NJ Tax Court Tosses Online Sellers’ Income Tax Expansion CaseNew Jersey’s regulations expanding income tax obligations to out-of-state online merchants don’t exceed the state’s authority under federal law, the state tax court ruled Thursday.Bloomberg Tax News5d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticenj online sales tax ruling
Antitrust lawsuits targeting Google AI search dismissed by federal judgeThe court acknowledges AI search comes with consequences, but it's not an antitrust issue.Ars Technica5d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticegoogle antitrust lawsuit dismissal
NY man indicted for raping Mass. girl after posing as teen online, feds sayA New York man has been indicted in connection with raping a 13-year-old Massachusetts girl after posing as a teen boy online and flying to Boston to meet her, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.MassLive5d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticechild exploitation indictment
Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI OverviewsA federal judge has dismissed Chegg and Penske Media Corporation’s antitrust lawsuits against Google, which accused the tech giant of driving traffic away from their websites with AI search features.The Verge5d agoWhole story →CultureTechnology
House committee backs bill sparing communities from ‘fake’ data center proposalsMore than a hundred data center proposals have popped up like mushrooms on the Pennsylvania map, and a House committee on Wednesday attempted to validate the “real” ones by backing a plan to weed out many others believed to be speculative grabs for money. The House Energy Committee approved aPittsburgh Tribune-Review5d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetdata center regulation
Two St. Tammany brothers accused of helping Hamas by fedsFederal authorities accused two brothers living in Louisiana of using social media to raise thousands of dollars for Hamas, the Palestinian militant group responsible for the October 2023 attack on Israel, newly unsealed court records show.Baton Rouge Advocate5d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologyhamas funding arrests
Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gapThe youngest voters have been shaped by an end to a federal right to abortion, the #MeToo movement and social media, a new poll shows.The 19th*5d agoWhole story →HealthCulturegen z voter trends
Anika Wells named on Time100 list as one of ‘world’s most influential rising stars’ after social media banThe federal communications minister, Anika Wells, has been named as one of Time magazine’s “world’s most influential rising stars” in recognition of her workEUROPE SAYS5d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologytime100 list announcement
