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Supreme Court Rejects Jason ‘Pee King Of Facebook’ Fyk’s ‘But Muh Pee Videos’ Appeal

July 3, 2025

All hail Jason Fyk, one of the most aggrieved “failure to monetize piss videos” dudes ever. In fact, he might be the only person angered about his inability to turn…

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SCOTUS Refuses To Hear Anti-Vax Group’s Claim That Meta’s Private Actions Are 1A Violations

July 3, 2025

Back in the summer of 2020, RFK Jr. was leading the Children’s Health Defense organization, built on an anti-vaccination platform. The organization sued Facebook/Meta that year, along with several fact-checking…

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State Dept. Tells Student Visa Applicants To Set Their Social Media Profiles To ‘Public’ If They Want To Come To The US

July 3, 2025

Way back in the day of EARLIER THIS YEAR, people could expect to be subjected to warrantless, invasive device searches only at US borders and international airports. Visa applicants, however,…

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Daily Deal: The Microsoft Essential Tools Training Bundle

July 3, 2025

The Microsoft Essential Tools Training Bundle has 4 courses to help you become a Microsoft expert in no time. Courses cover Microsoft 365, Excel, Word for beginners, and Word advanced.…

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Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users

March 31, 2025

Google released its latest and greatest Gemini AI model last week, but it was only made available to paying subscribers. Google has moved with uncharacteristic speed to release Gemini 2.5…

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The 2025 BMW M5 Touring review: Way more power, way too much weight

March 31, 2025

When BMW introduced the original M5 to the European motoring public in 1984, the automaker effectively established a new vehicle segment. By combining the practical and understatedly rakish E28 5-Series…

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There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs

March 31, 2025

If you’re still using a computer you bought during the Clinton administration, interesting news: Crystal Dew World, developers of apps like CrystalDiskInfo and CrystalDiskMark, have released an update to their…

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France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking

March 31, 2025

France’s competition regulator fined Apple €150 million, saying the iPhone maker went overboard in its implementation of pop-up messages that let users consent to or reject tracking that third-party applications…

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Even Trump may not be able to save Elon Musk from his old tweets

March 31, 2025

Back in December, Elon Musk accused the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of launching a purely politically motivated probe into his Twitter purchase. In a letter from his lawyer, Alex…

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Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it

March 31, 2025

2024 was “a year of growth,” according to fire-suppression company Fire Rover, but that’s not an entirely good thing. The company, which offers fire detection and suppression systems based on…

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