A federal judge on Tuesday extended an order blocking President Donald Trump’s administration from banning reporters for three news outlets from the White House, a pivotal operational development for the organizations as the extraordinary case — pitting the president against the media that cover him — makes its way through the legal system. In a
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on a bill aimed at supporting wildfire survivors after rejecting an ambitious proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom that would have limited electric companies’ financial liability for blazes sparked by their equipment. The Democratic governor said the last-minute compromise he made with lawmakers will have some
Iamnitchi is one of several disinformation researchers who told WIRED that despite having the legal right to obtain data from platforms under EU law, they face obstacles, obfuscation and, in some cases, court battles to obtain it. Last year, the law was expanded to increase access for researchers, but it is the implementation, not the
A federal judge on Thursday extended the order blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for an additional 14 days, meaning the deal cannot close before Aug. 18. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín is scheduled to hold a hearing on August 3 on a request for a preliminary injunction that would block the deal indefinitely. Paramount is requesting additional
Patreon, the membership platform for creators, is cracking down on AI that mines its content for training purposes. On Thursday, the company shared that it is working with internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare to directly block access to AI robots designed to train their AI models on creators’ work without permission. The strengthened measures were necessary
