TikTok US says it doesn't “have rules against sharing the name Epstein in direct messages” and is “investigating why some users are experiencing issues”
Bobby Allyn /NPR:
Memo: the TikTok US deal is set to close on Jan. 22; terms include retraining the recommendation algorithm on US user data and Oracle overseeing data protection
Revamped ‘TikTok USA’ Expected Next Month Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider : US investors to close deal on 50% ownership of TikTok January 22 Sports Business Journal : TikTok sale becomes official, with...
How Oracle's massive Stargate deal with OpenAI has pushed Oracle to the center of the AI boom, turning its market cap into a barometer on AI sentiment
In the AI boom, no tech giant has gone all-in like Oracle. … Bluesky: Patrick Howell O'Neill / @patrickhowelloneill.com : I'm a simple ma who finds Oracle to be kind of a baffling company, this story ...
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...
How David Sacks' AI and crypto policies in Trump's White House benefit his investments, those of his Silicon Valley friends, and the All-In podcast he co-hosts
Calls Conflict Claims “Nothing Burger” Mike Pearl / Gizmodo : 438 Reasons to Doubt that David Sacks Should Work for the Federal Government Mark Toon / Protos : David Sacks sends silly legal threat to ...
While facial recognition tech remains unregulated at the US federal level, 23 states have passed or expanded laws to restrict mass scraping of biometric data
Bobby Allyn / NPR : LinkedIn: Pete Fussey . Bluesky: @eff.org . Forums: r/technology LinkedIn: Pete Fussey : Interviewed for this NPR story on US State-level initiatives to regulate biometrics in the...
xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging their deal to integrate ChatGPT into Apple's OSes stifles competition and that Apple favors OpenAI in its App Store rankings
in their great past. @elonmusk is right to do this. [image] Bluesky: Casey Newton / @caseynewton : Can Musk sue his way to the top of the App Store? I asked Stanford Law Prof. @marklemley.bsky.social...
Nvidia starts making its Blackwell chips at TSMC's Phoenix plant and says it aims to make up to $500B of AI infrastructure in the US in the next four years
Nvidia opens first US factories Reuters : Nvidia to produce AI servers worth up to $500 billion in US over four years Taiwan News : Nvidia to invest NT$16 trillion in US AI infrastructure with Taiwane...
A US federal judge rejects OpenAI's request to dismiss the NYT's lawsuit, allowing the main copyright infringement claims to go forward while narrowing the suit
Bobby Allyn / NPR :
TikTok's service providers are risking billions in fines for keeping the app online, as Trump's assurances that it's safe to support TikTok are legally flimsy
but the ban hasn't gone away Benedict Collins / TechRadar : Providers hosting TikTok could still face penalties despite extension, experts warn Jamaica Gleaner : US bans TikTok - Five essential reads ...