Court Revives Meta Challenge To Proposed FTC Privacy Restrictions

Meta can proceed with an attempt to block the FTC from imposing new restrictions on teens’ data, a federal appellate court ruled Friday.

The Trump Memecoin Dinner Winners Are Getting Rid of Their Coins

Many of the crypto investors preparing to attend an exclusive gala dinner with US president Donald Trump have offloaded the coins that won them their seats.

Financial Regulator Scraps Proposed Data Broker Rules

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has withdrawn proposed data broker regulations that were opposed by the industry group Privacy for America.

IAB Europe Data Consent Framework Ruled Illegal By Belgian Court

The IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework used as the foundation for most online advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others is illegal in the EU, the Belgian Court of Appeal has ruled.
The “court’s decision shows the consent system used by Google, Amazon, X, Microsoft, deceives hundreds of millions of Europeans,” stated Johnny Ryan, senior fellow at the Irish Council for Civil
Liberties and the Open Markets Institute, adding: “Tech companies turned the GDPR into a daily nuisance rather than a shield for people.”

New Dress Rules At Cannes Film Festival: Can The Lions Be Far Behind?

Cannes’ anti-nudity rules are all about policing women’s bodies, not men’s, which has a sexist ring and is tone-deaf at best.

OpenAI Launches an Agentic, Web-Based Coding Tool

As vibe coding takes off, OpenAI says Codex will help advanced developers automate chores in a safe and explainable way.

Charter/Cox To Merge In $35B Cable, Broadband, Mobile Deal

The corporate name will change to Cox Communications, and Charter CEO/President Chris Winfrey will remain president/CEO of the new combined company. Charter’s Spectrum cable and broadband will
continue to be the consumer-facing brand.