Supreme Court allows Texas app law requiring age verification to take effect
2026-07-07T20:51:54Z•e01b1ceb903bed72cfbeea08cbf9d67b5713fb8daa2efe9c976baccda0f2e04d
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News roundup: The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas' App Store Accountability Act (requiring age verification) to take effect while lower-court proceedings continue. The U.K. plans an autonomous AI “Cyber Shield” to detect and counter machine-speed cyber attacks, per the NCSC. A major Japanese telecom disclosed a cyberattack that exposed about 12 million emails from customer/webmail systems. A UK government cyber-pledge attracted only a handful of major firms. Canada's Communications Security Establishment reported offensive operations in 2025 that targeted three criminal groups, including a RА
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