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IN THE NEWS
Jury rules against Meta, orders $375 million fine in major child safety trial
Jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case
Elon Musk loses big in court; X boycott perfectly legal
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/elon-musk-loses-big-in-court-x-boycott-perfectly-legal/
Elon Musk misled investors during his Twitter takeover, jury finds
Elon Musk Will Have to Face the Music in Lawsuit Over DOGE's Government Overreach
OpenAI reportedly plans to double its workforce to 8,000 employees
Sam Altman Thanks Programmers for Their Effort, Says Their Time Is Over
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-thanks-programmers-over
Sam Altman Confronted At Oscars Party Over Pentagon Deal
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-confronted-oscar-pentagon-deal
https://gizmodo.com/r-i-p-sora-2024-2026-2000737664
Disney's Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize Hollywood
https://www.404media.co/disneys-openai-sora-disaster-shows-ai-will-not-save-hollywood/
The Tech Bubble Might Finally Be Popping
https://slate.com/technology/2026/03/ai-openai-sam-altman-disney-sora-shutdown.html
Elon Musk announces Terafab project he claims will be the 'largest chip manufacturing facility ever'
Trump Rewards Big Tech's Biggest Bootlickers With Seats on AI Policy Board
Pinterest CEO says teens under 16 should be banned from social media (but not Pinterest)
Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem
APPS & DOODADS
Twitter turned 20 and I feel nothing
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/twitter-turned-20-and-i-feel-nothing-140000602.html
FCC Bans All New Routers Not Made in America
https://gizmodo.com/fcc-bans-all-new-routers-not-made-in-america-2000737176
MEDIA CANDY
https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/star-trek-starfleet-academy/
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ to End With Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/star-trek-starfleet-academy-canceled-season-2-1236696816/
'Starfleet Academy' Deserved Better Than This
https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-starfleet-academy-cancelation-paramount-2000737569
https://www.netflix.com/title/70117295
https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-85e7a914-c8e6-41db-95df-c740dc2cf1b7
https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/shrinking/umc.cmc.apzybj6eqf6pzccd97kev7bs
https://www.hbomax.com/shows/pitt-2024/e6e7bad9-d48d-4434-b334-7c651ffc4bdf
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Official Teaser | HBO Max
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIu4sFKGi6E
Stephen Colbert to write next ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie after leaving late night
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/entertainment/colbert-lord-of-the-rings-hnk
Supreme Court rejects Sony's attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet
Netflix raises prices for every subscription tier by up to 12.5 percent
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/netflix-increases-prices-for-all-plans-by-up-to-2-per-month/
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