Elon Musk’s X has a new owner—Elon Musk’s xAI
xAI buys X; deal values social network at $33 billion, $11B less than Musk paid.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus
CBS probe "unprecedented," say chairs who served under George H.W. Bush and Obama.
EU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath
Lawbreaking under DMA to be punished—but not too severely.
Trump can’t fire us, FTC Democrats tell court after being ejected from office
"A President cannot remove an FTC Commissioner without cause," lawsuit says.
California bill would force ISPs to offer 100Mbps plans for $15 a month
Like New York law, Calif. bill demands cheap plans for people with low incomes.
Italy demands Google poison DNS under strict Piracy Shield law
A lawsuit claims Google has not blocked football streams as required in Italy.
Judge orders Musk and DOGE to delete personal data taken from Social Security
Restraining order blocks DOGE's "unlimited access" to Social Security records.
After “glitter bomb,” cops arrested former cop who criticized current cops online
When are Facebook posts "false personation"?
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr starts granting telecom lobby’s wish list
Rule eliminations make it easier to replace copper networks with wireless.
Cybertrucks’ faulty trim prompts biggest recall yet, stokes Tesla investor panic
Recall forces Tesla to reveal just how many Cybertrucks were sold.
Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide
Character.AI takes down bots bearing likeness of boy at center of lawsuit.
Supreme Court rejects ISPs again in latest bid to kill NY’s $15 broadband law
Supreme Court not swayed by AT&T pulling home Internet service out of New York.
Chegg sues Google, explores sale after AI search summaries hit revenues
Company's CEO says Google AI overviews serve to keep users on Google.
Judge: US gov’t violated privacy law by disclosing personal data to DOGE
Disclosure of personal information to DOGE "is irreparable harm," judge rules.
Apple promises $500 billion in US investment in wake of tariff threats
Trump tariffs risk spiking costs of both Apple's business and its products.