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...
Sources: Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer clashed with colleagues on internal forums over topics like gender and Gaza; moderators deleted some of his comments
This spring, Google AI leader Noam Shazeer posted a comment in one of the company's internal discussion forums … X: @amir X: Amir Efrati / @amir : Google paid ~$3 billion to hire AI genius Noam Shazee...
YouTube confirms it removed 700+ videos from three prominent Palestinian human rights groups in early October to comply with the US State Department's sanctions
A documentary featuring mothers surviving Israel's genocide in Gaza. A video investigation uncovering Israel's role in the killing of a Palestinian American journalist.
Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia's “Gaza genocide” page fails to meet its neutrality standards; the article is listed as “protected” until 21:47 UTC on November 4
WIKIPEDIA founder Jimmy Wales has intervened over the platform's article on Gaza genocide.
An internal Google email said it received many complaints over Israeli government YouTube ads about food access in Gaza, but ruled the ads could remain online
An internal Google email said it received many complaints about Israeli government YouTube ads about food access in Gaza, but ruled they could remain online. Bluesky: @justinhendrix See also Mediagaze...
Sources: Microsoft terminated Israel's Unit 8200 access to Azure, after an investigation found the tech was used for mass surveillance in Gaza and West Bank
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit's access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
Sources and docs: Microsoft worked with the FBI to track anti-Israel protests, flagged internal emails with words like “Gaza”, deleted posts, and fired staff
Twenty activists urging company to sever ties with Israeli military were arrested last week.
Investigation: Israel's Unit 8200 built a system using Microsoft Azure that collects recordings of millions of phone calls made daily in Gaza and the West Bank
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians' phone calls on Microsoft's servers in Europe
Some users are circumventing UK's age checks by using VPNs, providing fake AI-generated photo IDs, or using images of high-fidelity video game characters
It's a privacy nightmare and is the slipperest of slopes. @kaidzsu.com : my headcanon is twitter rolled out the UK age verification nightmare for the entirety of Europe because the one remaining devel...
When asked “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only.”, Grok 4 searches for Musk's views, but only if “you” is in the query
seemingly solicits Elon Musk's opinion on controversial topics Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo : Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk's Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions Max Read / Read Max ...