The FCC reminded competitive LECs they must submit interstate tariff revisions by July 17. A Wireline Bureau public notice posted Tuesday in docket 21-41 encouraged CLECs to file revisions "after the competing incumbent LEC's interstate access charge tariffs become effective on July 2."
Tech companies should share concrete examples of how they’re detecting and identifying AI-generated synthetic content, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said Tuesday. Warner sent letters to every company that signed the Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections. Signers include Amazon, Google, IBM, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Snap, TikTok and X. He asked them to describe how they’re labeling synthetic content, the resources devoted to the effort, communication with candidates, detection tools and third-party collaboration. “While the public pledge demonstrated your company’s willingness to constructively engage on this front, ultimately the impact of the Tech Accord will be measured in the efficacy -- and durability -- of the initiatives and protection measures you adopt,” he wrote.
The Oregon Public Utility Commission granted Lumen’s request to extend its 2018 price plan through Aug. 1. The plan would have expired Wednesday. The carrier needs more time to implement a successor price plan that the PUC approved in February (see 2402090074), said Administrative Law Judge Nolan Moser in an order Monday (docket UM 1908).
China is investing “tremendous resources” in its cyber program with the sole purpose of disrupting critical infrastructure to gain competitive advantage, National Cyber Director Harry Coker said Tuesday. Speaking at CYBERUK in Birmingham, England, Coker recommended international partners use their “collective strength, focus and determination” to combat China’s global cyber effort. He noted the Biden administration is also prioritizing efforts to thwart Russian cyberattacks in Ukraine. Russia’s cyber campaign in 2024 “marks a new standard of aggression, persistence, and operational agility,” he said. "For Ukraine, improving the security of networks and communications will be fundamental to their battlefield success."
Lionsgate has officially spun off its motion picture group and TV studio segments and film and TV library, creating Lionsgate Studios, it said Monday. The spinoff was enabled by Lionsgate Studios' business combination earlier this month with Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. Lionsgate said the transaction is part of its larger plan to separate its studio and Starz businesses.
The U.S. Supreme Court distributed for the justices’ May 30 conference the cert petition of three former Twitter users who are seeking review of the 6th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court’s judgment affirming that they lacked Article III standing to bring First Amendment social media censorship claims against the Department of Health and Human Services (see 2403270011), said a text-only docket entry Tuesday (docket 23-1062). The Twitter accounts of petitioners Mark Changizi, Michael Senger and Daniel Kotzin were terminated or suspended by the platform for publishing COVID-19 tweets that were deemed to have run counter to HHS’ pandemic public information policy. They allege the same First Amendment government censorship claims as the five individual plaintiffs in Murthy v. Missouri (docket 23-411) who seek to affirm the 5th Circuit's social media censorship injunction against officials from the White House and four federal agencies.
BookTix, a virtual box office for local community performances, conceals processing fees until the final moments of checkout, in violation of New York’s “all-in pricing” mandate, alleged a fraud class action Monday (docket 7:24-cv-03670) in U.S. District Court for Southern New York in White Plains.
The European Council on May 14 broadened the scope of its sanctions framework on Iran due to that nation's support for Russia's war in Ukraine. The council expanded the bloc's ability to impose sanctions on not only unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) but "missiles too." The EU can now target individuals and entities "supplying, selling or otherwise being involved in transferring Iran's missiles and UAVs" in support of the war in Ukraine or used by armed groups that undermine security in the Middle East and Red Sea region. The council also barred the export of components used in the "development and production of UAVs from the EU to Iran."
Carnival's cruise ships worldwide are now equipped with Starlink-delivered connectivity, Carnival said Tuesday. The fleet-wide rollout began in late 2022, Carnival said.
Google is “self-preferencing” its YouTube videos in Google search results over links to searched-for videos on other online video platforms, alleged Rumble Canada's antitrust complaint Monday (docket 5:24-cv-02880) against Google and parent Alphabet in U.S. District Court for Northern California in San Jose. The plaintiff claims damages of over $1 billion, “before trebling.”