As JD Vance chastised the EU for its AI regulation, 12+ US states are considering algorithmic discrimination bills that look strikingly similar to EU's AI Act
The AI regulation onslaught — Introduction — At the AI Action Summit in Paris this week, Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a broadly optimistic message on AI. Bluesky: @hardxcoded . X: @markcarr...
A detailed look at China's chip buildout and how US chip sanctions and industrial policies have accelerated China's push to develop its own chip supply chain
and right now, despite US sanctions, China is importing near-record amounts of chipmaking equipment.🧵 https://www.apricitas.io/... Timothy B. Lee / @binarybits : Great deep dive into the data on semic...
Some national security concerns about TikTok are valid, but a forced sale of its US operations may undermine the company's ability to fight adversarial threats
Wait until you hear about credit rating companies, HR companies, real estate verification companies … Tweets: Eva / @evacide : If you think the US needs a TikTok ban and not a comprehensive privacy la...
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 ...
Wikipedia editors vote 232 to 94 to request the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto donations; the foundation is not legally bound by the proposal
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China-based drone maker DJI is among the companies the US Commerce Department has added to its blacklist
official Sean O'Kane / The Verge : DJI says people can still buy and use its drones in US after export ban Brian Heater / TechCrunch : DJI added to Commerce Department ‘entity list’ Andrew Couts / Giz...
Sources: after the election, Zuckerberg agreed to temporarily tweak Facebook's algorithm to make authoritative news like CNN and NYT appear more prominently
Good morning! This Wednesday, markets are booming … Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1437: new Honor phones to struggle for chips, UK government accused of blocking FOI, Covid's smart muta...
SF mayor caps commissions for food delivery startups to 15% during the pandemic; startups say the cap will raise customer fees, hurt delivery people's income
& restaurants can always do their own Be careful @LondonBreed, the city interfering with the invisible hand can have unintended consequences—like the delivery services leaving SF & lawsuits https://tw...
As the public comments phase ends for FAA's revised drone rules, hobbyists complain the rules would require most drones to keep a persistent internet connection
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Registrars raise alarm over ICANN's plan to allow Verisign to raise .com TLD prices by 70% over the next decade, much higher than forecasted inflation in the US
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