House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Alphabet, Meta, other tech giants over ‘foreign censorship’ of speech The House committee is concerned that foreign laws around online content “have limited Americans’ access to lawful speech” in the U.S.

SEC says most meme coins are not securities The Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance Thursday evening saying it does not deem most meme coins securities under U.S. federal law.

Nvidia bounced from the $3 trillion market cap club after shares fall more than 8% Despite its slide, Nvidia is still the second most valuable U.S. tech company, behind Apple and ahead of Microsoft.

Google announces layoffs in its HR, cloud units as part of ongoing cost cuts The company has begun cutting from units in order to invest more in AI.

Bitcoin hits over 3-month low, reversing gains post Trump election A week-long rout in Bitcoin worsened Friday, with the digital asset hitting an over 3-month low, reversing gains that followed the election of the U.S. President Donald Trump.

Queen’s Brian May claims “nobody will be able to afford to make music” if tech companies continue under UK government’s AI copyright rules submitted by /u/Edm_vanhalen1981

How much did you pay to have your brand/product FDA approved? There’s a niche I’m looking to make a brand from. Seems like I need FDA approval even if the factory is (as I’m selling under my LLC). Those going through FDA registrations, how much did it cost and mostly how much time did it take? submitted by /u/Tragilos

A tool that recognizes text in .pdf files Hello, Is there any software, either paid or free, that can scan text from two PDFs and merge them into a single PDF in a custom order? Specifically, we run an e-commerce business, and with each shipment, we must include an invoice and the corresponding customs declaration for that shipment. One PDF contains all customs declarations, with each o…

Moving our offline business online, need guidance I have limited tech knowledge but recently decided to transition our home and decor business online. The challenge is figuring out the website layout and essential features we need. There are many web builders out there, but I’m unsure which one would be the best fit. For those who have made a similar transition, how did you decide on a platfor…

Wanting to start a clothing brand I’m wanting to start a clothing brand and want to connect with people, I’ve never done something like this before and I’m just really inspired to create it. If anyone out there who think they can help me feel free to message me and well talk. If you think what you’ll bring will provide value and you want paying for information, service, media ex…

Did a chatbot fail for you? I read somewhere that chatbots can increase visitor duration to an average of 10 minutes. For those who installed AI chatbots on their websites, did they help in significantly increasing visitor durations? Is the chat history data valuable? I am currently helping a socks ecommerce store get increased feedback and average session duration so I wo…

Find My Network Exploit Turns Any Bluetooth Device Into a Tracker George Mason University researchers claim to have uncovered a serious vulnerability in Apple’s Find My network that allows hackers to track virtually any Bluetooth-enabled device without the owner’s knowledge. Called “nRootTag,” the exploit tricks the Find My network into treating ordinary Bluetooth devices as if they were AirTags, allowing hac…

Apple Accused of Misleading Consumers With ‘Carbon Neutral’ Claims Apple is facing a new lawsuit from consumers who allege that its claim that the Apple Watch Series 9, SE, and Ultra 2 are “carbon neutral” is misleading, Reuters reports. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit argues that Apple misrepresented the environmental impact of these three Apple Watch mode…

Google rolling out Android 16 Beta 2.1 with Pixel bug fixes submitted by /u/KingHanma

Galaxy Buds3 Series Offers Enhanced Convenience on the Galaxy S25 Series submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

MediaTek Introduces M90 5G-Advanced Modem with AI and 12Gbps Peak Speed submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Is it worth it to just pay up for Shopify? Hi guys, looking to expand my selling presence and wanting to start an online shop to sell clothing and accessories, but as I’m new to this space the 29$ a month for Shopify is a bit more than I’d want to pay at the moment. Any other platforms that you could recommend? I’ve been doing research on woo commerce and might go with that but unsure wh…

AI Search Optimization: Data Finds Brand Mentions Improve Visibility via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern A study reveals new insight into how often AI search engines cite sources, and which websites receive the most citations. The post AI Search Optimization: Data Finds Brand Mentions Improve Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Spikes in traffic My small ecommerce website get approximately 50-75 visitors a day. This past month I started getting regular spikes in traffic exactly every 7 days of about 500 extra unique visitors. Could this be Google web crawlers or could this be bots trying to attack the site? Has anyone experienced this type of regular traffic spikes? submitted by …

Getting into big-box stores feels impossible—any tips? I have a product, and yes, I’m on social media. I advertise there. The problem isn’t necessarily the product—it’s being known, and that’s the plan. Are there any brokers who work on a commission-only basis to help get into big-box stores? Sending out emails alongside a million others feels discouraging. Does anyone have tips or insights on a bet…