Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute
- Biden administration says Chinese control of app is threat — TikTok says law infringes rights of 170 million Americans
OpenAI says its board of directors is evaluating its corporate structure, including a plan to turn its for-profit arm into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation
A stronger non-profit supported by the for-profit's success. — OpenAI's Board of Directors is evaluating our corporate structure …
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas
- Since Musk purchased Twitter and implemented sweeping staff cuts, it's often been difficult to get answers as to whether …
Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law
Groups alleging China's government has engaged in human-rights violations argue U.S. Constitution does not protect TikTok as “an unregistered foreign agent”
Experts say hackers compromised several companies' Chrome browser extensions, including Cyberhaven's, in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December
Hackers have compromised several different companies' Chrome browser extensions in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December …
Analysis: 50%+ of the US households showing highly-distorted power readings from February to October were within 20 miles of significant data center activity
AI data centers are multiplying across the US and sucking up huge amounts of power. New evidence shows they may also be distorting …
A look at Google's pressure-filled 2024 under Sundar Pichai, notching some AI wins with new Gemini models and navigating product mishaps, layoffs, and more
Google's blowout earnings report in April, which sparked the biggest rally in Alphabet shares since 2015 and pushed …
The US says it has identified a ninth telecom company impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks, and the number of individuals directly impacted is “less than 100”
In an update Friday, the White House says nine telecom companies were impacted by the Chinese espionage effort. — Learn more.
OpenAI says the PBC will oversee commercial operations, and the nonprofit will hire staff to pursue charitable activities in health care, education, and science
Reality: It's going to take all of Earth's resources, but can build this search engine that kinda works and is trained on stuff we didn't have rights for. Paul J. Dauenhauer / @pauldauenhauer : When b...
A look at the EU's common charging regulations, which come into force on Dec. 28 and cover USB-C ports, fast charging, unbundling of charging bricks, and more
A win for consumers, but also for the environment as much less e-waste will be generated 👏🌍 — www.theverge.com/24330106/usb... X: @appleinsider : Apple has pulled the iPhone 14 and the third-gen iPh...
Microsoft says that the issues with Xbox Cloud Gaming have been resolved after users experienced long wait times when launching games for over a day
Check this page for details on the status of Xbox features and functionality. Zack Zwiezen / Kotaku : Xbox Game Streaming Still Down After 24 Hours, Reminding Us That Your Phone Isn't Actually An Xbox...
Bookkeeping startup Bench, which raised $100M+ including from Shopify, closes down effective immediately; several employees say Bench also laid off staff
it's reputation-ending Leadership means accountability Rohit Mittal / @rohitdotmittal : Does anyone know how to go about buying Bench's assets? I'm sure investors have counsel to sell the assets and g...
Montenegro says Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will be extradited to the US, potentially ending a standoff over competing demands by the US and South Korea
Bloomberg :
OpenAI is tripling the size of its DC policy team to 12 and beefing up its lobbying as it tries to promote a sweeping plan for cheaper energy to data centers
The AI industry wants Trump's Washington to embrace it as a bulwark against China. OpenAI is trying to lead the pack.
Oracle's shares are up ~63% in 2024, lifting Larry Ellison's net worth to $217B+, as the company enjoyed its biggest stock rally since 1999 and the dot-com boom
It's been a good year for Larry Ellison. — Oracle's co-founder has gained roughly $75 billion in paper wealth as the software company … Bluesky: @texasrunaway , @david-cornelson , and @jordannovet ....
DeepSeek-V3 sometimes identifies itself as ChatGPT when asked which model it is; some speculate that its training datasets may contain text generated by ChatGPT
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
TSMC says it has started mass production at its first factory in Japan, located in Kumamoto, producing 12nm to 28nm chips for use in cars and image sensors
JASM coming online Nikkei Asia : TSMC kicks off mass production at first Japan chip fab Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE : TSMC begins mass-producing chips at newly opened fab in Japan TrendForce : [New...
Analysis: mentions of deepfakes or AI-made content in X's Community Notes were more correlated with new image generation model releases than elections in 2024
The panic over AGI disinformation in this year's political cycle seems to have been overblown — Around this time last year … Mastodon: @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org Mastodon: Miguel Afonso Caetano / ...
Meta expects AI-generated characters to “generate and share content” and “over time, exist on our platforms”, similarly to regular accounts
Financial Times :
Sydney-based Sitemate, which offers no-code software tools for industries like infrastructure and utilities, raised a AU$27.5M Series A at a ~AU$150M valuation
Shivaune Field / Forbes Australia :
A profile of Tron founder Justin Sun, who wants to be the “Elon Musk of the crypto world” and advises the Trump-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal : X: @aosipovich and @bettermarkets . LinkedIn: H.E. Justin Sun X: Alexander Osipovich / @aosipovich : Who is Justin Sun, the new advisor to the Trump family's cr...
What to expect in 2025: increased hype around AI agents, new generative AI-powered gadgets, better weather forecasts due to Google DeepMind's GenCast, and more
Weather forecasts will get smarter, EVs could get pricier, crypto will be for everyday investors and AI will be everywhere
Four districts in southern China announce a pilot framework for connected cars, with the goal of allowing autonomous robotaxis to travel across cities
Coco Feng / South China Morning Post :
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