David Sacks says Trump's AI EO aims to ease companies' compliance burden and that the administration is working with Congress on a common AI oversight standard
Trump warns America can't regulate itself into defeat Bobby Allyn / NPR : Trump tech adviser David Sacks under fire over vast AI investments Samantha Dorisca / AfroTech : A New Executive Order By Pres...
The EU says it is gathering more info and feedback from ~200 stakeholders on Google's offer to fix alleged antitrust violations linked to its ad tech business
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Google says it removed its AI model Gemma from AI Studio; in a letter to Google, Senator Blackburn said it fabricated sexual misconduct accusations against her
where models simply make things up about all types of things— and sycophancy — where models tell users what they want to hear — are challenges across the AI industry, particularly smaller open models ...
Real estate agents are using AI tools like AutoReel to replace videographers and stagers, cutting costs but generating distorted or misleading property images
buyers deserve authentic representations. Smart businesses will balance automation with integrity to build lasting trust. Bluesky: Kevin Korte / @kevinkorte : AI in real estate is the perfect example ...
Circle's S-1 shows that 60% of the 24M shares available in its IPO come from existing stakeholders rather than the company, a highly unusual move in a tech IPO
Stablecoin issuer Circle stands to be one of the first significant cryptocurrency companies to go public in the U.S. That's not the only unusual aspect of its IPO.
Q&A with Verizon Consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath on why net neutrality “has gone literally nowhere”, owning Yahoo, the FCC's probes over DEI, and more
www.theverge.com/decoder-podc... Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : Verizon CEO does some great tap dancing here regarding their hypocrisy on telecom consumer protection ("radical government over-reach over ...
Ubisoft says it is appointing advisers to review and pursue strategic options after an October 2024 report said its majority backers were considering a buyout
Source: UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT — PRESS RELEASE — Ubisoft.com Georgina Young / The Sun : Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed AGAIN as Ubisoft looks for the best ‘capitalistic options’ Ben Kerry / Pu...
India releases the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, meant to enforce the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, for public comments
Draft of rules proposed … Debanish Achom / NDTV : Parents' Consent Must For Children's Social Media Accounts: Draft Data Rules Mathrubhumi English : Draft rules for digital privacy notified; Kids unde...
President Biden speaks at the first White House Creator Economy Conference, with about 100 startup founders, industry stakeholders, and creators in attendance
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The US Senate passes the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act by a vote of 91 to 3; the bills now head to the House
It's Our Last Chance To Stop It Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post : Senate passes landmark bills to protect kids online, raising pressure on House Maya C. Miller / New York Times : Senate Passes...