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Oct. 21, 2026

Less than .1: PM Edition, October 21



This evening on Less than .1, brought to you by AMBA: Meta agrees to re-examine about 170,000 privilege claims in the social media addiction MDL. Data centers become a flashpoint in the fight over Proposition 45's CEQA deadlines. And a San Francisco judge seeks coordination of hundreds of discrimination claims against Sephora. Also: A Florida lawyer is referred for possible discipline over filings judges called "AI slop," and Mark Zuckerberg agrees to stay in California despite the billionaires' tax ballot measure.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Meta agrees to review 170,000 privilege claims in social media addiction MDL
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395505-meta-agrees-to-review-170-000-privilege-claims-in-social-media-addiction-mdl

Data centers emerge as flashpoint in Prop. 45 CEQA fight
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395504-data-centers-emerge-as-flashpoint-in-prop-45-ceqa-fight

Judge seeks coordination of 100s of Sephora discrimination cases
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395502-judge-seeks-coordination-of-100s-of-sephora-discrimination-cases

(Reuters) Florida lawyer referred for possible discipline over filing that judges called 'AI slop'
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/florida-lawyer-referred-possible-discipline-over-filing-that-judges-called-ai-2026-10-21/

(Wired) Mark Zuckerberg agrees to stay in California despite billionaires' tax ballot measure
https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-agrees-to-stay-in-california-despite-billionaires-tax-ballot-measure/

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