Midjourney is preparing for the 2024 US elections.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-03
Midjourney 2024 US elections
A profile of Midjourney founder David Holz, who co-founded Leap Motion in 2008 before a $30M sale in 2019, as the AI art tool prepares for the 2024 US elections
Bloomberg · 2024-01-03 · #21
A brewing battle is occurring between LEO satellite operators over the use and regulation of spectrum, with major operators pushing for looser rules.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-03
LEO satellite operators spectrum use rules
A look at the battle brewing between LEO satellite operators over spectrum use, as SpaceX's Starlink, Amazon's Project Kuiper, and others push for looser rules
Financial Times · 2024-01-03 · #20
Sources indicate the reported cancellations occurred weeks before export bans on high-end chipmaking equipment took effect restricting shipments to China.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-02
US government high-end chipmaking equipment China
Sources: ASML canceled shipments of some of its machines to China at the US' request, weeks before export bans on the high-end chipmaking equipment took effect
Bloomberg · 2024-01-02 · #2
An OECD-members agreement that took effect January 1 requires online platforms (including eBay and Airbnb) to report users' earnings on their services to tax authorities; the US and France are among the members.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
OECD members United States France online platforms eBay Airbnb users' earnings tax authorities
UK regulators approved Microsoft's Activision deal in October.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
UK regulators Microsoft Activision Blizzard
After UK regulators approved Microsoft's Activision deal in October, Brad Smith rows back on criticism of the UK, saying the CMA has been “tough and fair”
BBC · 2024-01-02 · #5
Apple is preparing to allow iOS app sideloading in the EU in response to landmark EU regulation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
Apple iOS app sideloading
A look at the future of Apple's $85B/year services business, as the company faces key US court cases in 2024 and prepares to allow iOS app sideloading in the EU
Financial Times · 2024-01-02 · #7
BT says 99% of its UK core traffic is now being served by non-Huawei equipment, indicating substantial progress in removing Huawei gear from its core network.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
BT Huawei equipment
BT says 99% of its UK “core traffic is now being served by non-Huawei kit”, missing the UK deadline to move data flows off Huawei's equipment after the 2020 ban
Bloomberg · 2024-01-02 · #18
BT missed the UK deadline to move data flows off Huawei's equipment following the 2020 ban.
failed 1 article 2024-01-02
BT UK deadline Huawei equipment
BT says 99% of its UK “core traffic is now being served by non-Huawei kit”, missing the UK deadline to move data flows off Huawei's equipment after the 2020 ban
Bloomberg · 2024-01-02 · #18
Reporting and commentary suggest OpenAI may implement a ContentID-like system to address copyright concerns.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-02
OpenAI ContentID
The chip industry has emerged as a prominent actor on the political scene, creating new opportunities and challenges.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
chip industry
The chip industry is the new star on the political scene, bringing opportunities and challenges; Nvidia and others have rapidly built US lobbying operations
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-02 · #19
Sources report that ASML canceled shipments of some of its machines destined for China at the request of the US government.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-02
ASML China
Sources: ASML canceled shipments of some of its machines to China at the US' request, weeks before export bans on the high-end chipmaking equipment took effect
Bloomberg · 2024-01-02 · #2
California laws exempt driverless/autonomous vehicles from being issued traffic tickets.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
California driverless vehicles
Texas and Arizona rewrote traffic laws to allow issuing traffic tickets to autonomous vehicle owners for violations, holding the owner responsible even if no one is in the driver's seat or the car.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
Texas Arizona autonomous vehicle owners
Emil Protalinski (Bluesky) argues the owner-responsibility legal approach for autonomous vehicle violations should be standardized across borders.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
Emil Protalinski owner_responsibility_approach
The creation of AI replicas of real experts exposes a policy and regulatory gray area that is not yet resolved.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-02
policymakers AI replicas
Sources say the US government requested that ASML cancel shipments of certain machines to China.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-02
US government ASML China
Sources: ASML canceled shipments of some of its machines to China at the US' request, weeks before export bans on the high-end chipmaking equipment took effect
Bloomberg · 2024-01-02 · #2
Nvidia and other chip companies have rapidly built US lobbying operations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-02
Nvidia other chip companies United States
The chip industry is the new star on the political scene, bringing opportunities and challenges; Nvidia and others have rapidly built US lobbying operations
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-02 · #19
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts says AI is a mixed blessing for the legal field and urges caution and humility as the technology is adopted.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-01
John Roberts artificial intelligence legal field
In his year-end report, US Chief Justice John Roberts says AI is a mixed blessing for the legal field and urges “caution and humility” as the tech is adopted
Reuters · 2024-01-01 · #7
The Effective Altruism movement is portrayed as advocating for stringent AI regulations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-01
Effective Altruism AI regulation stringent AI rules
How effective altruism, branded by some as a cult obsessed with AI doomsday, influences the White House's, Congress', and think tanks' approach to AI regulation
Politico · 2024-01-01 · #21
Wi-Fi 7 is slated for certification in Q1 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-01
Wi-Fi 7 Q1 2024
A look at Wi-Fi 7, slated for certification in Q1 2024, with multi-link operations that allow devices to spread a data stream across multiple frequency bands
IEEE Spectrum · 2024-01-01 · #20
People's Bank of China lists Alipay as having no controller.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-01
People's Bank of China Alipay
People's Bank of China lists Ant Group's Alipay as having no controller, as Ant finished removing controlling stakeholders almost a year after Jack Ma's promise
Bloomberg · 2024-01-01 · #24
City streets in California are being used as the testing ground for hundreds of self-driving cars despite safety concerns and legal gray areas.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-01
California self-driving cars
California laws leave driverless vehicles immune from traffic tickets, while Texas and Arizona rewrote traffic laws to issue tickets to owners for AV violations
NBC News · 2024-01-01 · #10
Texas and Arizona rewrote traffic laws to allow issuing tickets to vehicle owners for autonomous vehicle (AV) violations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-01
Texas Arizona vehicle owners autonomous vehicles
California laws leave driverless vehicles immune from traffic tickets, while Texas and Arizona rewrote traffic laws to issue tickets to owners for AV violations
NBC News · 2024-01-01 · #10
California laws make driverless vehicles immune from traffic tickets.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-01
California driverless vehicles
California laws leave driverless vehicles immune from traffic tickets, while Texas and Arizona rewrote traffic laws to issue tickets to owners for AV violations
NBC News · 2024-01-01 · #10
Washington is seeking to address the policy gray area around AI-generated digital replicas of real experts, but how to do so remains unclear.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-01
U.S. government Washington AI-generated replicas of experts
A look at AI chatbots modeled on real experts, like US psychologist Martin Seligman, that are often created without permission, highlighting a policy gray area
Politico · 2024-01-01 · #5
Analyst asserts that Apple's emphasis on user privacy positions it to develop new AI data-usage and privacy paradigms and potentially set industry standards.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-01
Apple AI data usage paradigms industry standards
With its emphasis on user privacy, Apple is one of the few tech companies that can develop new AI data usage paradigms, setting much-needed industry standards
Joan Westenberg · 2024-01-01 · #19
Chinese regulators did not approve Baidu's planned $3.6B acquisition of Joyy's YY Live by the December 31 deadline, resulting in the deal's expiration.
failed 1 article 2024-01-01
Chinese regulators Baidu YY Live Joyy
Filing: Baidu's $3.6B deal to buy Joyy's Chinese livestreaming business YY Live, announced in 2020, expires as China regulators didn't approve it by December 31
Bloomberg · 2024-01-01 · #17
Using news and information provider content to train AI systems may force a reassessment of where legal boundaries are drawn around data use and copyright.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-01
News and information providers AI systems legal frameworks
The lawsuits against AI companies could shape the future of copyright or may simply serve as leverage for plaintiffs to secure more favorable licensing deals
New York Times · 2024-01-01 · #12
The internet is expected to undergo the biggest reshuffling of power in 25 years in 2024.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-01
Internet
In 2024, the internet will see the biggest reshuffling of power in 25 years, with a resurgent “human web” and regulators forcing tech giants to open up
Rolling Stone · 2024-01-01 · #9
Regulators are expected to force tech giants to open up in 2024.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-01
Regulators tech giants
In 2024, the internet will see the biggest reshuffling of power in 25 years, with a resurgent “human web” and regulators forcing tech giants to open up
Rolling Stone · 2024-01-01 · #9