# anonymous reader quotes (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover anonymous reader quotes. Page: Feed: --- ## [Firefox Announces Free VPN and 'Startpage' Search Engine Rolling Out to Android, iOS - Plus GeForce NOW Support](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/22/0220219/firefox-announces-free-vpn-and-startpage-search-engine-rolling-out-to-android-ios---plus-geforce-now-support?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-22 · EditorDavid · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Firefox 154 "brings a number of usability improvements," writes PC World: The free built-in VPN, introduced with Firefox 149, continues to offer a selection of virtual locations - temporarily extended to 28 countries until the end of August... The free VPN is currently available to Firefox users in the US, Canada, the UK, France, and Germany. In addition, the free VPN can now also be used in… ## [Over 1 Million People Have Clicked LinkedIn's AI Slop Button](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/224221/over-1-million-people-have-clicked-linkedins-ai-slop-button?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-22 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ According to a post from chief product officer Hari Srinivasan, "over a million people" have clicked on LinkedIn's new "Seems like AI slop" button, which launched after one analysis found 41% of the platform's longform posts were fully AI-generated. The Verge reports: In Thursday's post, Srinivasan said that users are overall "now experiencing 40% less views on what we classify as AI slop from… ## ['Off the Charts' El Nino Is Already the Strongest Since Records Began](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/2216202/off-the-charts-el-nino-is-already-the-strongest-since-records-began?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-22 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ A rapidly developing El Nino is already reaching record-setting levels for this time of year and is expected to intensify further over the coming months. "The El Nino has blossomed. It is off the charts. Usual measures of El Nino have blown past prior record levels in the period with good data, even though maximum effects are still several months in the future," writes renowned climate scientist… ## [China Joins Europe In Scrapping Windows For Linux](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/2158246/china-joins-europe-in-scrapping-windows-for-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-22 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: According to a Bloomberg report, attributed to China's Ministry of State Security, the country has ordered some government agencies to drop Windows 10 China Government Edition for Chinese-made Linux distributions. Why not Windows 11? Because China, like many other non-US governments, no longer trusts American companies with their software and… ## [Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/2015213/township-fights-nuclear-weapons-data-center-by-passing-a-moratorium-on-electrical-infrastructure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, has imposed a six-month moratorium on "major electric utility infrastructure" in its latest attempt to delay a proposed $1.2 billion University of Michigan-Los Alamos data center that would support nuclear-weapons research. Township leaders, who have already paused water service for data centers, say the project has moved forward without adequate consultation and want… ## [Apple Cuts Jobs In Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video and Gaming Teams](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/207246/apple-cuts-jobs-in-siri-vision-pro-immersive-video-and-gaming-teams?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs as it shifts resources toward a rebuilt, AI-powered Siri and other future products. Roughly 100 positions are being eliminated from the Vision Pro organization, including much of its gaming team and some immersive-video staff. Another 100 cuts are hitting the Siri and software teams. Bloomberg reports: In a statement, Apple acknowledged that it was realigning… ## [American Who Wiped His Phone With 'Duress' Password During Border Search Gets Felony Charges](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/202201/american-who-wiped-his-phone-with-duress-password-during-border-search-gets-felony-charges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Federal prosecutors have charged activist Samuel Tunick with obstruction after he gave Customs and Border Protection officers a duress passcode that wiped his GrapheneOS-powered Pixel during a border search. "His prosecution is one of the earliest known instances of the federal authorities charging a person with destroying evidence using a program designed to wipe a device clean after a specific… ## [AI Boosted Homework Scores, Then Exam Scores Dropped](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1951227/ai-boosted-homework-scores-then-exam-scores-dropped?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Economist: Students and school children are increasingly using artificial intelligence. A survey last year by Chegg, an ed-tech firm, found that 80% of rich-world undergraduates used it in their studies. More recent polls put the figure at 94% in Britain and 93% in Germany. Such widespread adoption has fueled concerns about the impact the technology… ## [Man Dressed As Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1840254/man-dressed-as-darth-vader-defends-flock-cameras-to-san-diego-city-council?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ A man dressed as Darth Vader used a Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting in San Diego to mock the city's use of Flock surveillance cameras, sarcastically arguing that the technology would help the "emperor" track "rebel scum" and find Luke Skywalker. "This is what the emperor needs. This technology will help us find the rebel scum and the hidden base on Hoth," he said. The… ## [Micron Unveils $10 Billion AI Memory Research Lab In Boise](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1752224/micron-unveils-10-billion-ai-memory-research-lab-in-boise?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Micron says it will spend $10 billion over the next decade on a new research lab in Boise focused on advanced memory technologies, computing systems, and future chip manufacturing. Here are some details, as reported by Reuters: - Micron Research Labs will bring together customers, academia, government and the broader semiconductor ecosystem to pursue breakthroughs, the company said. - The latest… ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RO8RgiJaSHmm) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Linus Torvalds Endures A Debug Session From Hell, 'Enormously Helped' By AI](https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1742239/linus-torvalds-endures-a-debug-session-from-hell-enormously-helped-by-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Linus Torvalds says AI "enormously helped" him track down a stubborn Intel Xe graphics driver bug that took 24 debugging patches and 18 kernel boots to isolate. "I'd like to call it my tireless helper, but the AI several times stated flat out that this was impossible and unsolvable and that we should just write a report about it," wrote Torvalds on the commit. "I suspect those things have been… ## [Walmart To Finally Start Accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1525227/walmart-to-finally-start-accepting-apple-pay-and-google-pay?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ After years of refusing to adopt tap-to-pay technology in its stores, retail giant Walmart announced today that it is finally accepting payments via both Apple Pay and Google Pay. The rollout begins August 24 at select Walmart and Sam's Club locations and is expected to reach all stores by year-end. It will then expand to fuel stations by mid-2027. TechCrunch reports: The news is a surprise, as… ## [Google Gives Publishers a 'Preferred Sources' Button to Fight AI-Driven Traffic Losses](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/0113259/google-gives-publishers-a-preferred-sources-button-to-fight-ai-driven-traffic-losses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Google is giving publishers a new way to fight declining referral traffic from AI-powered search by letting them embed a "Preferred Sources" button that readers can use to favor their sites across Search, Discover, and Google News. "The idea is to make it easier for readers to find links from the sites they know and trust when they're searching for content or interacting with Google's AI to learn… ## [Microsoft Gives Task Manager Another Task: Watching AI Workloads](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/0136250/microsoft-gives-task-manager-another-task-watching-ai-workloads?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Microsoft is expanding Windows Task Manager to show per-process NPU and GPU neural-engine usage, giving users more visibility into which apps are consuming hardware for AI workloads. The Register reports: The Processes tab can show NPU use alongside CPU and GPU activity, while the Performance tab displays overall utilization. \[...\] Microsoft was keen to point out the metrics that can be monitored.… ## [China Is About to Launch Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Yet](https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/0121220/china-is-about-to-launch-its-most-ambitious-moon-mission-yet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ China's Chang'e 7 mission is set to launch for the moon's south pole, where it will attempt the first-ever landing directly at the pole and search the region's dark craters for water ice. "It's an amazing mission," says Norbert Schorghofer, a Hawaii-based senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. "There has never been a landed mission to find water \[on the moon\]." If successful, China… ## [Are You Sure You Want a Car With a Giant Touch Screen?](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/2030251/are-you-sure-you-want-a-car-with-a-giant-touch-screen?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ RAMageddon could soon push car prices higher as modern vehicles rely on ever more RAM and powerful centralized computers to run everything from infotainment to driver-assistance systems. Analysts cited by The Atlantic estimate the shortage could add a few percentage points to vehicle prices, which might not sound like much, but could potentially translate to around $2,000 on a $50,000 vehicle. The… ## [China's YouTube Rival Bilibili Is Going Global](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/208238/chinas-youtube-rival-bilibili-is-going-global?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Bilibili, often described as China's answer to YouTube, is relaunching its international app and preparing an English-language site as part of a broader push into the U.S., Europe, Japan, and other markets. The company is courting Western creators like MrBest, hiring community and moderation staff globally, and building tools for brand partnerships. Semafor reports: The revamped international app… ## [Watching TikTok Videos and Instagram Reels Deactivates the Brain's Cognitive Control Network](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1928242/watching-tiktok-videos-and-instagram-reels-deactivates-the-brains-cognitive-control-network?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from RathBiotaClan: Millions of people finish short video after short video every day; a new brain-scan study shows that the very act of finishing a clip they like temporarily quiets the brain regions that normally help them stay focused and weigh longer-term goals. When people watch a short video they enjoy enough to finish, two brain regions involved in… ## [Ukrainian Publishers Call For Support After Russian Attacks Destroy 10 Million Books](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/201221/ukrainian-publishers-call-for-support-after-russian-attacks-destroy-10-million-books?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Russian attacks on Ukrainian publishing infrastructure in July and August destroyed roughly 10 million books, which equates to about 30% of Ukraine's annual book output. The Ukrainian Book Institute is warning of a potential "collapse of the entire book ecosystem" and is calling for international financial and industry support to help publishers, printers, and distributors recover. The Guardian… ## [Voters Aren't Waiting For November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers](https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1951246/voters-arent-waiting-for-november-to-try-ousting-officials-over-data-centers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ A growing backlash against AI data centers is spilling into local politics, with residents in more than a dozen communities pushing recall elections against officials who approved projects. "People are standing up and saying, 'Sorry, we don't want these data centers in our communities for a number of reasons,'" Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, said in an interview. "'If you can't… ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lDzlm0wB3pKz) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Does Using AI to Edit an Op-Ed on Students' Math Skills Undermine the Argument?](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1729258/does-using-ai-to-edit-an-op-ed-on-students-math-skills-undermine-the-argument?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a "severe" math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece. The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdelina Stankova last week, in which the professor said some of her math… ## [YouTube Offers Creators Millions of Dollars to Stay Off Netflix](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1715225/youtube-offers-creators-millions-of-dollars-to-stay-off-netflix?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Bloomberg reports that YouTube is offering major creators millions of dollars to keep some content exclusive to its platform as Netflix increasingly signs YouTube-native talent to non-exclusive deals. YouTube has also warned that creators who simultaneously publish on Netflix could lose marketing support, event opportunities, and access to revenue from certain brand campaigns. Quartz reports:… ## [Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People's Faces](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/173219/reverse-lookup-service-exposed-millions-of-photos-of-peoples-faces?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found that people-search service ClarityCheck left more than 9 million image files accessible in an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket, despite advertising its reverse-image search as "private and secure." A separate misconfiguration also exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information. Wired reports: Overall, according to findings from… ## [Japan to Require AI Firms to Disclose Training Data](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2322222/japan-to-require-ai-firms-to-disclose-training-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Japan is preparing a nonbinding "comply or explain" code that would urge generative AI companies, including foreign firms operating in Japan, to disclose what models they use, what training data they rely on, and how that data was collected. The proposal would also let rights holders ask whether specific webpages were included in training datasets. The Japan Times reports: The draft code comprises… ## [New Study Challenges Common Assumptions About Screen Time For Kids](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2231240/new-study-challenges-common-assumptions-about-screen-time-for-kids?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ bryanandaimee shares a report from ScienceDaily: A Finnish study has found an unexpected association between screen use and cognitive performance. Children who accumulated more screen time as they grew up tended to show better cognitive processing during adolescence. One of the researchers cautions against viewing screen time as entirely harmful and says the goal should be to balance physical… ## [Rescue Mission Is Called Off For NASA's Aging Swift Space Telescope](https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2213259/rescue-mission-is-called-off-for-nasas-aging-swift-space-telescope?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ NASA has called off a $30 million mission to rescue its aging Swift space telescope after Katalyst Space's Link spacecraft developed persistent control and positioning problems. The Associated Press reports: Katalyst said Link will not attempt to capture Swift and boost it to a higher orbit because of problems with controlling the spacecraft. NASA said this means the telescope will plunge through… ## [Whistleblower Arturo Bejar Leads Testimony In Landmark Trial Against Meta](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2329222/whistleblower-arturo-bejar-leads-testimony-in-landmark-trial-against-meta?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Meta was infused with a culture in which employees obsessed over user numbers and consistently pushed safety to the side, according to Arturo Bejar, a former employee turned whistleblower, who testified today in the landmark child safety trial against the social media company. Only one man had the ability to change that, Bejar said: CEO Mark… ## [PINE64 Halts Linux Device Production Amid DRAM and EMMC Shortages](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2134209/pine64-halts-linux-device-production-amid-dram-and-emmc-shortages?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-19 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ BrianFagioli writes: PINE64 has some very bad news for Linux hardware fans. PINE64 says it has no plans to produce additional Linux devices in the near future because of the ongoing DRAM and eMMC shortage. Future production will depend on component pricing after mid 2027, while existing PineNote and PineTab2 inventory could run out in roughly three months. The company says PineTime, PineVoice, and… ## [Stripe Buys AI Startup OpenRouter For $7.5 Billion](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2128206/stripe-buys-ai-startup-openrouter-for-75-billion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-19 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Stripe is acquiring AI model marketplace OpenRouter as it pushes beyond payments into the infrastructure behind AI applications. According to The New York Times, the deal is reportedly valued at about $7.5 billion, with $1.5 billion allocated to OpenRouter's founders. Less than three months ago the company was valued at about $1.3 billion. CNBC reports: OpenRouter has become popular with… ## [Amazon's Drones Will Soon Deliver to Nearly 500 US Cities and Towns](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/1950233/amazons-drones-will-soon-deliver-to-nearly-500-us-cities-and-towns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-19 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Amazon says its Prime Air drone delivery service will expand sixfold to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, including metro areas around Chicago, Syracuse, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Boise. According to Amazon Prime Air vice president David Carbon, the service has already delivered "hundreds of thousands of packages to customers" this year, typically within about an hour. The Verge… ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/S31oUmkN6TvR) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Music Publisher Round Hill Files $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Suits Against Suno, Anthropic](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/1931220/music-publisher-round-hill-files-1-billion-copyright-infringement-suits-against-suno-anthropic?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-19 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Independent music publisher Round Hill is suing Suno and Anthropic for allegedly using hundreds of copyrighted songs without permission to train their AI systems. The company says potential damages could exceed $1 billion, arguing there is "nothing fair" about building multibillion-dollar AI businesses on copyrighted material while rights holders receive nothing. From The Hollywood Reporter: Round… ## [CISA: Medusa Ransomware Hit Over 500 Critical Infrastructure Orgs](https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/1729241/cisa-medusa-ransomware-hit-over-500-critical-infrastructure-orgs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-19 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ CISA says the Medusa ransomware operation has breached more than 500 U.S. critical infrastructure organizations since 2021, up from more than 300 reported last year. The group has targeted healthcare, government, defense, manufacturing, IT and financial organizations, evolving into a ransomware-as-a-service operation that recruits initial-access brokers and uses stolen data to pressure victims… ## [Moderna, Merck Say mRNA Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning](https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/1725205/moderna-merck-say-mrna-vaccine-prevents-melanoma-from-returning?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-19 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Moderna and Merck say their personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine significantly reduced both cancer recurrence and spread in a late-stage trial. The treatment could reach patients as soon as next year if regulators approve it. Reuters reports: Moderna developed the vaccine with Merck and tested it together with immunotherapy drug Keytruda, a widely used treatment for melanoma. \[...\] This is the first… ## [X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds](https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/1623200/xs-algorithm-feeds-off-ragebait-and-impacts-democrats-more-study-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-19 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: X's algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it, according to a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The paper, titled Value misalignment of X's feed algorithm is a reflection of value tensions in engagement, found that the site's algorithm prioritized engagement above all else when… ## [Disney, ABC Sue FCC Over Threats to Broadcast Licenses](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/18/2039239/disney-abc-sue-fcc-over-threats-to-broadcast-licenses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-18 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Disney and ABC are suing the FCC to block an early review of eight station licenses, arguing the Trump administration is using the agency's regulatory power to punish the network over programming and editorial decisions it dislikes. Reuters reports: In a lawsuit (PDF) filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, Disney said the FCC was seeking to coerce and retaliate against "a network that refuses… ## [Sainsbury's Store Pauses Facial Recognition After False Shoplifting Claim](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/18/0742229/sainsburys-store-pauses-facial-recognition-after-false-shoplifting-claim?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-18 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Bruce66423 shares a report from The Guardian: Sainsbury's has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected from the shop. "I was embarrassed, mortified even, and felt quite humiliated and powerless," Matt Arnold, 46, said of his ordeal. The comedy promoter was buying supplies in the store in East Dulwich, in south-east… ## [Supreme Court Rejects Verizon Bid For $47 Million Refund of FCC Fine](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/223241/supreme-court-rejects-verizon-bid-for-47-million-refund-of-fcc-fine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Supreme Court today rejected Verizon's attempt to get a $47 million refund from the Federal Communications Commission. In a list of orders (PDF) issued by the court, Verizon's petition was denied without explanation. The denial apparently ends any possibility of Verizon asking a lower court to review the fine and order the FCC to issue a… ## [Judge Sets Framework For Nine PBS to Retrieve 70 Years of Archival TV Data](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/1919201/judge-sets-framework-for-nine-pbs-to-retrieve-70-years-of-archival-tv-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ District Court Judge Eric Elliff has ordered Iron Mountain to cooperate with Nine PBS in recovering roughly 50TB of archival material stored through now-defunct vendor OSS. "He found that the station is the rightful owner of the materials and entitled to recover them from OSS' storage systems," reports Current.org. Nine PBS must identify a third party to help retrieve the files, pay outstanding… ## [Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Reckoning In Latest Trial Over Social Media Addiction](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/1912238/meta-faces-14-trillion-reckoning-in-latest-trial-over-social-media-addiction?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Meta is heading to trial in a case brought by dozens of states accusing it of deliberately designing addictive features, misleading users about safety, and illegally collecting data from children under 13. Meta says the states are seeking penalties as high as $1.4 trillion, though the judge has already called that figure "unreasonable." The case could, however, influence thousands of similar… ## [OpenAI Ditches Recall-Style Screenshot Surveillance For Friendly Keylogging](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/0454255/openai-ditches-recall-style-screenshot-surveillance-for-friendly-keylogging?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: If you want to record whatever you do on a computer, send those records to OpenAI, use more ChatGPT tokens, and increase your vulnerability to prompt injection, then OpenAI has something for you. It's called Computer History, an opt-in way to record your computer interactions across apps and websites as memories organized on a timeline. Why… ## [EFF's Position on Flock Camera Database Searches: 'Get a Warrant First' - and Police Use Should Be Restricted By Law](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/16/2051205/effs-position-on-flock-camera-database-searches-get-a-warrant-first---and-police-use-should-be-restricted-by-law?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · EditorDavid · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Some take their criticism even further. Reacting to Flock's changes, an EFF statement calls it "Too little, too late," while calling it Flock's admission that their technology needs reforms. But... To be clear, our position has long been that police, at a minimum, need to get a warrant, signed by a judge, in order to search for historic ALPR data regarding specific vehicles. For us, it's common… ## [Amazon's New User Agreement Seeks To Curb Class-action Suits](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/0447233/amazons-new-user-agreement-seeks-to-curb-class-action-suits?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · EditorDavid · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Amazon has "reintroduced a clause in its user agreement that seeks to prevent shoppers from filing class-action lawsuits against the online retailer," reports Bloomberg, "inserting a legal buffer between itself and plaintiffs attorneys that it removed five years ago." In an email sent to customers on Friday, the company said a new "arbitration agreement and class-action waiver" will require…