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Chicago Tribune seeks ‘serious sanctions’ against OpenAI as deception alleged in copyright lawsuit

By Molly Crane-Newman | New York Daily News
Jul 09, 2026 9:38 am - Chicago Tribune, The New York Daily News, The New York Times and other media outlets are asking for “serious sanctions” against OpenAI, saying the company destroyed evidence and intentionally hid its ability to locate stolen news stories in training data and responses to ChatGPT users, according to a new motion filed Thursday.
UK bans under-16s from using social media apps including TikTok and YouTube

By SYLVIA HUI and BRIAN MELLEY
Jun 15, 2026 12:38 pm - Britain will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, to protect them from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday.
Lake Zurich clears way for another broadband option in town

By Mick Zawislak
May 20, 2026 5:34 pm - Lake Zurich residents and businesses will be getting another choice for fiber optic broadband services.
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

By ROD McGUIRK
Apr 28, 2026 7:26 am - Australia is proposing to tax digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation Tuesday that it intends to introduce to Parliament by July.
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes

By SYLVIE CORBET
Feb 03, 2026 8:57 am - French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning.
Gmail gets new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
Jan 08, 2026 8:02 am - More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world's most popular email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing, summarize far-flung information buried in inboxes and deliver daily to-do lists.
Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

By ROD McGUIRK
Dec 10, 2025 6:59 am - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult.
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

By KELVIN CHAN
Oct 20, 2025 8:20 am - Internet users around the world faced widespread disruption early on Monday because of a problem at Amazon's cloud computing service that took down dozens of major online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.
Arlington Heights implements new streaming tax, retains grocery tax

By Christopher Placek
Aug 18, 2025 9:46 pm - Arlington Heights will levy a new streaming tax, and keep an old grocery tax, village board members decided Monday.
Why Mundelein is banning public comments on town’s Facebook page

By Russell Lissau
Jul 29, 2025 2:48 pm - Under a new policy, people can’t comment on official Mundelein Facebook posts.

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