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Skeleton Crew Finally Gave Us a Great Star Wars Villain Turn

Post author:Gizmodo
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:entertainment LATEST software

Jude Law stars in the Star Wars show, now streaming on Disney+. Source

Misconfigured license plate readers are leaking data and video in real time

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:entertainment LATEST security

In just 20 minutes this morning, an automated license-plate-recognition (ALPR) system in Nashville, Tennessee, captured photographs and detailed information from nearly 1,000 vehicles as they passed by. Among them: eight…

Verizon settlement payments begin rolling out for even meager amounts than expected

Post author:Android Authority
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:LATEST mobile software

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Customers are finally starting to see payouts from last year’s $100 million Verizon settlement over its deceptive fee practices. Funny enough, the lawsuit never…

Boston Dynamics settles patent suit with military robotics firm Ghost

Post author:Tech Crunch
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:entertainment LATEST robotics

Roughly two and a half years after their patent battle began, Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics have settled the dispute on reasonably amicable terms. The robotics firms on Wednesday issued…

EU court fines European Commission for breaching its own data privacy laws

Post author:Tech Crunch
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:LATEST security

TikTok Takes Its Case to the Supreme Court: What to Know

Post author:CNET
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:LATEST social software

The high court will hear oral arguments in TikTok's case on Friday, just before the ban is slated to go into effect. Source

New Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile Claims The U.S. Carrier Downplayed The Severity Of Its 2021 Breach, Exposing The Personal Details Of Millions

Post author:Wccf Tech
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:LATEST mobile security

The new year has brought more trouble more T-Mobile as its 2021 security breach has landed the U.S. carrier into additional legal troubles, thanks to the latest lawsuit filed against…

The Morning After: Meta gives up on fact checking for Facebook and Instagram

Post author:Engadget
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:business LATEST social

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday that the company is swinging away from its efforts to corral its content. Meta is suspending its fact-checking program to move to an X-style…

German court finds hacked EncroChat phone evidence inadmissible

Post author:Computer Weekly
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:LATEST mobile security

German court finds hacked EncroChat phone evidence inadmissible Source

Pakistani Trader Kidnapped, Forced to Hand Over $340,000 in Crypto

Post author:Decrypt
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:crypto LATEST security

“The involvement of corrupt law enforcement officials in kidnappings further complicates investigations," a security expert told Decrypt. Source

Texas Court Orders Bitcoin Investor to Surrender Keys to $124 Million Stash

Post author:Decrypt
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:crypto LATEST

Federal prosecutors detailed a years-long scheme of tax fraud, ordering an early Bitcoin investor to surrender their keys. Source

OpenAI CEO’s Sister Has Filed A Lawsuit Against Her Brother Sam Altman, Alleging That She Endured Years Of Abuse; Chief Executive Says Claims Are ‘Utterly Untrue’

Post author:Wccf Tech
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:ai LATEST

Ann Altman, sister of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, had filed a lawsuit against the man behind ChatGPT, claiming that he had abused her regularly between the years 1997 and 2006.…

Las Vegas police release ChatGPT logs from the suspect in the Cybertruck explosion

Post author:The Verge
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:ai entertainment LATEST mobile

Image: LMVPD Nearly a week after a New Year’s Day explosion in front of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, local law enforcement released more information about their investigation, including…

Verizon's class-action settlement payments are well under expectations

Post author:Phone Arena
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:LATEST

Verizon's $100 million class-action payouts are well under the amount that most estimated they would receive. Source

Medical Debt Will Disappear From Credit Reports in March, CFPB Ruling Says

Post author:CNET
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:LATEST

The ruling by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could help lift credit scores, but it may face legal challenges. Source

Seattle biotech firm Athira Pharma will pay $4M to settle allegations related to research misconduct

Post author:Geekwire
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:LATEST

Seattle-area biotech company Athira Pharma agreed to pay $4.07 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to disclose research misconduct to federal agencies in grant…

Big landlord settles with US, will cooperate in price-fixing investigation

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:deals hardware LATEST

The US Justice Department today announced it filed an antitrust lawsuit against "six of the nation's largest landlords for participating in algorithmic pricing schemes that harmed renters." One of the…

FTC accuses gig work app Handy of misleading ads and opaque fees for workers

Post author:Tech Crunch
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:apps LATEST software

The FTC and New York’s attorney general have accused Handy, the gig app customers can use to book cleaners, handymen, and more, of making deceptive claims about how much workers…

Judge Freezes SEC Lawsuit Against Coinbase Amid 'Conflicting' Crypto Rulings

Post author:Decrypt
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:crypto LATEST

Judge Katherine Failla granted Coinbase’s motion for interlocutory appeal on Tuesday, a move crypto leaders are already hailing as a major victory. Source

Death Row Prisoner Requests to Be Executed as Soon as Possible

Post author:Futurism
Post published:January 8, 2025
Post category:deals LATEST

Death Wish An Arizona man who's been on death row for nearly two decades has an unusual request for the state's highest court: to, essentially, get it over with already. Generally…