companies like Tesla By Cal Jeffrey, January 16, 2018, 3:54 PM
Apple Industry New Qualcomm lawsuits seek US import ban on some iPhone 8, iPhone X models Will Qualcomm and Apple ever make up? By Rob Thubron, December 1, 2017, 6:15 AM
The Web The UK has ordered casino websites to remove child-targeted gambling ads Child-targeted gambling ads are off limits in the UK By Cohen Coberly, October 23, 2017, 4:32 PM
Software AI DoNotPay "robot lawyer" bot can now help with 1,000 different areas of law in all 50 U.S. states AI-powered free legal counseling in plain English By Jose Vilches, July 14, 2017, 10:45 AM 7 comments
The Web Sex offenders are allowed on social media, Supreme Court rules By Shawn Knight, June 19, 2017, 3:45 PM
Security European Parliament proposes banning encryption backdoors The amendment would make end-to-end encryption mandatory By Jose Vilches, June 19, 2017, 11:15 AM
Industry Mobile Apple thinks only its techs are competent enough to fix iPhones Just think of all that wasted education just because you decided not to work for Apple By Cal Jeffrey, May 20, 2017, 9:30 AM 41 comments
Tech Culture The Web French 'right to disconnect' law goes into effect No work emails out of hours By Shawn Knight, January 1, 2017, 7:30 PM 18 comments
Mobile Tech Culture The UK may introduce technology that blocks smartphone signals when owners are driving The US is considering similar plans By Rob Thubron, December 20, 2016, 1:45 PM 17 comments
The Web The UK wants to ban citizens from accessing websites that feature "non-conventional" porn The UK also wants more stringent age verification checks for porn sites By Rob Thubron, November 24, 2016, 6:15 AM 35 comments
The Web Tech Culture IMDb sues California to invalidate law that prohibits site from showing actors' ages By Rob Thubron, November 11, 2016, 2:00 PM 26 comments
Tech Culture The Web Woman facing jail for selling ceviche through Facebook group is overreacting, says prosecutor By Rob Thubron, November 10, 2016, 7:45 AM 54 comments