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  • Cleared by the US, derailed by the UK: Getty’s Shutterstock merger falls apart 2 hours ago by Jess Weatherbed
    Business, News, Policy, Politics, Regulation, Tech

    Getty says it’s “not required” to accept approval conditions that would force Shutterstock to offload its editorial business. | Image: The Verge Getty is planning to axe its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after a UK regulator imposed restrictions that would prevent part of Shutterstock's business from being included in the deal. The move comes despite the US Department of Justice granting the deal " unconditional antitrust clearance " in February. In an SEC filing published on Tuesday in the US, Getty said it is "not required to accept" approval conditions outlined by the UK Competition and Markets Authority

  • Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses 10 hours ago by Sean Hollister
    Gadgets, Meta, Tech, Wearable

    Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own? That appears to be one of Meta's next bets. This week, it quietly announced that your glasses' Conversation Focus feature will soon be limited to three hours of use per month, unless you pay for a $19.99 Meta One Premium subscription . In a help article , the company insists that it won't require a subscription to use your glasses, period; it's merely erecting a "rate limit" for certain AI features. Even premium subscribers will only get 15 hours of Conversation Focus per month under that

  • Anthropic’s long-sidelined Fable 5 is greenlit to return 10 hours ago by Hayden Field
    AI, Anthropic, News, Policy

    After weeks of negotiating with the Trump administration, Anthropic is finally going to be able to bring Claude Fable 5 back online. In a post on X , Anthropic said it plans to begin restoring access Wednesday to users globally on Claude platforms, and that the company would re-enable access on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry soon, but with no set timeline. Anthropic wrote: We've received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon. We're grateful to our users

  • Dish files for bankruptcy, but is not shutting down 12 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Business, Mobile, News, Tech

    Dish, the company that operates Dish TV and Sling TV, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ," as reported earlier by Reuters . The plan will allow the EchoStar-owned company to continue to wind down its wireless operations after "unforeseen delays" held back its sale of $23 billion worth of 5G spectrum to AT&T . Dish TV, Sling TV, and other brands involved will continue to operate during the process, and in a press release , the company says it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 by the end of the third quarter of 2026. Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile

  • Amazon fined $2.25 million for failing to help identity theft victims 13 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Amazon, News, Policy, Tech

    The Federal Trade Commission fined Amazon $2.25 million to settle claims that the company failed to help customers who fell victim to identity theft, as reported earlier by Bloomberg . In its complaint , the FTC accuses Amazon of refusing to provide customers with information about purchases made with fraudulent accounts, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). As alleged in the filing, identity theft victims who contacted Amazon "would often enter a Kafkaesque sequence" where a support agent wouldn't provide records related to a fraudulent account unless they could name the person who opened it. In one


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