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Bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Mark Kelly and Jim Justice would require companies to clearly label AI interactions, with additional protections for health and financial conversations.
Nintendo argues in court that customers voluntarily paid higher prices due to tariffs and have no legal right to refunds, as class-action lawsuits over tariff costs mount against various companies.
The FTC settlement with John Deere requires the company to provide farmers and third-party repair shops with equal access to repair tools and software for 10 years, marking a significant victory for the right-to-repair movement.
Sony plans to remove 551 previously purchased StudioCanal movies from UK PlayStation customers' libraries due to licensing agreements, highlighting the lack of true ownership of digital content.
Phoenix Grove announces Open Grove, a privacy-focused AI service that offers access to leading open source models on fully private infrastructure with zero training or telemetry, along with features like layered memory, voice, and easy data export.
The article argues that digital purchases are actually revocable licenses, unlike physical media which can be owned, resold, and accessed offline permanently. It cites legal cases and corporate examples to illustrate the risks of digital ownership.
Sony is notifying PlayStation Store users that they will lose access to over 550 StudioCanal movies they purchased, due to licensing agreements, with no refunds offered.
Data brokers and aggregators secretly collect personal and financial data to infer details about individuals and sell access to shadow profiles without consent, exploiting legal loopholes by selling inferences rather than raw data, leading to a backlash and calls for regulation.
The European Commission rejected the Stop Killing Games petition to legally require publishers to keep discontinued games playable, instead proposing a voluntary industry code of conduct by 2026.
Massachusetts lawmakers passed the Consumer Data Privacy Act, banning the sale of precise location data and granting residents new rights over accessing and deleting their data.
Redditors on r/WorldCup2026Tickets have turned frustration with FIFA's high ticket prices into a grassroots, AI-powered movement, building tools to monitor price drops and coordinate resistance against scalpers and FIFA's pricing practices.
The article argues that the 'Stop Killing Games' movement correctly addresses the problem of games being rendered unplayable after server shutdowns, but misidentifies the root cause as proprietary software which inherently denies users control, advocating for free software principles instead.
Microsoft will remotely degrade perpetually-licensed Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac to view-only mode in July 2026 due to certificate expiration, contradicting earlier assurances that the apps would continue to function.
The California State Assembly passed the 'Protect Our Games Act' (AB 1921), requiring digital game publishers to maintain game playability after service termination, advancing the 'Stop Killing Games' movement.
A report from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) reveals that major data brokers and AI companies, including Google, Meta, and OpenAI, use deceptive design patterns in opt-out forms that prevent consumers from effectively opting out of data sale and sharing.
Louis Rossmann pledges $10,000 to cover legal fees for an OrcaSlicer developer threatened with a lawsuit by Bambu Lab over third-party integrations. The incident highlights ongoing tensions between the Right to Repair community and hardware manufacturers regarding open software access.
User slams an AI company for unilaterally altering a sold plan, questioning its business integrity.