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Mark Zuckerberg And Meta Deride “Headline-Seeking” Damages Sought By State AGs In Social Media Safety Suit: “Untethered From Reality”
Meta and Mark Zuckerberg have hit back at a group of US state attorneys general who are seeking up to $1.4 trillion in damages in a federal lawsuit alleging the company misled consumers over its data practices. In a court filing this week, Meta’s lawyers dismissed the figure as “untethered from reality” and without precedent,…
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Kristin Cavallari doubles down on controversial claim about her divorce from Jay Cutler
Reality television personality and entrepreneur Kristin Cavallari has repeated her claim that she received no money from her 2022 divorce from former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler. Speaking on the “Aspire with Emma Grede” podcast, she said her jewellery business, Uncommon James, gave her the financial independence to leave the marriage, and that she walked away…
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Bethesda union says company HR forced staff to remove a display honoring their laid-off colleagues
The union representing workers at Bethesda, the studio behind Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, has alleged that the company’s human resources department ordered staff to take down a display honouring colleagues who had been laid off. The claim matters because it points to tensions between the unionised workforce and management over how recent job losses…
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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Sets Rotten Tomatoes Ablaze With Fiery Debut
The fourth Evil Dead film, Evil Dead Burn, has drawn strong early reviews ahead of its cinema release this Friday, 10 July, currently holding a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 51 critics. This matters because it is the first of two planned standalone follow-ups to 2023’s Evil Dead Rise, and the positive reception suggests…
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Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major U.S. expansion
Manna Aero, the Ireland-based autonomous drone delivery startup, has announced a significant push into the United States, marking a shift from its previously modest American presence. Backed by $50 million in venture capital raised in April, the company will build a US operations and manufacturing centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that is expected to employ around…
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Right-to-repair extended to John Deere tractors under FTC settlement
The US Federal Trade Commission, together with five states, has reached a settlement with Deere & Company, the maker of John Deere farm equipment, over allegations that the firm unfairly restricted farmers’ ability to repair their own machinery. The regulator, which sued Deere last year, argued that the company’s policies forced equipment owners and independent…
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Peter Thiel’s Husband Sued a Flight Attendant Who Says He Assaulted Her on a Private Jet
Matthew Danzeisen’s lawyer says the case is a “shakedown about a bag” that brushed someone’s leg. Stefanie Bojar says she was injured aboard the jet—and that the lawsuit is a bullying tactic.
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Widow’s Bay classified as comedy as Apple TV lands 87 Emmy nominations
Apple TV’s head of programming, Matt Cherniss, has defended the decision to submit the dark series Widow’s Bay as a comedy at the Emmy Awards, following the Television Academy’s announcement of 87 nominations for the streaming service. The classification matters strategically because it means Widow’s Bay does not compete directly against Apple’s other breakout newcomer,…
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Beloved ‘Final Fantasy’ RPG Is Permanently Shutting Down in 3 Months
A beloved RPG spin-off tied to one of gaming’s biggest franchises will disappear forever this October, taking years of content with it.
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SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class model’
Elon Musk’s tech company released the newest version of Grok on Wednesday, promising a cheaper, more efficient alternative to other powerful AI models.