Ireland Wants To Give Its Cops Spyware, Ability To Crack Encrypted Messages
msmash / slashdot - The Irish government is planning to bolster its police's ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use. From a report: The Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill is being framed …
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FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss
Lauren Feiner / theverge - The Federal Trade Commission will appeal its loss in a landmark antitrust case against Meta, the agency announced Tuesday. US District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in November that the government failed to prove that Meta had an illegal monopoly over …
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs are starting to drive up product prices
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Jassy said on Tuesday that while Amazon is trying to keep prices low, price hikes may be unavoidable in some cases.
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British Business Bank makes record investment in Kraken Technologies
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - The UK government-owned British Business Bank is set to make its largest-ever direct investment, £25m into the Octopus Energy spinout Kraken Technologies. Kraken was formed from within Octopus, one of the UK’s largest energy providers, as the AI technolog…
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UK government considering social media ban for children
ft - Ministers will also look at restricting addictive app features as part of a consultation on curbing harmful online activity
UK/France youth ban debate
US KOSMA shifts parental control
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Is Bermuda Ready for a Fully Onchain Economy? Coinbase Joins Forces
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Bermuda has partnered with Coinbase and Circle to transform its economy into a fully onchain system using blockchain technology. The initiative will integrate digital asset infrastructure across government, businesses, and consumers in Bermuda. Stabl…
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U.S. govt says Musk's gas turbine generators for xAI aren’t exempt from permits — EPA ruling closes local loophole that allowed Musk to get power from temporary on-site power generators
tomshardware - The U.S. EPA now requires permits to operate gas turbine generators, even temporary ones, closing loopholes in some local ordinances that waived this requirement for deployments that lasted for less than 364 days.
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Stablecoin yield fight threatens to sink CLARITY Act as Coinbase and White House clash
Zack Abrams / theblock - Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the White House told him to go figure out a deal with the banks, or risk losing its support on the bill.
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He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?
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Supreme Court Hacker Posted Stolen Government Data On Instagram
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Last week, Nicholas Moore, 24, a resident of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into the U.S. Supreme Court's electronic document filing system. At the time, there were no deta…
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AI Attack Ad in Texas Senate Race Shows John Cornyn Dancing With Jasmine Crockett
Reid J. Epstein / nytimes - A video from Ken Paxton, a Republican primary challenger to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, depicted A.I.-generated imagery of the senator twirling with Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic Senate candidate.
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Tired of Hunting for Prices at the Apple Store? So Is New Jersey
Jesse Hollington / idropnews - New Jersey hits Apple with a record $150K fine for hiding prices behind digital displays. See how the state is forcing more transparent pricing in stores.Read More...
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Watch Live as NASA’s Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Rolls Out to the Launch Pad
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - The final stage of launch preparations officially kicks off tomorrow.
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Tesla (TSLA) Stock: NHTSA Logs 62 Complaints as FSD Investigation Deadline Extended
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR NHTSA extends Tesla’s deadline as Full Self-Driving complaints continue to grow Tesla faces deeper scrutiny as regulators review thousands of FSD safety records Expanding probe examines claims of traffic violations linked to Tesla’s FSD system Regula…
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Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in South Korea
Ekemini / ventureburn - Starting January 28, 2026, Google Play will stop listing or updating overseas cryptocurrency exchange and wallet apps in South Korea’s Android app store. This isn’t just another rule change; it’sThe post Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in Sou…
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Bitcoin forfeited as part of Samourai case was not sold and will stay in the strategic reserve, says top White House crypto advisor
Sarah Wynn / theblock - U.S. prosecutors did not liquidate digital assets forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers, according to the White House's top crypto advisor.
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EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used
Tim De Chant / techcrunch - Elon Musk's AI company had installed and operated 35 natural gas turbines without permits, something the EPA now says was illegal.
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Under $35,000? What the New Canada-China EV Deal Means for Your Next Car Purchase
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Prime Minister Mark Carney has officially reset Canada’s trade relationship with China, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford is already warning that the deal could be a death blow to the province’s auto sector. The new strategic partnership, signed in Beijing th…
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China drafts rules to restrict Nvidia H200 AI chip acquisitions
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - China is drafting rules to regulate purchases of Nvidia H200 AI chips by local firms, allowing limited sales from foreign makers like Nvidia rather than an outright ban, Nikkei Asia reported on January 15 citing two sources familiar with the matter. The C…
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Italian regulators are investigating Activision Blizzard's monetization practices
Andre Revilla / engadget - The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has opened two investigations into Microsoft-owned game studio Activision Blizzard, centered around the mobile games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty: Mobile. The AGCM alleges the free-to-play games use "misleading…
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