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China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns

bbc - It makes China the first country to outlaw designs first popularised by Elon Musk's Tesla.

#techpolicy #china #cars #government #tesla #automotive #safety #ev #regulation

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4 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

I was told that having regulators prevent bad design choices from burning people alive stifles innovation

4 wks / bsky / @karlbode.com / karlbode.com

China bans all retractable car door handles, starting next year

4 wks / arstechnica / Jonathan M. Gitlin

China is banning hidden electric door handles for EVs

4 wks / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027

4 wks / techxplore

Pop-out door handles may be on their way out as China cracks down on the controversial design

4 wks / digitaltrends

Hidden Car Door Handles Are Officially Being Banned In China https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/02/03/0512212/hidden-car-door-handles-are-officially-being-banned-in-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

4 wks / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Hidden Car Door Handles Are Officially Being Banned In China

4 wks / slashdot / msmash

China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns

4 wks / bbc

China bans Tesla-style doors because they’re a public safety hazard

4 wks / fastcompany / Jesus Diaz

China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles

4 wks / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

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Palantir beats fourth-quarter estimates on the strength of AI and defense demand

cnbc - Palantir topped Wall Street's fourth-quarter estimates as more businesses and the U.S. government race to buy its artificial intelligence tools.


On-site in Europe: Exploring Palantir Culture

German philosophy, FDEs and no job titles: the Palantir culture spreading through European tech

4 wks / sifted


Political Fallout: Gov Contract Debates

Anti-ICE protesters should want more Palantir in government, CEO Karp says

4 wks / cnbc


Q4 Earnings & Growth Surge

Palantir (PLTR) Stock: Crushes Estimates With $1.4 Billion Revenue

4 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Palantir’s stock price is back on the rise. This 1 factor may determine if shares keep going up

4 wks / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

Palantir surges 10% after beating earnings estimates. Here's what's happening

4 wks / cnbc

Palantir (PLTR) Stock: Surges on Explosive 2025 Growth and 70% U.S. Revenue Gains

4 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Palantir’s AI story finally looks like a business

4 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll

Palantir rallies as revenue jumps 70% and guidance leaves Wall Street behind

4 wks / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

Palantir beats fourth-quarter estimates on the strength of AI and defense demand

4 wks / cnbc

Palantir boosts revenue expectations on strong AI demand

4 wks / ft

Palantir beats Q4 earnings and sales expectations, stock surges

4 wks / sherwood / Matt Phillips


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"Karp noted the ongoing adoption of its tools by the U.S. government, a segment that saw 66% growth." If you know a politician, Republican or Democrat, get them to Pledge not to take $$$$ from Palantir. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/02/p...

4 wks / bsky / @purgepalantir.bsky.social / purgepalantir.bsky.social

I know Democrats will never do this but my god they need to run on cancelling every single Palantir contract. Honestly never seen such an evil company in my life. "Anti-ICE protesters should want more Palantir in government, CEO Karp says" www

4 wks / bsky / @paulriz504.bsky.social / paulriz504.bsky.social

Dude is grotesque. He wants even more of Americans tax dollars to spy on human beings and kill them. Abolish government contracts with Palantir. #gaza #econsky www.cnbc.com/2026/02/02/p...

4 wks / bsky / @countbern.bsky.social / countbern.bsky.social

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Capgemini sells controversial US government unit

Mels Dees / techzine - Capgemini has begun the process of selling its US subsidiary, Capgemini Government Solutions. Capgemini came under pressure after it emerged that the subsidiary had signed a contract with ICE. This is according to a press release issued by the company on …

#politics #government #privateequity #business #DHS #us #immigration #acquisitions #regulation

Capgemini sells controversial US government unit

4 wks / techzine / Mels Dees

Capgemini to sell the biz that works for US government amid criticism of ICE contract

4 wks / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 18656 / 2 stories in 4 wks


Indonesia conditionally lifts ban on xAI’s Grok chatbot

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has conditionally lifted its ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok after X sent a letter outlining concrete steps for service improvements and the prevention of misuse. The decision follows bans imposed by Sou…

#ai #techpolicy #genai #government #asia #censorship #contentmoderation #xai #elonmusk #grokai

Grok ban: Organizations ask U.S. government to halt chatbot use, Indonesia lifts block

4 wks / mashable

Elon Musk’s Grok is still undressing men

4 wks / theverge / Robert Hart

Indonesia conditionally lifts ban on xAI’s Grok chatbot

4 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Indonesia lets Elon Musk's Grok back online under tight supervision

4 wks / go

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Anthropic's $200M Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments

EditorDavid / slashdot - Talks "are at a standstill" for Anthropic's potential $200 million contract with America's Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.") The two issues? - Using AI to surveil Americans- Safeguards against depl…

#robotics #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #aiethics #genai #government #us #security #regulation

Anthropic's $200M Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments

4 wks / slashdot / EditorDavid

Pentagon and Anthropic Clash Over AI Weapons Safeguards

4 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

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India Proposes 20-Year Tax Holiday for Cloud Companies

PYMNTS / pymnts - India is reportedly offering foreign cloud companies a 20-year tax amnesty for building data centers there. The proposal, announced Sunday (Feb 1) by India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and flagged in a report by TechCrunch, would give companies a…

#cloud #digitaltransformation #techpolicy #government #business #datacenter #internet #india #economy

Claude Bends Reality. India Bends Tax Law.

4 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

India Offers Foreign Cloud Firms Zero Tax Through 2047 to Capture Global AI Workloads

4 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

India Proposes 20-Year Tax Holiday for Cloud Companies

4 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

India dangles 20-year tax holiday for clouds that serve offshore users

4 wks / theregister / Simon Sharwood

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