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Trump’s latest blow to civil rights law, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that takes aim at a longtime core principle of civil rights law known as disparate impact. And though he can’t […]

EA’s terrific draft-day ad has me pumped for College Football 26 and Madden NFL 26

Are you ready for some football? There’s never really an offseason for America’s most popular sport, but the biggest event on the offseason calendar — the NFL draft — begins Thursday night, and Electronic Arts has marked the occasion with a great draft-themed ad for EA Sports College Football 26 and Madden NFL 26, alongside […]

The EU Commission says it banned officials from meeting with lobbyists acting on Huawei's behalf, after the EU Parliament banned Huawei staff from its premises (Edith Hancock/Wall Street Journal)

Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal:
The EU Commission says it banned officials from meeting with lobbyists acting on Huawei's behalf, after the EU Parliament banned Huawei staff from its premises  —  The European Parliament had banned Huawei staff from its premises, with the commission following suit last month

Ziff Davis sues OpenAI, alleging it used Ziff Davis' content to train AI models; sources say Ziff Davis is seeking at least hundreds of millions of dollars (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Ziff Davis sues OpenAI, alleging it used Ziff Davis' content to train AI models; sources say Ziff Davis is seeking at least hundreds of millions of dollars  —  Ziff Davis, which owns more than 45 media properties, is accusing the tech company of infringing on the publisher's copyrights and diluting its trademarks.

Yahoo wants to buy Chrome

Legacy search brand Yahoo has been working on its own web browser prototype, and says it would like to buy Google's Chrome if the company is forced by a court to sell it. The information came out during the fourth day of the Justice Department's remedies trial to rectify Google's search monopoly. The DOJ has […]