California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims
techxplore - California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla's license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company h…
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Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in do-over after Musk feud
go - The Senate has confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator
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F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition
Cecilia Kang / nytimes - The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.
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(LEAD) Interim CEO of Coupang apologizes for data breach at parliamentary hearing
Kang Jae-eun / co - SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The interim head of e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. ap...
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U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight
Ana Swanson, Adam Satariano and Jeanna Smialek / nytimes - The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.
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Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent
Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Automated Content Recognition brings "mass surveillance" to homes, lawsuits say.
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US freezes $42B trade pact with UK over digital tax row
Lindsay Clark / theregister - Tech Prosperity Deal paused after London resists pressure on online services levy The US government has put a proposed $42 billion (£31 billion) trade pact with the UK on ice because the European country has yet to budge on its Digital Services Tax (DST).…
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Reddit challenges Australia's age-verification law, says it's not social media
techspot - Australia's under-16 social media ban came into effect last week, just over a year after the legislation was passed. It requires Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube to verify the ages of Australian us…
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US Tech Force Aims To Recruit 1,000 Technologists
msmash / slashdot - The Trump administration announced Monday the United States Tech Force, a new program to recruit around 1,000 technologists for two-year government stints starting as soon as March -- less than a year after dismantling several federal technology teams and…
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UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones
Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says.
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(LEAD) Presidential AI council prioritizes data center expansion, cybersecurity in S. Korea's physical AI road map
Kim Boram / co - SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- A presidential artificial intelligence (AI) strategy ...
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Swiss startup Soverli secures $2.6M to rethink smartphone security in Europe
Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Europe’s push for digital sovereignty has transformed clouds, networks, and data infrastructure into strategic priorities. Yet the most…
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SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink
EditorDavid / slashdot - "A SpaceX executive says a satellite deployed from a Chinese rocket risked colliding with a Starlink satellite," reports PC Magazine:On Friday, company VP for Starlink engineering, Michael Nicolls, tweeted about the incident and blamed a lack of coordinat…
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Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia’s Social Media Ban
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Reddit has sued Australia’s government over the new under-16 social media ban, arguing it violates free speech and privacy rights.The post Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia’s Social Media Ban first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars
Mia Sato / theverge - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a "common sens…
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DeepMind to open first AI science lab in UK 2026
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Google DeepMind announced plans to open its first automated science laboratory in the United Kingdom in 2026. The facility will use artificial intelligence to identify new materials for superconductors, semiconductors, and solar cells. This initiative for…
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US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
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Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI
Julie Bort / techcrunch - Calibri, which could make documents easier to read for the vision impaired, was apparently installed in 2023 by the department’s then-DEI office. Rubio’s memo has designated Times New Roman as his tenure’s official font, stating it will “restore decorum a…
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DeepSeek Accused of Using Smuggled NVIDIA Chips: Report
Jon Swartz / techstrong - Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek allegedly relied on banned NVIDIA Corp. semiconductors to develop its latest AI model, according to a report from The Information that has sparked denials from the chipmaker and raised questions about …
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Australia social media ban: 1 million teen accounts vanish overnight
news.com.au - Potentially up to a million Australian social media accounts have vanished from platforms like X and TikTok – and it’s causing waves globally.
- Global policy watchers and political leaders scrutinize ban. (3)
- Platforms enforce ban with cutting-edge age verification. (8)
- Teens and families facing abrupt social media shutdown impacts. (15)
Global policy watchers and political leaders scrutinize ban.
Platforms enforce ban with cutting-edge age verification.
Teens and families facing abrupt social media shutdown impacts.
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