California often sets the bar for technology legislation across the US. In recent years, the state has enacted several laws that strengthen consumer digital rights, from strong right-to-repair rules to…
Image: The Verge Steam just removed its forced arbitration policy, opening the door for lawsuits against its parent company, Valve. In an update on Thursday, Steam says its subscriber agreement…
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s lawsuit against developer Pocketpair is evidence of the threat posed by Palworld, one patent expert has said.In an article on GamesIndustry.biz, intellectual property expert and…
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority California’s latest law targets disappearing digital media. It labels “buy” and “purchase” buttons on such media as part of misleading advertising and prohibits stores…
Swedish prosecutors are set to serve Northvolt with a suspicion of gross manslaughter notice following the death of a worker at the EV battery-maker’s struggling gigafactory in the country’s icy…
Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a reprimand and a €91 million fine —…
When the country’s Supreme Court suspended X in Brazil, stan Twitter in the region seemed to grind to a halt. Others found ways to persevere. Source
The Master & Dynamic MW-75 Neuro headphones have brainwave monitors that measure attention and focus. Here's what living with them was like. Source
When Apple announced new features for the AirPods Pro 2 at the company’s iPhone 16 event in September, the biggest reveal was their ability to work as a set of…
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros An entirely hands-free experience with either gestures or voice commands Can dispense water in precise amounts and temperatures One app controls every device in the…
The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away. Source
U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla appeared skeptical of Roman Storm’s free speech arguments. Source
The Governor of California has signed a bill into law that will require businesses to make a change to how digital purchases of games work. The bill should help to…
The Day Before was a game made in Unreal Engine 5, with the game being in development for many years, to the point people began to think the game wasn't…
Canceling a subscription can sometimes be difficult, which is why California's governor recently passed a law to make it easier. Source
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2426, a new law that requires digital marketplaces to make clearer to customers when they are only purchasing a license to access media.…
Packages that are "lost" before reaching their destination don't disappear forever, and many of them can be purchased online for cheap. Source
Enlarge (credit: Carol Yepes | Moment) California recently became the first state to ban deceptive sales of so-called "disappearing media." On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426 into law,…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that won't stop companies from taking away your digitally purchased video games, movies, and TV shows, but it'll at least…
The King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Citing the potential for AI hallucinations and other unintended errors, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office told Seattle-area…