California State Senator Scott Wiener makes amendments to SB 53, which has transparency requirements for AI companies but omits SB 1047's provision on liability
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In a letter to Senator Scott Wiener, OpenAI says California's AI safety bill would hurt innovation and that AI safety regulation should be on the federal level
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TikTok's playbook to win DC's trust, like touring its Transparency and Accountability Center in California, echoes Huawei's unsuccessful US and Europe strategy
and Some Want to Ban It Entirely Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times : Democrat Senator Michael Bennet calls on Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores Makena Kelly / The Verge : Apple and ...
Roskomnadzor says it is blocking Facebook in Russia, citing 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020
Russia is being cut off from the rest of the online world … France 24 : Russia blocks Facebook over ‘discrimination’ of state media Brittany Bernstein / National Review : Kremlin Blocks Access to Face...
China passes a data privacy law mandating that data collection has a reasonable purpose, user consent, and limited to “minimum scope”, taking effect November 1
With a Big, Government-Sized Loophole Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : China's new user data protection law goes into effect on November 1st Xinhua News Agency : China adopts new law to protect personal in...
Twitter says it is now letting the NY Post link be shared because the info had spread so widely that it can no longer be considered private
I obviously believe what they did this week was dangerously wrong — but they continue to be one of the best large companies, certainly tech companies, for engaging their critics and being responsive a...
California passes landmark bill that requires gig economy workers to be treated as employees, going into effect Jan 1, affecting companies like Uber and Lyft
what's next? Mathew Katz / Digital Trends : Uber says drivers aren't an essential part of its business Danielle Abril / Fortune : Uber, Lyft, and Other Gig Economy Companies Push Back on New Californi...
Google releases new community guidelines for employees, placing new restrictions on talking about politics on internal mailing lists and forums
and definitely no politics Sara Ashley O'Brien / CNN : Google wants to squash political debates among its employees Rebecca Klar / The Hill : Google's new guidelines ask employees to not talk politics...
Google releases new community guidelines for employees, placing new restrictions on talking about politics on internal mailing lists and forums
and definitely no politics Sara Ashley O'Brien / CNN : Google wants to squash political debates among its employees Rebecca Klar / The Hill : Google's new guidelines ask employees to not talk politics...
A look at various tools such as drones, sensors, and AI being deployed at the US-Mexico border, as a proposed “smart wall” garners bipartisan political support
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