Texas sues Roblox for 'putting paedophiles and profits' over safety

Roblox said it is "disappointed" that it is being sued based on "misrepresentations and sensationalised claims".

BBC: Tech • 2h

Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings

New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

BBC: Tech • 4h

Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders

The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.

BBC: Tech • 5h

Wipers from Russia’s most cut-throat hackers rain destruction on Ukraine

Sandworm and other Russian-state hackers unleash data-destroying payloads on their neighbors.

Ars Technica • 6h

Google says project on famous crab-covered island is about cables, not combat

Tech giant denies building secret AI data center, says focus is subsea infrastructure.

Ars Technica • 11h

EFF Teams Up With AV Comparatives to Test Android Stalkerware Detection by Major Antivirus Apps

EFF has, for many years, raised the alarm about the proliferation of stalkerware — commercially-available apps designed to be installed covertly on another person’s device and exfiltrate data from that device without their knowledge. In particular, we have urged the makers of

EFF • 11h

Grand Theft Auto studio accused of 'union busting' after sacking workers

A union representing people in the gaming sector said 31 people were fired at Rockstar's UK studios.

BBC: Tech • 15h

How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

In her new book, Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok, journalist Emily Baker-White charts the Chinese app’s rise to becoming a global juggernaut. Here is an excerpt on the company’s courtship of the Gulf nations ahead of a deal on its U.S. operations.

Rest of World • 18h

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