Rivian expands hands-free driving system, builds proprietary AI chip
techspot - Later this month, Rivian will expand its hands-free driving system to cover 3.5 million miles of roads across North America – more than 20 times its current coverage. The system, available on second-generation R1 trucks and SUVs, will no longer be limited…
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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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Switzerland opens antitrust probe over iPhone NFC access
appleinsider - Swiss regulators are examining what conditions Apple puts on third-party firms before it allows them to use the same NFC technology that enables Apple Pay.NFC payments are to be investigated by Switzerland's competition regulatorIn June 2024, the European…
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Reddit files High Court challenge against u16s social media ban
Nathan Jolly / mumbrella - Reddit has filed High Court documents attempting to overturn the under-16 social media ban. According to court documents, Reddit will argue against the legality of the ban itself, as well as Reddit’s designation as a social media platform. Reddit has appo…
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Do Kwon, Crypto Entrepreneur Who Caused 2022 Crash, Sentenced to 15 Years
Emmett Lindner and David Yaffe-Bellany / nytimes - Do Kwon, who designed the virtual currencies Luna and TerraUSD, which plunged in 2022, had pleaded guilty to fraud.
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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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Apple Wins Ability to Charge Fees on External Payment Links as Appeals Court Modifies Epic Injunction
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple should be able to collect a reasonable commission on purchases made using external links included in iOS apps, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today (via Reuters). The U.S. Court of Appeals partially reversed sanctions imposed on Apple after Apple w…
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(LEAD) Seoul shares fall for 3rd day after Fed's rate cut
Kang Yoon-seung / co - SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed lower Thursday as investors were ...
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Nvidia develops software-based tracking for AI GPUs to quash smuggling concerns — solution devised to prevent shipments to nations with export controls in place
tomshardware - Nvidia has quietly developed a software-based location-verification system for its Blackwell-generation GPUs that can approximate where the hardware is operating, which could prevent smuggling of AI GPUs to China.
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(LEAD) Coupang CEO resigns in wake of major data leak; CAO named interim chief
Choi Kyong-ae / co - SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Wednesday that Chi...
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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.
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Teens and families facing abrupt social media shutdown impacts.
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Google hit with EU antitrust investigation over use of online content for AI
cnbc - It's the latest in a string of actions the European Commission has taken against U.S. big tech companies.
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Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16
Alex Valdes / cnet - Countries around the world will be watching to see how well the new ban works ... or doesn't.
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U.S. Plans to Approve Export of Nvidia’s H200 Chip to China
Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - The chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, met with President Trump last week to discuss exporting the powerful chips.
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Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice
PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta has agreed to offer users in Europe more choice about seeing personalized ads. The European Commission (EC) announced that agreement Monday (Dec. 8), six months after fining the tech giant over its “consent or pay” model that allows ad-free services …
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New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The New York Times has sued Perplexity AI, alleging its "answer engine" infringes copyright and tarnishes the brand with AI hallucinations.The post New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’ appeared first on …
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X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine
Bjarke Smith-Meyer / politico - Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying “to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer."
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Australian PM Vows to Hold Social Media to Account as Ban Nears
Brett Miller / bloomberg - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reminded social media companies that they will be held responsible when a ban on children having accounts takes effect on Wednesday.
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Google Must Limit Its 'Default Search' Contracts to One Year, Judge Rules
EditorDavid / slashdot - Bloomberg reports that Google "must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones and other devices every year, a federal judge ruled."Judge Amit Mehta in Washington sided with the US Justice…
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Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The voluntary recall comes as scrutiny by federal regulators and local school district officials increases.
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