Tootfinder

Meta says its AG deal requires it to create an age assurance standard that is subject to independent testing, with a false positive rate no higher than 10% (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/policy/985032/meta-state-ag-kids-online-safety-set…

Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement
Meta agreed to settle claims brought by state attorneys general across the country saying it misled users about the safety of its apps for teens.

Meta's AG settlement says its age verification framework will use "reliable age signals" shared with it by "OS and app stores operated by Apple and Google" (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

If Meta’s going down, it’s taking TikTok and YouTube with it
Meta’s $17 billion kids online safety settlement with state attorneys general includes an incentive to get rivals on board with design changes for teens.

Vutuv hat das ActivityPub-Protokoll in beide Richtungen implementiert.
Ich überlege gerade, ob das für mich eine Alternative zu Mastodon sein könnte.
https://vutuv.de/dirk

Dirk Deimeke · Epic Owner Linux Workplace & Open Source Consultant
Epic Owner Linux Workplace & Open Source Consultant @ Swisscom (Schweiz) AG. 72 followers

Our next meetup is scheduled for the 22nd of October!
We'll be hosting a #Symfony meetup in #Mannheim. If you are working with Symfony, this is the place to be.
Sign up here:

Symfony Meetup Mannheim 2026 · SensioLabs Events
Symfony Meetup Mannheim 2026 — 22.10.2026 · bitExpert AG. Jetzt anmelden bei SensioLabs Deutschland.

Florida AG James Uthmeier files for an emergency injunction against OpenAI and ChatGPT, asserting the company cannot adequately self-regulate its tech (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/28/florida-openai-chatgpt-injunction-uthmeier

Florida asks for emergency order to halt ChatGPT development
Florida's attorney general says the company doesn't have the ability to properly regulate its own technology.

- RICHTIGSTELLUNG #News #Nachrichten

AG Todd Blanche defends the White House ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico, saying access is "a privilege" and Trump is "sick and tired" of inaccurate reporting (Edward Helmore/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/2…

Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It’s a privilege … not a right’
US attorney general argues that president is ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico

zu den #OAT26 hat die AG Universitätsverlage eine neue Version der #Qualitätsstandards für äOpenAccess-#Bücher veröffentlicht:
https://

xAI sues Minnesota's AG over a state law banning apps and sites that create fake, sexualized pictures of individuals, claiming it violates the First Amendment (Riley Moser/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/elon-musk-xai-sues…

Todd Blanche's AG prospects uncertain as 2 key GOP votes hold out (Lalee Ibssa/ABC News)
https://abcnews.com/Politics/todd-blanches-ag-prospects-uncertain-2-key-gop/story?id=135135864
http://www.memeorandum.com/260727/p156#a260727p156

Grok Creator SpaceXAI Sues Minnesota AG to Stop Ban on Nudification
https://gizmodo.com/grok-creator-spacexai-sues-minnesota-ag-to-stop-ban-on-nudification-2000792143

Q&A with AG Sulzberger on the NYT's OpenAI lawsuit, the NYT's success, Trump's attacks on the press, how reporters at other outlets are self-censoring, and more (Katie Drummond/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-a…

Can the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords?
In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. They’ve since spent more than $20 million on the case, and publisher A.G. Sulzberger has no plans to stop fighting it.

Sources: Adam Mosseri met with state AG representatives roughly a month ago, saying Meta would appeal any adverse verdict but was willing to make changes (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/metas-social-…

Autobauer in der Krise - Porsche streicht fix 5000 Stellen in Stuttgart #News #Nachrichten

Sources: Adam Mosseri met with state AG representatives roughly a month ago, saying Meta would appeal any adverse verdict but was willing to make changes (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/metas-social-…

YouTube and TikTok are yet to publicly acknowledge Meta's proposed changes under its AG settlement; some US lawmakers signal an appetite for industry-wide rules (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/technology/met…

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain
Meta, the social media giant, agreed to change the way children interact with its apps. That could be trouble if its competitors don’t abide by the same rules.

from my link log —
Protecting the Rust standard library from accidental breakage with cargo-semver-checks.
https://predr.ag/blog/protecting-the-rust-stdlib-from-breakage/
saved 2026-08-16

Protecting the Rust standard library from accidental breakage
How & why we're running cargo-semver-checks in Rust's CI

States are pushing back on the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger:
Gift Article 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/business/state-ag-lawsuit-paramount-warner-bros.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xFA.xuKk.Romfzc…

States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger With Warner Bros.
State attorneys general are said to be getting ready to file a lawsuit as soon as this week to halt the $111 billion deal, a potential major obstacle.

California joined 19 other states
on July 16 to take a swing at a Trump administration delay tactic
in approving onshore wind energy projects.
In light of California’s goal for its energy to be 100 percent carbon-free by 2045,
wind plays a large part.
On a hot and humid afternoon like this Friday’s, renewable energy is supplying 70 percent of the 34-gigawatt demand.
Wind makes up 11 percent of that carbon-free renewable energy.
Any project that uses…

California AG Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration over Onshore Wind Projects
Projects nationwide are “frozen” while the Department of Defense conducts “further agency coordination,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Michigan Dem AG turns on El-Sayed over terror attack response, warns of mentality that 'bothers me a lot' (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michigan-dem-ag-turns-el-sayed-terror-attack-response-warns-mentality-bothers-lot
http://www.memeorandum.com/260827/p62#a260827p62

Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht,
Zernichten der Heuchler erschlichene Macht.
In Salzburg, the city of Mozart, EV charging gets cheaper during the sunniest hour of the day
https://presse.salzburg-ag.…

E-Laden im Sommer einfach gemacht: Sunny-Hour nutzen und - Salzburg AG für Energie, Verkehr & Telekommunikation
Neue Vorteile für Stromladen Kund:innen. E-Mobilität soll für Kund:innen der Salzburg AG einfach, verlässlich und alltagstauglich sein. Daher hat die Salzburg AG für ihre Stromladen-Kund:innen...

https://rs.bot/jUvmQj

Reject Blanche
Join 123 people. SENATORS: Vote against Todd Blanche for AG. He is more corrupt than Pam Bondi was, if that is even possible, refusing to comply with the Epstein bill… Sign and Resistbot delivers your letter in minutes.

The KIDS Act, set for a US House vote as early as next week, could eliminate online anonymity, raising the risk for journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers (The Intercept)
https://theintercept.com/2026/06/28/age-verification-privacy-s…

Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing
The KIDS Act, ostensibly aimed at protecting children, will raise the risk for journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers.

📣Heute (23.09.) findet die nächste Minimaldatensatz-Sprechstunde von 14– 15 Uhr statt!
🤝Die AG Minimaldatensatz, Fachgruppe Dokumentation im Deutschen Museumsbund, bietet in Zusammenarbeit mit unserer LIDO-Servicestelle regelmäßige Sprechstunden an für Museumsmitarbeitende, Software-Anbietende, digital Forschende und alle, die offene Fragen haben.

Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting https://www.404media.co/charges-dropped-against-person-who-clapped-at-a-city-data-center-meeting/

Ag I model atom and the 3D non-LTE solar silver abundance: #Sun contains more silver than previously estimated: https://www.uu.se/en/press/press-releases/2026/2026-07-17-the-sun-contains-more-silver-than-previously-estimated

Meta's AG settlement gives it a moat to write child safety rules for other social media platforms, with little evidence its new safety features will help kids (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)
https://www.techdirt.com/…

Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform
By now you’ve almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta’…

North Dakota #Soils - "A Resource Guide for researchers, growers, producers, farmers, scientists, and industry professionals," by Franzen and Goettl. #NorthDakota

California AG Rob Bonta says settlement talks with Paramount could resume this week if it agrees to "stop leaking and stop misrepresenting through their leaks" (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/busi…

Rob Bonta Says Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Talks Could Happen This Week If Paramount Shuts Down Leaks | Exclusive
The California AG tells TheWrap he's open to a carve out of a "significant portion" of the combined company's 50 basic channels

#BUND kämpft um Grundstück im Tagebau #Hambach

#RWE Power AG beharrt auf Zwangsenteignung – Oberverwaltungsgericht verhandelt BUND-Klage
Grundstück seit 1997 in BUND-Eigentum
Enteignungszweck ist w…

“Blanche formally withdraws Trump fund plan, ahead of AG confirmation vote”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w05gx32d4o
Meh, Trump hasn’t:
“Trump Threatens to Revive $1.8 Billion Fund for Allies Over Blanche Standoff”

Blanche withdraws Trump fund plan in writing, ahead of AG confirmation vote
Two Republican senators wanted a written guarantee that Trump would not revive a controversial proposal.

Und ich dachte schon, #DPD hat einen Bug in ihrer Benachrichtigungssoftware, weil die Benachrichtigung mit "Ihr Paket von SENDER wird heute …" begann.
Aber es lag wohl an dem Dienstleister, der das Paket für den lokalen Transport neu und eher suboptimal gelabelt hat. 🙈
#FAIL

Meta's AG settlement gives it a moat to write child safety rules for other social media platforms, with little evidence its new safety features will help kids (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)
https://www.techdirt.com/…

Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform
By now you’ve almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta’…

Früher Feierabend wegen vom AG gewährten "Summer Hours".
Genutzt für einen Spaziergang um den Lago Laprello und Abendessen am Marktplatz in Heinsberg.
Jetzt bei böigem Wind und 23°C auf der heimischen Terrasse. Fühlt sich ein wenig frisch an 🥶
🤡😆

Pennsylvania's AG sues Snap, alleging Snapchat fails to protect teens from compulsively using the app, two weeks after filing a similar lawsuit against TikTok (Miranda Nazzaro/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6050412-pa-attorney-general-…

After California AG canceled settlement talks, Paramount says it shares the AG's concerns but it was not "the source of the leaks" of confidential discussions (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramo…

Paramount Says It Did Not Leak Discussions With California's Attorney General to the Press
aramount Skydance released a statement Monday after California attorney general Rob Bonta abruptly canceled the two sides' planned meeting, alleging Paramount had leaked confidential discussions about the Warner Bros. Discovery case.

Experimented with Vercel AI Elements and AG-UI to make a custom AI Chat Interface fronting my own Harness.
These component libraries are great and really helps to make something that looks proper and modern.
Short video here https://youtu.be/Wr_-Rlj5R6c

🤔 #coincidence ?

Wasserschloss #Schweiz - die Wassersituation bleibt angespannt
#Wasser
https://www.

Grundwasser-Pumpversuch im Suhrental AG: illegal, aber hilfreich
Die Hitzeperiode ist vorbei, trotzdem fehlt vielerorts noch Grundwasser. Die Wasserversorgungen überlegen sich Lösungen.

But I would warn anyone circumventing anti-LLM protections that, as the tide turns against #LLM usage and "#AI" as a whole, that it may become politically useful for some state AGs to score political points. Those political points may come by putting you in prison, or, at the very least, dumping lawyers on you and ruining your life. An AG doesn't need to win to score points for their political party or to virtue signal. All they need to do is build a case against you. Because the CFAA is *so vague* it's easy to make something plausible enough that it won't get thrown out immediately.
So if the gentile "please don't do that" isn't enough, maybe consider this.

Die AG Migration und Vielfalt fordert einen SPD-Sonderparteitag im Herbst. Orkan Özdemir: „Ich sehe eine Partei, die stirbt."
Bundesweit Platz vier, hinter AfD, Union und Grünen. In Berlin Platz fünf. Das ist keine Stimmung, das ist ein Befund.
Parteivorsitz und Ministeramt in Personalunion – das trägt nicht mehr. Nach den Wahlen in Sachsen-Anhalt, MV und Berlin Ende September wäre der Moment da. Die Basis sagt es seit Monaten.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker/116885309781633992
The most interesting thing about this story is that the Maine AG's shutdown of its breach reports site did not totally cut off access to breach reports. The records themselves are stil…

BREAKING: Tennessee AG Launches Investigation into State's Abortion Fund
https://wellsrachelm.substack.com/p/breaking-tennessee-ag-launches-investigation

NEW POLL: JAMES TALARICO'S LEAD OVER KEN PAXTON WIDENS IN TEXAS SENATE GENERAL ELECTION, GOV AND AG RACES NECK-AND-NECK (Texas Public Opinion Research)
https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-james-talaricos-lead-over
http://www.memeorandum.com/260728/p30#a260728p30

Alabama AG Steve Marshall launches an investigation into OpenAI's security procedures following the Hugging Face breach in July (Cassandre Coyer/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/alabama-in…

Alabama Investigates OpenAI After Rogue AI Hacking Incident (1)
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall launched an investigation into OpenAI’s security procedures after one of its AI agents escaped a testing environment and hacked AI firm Hugging Face in July.

«Künstliche Intelligenz — OpenAI-Agenten sollen deutsche Webseite gekapert haben:
Aus einem deutschsprachigen Wiki sollen KI-Agenten von OpenAI ein Messageboard für die gemeinsame Koordination gemacht haben – und um Taktiken auszutauschen»
Weshalb kommt dies nun nicht überraschend und lebt KI nur dank ihren Datenklau? Ich bin kein Copyright Fan aber respektvolle Anerkennung akzeptieren wäre schon mal was.
🤔

Künstliche Intelligenz: OpenAI-Agenten sollen deutsche Webseite gekapert haben - Golem.de
Aus einem deutschsprachigen Wiki sollen KI-Agenten von OpenAI ein Messageboard für die gemeinsame Koordination gemacht haben - und um Taktiken auszutauschen.

Yet Another Reason that #CANADA should protect it's food production during #CUSMA negotiations
Big Ag business will sacrifice health for profits
#SupplyManagement

New York AG Letitia James sues Polymarket US, alleging that the site is illegally running a gambling operation, as part of NY's crackdown on prediction markets (Kevin T. Dugan/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.…

Admin Officials in the Epstein Files:
Donald J. Trump (President)
Melania Trump (1st Lady)
Howard Lutnick (Sec. Commerce)
John Phelan (Sec. Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (Sec. HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nominee)
Mehmet Oz (Admin. for CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE Appointee)
Steve Bannon (Fmr Senior Advisor)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Sec. Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Brett Ratner (Film Director "Melania")

#BookReview of Build an AI Agent (From Scratch) from #Manning
https://blog.frankel.ch/building-ai-ag

Stellungnahme der @… der @… zur Neuregelung der #Netzentgelte (

Sources: OpenAI's models breached Hugging Face from July 11 to 13 and OpenAI realized their models were behind the hack several days later (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hackin…

🟢 TUI-Chef Sebastian Ebel gestern bei „maischberger": Er sehe bei der Wirtschaftspolitik der Bundesregierung kein stringentes Konzept, die Deindustrialisierung habe unter Merz weiter an Fahrt gewonnen, vieles wirke planlos.
Und zum Rückblick auf Habeck: „Die Energiewende war absolut richtig. Sie war schlecht kommuniziert."
Das sagt der Chef des größten Reisekonzerns der Welt. Kein Aktivist, kein Parteitag.

TUI-Chef bei "maischberger": "Vieles scheint planlos" bei Merz Wirtschaftspolitik
Berlin (ots) - Der Vorstandsvorsitzende der TUI AG Sebastian Ebel hat die Wirtschaftspolitik der Bundesregierung scharf kritisiert. "Vieles ist für mich und für viele Kollegen...

Q&A with California AG Rob Bonta about why David Ellison is "desperate", some Hollywood guilds supporting Paramount's WBD deal, concerns about CNN, and more (Steven Zeitchik/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.

California AG Rob Bonta Says David Ellison Is “Desperate” and “Grasping at Straws”
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bonta took aim at the Paramount chief and emerging legal rival: “He cannot flee accountability."

Warten auf Briefe - Wochenlang keine Post: „Das ist doch ein Witz!“ #News #Nachrichten

Oregon's AG withdraws a motion to delay the Paramount-WBD merger while he sought company documents; EU agencies and some state AGs are still examining the deal (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/deals-ma/…

Paramount-WBD Merger: Oregon AG Withdraws Records Request, Motion to Delay
Dan Rayfield was seeking a court order to delay the $110 billion deal's closing by 60 days as it reviewed records from the David Ellison-led media giant

Raphael Satter points out that OpenAI is having a hard time keeping up with the massive volume of data that its models throw off, which could explain why the company didn't detect the Hugging Face breach for a week.
https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/

California AG cancels a meeting with Paramount, accusing the company of acting in bad faith by leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions (Laurel Rosenhall/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/…

California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger
The attorney general of California, one of 12 states suing to block the $111 billion deal, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions.

Appeals Court: DOJ Illegally Subpoenaed New York AG - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/08/appeals-court-doj-illegally-subpoenaed-new-york-ag/

Sources: California AG is expected to ask Paramount to divest some TV channels and keep its movie studio separate from WB before approving its WBD acquisition (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/me…

Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general cleared a major hurdle this week
after two Republican senators who had raised concerns agreed to back him.
Blanche gave written assurances that a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” designed to pay Trump allies would not be resurrected,
and that a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service only gave the president retroactive immunity from audits rather than perpetual protection.
The Senate Judiciary Com…

“Department of Injustice”: Norm Eisen on Todd Blanche AG Nom, Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case
Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general cleared a major hurdle this week after two Republican senators who had raised concerns agreed to back him. Blanche gave written assurances that a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” designed to pay Trump allies would not be resurrected, and that a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service only gave the president retroactive immunity from audits rather than perpetual protection. The Senate Judiciary Committee votes on Blanch…

#AntiAKW Wieder #Castortransporte diese Woche - Proteste angekündigt. (#Castor stoppen/ 6.7.2026) Es gibt einen Hinweis darauf, dass in dieser Woche zwei

Wieder Castortransporte diese Woche - Proteste angekündigt!
Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Schacht KONRAD e.V. setzt sich kritisch mit der Lagerung von Atommüll in den Schächten Bartensleben (Endlager Morsleben) und ASSE II und dem geplanten Endlager Schacht KONRAD auseinander.

Sources: California is preparing to file a lawsuit to block Paramount's WBD merger as soon as this week, joined by NY, WA, CT, and possibly other states (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/business/state-ag-lawsuit-paramount-warner-…

States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger With Warner Bros.
State attorneys general are said to be getting ready to file a lawsuit as soon as this week to halt the $111 billion deal, a potential major obstacle.

26.400 € für Ralf Stadler (AfD): AG Passau verurteilt den MdL wegen Volksverhetzung, Gewaltdarstellung und Datenschutzverstoß. Das Beweismaterial hat er selbst geliefert – vom „Pack”-Video bis zu Kinder-Geburtsdaten im Netz.
Sein Einspruch gegen den Strafbefehl: zehn Tagessätze mehr. Und die eigene Partei hat ihm vor dem Parteitag das Stimmrecht entzogen.
Bleibt die Frage: Wie sitzt so jemand im Landtag?

Volksverhetzung und mehr: AfD-Politiker Stadler verurteilt
Das Amtsgericht Passau verurteilt AfD-MdL Ralf Stadler wegen Volksverhetzung, Gewaltdarstellung und Datenschutzverstößen zu 26.400 Euro Geldstrafe. Das Urteil..

Missouri AG Threatens Library's LGBTQ Story Time - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/07/missouri-gop-threatens-librarys-lgbtq-story-time/

A look at the Paramount settlement talks; sources: AG Rob Bonta and Gavin Newsom were worried Paramount would follow through on its threat to leave CA (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/busines

How Paramount Won Warner Bros.
Inside the settlement talks between the media mogul David Ellison and the coalition of states seeking to block his $111 billion deal.

In der neuen Saison: - Kein Alkohol mehr bei den Linzer Volleyballerinnen #News #Nachrichten

Paramount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in 'Advanced Talks' to Settle Antitrust Suit (Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-california-ag-bonta-advanced-talks-settle-antitrust-suit-1236867326/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260919/p55#a260919p55

Paramount's WBD settlement comes under harsh criticism from Mark Ruffalo, Connecticut's AG, and media advocacy groups over consolidation and workforce concerns (Matt Stevens/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/movies/paramount-agreement-reac…

After Crucial Paramount Agreement Come Relief, Anger and Concern
Few seem totally satisfied by the settlement that will let Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery move forward.

Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the state AGs' social media addiction lawsuit against Meta; New Mexico AG says the consequences could be "astronomical" (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/meta-attor

Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California
Meta faces a federal trial over child safety claims that could bring major financial penalties and changes to Facebook and Instagram.

Trump on Saturday threatened to “push hard” to keep a $1.8 billion
“anti-weaponization” slush fund active, amid an ongoing feud between two Republican senators and the Trump administration over the felon-president’s nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general.
Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are both departing Congress after feuding with Trump.
In Texas, Cornyn ran for re-election, losing in a primary runoff to state Attorney General Ken Paxton after…

Trump says he’ll revive ‘anti-weaponization’ fund if Blanche’s nomination for AG is blocked
Trump threatened to “push hard” to keep a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund active, amid an ongoing feud between two Republican senators and the Trump administration over Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.

Paramount, California AG Rob Bonta, and the WGA schedule a two-day meeting for settlement discussions about the WBD deal, starting October 14 (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

It’s a Date: Paramount, California AG and Writers Guild Agree on Meeting for Settlement Talks
The Oct. 14 talks will be the first time the two sides formally sit down to discuss a resolution to the case.

A new nonprofit launched a text campaign to pressure California's AG to drop a challenge against the Paramount-WBD deal; critics call it corporate astroturf (Matt Sledge/The Intercept)
https://theintercept.com/2026/08/21/paramount-merger-war…

This Mysterious “Astroturf” Group Popped Up to Defend the Paramount Merger
In text messages, the newly formed “Neighbors for Strong Communities” boosted reported threats by CEO David Ellison to move Paramount out of California.

Sources: Paramount reps are expected to meet Monday with the California AG's office to discuss a possible settlement of the antitrust suit blocking the WBD deal (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-me…

Paramount and California A.G. Expected to Begin Settlement Talks Monday
Paramount and the California A.G. officials are set to meet Monday for settlement discussions on the lawsuit blocking the Warner Bros. Discovery sale.

Texas AG Paxton claims widespread noncitizen voting. Three people have been charged. (Justin Goldman/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-ag-paxton-claims-widespread-noncitizen-voting-charges-flow-inves-rcna591990
http://www.memeorandum.com/260817/p11#a260817p11

Paramount must offer a free streaming TV service "like Pluto TV" and "maintain its current service and quality", as part of its settlement with California's AG (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/09/paramount-

Paramount required to operate free streaming service under settlement over WBD merger
The condition was outlined Monday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, whose office led the multi-state antitrust challenge.

American Growth Insurance, which aims to acquire struggling independent insurance firms and transform them using AI, raised almost $70M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/15/agi-raises-70m-buy-transform-insuran…

Sources: Paramount's settlement talks with California's AG include a proposed $1.5B production investment in the state and a commitment not to leave California (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramou

A look at iLands, a company that's like Fiverr for agents, which email annoying and unsolicited pitches to people, usually for services costing ~$25 (Ernie Smith/Tedium)
https://tedium.co/2026/09/11/ilands-agents-email-spam-kaixin-tang/

The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle
iLands, a new AI agent-centric startup, is spamming creatives like me numerous times a day. What do its agents want? My job. Why? They need to buy more tokens.

Source: New York and Connecticut AGs have voiced concerns about the potential settlement agreement with Paramount and are pressing for greater concessions (Jon Passantino/Status)
https://www.status.news/p/ellison-s-settlement-squeeze

Ellison's Settlement Squeeze
Paramount may be closing in on a settlement with California AG Rob Bonta, but at least two states are pushing back, Status has learned, raising new questions about how far regulators are willing to bend in David Ellison’s pursuit of Warner Bros.

California AG Rob Bonta says Paramount is trying to "blackmail the state" and "it won't work", after David Ellison reportedly threatened to move it out of state (Adam Chitwood/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/busi

David Ellison's Threat to Move Paramount Out of California Is 'Blackmail,' State AG Rob Bonta Says
California attorney general Rob Bonta says Paramount CEO David Ellison's threat to move the company out of state is "blackmail."

Florida AG sues Netflix, alleging it misleads parents about how it collects data on minors and harms children with features that lead to binge watching (Kimberly Leonard/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/florida…

California AG Rob Bonta says AGs' antitrust case is on antitrust grounds, not politics, and Paramount is "spearheading" a PR campaign to spin a false narrative (Rob Bonta/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/08/rob-bonta-up-ed-david-e…

Don’t Believe Paramount’s Hype: California AG Rob Bonta Claims Ellison Muddying WBD Merger Waters With Misinformation & Side Deals; “We Intend To Win” – Guest Column
In a guest column for Deadline, California Attorney General Rob Bonta says Paramount CEO David Ellison is running a misinformation campaign and side deals.

California AG Rob Bonta is investigating OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack in July, after more than a dozen states joined Alabama in its investigation (Chase DiFeliciantonio/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/04/california-inve…

Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the state AGs' social media addiction lawsuit against Meta; New Mexico AG says the consequences could be "astronomical" (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/meta-attor

Texas AG Ken Paxton opens an investigation into StubHub following complaints of last-minute ticket cancellations for FIFA World Cup matches (Giles Turner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-03/stubhub-…

Documents: Oregon's attorney general plans to ask a court to order Paramount to comply with investigative demands for records related to its bid to acquire WBD (Jody Godoy/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/oregon-ag-ask-court-or…

Sources: Paramount told the offices of LA Mayor Karen Bass and CA AG Rob Bonta the company would announce Tuesday it was leaving the state; no announcement came (TMZ.com)
https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/16/paramount-is-about-to-leave-california/

New Jersey files an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, alleging it uses its dominance to impose low pay and poor conditions on independent delivery drivers (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/new-jersey-ag-files-antitrust-lawsuit-against-amaz…

Acting AG Todd Blanche has shown he's willing to stifle the free press, through subpoenas of WSJ, NYT, and WaPo reporters and a search of a WaPo reporter's home (David A. Graham/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.co…

DGA and IATSE urge California's AG and David Ellison to settle the lawsuit over Paramount's WBD deal, listing conditions including maintaining separate studios (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/dga-iatse-r…

DGA and IATSE Urge Rob Bonta to Settle With Paramount
The Directors Guild of America and IATSE urged California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle its antitrust case with Paramount.

Xavier Becerra, the frontrunner in California's governor race, says a settlement in the state AG's Paramount-WBD lawsuit would be the best outcome (Josh Sisco/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-12/p…

A judge orders Paramount and California AG Rob Bonta to schedule two days of settlement talks at the end of October for the Paramount-WBD antitrust case (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Paramount Settlement Talks With California Moving Forward
The two sides will sit down to discuss a deal resolving the case at the end of October.

Sources: David Ellison's advisers are urging him to move Paramount's HQ and much of its spending out of California if AG Rob Bonta sues to block the WBD merger (Rohan Goswami/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/07/12/2026/para…

Exclusive: Paramount weighs leaving California over Warner Bros. rift
David Ellison is wary of decamping, but his battle with state regulators is intensifying.

Sources: David Ellison told execs he will move Paramount out of California if AG Rob Bonta doesn't negotiate a settlement of the WBD antitrust case by October 1 (Matthew Belloni/Puck)
https://puck.news/david-ellison-has-gamed-out-a-california-exit-plan/

Theater execs are split on the Paramount-WBD deal, as Paramount offers to guarantee 30 films annually for three years; California's AG wants asset divestitures (Jeremy Fuster/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/am…

An Offer They Can't Refuse: Theater Execs Split on Whether to Join Paramount-Warner's Merger Movement
Theater owners are split on whether to back Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. or continue to resist, despite David Ellison's 30-movies-a-year pledge.

Florida AG sues Netflix, alleging it misleads parents about how it collects data on minors and harms children with features that lead to binge watching (Kimberly Leonard/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/florida…

A profile of California AG Rob Bonta, who leads the lawsuit against Paramount's WBD deal: he's the son of two activists and was recruited by Yale to play soccer (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/rob-bonta-paramount-profile-1236848528…

Rob Bonta's Pursuit of Paramount Reflects Broader Mission
Rob Bonta sees his antitrust case against Paramount as part of a broader story of standing up to the powerful on behalf of everyday people.

Missouri's AG office has opened a probe into claims that ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller paid slowly or not at all to some winners in fantasy leagues he ran (Sam Neumann/Awful Announcing)
https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/missouri-attorney-gene…

Missouri Attorney General opens investigation into Matt Miller
The Missouri Attorney General's Office confirmed an investigation into Matt Miller following allegations tied to his charity fantasy leagues.

Sources: California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office urged state AG Bonta to settle the lawsuit against Paramount's WBD acquisition; Bonta has independent authority (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/newsom-