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by theverge
24 Aug 2024

Families can sue app developer for breaking its anti-bullying pledge, says court

An appeals court revived a lawsuit against the anonymous messaging service Yolo, which allegedly broke a promise to unmask bullies on the app. In a ruling issued Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shouldn’t block a claim that Yolo misrepresented its terms of service, overruling a lower court decision. But it determined the app can’t be held liable for alleged design defects that allowed harassment, letting a different part of that earlier ruling stand.Yolo was a Snapchat-integrated app that let users send anonymous messages, but in 2021, it was hit with a lawsuit after a teenage user died by suicide. The boy, Carson Bride, had received harassing and sexually explicit messages

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by theverge
24 Aug 2024

Apple rumor points to an iPhone 16, Watch, and AirPods launch event next month

When will we meet the iPhone 16 and other new items from Apple, like MacBook Pro laptops with M4 chips inside? Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says that based on his sources, a launch event on September 10th could reveal the new iPhone 16 lineup, as well as the Apple Watch Series 10 and two different sets of new AirPods in time for them to go on sale as soon as September 20th. Bloomberg reports that the new phones will be similar to last year but with larger screens on the Pro models (reportedly going from 6.1 inches to 6.3 on the Pro and from 6.7 to 6.9 inches on the iPhone 16 Pro Max) and the addition of a dedicated camera button. The other big updates may be new Apple Intelligence features that are in testing now and are due to start

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by theverge
23 Aug 2024

Chat, who thinks I should be president?

Kamala Harris’ strategy to reach young voters will see her debut on Twitch tonight, where she’ll be streaming her Democratic nomination acceptance speech. The new kamalaharris Twitch channel features a similar bio to the vice president’s accounts on X, TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms: “Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her. Fighting for the people. When we fight, we win” and I don’t think she means Tekken.“Our job as the campaign is to break through a historically personalized media landscape,” Harris spokesperson Seth Schuster said to Wired, adding that the Twitch account was created to broadcast her vision “directly to the hardest to reach voters and those who will decide this election.” (Several other services will also be streaming

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by theverge
23 Aug 2024

Body of British tech billionaire Mike Lynch recovered off the coast of Sicily

The body of billionaire tech mogul Mike Lynch was recovered off the coast of Sicily, the Italian Coast Guard announced on Thursday. Lynch’s 184-foot superyacht, the Bayesian, sunk on August 19th, reportedly after being hit by a tornado over the water, called a waterspout. The yacht sank quickly, according to reports, even though its manufacturer claimed it was unsinkable.Lynch was on the yacht with family and friends celebrating his acquittal on fraud charges in June. HP, which bought Lynch’s company, Autonomy, for $11 billion in 2011, had alleged “accounting improprieties” that misrepresented Autonomy’s value. In an interview with the BBC the only broadcast interview before the yacht sank Lynch said his wealth helped him deal with

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by theverge
24 Aug 2024

US sues RealPage over rent-setting software that allegedly drove up prices

The Justice Department is suing the company behind a widely used software that helps landlords set rental prices. It alleges that RealPage’s rent recommendation algorithm drives up prices and “deprives renters of the benefits of competition on apartment leasing terms.”In the complaint, the DOJ, along with eight states, claim that RealPage obtains nonpublic rental price information from competing landlords who use the software. RealPage then allegedly feeds this information into its algorithmic pricing software, which landlords can use to get suggestions about their rent rates.When landlords collude to delegate pricing decisions to algorithms, renters can lose out on the benefits of competition and face higher rates. I called on the

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by theverge
24 Aug 2024

SCOTUS could deal another blow to climate action

The Supreme Court could stall action on climate change yet again as it weighs whether to pause new pollution regulations for coal-fired power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized rules this year aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants. But red states and industry groups are challenging the EPA in court and have asked SCOTUS to step in and stop the rules from being implemented while they duke it out. The request is now in the Supreme Court’s so-called “shadow docket” meaning SCOTUS can essentially issue a stay on the rules at its whim. The court has already made it way tougher for federal agencies to regulate industry since Donald Trump packed it with conservative-leaning justices. This is

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by theverge
23 Aug 2024

Cruise closes one robotaxi investigation with a recall

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is closing an investigation from 2022 into the GM-owned robotaxi company. The agency was looking into Cruise vehicles that stopped unexpectedly, including three times where they were struck from behind. From the report (included in full below):Based on ODI’s analysis of immobilization data, the potential safety risk is heavily dependent on the context of the immobilized vehicle’s location, detectability of the vehicle due to hazard lights automatically engaging, and none of the immobilization incidents reviewed resulted in a crash or injuries.ODI also analyzed hard braking data which included 7,632 hard braking events commanded by the Cruise ADS. These events were

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by theverge
23 Aug 2024

EU iPhones will be able to change the default phone and messaging apps soon

Apple will soon let iPhone and iPad users in the European Union choose default apps for phone calls, messaging, keyboards, password managers, and more. These options will be available later this year in a new “Default Apps” section in Settings, according to an update on Thursday.In the spring of next year, Apple says it will also let users set default navigation, translation apps, and call spam filter apps. Along with these new options, iPhone users in the EU will add the ability to delete the App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos, and Safari apps. The only apps Apple won’t let users delete are Settings and Phone.Some small changes are

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