The Lookup Is Not the Crime
A French court ordered Quad9 to block some domain names for users in France. Quad9 keeps no record of who its users are, so on November 24 it will stop answering French queries entirely and leave the names resolving everywhere else.
The Law That Asked for Perfect Geolocation
A federal judge has blocked Utah's SB 73, the first state law in the country to regulate VPN use itself, and the reason is the interesting part: the statute required websites to know where every visitor physically is, and the court agreed with EFF that perfect geolocation is not presently possible.
Eminent Domain, in Reverse
Nashville's Metro Council voted 27-5 to use eminent domain - the government's sharpest land power, normally a developer's weapon - to block a data center next to the city zoo. The price of saying no: at least $37 million of taxpayer money for land a developer bought for $23 million.
When the Vessel Is Taken Away
The grief posts hit social media the same day. People describing their AI companions as family, as lovers.
Apple's Trade Secret Lawsuit Against OpenAI Lands
Apple is suing OpenAI, accusing a 25-year Apple veteran of stealing confidential documents — including supplier lists and recruitment strategies — when he jumped ship.
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Trio Lands With a New Gatekeeper
Sol, Terra, and Luna — OpenAI's three-tier model family went public this week, and for the first time, a government agency decides who gets access.