A mom claims a car dealership tried to strong arm her into a bad deal by foisting a Jeep Wagoneer on her and taking her trade-in without a written contract. She says when it was time to sign, it changed the terms they’d agreed on verbally. TikTok user Mem (@mdwat23) says she was interested in purchasing the Wagoneer and had …
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Pokémon has said it did not give permission for the use of its theme song and other footage to be used in an ICE deportation raid video posted by the US government. “We are aware of a recent video posted by the Department of Homeland Security that includes imagery and language associated with our brand,” Pokémon Company International said in …
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IN A NUTSHELL 📱 The Apple Watch Series 11 introduces a significant hypertension notification, offering a major step forward in wearable health technology. 💤 The new Sleep Score feature provides a quantifiable assessment of sleep quality, based on duration, bedtime, and interruptions. 🔋 With improved battery life and rapid charging, the Series 11 enhances usability and consistency in health tracking. …
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With Tom Brady announcing on Monday that he’ll be staging (and playing in) a Saudi Arabian flag-football tournament featuring current NFL players, an obvious question arose. Are the teams that currently employ the current NFL players OK with it? We’ve contacted the various teams whose players were listed in the release: Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb, …
Read More »Google: ‘Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now’ Hacker News Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year Ars Technica Google is shutting down Android sideloading in the name of security Mashable Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store The Verge Google’s Android Lockdown: Are You Really In Control Of Your Phone? Bitcoin Magazine …
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Texas Democrats are tearing up “permission slips” they signed in order to leave the chamber, joining state representative Nicole Collier ahead of Wednesday’s vote on the controversial Texas congressional redistricting maps. The slips are part of new surveillance protocols set by Texas Republicans in the house chamber, stating that Democrats would “be granted written permission to leave only after agreeing …
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TIFF: Oct. 7 film didn’t get permission for Hamas videos | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Diaspora/Antisemitism Deadline reported that TIFF management cited problems with copyright in their decision to rescind their invitation. Cameron Bailey speaks on behalf of Toronto International Film Festival, 2025 Inductees, Arts and Entertainment during the 2025 Canada’s Walk Of Fame Induction Gala held at Metro Toronto …
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Image: Nintendo Life Japan’s largest speedrunning event, RTA, is set to kick off later this week on 9th August, and will see some of the speediest gamers in the biz ploughing through the likes of Cuphead, Nier: Automata and Skyrim, all in aid of Doctors Without Borders. We learnt a few months ago that Nintendo games would not be included …
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RTA In Japan, the largest video game speedrunning community in the country, has confirmed why no first-party Nintendo games will be featured at its upcoming August event. According to officials at RTA, Nintendo wants the speedrunning group to apply for licensing agreements for each individual Nintendo game moving forward, which RTA will do for future events. In June, RTA revealed …
Read More »AI guzzled millions of books without permission. Authors are fighting back. The Washington Post US authors suing Anthropic can band together in copyright class action, judge rules Reuters Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means The Atlantic AI companies accused of ‘largest domestic piracy of IP in our nation’s history’ at congressional hearing led by MAGA Republican Music Business Worldwide (Podcast) The Briefing: …
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