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Spotify just won $322 million from music pirates it can’t find
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Spotify just won $322 million from music pirates it can’t find

Spotify and the three major labels have won a $322 million default judgement against Anna's Archive, the open-source library and pirate activist group that planned to publicly release millions of music files scraped from Spotify's platform. The judgment comes after the unknown operator of Anna's Arc...

Jess Weatherbed
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YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts
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YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts

YouTube's time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes. The feature was...

Stevie Bonifield
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Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company
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Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company

Doug Field, who left Apple five years ago to helm Ford's multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles and software, is stepping down next month. Replacing him will be Alan Clarke, the ex-Tesla engineer who now leads Ford's California-based skunkworks lab. Clarke's new title will be vice president of...

Andrew J. Hawkins
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Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art
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Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech power plays in Washington and beyond. (And when I say beyond, I mean the great beyond, like Heaven, maybe.) If you've found your way to this newsletter from the wild, annual subscriptions are currently 50 percent off....

Tina Nguyen
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Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, jury rules
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Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, jury rules

Live Nation-Ticketmaster is an illegal monopolist, a Manhattan jury ruled, according to Bloomberg. The jury found the company liable on three counts: illegally monopolizing the market for live event ticketing, amphitheaters, and tying its concert promotions business with the use of its venues, Bloom...

Lauren Feiner
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FTC pushes ad agencies into dropping brand safety rules
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FTC pushes ad agencies into dropping brand safety rules

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of eight states have announced a proposed settlement with big ad agencies that will prevent them from working together to avoid certain platforms like X based on their political viewpoints. In a complaint, the FTC argues that ad agencies violated antitr...

Jay Peters
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Ikea’s smart donut lamp is a sweet treat
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Ikea’s smart donut lamp is a sweet treat

Ikea's popular Varmblixt lamp just got a smart home glow-up. The delightfully bulbous light now features color-changing, dimming, and smart home control. I tested the new smart lamp in my daughter's room and found it made a great bedside lamp and added a fun touch of ambiance to her space. While she...

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
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Google launches a Gemini AI app on Mac
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Google launches a Gemini AI app on Mac

Google is launching a new Gemini app on Mac that allows you to interact with the AI assistant without switching windows on your desktop. With the app, you can use the Option + Space shortcut to pull up a floating chat bubble, where you can ask Gemini questions and share your window. Before sharing y...

Emma Roth
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Microsoft counters the MacBook Neo with freebies for students
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Microsoft counters the MacBook Neo with freebies for students

Apple's $599 MacBook Neo ($499 for students) has sent shockwaves through the PC ecosystem, and now Microsoft is responding with deals targeting students in the US. A new "Microsoft College Offer" is launching today, which will see the software giant bundle 12 months of free Microsoft 365 Premium and...

Tom Warren
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The Senate is voting to save free IRS Direct File today
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The Senate is voting to save free IRS Direct File today

The Senate is getting ready to vote on a bill to resurrect IRS Direct File, the free tax filing service axed by the Trump administration in 2025. On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) will seek unanimous consent to pass the Direct File Act, where it will either get fast-tracked to the House of...

Emma Roth
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Most people still don’t want anything to do with robotaxis
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Most people still don’t want anything to do with robotaxis

I've been reporting on self-driving cars for over a decade, and I've seen the technology go through many ups and downs, highs and lows. But one thing has remained remarkably the same over the years: the public just ain't buying it. Poll after poll has revealed a deep and abiding skepticism toward au...

Andrew J. Hawkins
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Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
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Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent

Allbirds had a hit a decade ago with its Wool Runner shoes, but after a $4 billion IPO in 2021, the business never turned a profit, and sales dropped nearly 50 percent between 2022 and 2025. The company recently announced it would sell off its name and assets for $39 million to American Exchange aft...

Richard Lawler
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The perfect successor to Lost has been hiding from me for years
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The perfect successor to Lost has been hiding from me for years

Ever since Jack decided to stay behind in 2010, I've been searching for something to give me the same feeling that Lost did. I crave a big mystery with a huge cast and more secrets than I can handle, something that prompts me and my friends to share nonsensical theories about what's really going on....

Andrew Webster
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Walmart is updating its 4K streaming box with Gemini and Matter support
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Walmart is updating its 4K streaming box with Gemini and Matter support

It hasn't been officially announced, but Walmart's website now has a listing (you may need to set your location to Ventura, California) for an updated version of its budget-friendly Onn 4K Pro streaming box that originally debuted in May 2024. Following technical illustrations that leaked less than...

Andrew Liszewski
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More phone cameras should come with silly telephoto lenses
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More phone cameras should come with silly telephoto lenses

Upgrading your phone with a camera grip attachment is one thing. But doll-sized telephoto lenses that you mount on top of the rear camera? C'mon. I wrote the Vivo X300 off as a gimmick, a funny concept designed to generate attention rather than actual sales. But then I spent a weekend carrying the p...

Allison Johnson
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Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’
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Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’

Amazon has taken the wraps off a new Fire TV Stick HD that it says is its slimmest yet. At $34.99, the device offers a design that Amazon says is 30 percent thinner than the previous generation, along with the ability to power it directly through your TV's USB port. The new design eliminates the [&#...

Emma Roth
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Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac
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Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac

I test Android phones for a living, but I write about them using a company-supplied MacBook Air. Both platforms are great in their own right, but they're not so great at talking to one another. On a handful of Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones you can now AirDrop files directly to Apple machine...

Dominic Preston
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Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns
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Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns

When Microsoft tried to launch Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it was labeled a "disaster" for cybersecurity and a "privacy nightmare." After the backlash and a year-long delay to redesign and secure Recall, it's once again facing security and p...

Tom Warren
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Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI
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Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI

Snap is laying off roughly 16 percent of its global workforce in a cost-cutting effort to chase improved profitability with the help of AI. The cuts will impact around 1,000 full-time employees, according to a memo sent to staffers from Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. An additional 300 open roles are also be...

Jess Weatherbed
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Spotify now sells printed books
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Spotify now sells printed books

Spotify is rolling out some new updates for book lovers, expanding audiobook listening features and allowing users to buy physical publications through the platform. Readers in the US and UK can now purchase printed books via a new integration with Bookshop.org on the Android Spotify app, with suppo...

Jess Weatherbed
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