Cloudflare accuses Perplexity of secretly crawling sites despite explicit blocks
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Cloudflare is accusing the AI search engine Perplexity of covertly crawling websites, even when site owners have explicitly forbidden access through robots.txt files or firewall rules. According to the company, Perplexity disguises its identity to sideste…
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US Agency Approves Key AI Vendors for Federal Contracts
A US agency has added OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to its approved vendor list for artificial intelligence tools, streamlining federal procurement. The move opens the door for these tech giants to supply government projects under a new contracting platform, signaling a further embrace of AI innovations by federal agencies.
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Rivian calls Ohio’s ban on direct car sales ‘irrational in the extreme’ in new lawsuit
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Rivian is suing Ohio’s department of motor vehicles over the state’s ban on car companies bypassing dealerships to sell cars directly to consumers. In the federal lawsuit, the electric vehicle company calls the ban “irrational in the extreme,” arguing tha…
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Mastercard Denies It Pressured Steam, Itch.io to Delist Adult Games
Rebekah Valentine / ign - Mastercard has issued a statement claiming is has "not required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms", despite allegations from both Steam and itch.io to the contrary.
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Itch.io starts reindexing free NSFW content
Matt Tate / engadget - Digital storefront Itch.io is reindexing its free adult games, and is talking to its partnered payment processors about plans to gradually reintroduce paid NSFW content. In a new Developer Update, the company said the decision will ensure it can "confiden…
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UK Regulator Says AWS and Microsoft Harm Cloud Competition, Recommends Formal Probe
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) finds AWS and Microsoft harm cloud competition, recommending a formal probe under new digital market laws.The post UK Regulator Says AWS and Microsoft Harm Cloud Competition, Recommends Formal Probe appeare…
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Apple and others back government plan to digitize healthcare
appleinsider - Major tech companies are aligning with a federal effort to reengineer how patients access and manage their healthcare data.Image credit: WikiMediaApple is among over sixty companies supporting a federal push to modernize U.S. healthcare infrastructure, as…
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YouTube stops limiting ads on videos that use profanity early
Vincent Lin / mobilesyrup - YouTube has changed its ad guidelines policy to be more lenient with using profanity in videos. In a video announcement, Conor Kavanagh, head of monetization policy experience at YouTube, stated that with these updated guidelines, videos that used strong …
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Europe's AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn't happy
Lindsay Clark / theregister - Users and developers struggle to comply as situation evolves It is a little more than four years since the European Union first proposed legislation to govern tech companies that build AI systems and how users deploy them. A lot has changed since then.…
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Australia bans kids from signing up for YouTube accounts, angering Google
Simon Sharwood / theregister - ‘We want kids to know who they are before platforms assume who they are’ says Minister Australia will require Google to ensure that children aged under 16 cannot sign up for YouTube accounts.…
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Nvidia Orders 300,000 H20 Chips for China from TSMC, Signaling Major Bet After US Policy Reversal
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Nvidia reportedly orders 300k H20 AI chips for China after a US policy reversal aimed at Huawei. The massive sale hinges on pending export license approval from Washington.The post Nvidia Orders 300,000 H20 Chips for China from TSMC, Signaling Major Bet A…
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Apple iOS 26 public beta rollout stirs political controversy
Apple has released its iOS 26 public beta featuring a novel liquid glass design and an automatic filtering feature that has drawn unexpected criticism from politically motivated groups. The rollout highlights Apple’s innovative interface while sparking debate over digital censorship measures.
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Trump freeze on export restrictions to China reportedly in aid of trade talks — White House seeking face-to-face with Xi Jinping as dissenters warn H20 reversal is a dangerous mis-step
tomshardware - The U.S. administration has removed technology-based export restrictions to China in an effort to ease trade negotiations, prompting swift responses from industries announcing a resumption of sales and shipments.
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DOGE's AI tool misreads law, still tasked with deleting half of US regulations
techspot - The Doge AI Deregulation Decision Tool will be analyzing around 200,000 federal regulations, according to the Washington Post, which cites documents it obtained and four government officials.Read Entire Article
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Trump unveils aggressive AI plan focused on deregulation, dismisses copyright payments for AI training
techspot - "You can't be expected to have a successful AI program when every single article, book, or whatever you've studied you're expected to pay for," Trump said, likening the process to a person reading for knowledge – a practice not subject to royalties or con…
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Apple Overhauls App Store Age Ratings
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple has announced an overhaul of the App Store's age rating system across all of its platforms.The company has added three new age rating tiers — 13+, 16+, and 18+ — to the existing 4+ and 9+ classifications. At the same time, the 12+ and 17+ categories…
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Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - In response to the European Union's incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it would stop selling and showing political ads in the EU from October 2025.
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White House unveils sweeping plan to “win” global AI race through deregulation
Benj Edwards / arstechnica - Trump's "AI Action Plan" reverses regulations, sparks critical pushback.
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Itch.io Suddenly Pulls NSFW Adult Content From Browse and Search Pages, After 'Critical' Pressure From Payment Partners
Tom Phillips / ign - Itch.io has "deindexed" all NSFW content from the storefront's browse and search pages, making swathes of adult games impossible to find.
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White House releases broad set of AI policy recommendations
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - The White House today released a policy paper with more than 90 recommendations on how the federal government should approach artificial intelligence. The document is called the AI Action Plan. Later today, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign …
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