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Submission + - California introduces age verification law for all operating systems. (tomshardware.com)

Submitted by CubicleZombie on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:49PM

CubicleZombie writes: California's Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2025, requires every operating system provider in California to collect age information from users at account setup and transmit that data to app developers via a real-time API, with the law taking effect on January 1, 2027.

Even Linux.

Submission + - GitHub Copilot introduces usage limits

Submitted by CubicleZombie on Thursday June 19, 2025 @12:41PM

CubicleZombie writes: GitHub quietly introduced usage limits this morning for Copilot Premium paid accounts. The included models, GPT 4 and GPT 4o, continue without limits, but more advanced models are limited to 300 requests per month. Additionally, some models come with a multiplier, as high as 50x for GPT 4.5.

The first hit is always free.

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