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A West Virginia newspaper chain is suing Google and Facebook over digital ad revenue

The Verge

The parent company of a West Virginia newspaper chain has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook and Google parent company Alphabet, alleging the platforms are siphoning away much-needed digital ad revenue. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The company bought the Gazette-Mail out of bankruptcy in 2018.

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Pornhub parent company blocks access to its sites in Montana and North Carolina over age verification laws

TechSpot

After Louisiana brought in age verification laws in early 2023, Utah, Arkansas, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas introduced similar versions. Montana and North Carolina are the latest to demand websites confirm visitors' ages via ID verification, and Pornhub's parent Aylo – formerly called MindGeek – isn't happy about it.

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Man who conned Apple out of $1 million worth of iPhones receives 26-month sentence

TechSpot

Haiteng Wu, 32, emigrated to McLean, Virginia, in 2013 to study engineering. He received his Master’s Degree in 2015 and secured lawful employment two years later. Wu then embarked on a roughly three-year-long scheme to defraud Apple, writes the Department of Justice.

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Teslas made in Texas will likely have to leave the state before Texans can buy them

The Verge

Because of state laws banning car companies from selling directly to consumers, Tesla could end up shipping the cars from its Austin factory to other states, before they’re sent back to their Texan buyers. Tesla doesn’t have franchised dealers to protect, but that doesn’t matter to Texas law as it’s currently written.

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The IRS will soon make you use facial recognition to access your taxes online

The Verge

Even those who have already registered on IRS.gov with a username and password will have to provide a government ID, a copy of a utility bill, and a selfie to ID.me, the Virginia-based identity verification company. And even if you delete your ID.me

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Dems push for federal probe of alleged ad collusion between Google and Facebook

The Verge

Four Democratic members of Congress are calling for an investigation into whether an alleged secret 2018 agreement between Google and Facebook concerning digital advertising violated federal antitrust law. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps.

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Appeals Court Rules Funding Process A Contract, Not A Grant

The NonProfit Times

According to court papers, AAER filed its challenge on behalf of three anonymous female business owners , two in Virginia and one in New York, whose small businesses met the firmographics criteria of eligible contestants. Schwartz, partner at law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher wrote to The NonProfit Times. “As

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