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Employees at major Chinese IT firms are resorting to altering their official age to avoid layoffs at 35, shedding light on severe ageism in the tech industry.
eBay and former executives agree to a $56 million settlement in a 2019 harassment case involving EcommerceBytes editors, marking the end of a judicial process over corporate intimidation, including attempted GPS tracking and delivery of live insects.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has postponed voting to support California's AB 2654 bill banning surveillance pricing, following criticism from the Chamber of Commerce and an EFF letter urging reconsideration.
Ariana Grande has filed a John Doe lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming 45 unreleased songs were hacked and leaked in 2023 alone. The long-term breach targeted her staff and collaborators, analyzed from a technological perspective.
DEA moves to classify kratom-derived 7-OH as Schedule I. Users respond with stockpiling and Reddit detox strategies, as reported by Wired.
EFF's monthly "EFFecting Change" livestream series is now a podcast. In the premiere episode, Adam Savage and iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens discuss the "Right to Repair" movement.
Amazon has filed for FCC approval to launch 5,105 satellites by 2028, aiming to provide direct smartphone communication using Globalstar's spectrum, similar to the Starlink-T-Mobile model.
Snapshots of chats shared by users on Anthropic's Claude were found appearing in Google and Bing search results due to the absence of noindex tags.
On July 27, Spotify experienced its second major outage of the day, affecting both its web interface and app functionality. Users reported issues on Downdetector, and no timeline for recovery has been announced.
Apple has announced that its "Neuromancer" TV series will premiere on January 22, 2027. The first teaser was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, bringing the iconic cyberpunk novel to the screen.
Unilever announces a shift from "Big Ideas" to "Travel Ideas," placing creators at the forefront of its innovative marketing strategy.
Bill Oliver, a legislator in New Brunswick, Canada, mistakenly read out an AI-generated prompt verbatim during a parliamentary speech. The incident, which was widely shared on social media, has reignited ethical debates around the use of AI in politics.
President Trump announced a Section 301 investigation in response to the EU's $1 billion fine on Google, raising the risk of a trade war over the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Europol and member state law enforcement agencies have identified and requested the removal of 4,340 extremist URLs linked to the online criminal network "The Com." The aim is to prevent recruitment and the spread of propaganda, which includes violent videos and child sexual abuse material.
Paramount Skydance has postponed its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to June 2027 to allow time for antitrust lawsuits from 12 states and the WGA to be heard in court.
adidas adopts the new Chinese name "Shanchuanli" for its outdoor line. This strategic shift expands the brand's focus from specialized gear to the relationship between people and nature.
Meta's latest AI ad features David Bowie's apocalyptic "Five Years," sparking debate over its optimistic message and the song's dark undertones.
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley claims the company's ALPR cameras only capture still images, despite repeated announcements offering video features.
China's film "Kung Fu Women’s Soccer" faces allegations of concealing box office revenue. Technical measures like split key code issuance reveal their limitations, exposing structural issues in the industry.
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that manual searches of electronic devices at borders do not require suspicion. The EFF is raising concerns.