A federal judge should unseal electronic surveillance orders and other records in closed investigations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday. BuzzFeed News reporter Jason Leopold and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press sought to unseal “electronic surveillance orders and related filings in closed investigations.” In a unanimous decision, Judges Merrick Garland, David Tatel and Senior Judge Laurence Silberman reversed a decision by Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell. “The public’s right of access to judicial records is a fundamental element of the rule of law,” Garland wrote for the court. Leopold sought information on pen registers and trap-and-trace devices, which capture metadata from phone calls and messages. DOJ didn't comment.

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence scheduled its first public meeting July 20. The meeting will be via webcast, the commission said. It’s anticipated to begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Further details are expected Wednesday. The group sought comment in late May on its final report on ensuring U.S. competitiveness in AI, machine learning and other emerging technologies (see 2005280054).

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed to commit to concrete action removing hate and disinformation from the platform, when meeting with leaders of an advertising boycott Tuesday, Free Press said. Free Press co-CEO Jessica Gonzalez, NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson, Color of Change President Rashad Robinson and Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt met with Zuckerberg, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and Vice President-Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg. Nearly 1,000 companies are participating in the ad boycott “in response to Facebook’s failure to curtail the spread of hate and disinformation across its platform,” Free Press said. The group’s demands include hiring a C-suite level executive with civil rights expertise, submitting to independent audits and altering Facebook’s community standards. “Instead of committing to a timeline to root out hate and disinformation on Facebook, the company’s leaders delivered the same old talking points to try to placate us without meeting our demands,” Gonzalez said. Facebook didn’t comment.

The global online entertainment market is expected to have a 20.8% compound annual growth rate the next seven years, reaching $652.5 billion, reported Allied Market Research Monday. Internet traffic had 70% growth during COVID-19 lockdowns, and “most of the bandwidth has been consumed by online entertainment applications,” it said. “There has been significant rise in monthly or yearly subscriptions.”

A Swiss digital game maker "falsely claimed" participation in a Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) program, the FTC alleged in a settlement Monday. Miniclip said it was a member of the Children’s Advertising Review Unit’s COPPA safe harbor program 2015-2019, but the FTC said the membership was terminated in 2015. Miniclip is barred from misrepresenting itself again. An attorney for the company didn’t comment.

Valeo North America's waiver request to market short-range motion sensing devices for 57-64 GHz at higher power than specified in rules (see 2005070051) points to the need for the FCC to focus on the 60 GHz band, Facebook, Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung and others filed, posted Thursday in docket 20-121. “A long-term solution is needed to allow for technological innovation while ensuring reasonable coexistence of all technologies operating pursuant to the Commission’s 60 GHz unlicensed rules.”

The federal government should create national artificial intelligence “testbeds” to secure industry investment and expand research, members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommended, per an Office of Science and Technology Policy announcement Wednesday. A PCAST industries of the future subcommittee submitted recommendations Tuesday to be approved by the full council. It recommended federal partnerships with industry to “deploy AI applications at scale, novel academia-industry AI partnership models, and ‘AI Fellow-in-Residence’ positions in Federal agencies.”

Denon is pitching its new AVR-S960H audiovisual receiver as 8K-ready and built for gamers. The 4K/120Hz pass-through and variable refresh rate are said to reduce frame tearing and improve precision in game play. Direct Stream Digital 2.8 MHz and 5.6 MHz tracks through front-panel USB or network connected devices. The receiver works with voice control, said the company. It supports Bluetooth and Apple AirPlay 2.

RagingWire Data Centers' EU-U.S. Privacy Shield certification lapsed and the company misled consumers about participation and failed program requirements, the FTC alleged in a 3-1-1 settlement Tuesday. Now known as NTT Global Data Centers, the company allegedly violated the program January 2017-October 2018. The company is prohibited from misrepresenting itself again and could face civil penalties up to $43,280 for each future violation. Commissioner Rohit Chopra voted no, and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter didn’t participate. The settlement wasn’t appropriate, Chopra said, calling for “redress for customers, forfeiture of the company’s gains from any deceptive sales practices, or a specific admission of liability that would allow its customers to pursue claims in private litigation.” Chairman Joe Simons and Commissioners Noah Phillips and Christine Wilson rejected Chopra’s call for litigation: “There is no need and doing so would unnecessarily divert resources from other important matters.” An attorney for the company didn’t comment.

NTIA's Minority Broadband Initiative plans a July 15 webinar about cyberinfrastructure at historically Black and tribal colleges and universities, it said Monday. In earlier outreach, the "schools’ leaders identified an ongoing need for targeted federal funding for broadband access, digital literacy training, and continued close engagement with government at all levels to expand the relationship with the HBCU community and ensure the distinct needs of their institutions are well understood by decision makers," NTIA said.