U.S. state legislators are racing to enact laws that require disclosure of AI use in political ads, with varying penalties.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-12
US state legislators use of AI in political ads penalties
As deepfakes warp elections overseas, US state legislators race to enact laws, with varying penalties, requiring disclosure of the use of AI in political ads
New York Times · 2024-01-12 · #22
Genesis Global Trading agrees to a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services under which it will surrender its BitLicense, cease operations in New York, and pay an $8M fine.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-12
Genesis Global Trading New York Department of Financial Services BitLicense operations in New York $8M fine
Genesis agrees to a settlement with the NYDFS, under the terms of which it will surrender its BitLicense, cease operations in New York, and pay an $8M fine
Fortune · 2024-01-12 · #9
Google will testify and lobby in favor of Oregon's right-to-repair bill (SB 542).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-12
Google Oregon SB 542 Oregon right-to-repair law
Google formally endorses right to repair and will testify in favor of a law in Oregon, says regulators should ban “parts pairing”, a tactic used by Apple
404 Media · 2024-01-12 · #32
The U.S. SEC rejected Grayscale's application for a spot bitcoin ETF.
denied 1 article 2024-01-11
US SEC Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF
US SEC Chair Gary Gensler concedes that losing in court after rejecting Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF left the agency with little choice but to approve such ETFs
CoinDesk · 2024-01-11 · #5
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds from BlackRock, Grayscale, ARK 21Shares, Bitwise, WisdomTree, Fidelity, VanEck, Invesco, Valkyrie, Hashdex, and Franklin.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission BlackRock Grayscale ARK 21Shares Bitwise WisdomTree Fidelity VanEck Invesco Valkyrie Hashdex Franklin
The US SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock, Grayscale, ARK 21Shares, Bitwise, WisdomTree, Fidelity, VanEck, Invesco, Valkyrie, Hashdex, and Franklin
Reuters · 2024-01-11 · #4
Antitrust officials have been examining cloud data-transfer policies and the costs of switching between cloud-computing providers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Antitrust officials cloud data-transfer policies
Huawei shutters its in-house Washington, D.C. lobbying operation, ending its effort to overturn the US ban.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Huawei in-house DC lobbying operation effort to overturn the US ban
After spending $13M+ on US lobbying in the past decade, Huawei quietly shutters its in-house DC lobbying operation, ending its effort to overturn the US ban
Bloomberg · 2024-01-11 · #28
Huawei spent more than $13 million on US lobbying over the past decade.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Huawei US lobbying
After spending $13M+ on US lobbying in the past decade, Huawei quietly shutters its in-house DC lobbying operation, ending its effort to overturn the US ban
Bloomberg · 2024-01-11 · #28
Valve will allow gamers to report illegal or infringing AI-generated content on Steam.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Valve gamers illegal AI content reports
Valve is not banning AI-generated content on Steam and is instead implementing disclosure and reporting rules.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Valve AI-generated content Steam
Sources report employees of OpenAI, Inflection, Anthropic, and Cohere held back-channel talks with Chinese state-backed groups in Geneva in July 2023 and October 2023 to discuss AI policy and safety.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-11
OpenAI Inflection Cohere Anthropic Chinese state-backed groups Geneva July 2023 October 2023
Sources: OpenAI, Inflection, and Cohere held back-channel talks on AI policy and safety with Chinese state-backed groups in Geneva in July 2023 and October 2023
Financial Times · 2024-01-11 · #36
Gensler conceded that losing in court after rejecting Grayscale's filing left the SEC little choice but to approve spot bitcoin ETFs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Gary Gensler SEC approval of spot bitcoin ETFs
US SEC Chair Gary Gensler concedes that losing in court after rejecting Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF left the agency with little choice but to approve such ETFs
CoinDesk · 2024-01-11 · #5
Gary Gensler said the SEC's approval does not signal support for spot bitcoin ETFs or any other digital assets.
denied 1 article 2024-01-11
Gary Gensler spot bitcoin ETFs digital assets
US SEC Chair Gary Gensler concedes that losing in court after rejecting Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF left the agency with little choice but to approve such ETFs
CoinDesk · 2024-01-11 · #5
Following the court loss, the SEC approved spot bitcoin ETFs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
US SEC spot bitcoin ETFs
US SEC Chair Gary Gensler concedes that losing in court after rejecting Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF left the agency with little choice but to approve such ETFs
CoinDesk · 2024-01-11 · #5
The Washington Post has not been in talks with OpenAI in recent months, according to reporting.
denied 1 article 2024-01-11
The Washington Post OpenAI
Sources: OpenAI is in talks with CNN and Fox Corp. to license their text, video, and image content; Time “is in discussions with OpenAI” about a content deal
Bloomberg · 2024-01-11 · #38
Sources report that Amazon will not offer concessions to the European Commission to secure approval for its $1.4B takeover of iRobot ahead of the EU's February 14 deadline.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-11
Amazon iRobot European Commission
Sources: Amazon won't offer concessions to the European Commission to garner approval for its $1.4B takeover of iRobot; the EU's final deadline is February 14
Politico · 2024-01-11 · #40
Valve will ask developers to describe how their games use AI-generated content on Steam.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Valve developers AI usage descriptions
Ivanti says patches for the vulnerabilities will not be available until the end of January.
denied 1 article 2024-01-11
Ivanti patches for the vulnerabilities
Valve plans to add an AI disclosure section to Steam.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-11
Valve Steam AI disclosure section
Sources report Microsoft has added guardrails to the operations of its Beijing research lab to address political and security concerns.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-10
Microsoft Beijing research lab
Sources: as US-China tensions rise, Microsoft debates what to do with its prized 800-person Beijing research lab, opened in 1998; Microsoft has added guardrails
New York Times · 2024-01-10 · #18
Roman Abramovich is described in reporting as a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
Roman Abramovich
Documents: sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich quietly invested $63M+ in European startups via London VC firm Target Global between 2015 and 2021
Forbes · 2024-01-10 · #24
Apple removed the apps of at least nine crypto exchanges, including Binance, Kraken, Mexc, and KuCoin, from the App Store in India after they were flagged for operating 'illegally'.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
Apple Binance Kraken Mexc KuCoin other crypto exchanges (at least nine total)
Apple pulls Binance, Kraken, Mexc, KuCoin, and four other crypto exchanges from the App Store in India, after they were flagged for operating “illegally”
TechCrunch · 2024-01-10 · #13
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2024 ranks AI-driven mis- and disinformation ahead of war, climate change, and other risks for 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
WEF Global Risks Report 2024 AI mis- and disinformation war climate change
With half of the world's adults set to vote in 2024, the WEF's Global Risks Report 2024 ranks AI mis- and disinformation ahead of war, climate change, and more
CNBC · 2024-01-10 · #11
The SEC, via Chair Gary Gensler, states the agency has not approved spot bitcoin ETFs.
denied 1 article 2024-01-10
Gary Gensler U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission spot bitcoin ETFs
An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says that the @SECGov's “twitter account was compromised”, and that the agency has not approved spot bitcoin ETFs
CoinDesk · 2024-01-10 · #3
The @SECGov account did not have two-factor authentication enabled.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
@SECGov
X confirms the @SECGov account was compromised and says “the compromise was not due to any breach of X's systems” and that the account didn't have 2FA enabled
CNBC · 2024-01-10 · #4
Valve's Steam plans to add an AI disclosure section asking developers to describe how their games use generative AI and enabling gamers to report illegal AI content.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
Valve Steam developers gamers AI content
Valve's Steam plans to add an “AI disclosure section”, asking developers to describe how their games use AI content, and to let gamers report illegal AI content
IGN · 2024-01-10 · #5
Washington is debating whether and how to limit RISC-V technology, including potential export controls.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-10
United States government Washington RISC-V
How RISC-V, the US-developed, open-source chip instruction set architecture, became a central tool for Chinese companies and governments, leading to US concerns
New York Times · 2024-01-10 · #9
The FCC plans to shut down the two-year-old Affordable Connectivity Program, which currently has 23 million enrolled households.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
FCC Affordable Connectivity Program
The FCC plans to shut down the two-year-old Affordable Connectivity Program, which currently has 23M enrolled households, as the GOP withholds funding
Ars Technica · 2024-01-10 · #48
RISC-V is a U.S.-born, open-source instruction set architecture.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
RISC-V United States
How RISC-V, the US-developed, open-source chip instruction set architecture, became a central tool for Chinese companies and governments, leading to US concerns
New York Times · 2024-01-10 · #9
The report flags AI mis- and disinformation as a top concern in 2024 because of its potential to disrupt election outcomes as half of the world's adults are set to vote.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-10
WEF Global Risks Report 2024 AI mis- and disinformation elections 2024 voters
With half of the world's adults set to vote in 2024, the WEF's Global Risks Report 2024 ranks AI mis- and disinformation ahead of war, climate change, and more
CNBC · 2024-01-10 · #11