Apple plans to update its Declared Age Range API and launch new APIs “later this year” to verify the ages of Apple Account users in Texas from January 1, 2026
Today, Apple and Google notified all developers about next year's requirements under the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA), now law in Utah, Texas, and Louisiana. … Bluesky: Tyler King / @tyleraking...
Tech executives say the Trump administration's stake in Intel and its intervention into other private businesses have had a chilling effect on decision making
In one case, a tech executive turned down a dinner invitation to the White House earlier this month — and sent a deputy instead. Bluesky: @niedermeyer.online and @marypcbuk Bluesky: E.W. Niedermeyer /...
The US FTC orders Google, OpenAI, Meta and Instagram, Snap, xAI, and Character.AI to turn over information about how their AI chatbots impact children and teens
Meta, OpenAI, Musk's XAI Among Targets Chris Morris / Quartz : Federal agency plans to examine the mental health risks of AI chatbots from OpenAI, Snap, Meta, and more Ian Stark / UPI : FTC orders com...
The EU says companies exporting chips to the US will face a 15% tariff ceiling despite President Trump's new “approximately 100%” chip levy announcement
2nd Update Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : But EU Secures 15% Cap as US Hits Imported Chips With 100% Tariff Bluesky: Mary Branscombe / @marypcbuk : Think of a number. Now think of another number....
The US' largest companies, like Visa, United, Amazon, Apple, and Oracle, are cutting deals with Elon Musk's businesses as he solidifies his power in government
Companies from Boeing to Amazon have sought out the world's richest man as he seeks to remake US government Bluesky: @marypcbuk . Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social . Forums: r/politics Bluesky:...
Sources: the US is preparing rules restricting the sale of GPUs to some countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, to limit China's ability to access them
new regulations include national quotas on GPU exports and a global licensing system Reuters : Exclusive: Major cloud providers could get key role in AI chip access outside the US, sources say Martin ...
Sources and docs: sales reps say Google's targeting of teen minors goes beyond Meta; Google lets advertisers target an “unknown” group that skews toward teens
This activity is broader than the agreement between Google and Meta that the FT reported this month Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social Bluesky: Mary Branscombe / @marypcbuk.bsky.social : Google makes eve...
YouTube, the only major US platform available in Russia, has become a primary source of entertainment for many Russians, making a ban tricky for the Kremlin
for now. https://www.wired.com/... #Russia Bluesky: Mary Branscombe / @marypcbuk.bsky.social : And it's not like Google is going to turn down free money just because Russia invaded Ukraine [embedded p...
Sources and documents: Huawei is secretly funding cutting-edge research at US universities including Harvard via an independent Washington-based foundation
- Chinese telecom maker is sole funder of optics competition — Blacklisted company's role kept private by DC-based group Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social . X: @retogregori Bluesky: Mary Branscombe / @...
The UK CMA raises concerns after uncovering an “interconnected web” of 90+ AI deals and investments involving Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Nvidia
As the Artificial Intelligence (AI) race heats up primarily due … Finextra : CMA outlines competition concerns with AI Foundation Models GOV.UK : CMA outlines growing concerns in markets for AI Founda...