Todd Spangler / Variety: Telly begins shipping its free, ad-supported, dual-screen 4K TV as part of its public beta program; users must submit demographic info, viewing habits, and more  —  Start-up says it received more than 250,000 sign-ups from U.S. consumers … The start-up, which plans to ship some 500,000 free … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Hals / Reuters: A US judge says Ripple’s XRP sales to sophisticated investors violated securities law but that sales on exchanges were not offers of securities; XRP jumps 50%+  —  U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said Ripple Labs Inc’s institutional sales of its XRP digital token violated federal law … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kris Holt / Engadget: Sony plans to release its PS5 accessibility controller on December 6, with preorders starting July 21, for $90 in the US, £80 in the UK, and €90 in Europe  —  The highly customizable Access controller comes with several button and stick caps.  —  Sony has revealed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University files a lawsuit challenging Texas’ TikTok ban on state devices, for limiting research and teaching  —  A lawsuit filed on Thursday says that Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban is compromising research and teaching at public universities. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: A Stability AI co-founder sues the startup over being duped into selling his 15% stake for $100 to CEO Emad Mostaque months before Stability hit a $1B valuation  —  A Stability AI Ltd. co-founder has sued the company, claiming he was tricked into selling his stake for $100 months … Lees verder op Tech Meme