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
There is a possible US ban being discussed that could affect TikTok, which the company appears to be responding to with growth incentives.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-11
US government TikTok
TikTok is offering users hundreds of dollars in Shop credits to spend time in the app, invite friends to join, and purchase products, ahead of a possible US ban
Bloomberg · 2024-12-11 · #26
U.S. Treasury Department sanctions an employee of Sichuan Silence.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-10
U.S. Treasury Department employee of Sichuan Silence
The US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity government contractor Sichuan Silence and one of its staff over Ragnarok ransomware ties and creating and using zero-days
BleepingComputer · 2024-12-10 · #2
U.S. authorities link Sichuan Silence to Ragnarok ransomware and to creating and using zero-day exploits, which are cited as the basis for sanctions.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-10
Sichuan Silence Ragnarok ransomware creation and use of zero-day exploits
The US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity government contractor Sichuan Silence and one of its staff over Ragnarok ransomware ties and creating and using zero-days
BleepingComputer · 2024-12-10 · #2
Sources say that in October 2024 EU regulators asked Google for more information about a secret ads deal with Meta that skirted Google's rules on targeting minors.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-10
EU regulators Google Meta secret ads deal
Sources: in October 2024, EU regulators asked Google for more information about its secret ads deal with Meta that skirted Google's rules for targeting minors
Financial Times · 2024-12-10 · #5
U.S. Treasury Department sanctions Chinese cybersecurity contractor Sichuan Silence.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-10
U.S. Treasury Department Sichuan Silence
The US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity government contractor Sichuan Silence and one of its staff over Ragnarok ransomware ties and creating and using zero-days
BleepingComputer · 2024-12-10 · #2
Vinted operates in the European Union market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-10
Vinted European Union
A profile of Vinted, a secondhand clothes app in the EU working to expand in the US that went from near collapse to a €5B valuation after a secondary share sale
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-10 · #20
Nvidia shares dropped in early trading after the announcement of the regulator's investigation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-09
Nvidia
Chinese state media: the State Administration for Market Regulation opened an anti-monopoly investigation into Nvidia tied to its Mellanox acquisition in 2020
Bloomberg · 2024-12-09 · #4
China's State Administration for Market Regulation opened an anti-monopoly investigation into Nvidia tied to its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox, according to Chinese state media.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-09
State Administration for Market Regulation Nvidia Mellanox acquisition (2020)
Chinese state media: the State Administration for Market Regulation opened an anti-monopoly investigation into Nvidia tied to its Mellanox acquisition in 2020
Bloomberg · 2024-12-09 · #4
The EU is targeting Elon Musk's social platform X under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-09
European Union X (formerly Twitter)
A look at Donald Trump's collision course with the EU over its Big Tech crackdown: targeting Elon Musk's X under the DSA, Apple's and Meta's fines, and more
Bloomberg · 2024-12-09 · #20
The EU has imposed fines on Apple and Meta as part of its Big Tech crackdown.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-09
European Union Apple Meta
A look at Donald Trump's collision course with the EU over its Big Tech crackdown: targeting Elon Musk's X under the DSA, Apple's and Meta's fines, and more
Bloomberg · 2024-12-09 · #20
A study of 747,604 women found those who paid extra for AI-enhanced mammograms were 21% more likely to have breast cancer detected than those who didn't.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-09
Study AI-enhanced mammograms breast cancer detection
A study involving 747,604 women finds those who paid extra for AI-enhanced mammograms were 21% more likely to have breast cancer detected than those who didn't
Gizmodo · 2024-12-09 · #26
Senator Richard Blumenthal says that changes led by X strengthen the Kids Online Safety Act while safeguarding free speech and that the revised text reflects a goal of furthering free speech without fear of censorship.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
Richard Blumenthal Kids Online Safety Act X
Linda Yaccarino says X worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to make changes to protect freedom of speech and urges the House to pass the bill
Bloomberg · 2024-12-08 · #25
Senator Marsha Blackburn thanks Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino for leadership, saying the changes associated with X help protect children online and preserve freedom of speech.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
Marsha Blackburn Kids Online Safety Act X
Linda Yaccarino says X worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to make changes to protect freedom of speech and urges the House to pass the bill
Bloomberg · 2024-12-08 · #25
Brian Krebs has spent about 20 years investigating and exposing cybercriminals.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
Brian Krebs cybercriminals
A profile of Brian Krebs, who in the past 20 years has probed and outed some of the worst cybercriminals, including the alleged hackers of Snowflake clients
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-08 · #7
X committed to working with Congress on child safety and to making changes to the Kids Online Safety Act intended to safeguard free speech, per X's testimony and statements cited in the posts.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
X Congress Kids Online Safety Act
Linda Yaccarino says X worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to make changes to protect freedom of speech and urges the House to pass the bill
Bloomberg · 2024-12-08 · #25
Allison Nixon and Austin Larsen were involved in the investigation into the Snowflake data extortions and assisted in making investigative progress.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
Allison Nixon Austin Larsen investigation into people behind Snowflake data extortions
A profile of Brian Krebs, who in the past 20 years has probed and outed some of the worst cybercriminals, including the alleged hackers of Snowflake clients
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-08 · #7
Elon Musk posted in support of prioritizing child protection online and is cited by senators and advocates as having committed to help pass the Kids Online Safety Act.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
Elon Musk Kids Online Safety Act
Linda Yaccarino says X worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to make changes to protect freedom of speech and urges the House to pass the bill
Bloomberg · 2024-12-08 · #25
An investigation finds more than 80 livestreaming apps (including Bigo Live) on Apple's App Store and Google Play that advertised child sexual abuse or bestiality.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
investigation 80+ livestreaming apps Bigo Live
An investigation finds 80+ livestreaming apps, like Bigo Live, on Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store that advertised child sexual abuse or bestiality
New York Times · 2024-12-08 · #26
Linda Yaccarino urges the House of Representatives to pass the Kids Online Safety Act.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
Linda Yaccarino Kids Online Safety Act
Linda Yaccarino says X worked with the authors of the Kids Online Safety Act to make changes to protect freedom of speech and urges the House to pass the bill
Bloomberg · 2024-12-08 · #25
Companies and governments are rushing to establish chipmaking hubs in Vietnam and Malaysia.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
companies governments chipmaking hubs Vietnam Malaysia
How the US-China fallout is fueling the rise of boomtowns in Vietnam and Malaysia, as companies and governments rush to develop AI and establish chipmaking hubs
Bloomberg · 2024-12-08 · #8
The IQMP is being developed on a former steel mill site, transforming industrial land into a quantum and microelectronics park.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park former steel mill site
A look at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, a planned project aiming to make Chicago a quantum computing hub with PsiQuantum as the anchor tenant
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-08 · #9
Sources report that the US approved the export of advanced AI chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the UAE as part of Microsoft's partnership with G42.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-08
United States advanced AI chips Microsoft-operated facility in UAE
Sources: the US has approved the export of advanced AI chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the UAE as part of the company's partnership with G42
Axios · 2024-12-08 · #12
Investors view tech regulation as more important than Sacks's ties to AI and crypto.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
investors tech regulation David Sacks' industry ties
David Sacks, Trump's AI and crypto czar, lacks deep ties to either industry but is a longtime critic of tech regulation, which investors view as more important
Bloomberg · 2024-12-07 · #2
The court's ruling and statute allow the President to grant a 90-day extension to enforcement of the ban based on progress toward divestiture.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
President of the United States 90-day extension divest-or-ban enforcement deadline
TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-07 · #11
Headline suggests Trump is unlikely to save TikTok and could move to deprive Gen Z of the app given his inconsistent stance and limited post-election upside.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-07
Donald Trump TikTok Gen Z
TikTok users shouldn't count on Trump to save the app, as his stance has been inconsistent and the app's existence brings little upside for him post-election
Bloomberg · 2024-12-07 · #10
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues an order establishing federal supervisory authority over Google Payment Corp.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
CFPB Google Payment Corp.
The US CFPB issues an order establishing supervisory authority over Google's payment arm, Google Payment; Google says it's challenging the decision in court
Reuters · 2024-12-07 · #12
A day earlier the EU ordered TikTok to retain all election-related data.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
European Union TikTok election-related data
The EU sends TikTok an urgent request for information on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil, a day after ordering it to retain all election-related data
Associated Press · 2024-12-07 · #7
Uber Shuttle is awaiting regulatory approval to operate in Bengaluru.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
Uber Shuttle Bengaluru
A look at Uber Shuttle, the shared bus service in 20+ cities that has completed nearly 30M trips globally, as Uber awaits its regulatory approval in Bengaluru
Rest of World · 2024-12-07 · #15
The expanded program allows training on datasets ranging from dozens to thousands of high-quality tasks and evaluating responses against reference answers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
OpenAI datasets ranging from dozens to thousands of high-quality tasks
OpenAI expands its Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program to let developers create expert models in specific domains with very little training data
OpenAI · 2024-12-07 · #29