October, 2025

October, 2025

Techdirt Podcast Episode 433: DuckDuckGo Wants You To Have More Control Over AI
Support us on Patreon » We’ve written a lot about how AI can empower users when employed the right way, but how this is difficult when a few giant tech firms control the technology. One company th...

Another Day, Another Age Verification Data Breach: Discord’s Third-Party Partner Leaked Government IDs
Once again, we’re reminded why age verification systems are fundamentally broken when it comes to privacy and security. Discord has disclosed that one of its third-party customer service providers w...

Google’s Requirement For All Android Developers To Register And Be Verified Threatens To Close Down Open Source App Store F-Droid
It would be something of an understatement to say that Alphabet, Google’s holding company, is big and successful. Some Wall Street analysts are even predicting it could become the world’s most val...

Daily Deal: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 3-Year License
Achieve picture perfection with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025. You can create with stylish effects and templates, and be creative on the go. With the magic of AI and automation behind the scenes, it�...

A.I. Companion Ads for Friend.com Flood NYC Subway, Fueling Backlash and Vandalism
An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism....

Tesla Reveals Cheaper Versions of Model Y and Model 3
Elon Musk’s electric car company said the new versions would start at around $37,000 and $40,000, prices that bring its cars closer to comparable gasoline vehicles....

Federal Reserve Nears End of Quantitative Tightening Process
The Federal Reserve reportedly may be getting close to ending the reduction of assets on its balance sheet, a quantitative tightening process that began in 2022 as the central bank sought to reverse t...

OpenAI Aims to Standardize How to Build AI Agents
OpenAI introduced AgentKit, a platform that enables companies to build and manage AI agents capable of performing defined business tasks, according to a Monday (Oct. 6) press release. The a...

NYSE Owner and Polymarket Launch Tokenization Initiatives
One would presume that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner and operator of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), would have its finger on the pulse of American financial markets. Literally. ...

Bank of England Plans to Exempt Some Businesses From Stablecoin Limits
The Bank of England reportedly plans to grant exemptions to its proposed limits on stablecoin holdings to allow cryptocurrency exchanges and certain other businesses to hold larger amounts of the toke...

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