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episode 943: You're the Xenu I Want - Adult site verification, right to repair vs Scientology, NFT hype
- Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival
- Australia and Texas overturn laws requiring age verification for adult websites
- Right to repair advocates score victory in California with Apple now supporting it
- NFT sales and prices plummeting showing the downfall of the once-hyped digital assets
- Twitter to lift ban on political ads ahead of 2024 election
- Social media companies failing to curb Russian propaganda says EU report
- Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors' social media accounts blocked by judge
- Congress working on protecting minors on social media but raises privacy concerns
- Barbie film leaks online ahead of official release showing persistence of piracy
- NFL, NBA, UFC want faster DMCA takedowns to combat live streaming of games
- Gannett admits AI-written local sports stories were "hilariously terrible"
- Department of Defense launches website for tracking UFOs/UAPs
- Georgia election interference trial for Trump to be livestreamed on YouTube
- Google killing Pixel Pass after just 22 months despite promise of ongoing new phones
- Microsoft retiring WordPad after 28 years
- Cruise self-driving cars causing problems by blocking emergency vehicles in San Francisco
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