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Jun 8th 2025
This Week in Tech 1035
The Droids Are in the Escape Pod
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- Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
- Folklore.org: Round Rects Are Everywhere!
- OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats
- A ban on state AI laws could smash Big Tech’s legal guardrails
- Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues
- TikTok dodges U.S. ban — again — as Trump administration pushes deadline back
- Supreme Court Gives Doge Access to Social Security Data
- The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
- The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
- AI Startup Revealed To Be 700 Indian Employees Pretending To Be Chatbots - Slashdot
- Google’s NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly
- Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules
- Volvo Debuts New IoT Seatbelt Design - Slashdot
- Ending USB-C® Port Confusion
- Walmart to Expand Wing Drone Deliveries to 100 Stores
- Nintendo Switch 2 Has Record-Breaking Launch, Selling Over 3 Million Units - Slashdot
- Calling All Cars Named Eleanor! The Ninth Circuit Has Decided You’re Not Copyrightable After All
- California county accused of using drones to spy on residents
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Links
- Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
- Bill Atkinson, Hypercard Creator and Original Mac Team Member, Dies at Age 74 - Slashdot
- Folklore.org: Round Rects Are Everywhere!
- OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats
- A ban on state AI laws could smash Big Tech’s legal guardrails
- Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues
- TikTok dodges U.S. ban — again — as Trump administration pushes deadline back
- Supreme Court Gives Doge Access to Social Security Data
- The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
- The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
- AI Startup Revealed To Be 700 Indian Employees Pretending To Be Chatbots - Slashdot
- Google’s NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly
- Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules
- Volvo Debuts New IoT Seatbelt Design - Slashdot
- Ending USB-C® Port Confusion
- Walmart to Expand Wing Drone Deliveries to 100 Stores
- Nintendo Switch 2 Has Record-Breaking Launch, Selling Over 3 Million Units - Slashdot
- Calling All Cars Named Eleanor! The Ninth Circuit Has Decided You’re Not Copyrightable After All
- California county accused of using drones to spy on residents