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Steam doesn’t want to pay arbitration fees, tells gamers to sue instead
Valve previously sued a law firm in attempt to stop mass arbitration claims.
“Not a good look”: Google’s ad tech monopoly defense widely criticized
Google wrapped its defense of its ad tech empire this week.
Dell sales team told to return to office 5 days a week, starting Monday
"... sales teams are more productive when onsite."
CrowdStrike’s ubiquity under fire as Congress calls for CEO to testify
Congress fears worker shortage may delay CrowdStrike repairs.
Meta risks sanctions over “sneaky” ad-free plans confusing users, EU says
Consumer laws may change Meta’s ad-free plans before EU's digital crackdown does.
Can the solar industry keep the lights on?
Global supply glut of panels is hurting producers but also helping installations.
Apple “clearly underreporting” child sex abuse, watchdogs say
Report: Apple vastly undercounts child sex abuse materials on iCloud and iMessage.
FCC blasts T-Mobile’s 365-day phone locking, proposes 60-day unlock rule
T-Mobile raised lock period for prepaid Metro brand from 180 to 365 days.
Elon Musk’s X tests letting users request Community Notes on bad posts
X to fight spiking disinformation by letting users request Community Notes.
Elon Musk’s X may succeed in blocking Calif. content moderation law on appeal
Elon Musk's X previously failed to block the law on First Amendment grounds.
FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high
FCC wasn't able to cap intrastate prices until Congress granted new authority.
Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive
RealPage faces multiple antitrust lawsuits, promises "The Real Story" online.
After breach, senators ask why AT&T stores call records on “AI Data Cloud”
AT&T ditched internal system, stores user call logs on "trusted" cloud service.
Meta tells court it won’t sue over Facebook feed-killing tool—yet
Researcher wants legal assurances before releasing his Unfollow Everything tool.
