Often Plagiarized, Never Equalled - Sapce Junk, Threads Hits 175M Users, AIndependence

• Why Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning Label is a Bad Idea
• Russia says Apple blocks 25 VPN apps in Russia, IFX reports
• Microsoft MSFT Tells Texas Agencies They Were Exposed in Russian Hack
• Microsoft says it's okay to steal content published on the web
• Declare your AIndependence: block AI bots, scrapers and crawlers with a single click
• Perplexity’s grand theft AI
• The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over
• Zotac's Big Mistake | Consumer Warranty & Business Data Exposure
• NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk
• The White House will host a conference for social media creators
• Meta’s Threads hits 175 million users one year after launch
• Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges
• Judge blocks Mississippi law that required age verification on social media
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