FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and Musk
… In August 2025, a federal judge ordered the FCC to produce documents and criticized it for a “vague and uninformative” response to the lawsuit. …
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Rocket Report: China may soon attempt booster landing; Rocket Lab does rapid response
… Rocket Lab executes rapid response mission . Last Friday Rocket Lab launched the Victus Haze mission just 16 hours and 42 minutes after receiving the US Space Force’s Notice to Launch, beating the previous record by more than 10 hours, the company said . …
How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched
… Moorat reported his findings to Creative Technologies, but never received a response. He then brought in CERT Singapore to intervene. Eventually, the organization got a response from the company. It said company engineers didn’t regard the behavior as a vulnerability. …
Chaos erupts as cyberattack disrupts learning platform Canvas amid finals
… Canvas parent company Instructure said that as of Friday morning, the platform was back online. …
NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure
… To expedite a return to flight, Limp said, the company is not rebuilding the same pad and is skipping construction of a new transporter-erector which would take a long time . The company released a video showing how its engineers envision this process working. …
Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
… Google’s February response to the CMA proposal argued that the company’s “current opt-outs are sufficient and effective.” The firm told the CMA that it would “be disproportionate to require Google to offer page-level opt-outs. …
When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket
… Amazon is just one company, of course, and a relative latecomer to reporting its data center water usage numbers. …
Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling
… He claimed that the order was improper and should be terminated because the agency was “tainted by bias.” In response , the FTC pointed out that Musk’s takeover of Twitter raised genuine questions about the company’s ability to comply with the order, particularly after he terminated key staff who f… …
Say hi to "Siri AI"—Apple announces new, more "conversational" voice assistant
… Unlike other companies that “appear to be racing forward, seemingly pursuing AI for the sake of AI, with little regard for the people… it’s meant to serve,” Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi said, “we believe that truly helpful AI must be centered around you and your needs.” Just … …
Paramount accuses Netflix of "scorched-earth campaign" against WBD merger
… Notably, in a January SEC filing , Paramount said that it expects Paramount-WBD to spend less money on content as a combined company. …