Isaiah Poritz reports: Plaintiffs in a wide-ranging consumer class action alleging OpenAI LP scraped private information from hundreds of millions of internet users dropped their lawsuit only a few months after filing the complaint in San Francisco federal court. The 16 plaintiffs are reserving their right to re-file the complaint, according to the voluntary dismissal…
Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Strengthen Workers’ Rights in New York State
Snippets from a press release last week by NY’s governor: Governor Kathy Hochul today signed three pieces of legislation to strengthen workers’ rights in New York State. This support will uplift workers in addition to recent employee protections surrounding mandatory political and religious meetings, strengthening wage theft penalties, and increasing benefits for injured workers. The Governor’s action…
iOS 17 includes these new security and privacy features
Zack Whittaker reports: Apple’s long-awaited iOS 17 update for iPhones lands today with a number of new and improved security features. Much of the new features are aimed at protecting iPhone owners who are at greater risk of cyberattacks and spyware, like journalists, activists and human rights defenders. Other iOS 17 features are better suited for the…
Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony
Lindsay Whitehurst reports: Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging that two agents who claimed interference into the case against him wrongly shared his personal tax information amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms. The suit says the agents “targeted and sought to embarrass Mr. Biden.” Biden says federal…