NeurIPS states it evaluates paper submissions based only on scientific merits and does not make separate considerations based on authorship.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-14
NeurIPS
Ex-ByteDance intern Keyu Tian, who was allegedly dismissed for “serious misconduct”, is a co-author of one of two papers chosen for the NeurIPS Best Paper Award
Wired · 2024-12-14 · #23
Reported regulations would impose national quotas on GPU exports and establish a global licensing system for GPU shipments.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-14
United States national quotas on GPU exports global licensing system
Sources: the US is preparing rules restricting the sale of GPUs to some countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, to limit China's ability to access them
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-14 · #33
Vietnam and Indonesia view cheap imports from Chinese e-commerce platforms like Temu and Shein as a threat to their homegrown industries.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-14
Vietnam Indonesia cheap imports homegrown industries Temu Shein
Vietnam and Indonesia are imposing restrictions on Chinese e-commerce companies like Temu and Shein, seeing cheap imports as a threat to homegrown industries
Nikkei Asia · 2024-12-14 · #13
Sources report the US is preparing rules to restrict GPU sales to some Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries to limit China's ability to access them.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-14
United States GPUs countries in Southeast Asia countries in the Middle East China
Sources: the US is preparing rules restricting the sale of GPUs to some countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, to limit China's ability to access them
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-14 · #33
Meta urges the California Attorney General to stop or block OpenAI's transition to a for‑profit entity.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-14
Meta OpenAI California Attorney General
Letter: Meta urges California's AG to stop OpenAI's for-profit transition, says Musk is “qualified” to “represent the interests of Californians in this matter”
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-14 · #1
Lightricks will train its video model LTXV on Shutterstock's video library under the new research license.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-14
Lightricks LTXV Shutterstock video library
Shutterstock launches a “research license” for AI companies, starting with Lightricks, which will train its video model LTXV on Shutterstock's video library
VentureBeat · 2024-12-14 · #29
OpenAI says a three-hour ChatGPT outage was caused by a newly deployed telemetry service used to collect Kubernetes metrics.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-13
OpenAI ChatGPT telemetry service (Kubernetes metrics)
OpenAI says the three hour ChatGPT outage on Wednesday was caused by a telemetry service it deployed to collect Kubernetes metrics
TechCrunch · 2024-12-13 · #7
The Commission's 2023 ad campaign on X was intended to sway opinions in favor of a proposal to require messaging apps to scan for CSAM.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-13
European Commission proposal to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM
The EU finds it breached its own privacy rules in a 2023 ad campaign on X that intended to sway opinions for a proposal to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM
TechCrunch · 2024-12-13 · #10
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opens investigations into Character.AI, Reddit, Instagram, Discord and 11 other platforms over their privacy and safety practices for minors.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-13
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Character.AI Reddit Instagram Discord 11 other platforms
Texas AG Ken Paxton opens investigations into Character.AI, Reddit, Instagram, Discord, and 11 others over their privacy and safety practices for minors
Reuters · 2024-12-13 · #18
Reports indicate the SEC is preparing numerous counts against Elon Musk in connection with its investigation of the Twitter buyout.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-13
Securities and Exchange Commission Elon Musk
Musk says the SEC sent him a “settlement demand” after Twitter buyout probe, asking him to agree to a fine within 48 hours or “face charges on numerous counts”
The Verge · 2024-12-13 · #8
Android XR adopts/supports the OpenXR open standard to enable a broad content ecosystem and easier developer access.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-13
Google Android XR OpenXR
Google unveils Android XR, a mixed reality OS for headsets and smart glasses, with Gemini built in, and plans a 2025 debut with Samsung's Project Moohan headset
The Verge · 2024-12-13 · #42
Sources say the AISI is facing the Trump administration's markedly different AI regulation approach, contributing to delays for its US outpost plans.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-13
AI Safety Institute (AISI) Trump administration AI regulation approach
Sources: the UK's AI Safety Institute delays plans for its US outpost as it faces Trump's “starkly” different AI regulation approach; the AISI has a £50M budget
Financial Times · 2024-12-13 · #28
China plans to establish a 41-member committee, including representatives from Baidu and Peking University, to set standards for large language models and AI risk assessment.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-13
China committee of 41 members Baidu Peking University standards for LLMs AI risk assessment
China plans to set up a committee of 41 members, including representatives from Baidu and Peking University, to set standards for LLMs and AI risk assessment
Reuters · 2024-12-13 · #29
The UK Competition and Markets Authority opens a formal probe into BlackRock's £2.55B acquisition of Preqin over concerns the deal could stifle competition in the UK.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-13
UK CMA BlackRock Preqin
The UK CMA opens a formal probe into BlackRock's acquisition of UK data provider Preqin over concerns that the £2.55B deal could stifle competition in the UK
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-13 · #27
Anthropic is reported to have a core focus on safety in its AI strategy.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-13
Anthropic
Sources detail Anthropic and OpenAI's rivalry: OpenAI boosted ChatGPT's coding skills in response to Claude, Anthropic's safety focus, exec bad blood, and more
The Information · 2024-12-13 · #31
A global outage began around 12:40pm ET affecting Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, rendering those services inaccessible for many users.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
Meta Facebook Instagram Threads WhatsApp
Meta says it is “99% of the way” to resolving a global outage that hit Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, starting at approximately 12:40pm ET
BleepingComputer · 2024-12-12 · #47
The FCC cited growth in wearables, AR/VR and other cutting-edge tech and said the move will spur innovation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
FCC growth in wearables AR/VR other cutting-edge technologies spur innovation
The FCC opens all 1,200 megahertz of the 6GHz band for unlicensed use by very-low-power devices, citing growth in wearables, AR/VR, and other cutting-edge tech
Tv Technology · 2024-12-12 · #13
CISA says the CSRB's report could be released as early as next spring and that the transition would not disrupt its publication.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
CISA CSRB report
The US CSRB starts probing the Salt Typhoon hack; CISA says the CSRB's report could come as early as next spring and wouldn't be disrupted by the transition
Bloomberg · 2024-12-12 · #41
OpenAI says traffic for ChatGPT, the API, and Sora has largely recovered after the multi-hour outage.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
OpenAI ChatGPT API Sora
OpenAI says ChatGPT, API, and Sora traffic has largely recovered after a multi-hour outage, and that it is monitoring the situation to ensure full resolution
TechCrunch · 2024-12-12 · #44
OpenAI is continuing to monitor the situation to ensure full resolution of the outage affecting ChatGPT, the API, and Sora.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
OpenAI ChatGPT API Sora
OpenAI says ChatGPT, API, and Sora traffic has largely recovered after a multi-hour outage, and that it is monitoring the situation to ensure full resolution
TechCrunch · 2024-12-12 · #44
The NAB had opposed the FCC's move to open the full 6 GHz band for unlicensed use, citing potential impacts on newsgathering.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
NAB FCC decision to open 6 GHz band newsgathering
The FCC opens all 1,200 megahertz of the 6GHz band for unlicensed use by very-low-power devices, citing growth in wearables, AR/VR, and other cutting-edge tech
Tv Technology · 2024-12-12 · #13
The US Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has started probing the Salt Typhoon hacking incident.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
US CSRB Salt Typhoon hack
The US CSRB starts probing the Salt Typhoon hack; CISA says the CSRB's report could come as early as next spring and wouldn't be disrupted by the transition
Bloomberg · 2024-12-12 · #41
The FCC opens all 1,200 megahertz of the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use by very-low-power devices.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
FCC 6 GHz band very-low-power devices 1,200 megahertz
The FCC opens all 1,200 megahertz of the 6GHz band for unlicensed use by very-low-power devices, citing growth in wearables, AR/VR, and other cutting-edge tech
Tv Technology · 2024-12-12 · #13
Australia plans to impose a levy on tech companies with more than $250M in local revenue (e.g., Meta) to force them to pay publishers for journalism, closing a loophole after Meta walked away from the prior deal.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
Australia tech companies with $250M+ in local revenue Meta publishers
Australia plans a levy on tech companies like Meta with $250M+ in local revenue to force them to pay publishers for journalism, after Meta quit the prior deal
Financial Times · 2024-12-12 · #7
The NLRB's complaint and employee classification for Love Is Blind could have ripple effects across the reality TV industry.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
NLRB reality TV
The NLRB issues a complaint against Netflix's Love Is Blind and classifies its contestants as employees, a case that could have ripple effects across reality TV
New York Times · 2024-12-12 · #22
The EU is scrutinizing TikTok over the Romanian presidential election as a test of enforcing the Digital Services Act; investigations are expected to detail how TikTok's algorithms may influence votes and people.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-12
European Union TikTok Romanian presidential election Digital Services Act algorithmic influence
The EU's scrutiny of TikTok over the Romanian presidential election will be a litmus test for enforcing the DSA and should finally detail algorithmic influence
Financial Times · 2024-12-12 · #26
A study reports the US is on track in 2024 to add more construction for computer and electronics manufacturing than it did during the 20 years before the CHIPS Act.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
United States computer and electronics manufacturing
Study: the US is on track to add more construction for computer and electronics manufacturing in 2024 alone than it did during the 20 years before the CHIPS Act
Financial Times · 2024-12-12 · #40
Google reportedly asked the U.S. government to break up Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI's technology on Azure.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-11
Google Microsoft OpenAI Azure
Source: Google asked the US to break up Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI's tech on Azure, after the FTC asked Google about Microsoft's practices
The Information · 2024-12-11 · #23
The FTC reportedly asked Google about Microsoft's practices.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-11
FTC Google Microsoft
Source: Google asked the US to break up Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI's tech on Azure, after the FTC asked Google about Microsoft's practices
The Information · 2024-12-11 · #23
Sweden's financial regulator fines BNPL startup Klarna $50M for significant deficiencies that breached anti-money-laundering regulations during 2021–2022, ahead of its US IPO.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-11
Sweden's financial regulator Klarna AML regulations
Sweden's financial regulator fines BNPL startup Klarna $50M for “significant deficiencies” that broke AML regulations from 2021 to 2022, ahead of its US IPO
Financial Times · 2024-12-11 · #35