WhatsApp introduces an advanced security mode to protect against hackers

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Meta's WhatsApp just introduced something called Strict Account Settings, a tool "that further protects your account from highly sophisticated cyber attacks." This is a one-click button in the settings that automatically initiates a series of defenses.So …

Emma Roth / theverge - Pornhub will soon begin restricting UK users from accessing its website in response to the country's "failed" online safety regulations, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The site's owner, Aylo, says it will block users who haven't already verified…

#techpolicy #uk #internet #law #media #censorship #contentmoderation #digitalid #safety #digitalprivacy

Pornhub will become unavailable for many UK users as of February 2

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Pornhub will block new UK users starting next week, describing the Online Safety Act as a "flawed system."

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What do you make of pornhub pulling out of the UK? Age Verification not worth the expense? www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-b...

5 wks / bsky / @axis1500.bsky.social / axis1500.bsky.social

Welp get ready for another BBC article about VPNs again: www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-b...

5 wks / bsky / @legionaod.bsky.social / legionaod.bsky.social

If you live in the UK, you probably won’t be able to visit Pornhub anymore

5 wks / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Pornhub Will Block New UK Users Starting Next Week to Protest ‘Flawed’ ID Law

5 wks / wired / Manisha Krishnan

Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from February

5 wks / bbc

Pornhub will soon be blocked for UK users — unless they take one step

5 wks / mashable

Many UK Users Soon Won't Be Able to Access Pornhub

5 wks / 404media / Samantha Cole

EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - The European Commission (EC) announced today that Google has six months to open up Android to rival AI services.The post EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals appeared first on Thurrott.com.

#ai #techpolicy #google #android #antitrust #genai #alphabet #digitalmarketsact #eu #api

EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data

5 wks / techxplore

Google access for rival AI providers targeted in new DMA specification actions

5 wks / globalcompetitionreview / Bethan John

EU Orders Google to Open Android and Search Data to AI Rivals

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals

5 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has

5 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data

5 wks / go

EU gives Google guidelines for AI and search data under DMA

5 wks / techzine / Berry Zwets

French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

go - French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15

#techpolicy #social #health #government #europe #law #censorship #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy #regulation

Indian states weigh Australia-style ban on social media for children

5 wks / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

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French lawmakers vote to ban social media for under-15s

5 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s

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EU investigates X for sexual AI images made by Grok

Mels Dees / techzine - The European Union has launched a formal investigation into social media platform X for possible violations of European legislation on illegal and harmful content. The investigation was prompted by public outrage after manipulated, sexually suggestive ima…

#techpolicy #social #internet #censorship #contentmoderation #xai #elonmusk #grokai #eu #regulation

Child Safety and Legal Crackdowns (2)
EU Probe: Oversight of Grok AI Failures (3)
Nonconsensual Nudification Trends (2)
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Meta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children

Shannon Bond / npr - A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies knowingly hook young users and cause harm.

#techpolicy #meta #social #youtube #tiktok #law #contentmoderation #litigation #safety #california

TikTok to settle as social media addiction trial involving Meta, YouTube moves forward www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/t...

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TikTok Settles Teen Mental-Health Lawsuit Before Trial

5 wks / wsj / Erin Mulvaney

TikTok to settle as social media addiction trial involving Meta, YouTube moves forward

5 wks / cnbc

TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

Blockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year

5 wks / cnbc

"Social media apps have long been accused of being harmful to children. Now those claims will come before a jury for the first time in a trial kicking off Tuesday in a Los Angeles courtroom." www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

5 wks / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

Meta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children

5 wks / npr / Shannon Bond

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

5 wks / go

The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief

ft - Dario Amodei posts 20,000-word essay detailing potentially catastrophic risks from powerful AI in years to come

#ai #techpolicy #anthropic #aiethics #genai #business #governance #technology #safety #regulation

Direct AI Risk Warnings (8)
Future AI Timelines (3)
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Direct AI Risk Warnings

Anthropic CEO Amodei warns of AI’s fast-coming changes

5 wks / semafor / Tom Chivers

Anthropic CEO confronts AI's dangers

5 wks / therundown / Zach Mink

Anthropic's CEO Just Published a 38-Page Warning About AI. You Should Read It.

5 wks / implicator / Maria Garcia

Anthropic CEO warns humanity may not be ready for advanced AI

5 wks / siliconangle / James Farrell

Anthropic CEO Says AI Progress Is Outpacing Society’s Ability to Control It

5 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief

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Anthropic CEO Worries Humanity May Not be ‘Mature’ Enough for Advanced AI

5 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Anthropic's CEO has a stark warning about AI

5 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll

Future AI Timelines

Morning Minute: Anthropic’s CEO Warns AGI May Be 1-2 Years Away

5 wks / decrypt / Tyler Warner

Anthropic's CEO Fears 2027. He's Building It Anyway.

5 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

AI Beats All Humans by 2030

5 wks / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Other Reactions and Formats

Anthropic CEO warns that AI could bring slavery, bioterrorism, and unstoppable drone armies. Im not buying it.

5 wks / mashable

Motherfucker you make cloud software! Shut the fuck up! You’re not making new life! Ahhhh I want this era to be over with so I don’t have to hear from that wobbling fuckwit Amodei ever again! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

5 wks / bsky / @edzitron.com

EPUB + PDFs for Dario Amodei's The Adolescence of Technology

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Political & Regulatory Angles

Anthropic CEO warns democracies must protect themselves from their own AI

5 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Crypto Market Structure Bill Delayed as Winter Storm Halts Senate Plans

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR The Senate Agriculture Committee postponed its crypto market structure bill hearing from Tuesday to Thursday due to a severe winter storm. Lawmakers were scheduled to debate amendments and vote on the bill before weather disruptions forced a delay. S…

#crypto #techpolicy #banking #government #agriculture #us #economy #law #sec #crypto

O’Leary Believes Crypto Legislation May Clear Congress by May 15

5 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Crypto Market Structure Bill Delayed as Winter Storm Halts Senate Plans

5 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Senate Crypto Bill Markup Delayed By Snowstorm, But May Still Get Hit With Partisan Vote

5 wks / decrypt / Sander Lutz

Snowstorm delays Senate Agriculture Committee’s crypto bill markup to later in the week

5 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Senate Agriculture panel delays market structure hearing to Thursday after winter storm

5 wks / coindesk / Nikhilesh De

Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Google could owe you some money, now that it's moving to settle a class-action lawsuit over how it handled recordings captured when its devices were activated by something other than Google Assistant's actual trigger word, "Ok Google." German outlet VRT N…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #voice #google #privacy #law #technology #assistant #litigation #regulation

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Ad targeting and privacy implications

Google pays up to settle voice-activated ad targeting claims

5 wks / mumbrella / Eleanor Dickinson

Google Settles $68 Million Lawsuit Claiming It Recorded Private Conversations

5 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Google agrees to $68 million settlement in voice assistant privacy lawsuit

5 wks / engadget / Anna Washenko

General lawsuit settlement details

Google agrees to $68 million settlement in voice assistant eavesdropping lawsuit

5 wks / techspot

Google Pays $68M to Settle Voice Assistant Spying Lawsuit

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google to pay $68 million to settle Google Assistant privacy lawsuit

5 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users

5 wks / techcrunch / Lucas Ropek

Google agrees to $68m settlement over Google Assistant recording claims

5 wks / betanews / Wayne Williams

Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million

5 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Google Agrees to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Targeting Voice Assistant

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google to pay $68m to settle lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations

5 wks / bbc

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Google Settles Voice Assistant Privacy Lawsuit for $68 Million

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The tech giant did not admit wrongdoing in the case.

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Target, UnitedHealth, 3M, General Mills CEOs finally spoke up about ICE after weeks of silence. Here’s what they said

Grace Snelling / fastcompany - For weeks, the leaders of Minnesota’s most prominent businesses have remained tight-lipped as thousands of ICE agents have flooded the Twin Cities, where those agents have raided residential neighborhoods, detained employees from local businesses, and tak…

#techpolicy #government #business #judiciary #DHS #jobs #immigration #law #technology

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Government and Legal Oversight in Motion (2)
Online and Social Media Outcry Amplifies Discontent (3)
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Corporate Leaders Weigh In on ICE Crisis

'ICE is going too far': Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and more CEOs on Minnesota

5 wks / qz / Ben Kesslen

Shameful: Tech leaders react to ICE killing of Alex Pretti

5 wks / mashable

Minnesota CEOs’ call for ‘de-escalation’ isn’t enough. Here’s why.

5 wks / fastcompany / Sarah Bregel

Tech's top CEOs mum after ICE killings, while leaders like Reid Hoffman, Yann LeCun speak out

5 wks / cnbc

Vancouver-based Hootsuite standing by ICE contract

5 wks / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

Target, UnitedHealth, 3M, General Mills CEOs finally spoke up about ICE after weeks of silence. Here’s what they said

5 wks / fastcompany / Grace Snelling

CEOs at Target, Best Buy, and more urge 'immediate deescalation of tensions' in Minnesota

5 wks / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Government and Legal Oversight in Motion

Judge Blocks DHS From Destroying Evidence From Alex Pretti’s Execution By Federal Officers

5 wks / techdirt / Tim Cushing

DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online

5 wks / ycombinator

Online and Social Media Outcry Amplifies Discontent

TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners

5 wks / wired / Zeyi Yang, Vittoria Elliott

Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE

5 wks / wired / Kat Tenbarge

Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE

5 wks / theverge / Mia Sato

Tech Workers Rally for CEO Action

Tech Workers Demand CEOs Use Their ‘Leverage’ to End ICE Violence

5 wks / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Tech employees demand their leaders take a stand against ICE

5 wks / theregister / Jessica Lyons

Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti

5 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Tech workers urge CEOs to condemn ICE

5 wks / reddit / /u/Calvinball_24

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The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

"TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners. The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.&quo

5 wks / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

That evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook was at the White House for a screening of the first lady’s new documentary, according to multiple media outlets. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/26/a...

5 wks / bsky / @pigeonson.bsky.social / pigeonson.bsky.social

Tech leaders are beginning to speak out after the killing of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. But CEOs at some of the biggest tech companies have remained silent... by Jennifer Elias & Lola Murti @cnbc.com www.cnbc

5 wks / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

“Fuck ICE first, second, third, and fourth. Then worry about fucking me,” a Reddit post reads.

5 wks / bsky / @theverge.com / theverge.com

Literally the first piece of news I read today was about r/massivecock and I’m like “is this real or should I go back inpatient”

5 wks / bsky / @lukesteuber.com / lukesteuber.com

EU probes Elon Musk’s X following Grok sexual images

Eliza Gkritsi / politico - European Commission's move follows explosion of sexually explicit deepfakes of women and children.

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #europe #contentmoderation #xai #elonmusk #grokai #eu #safety

Digital Services Act enforcement in deepfake investigations (2)
EU probes of X over Grok's explicit deepfake abuses (16)
Investigations into xAI's role in generating sexual deepfakes (2)
Payment, CSAM enforcement challenges amid deepfake controversies (1)
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Digital Services Act enforcement in deepfake investigations

EU Launches DSA Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Grok Over AI Deepfakes

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

European Commission opens new investigation into X over Grok

5 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

EU probes of X over Grok's explicit deepfake abuses

X faces EU investigation over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

EU opens investigation into Elon Musk's X over Grok deepfakes

5 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Elon Musk’s Grok Is Under EU Investigation Over Sexual Deepfakes

5 wks / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

EU launches investigation into X over Grok-generated sexual images

5 wks / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

'Violent' and 'unacceptable': Elon Musk's X under fire over sexualized deepfakes

5 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll

The EU is investigating Grok and X over potentially illegal deepfakes

5 wks / engadget / Steve Dent

Regulators Are Going After Grok and X — Just Not Together

5 wks / techpolicy

EU looking into Elon Musk's X after Grok produces deepfake sex images

5 wks / theregister / Lindsay Clark

EU Investigates Musk’s Grok Over Sexual AI Deepfakes

5 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

EU launches formal investigation into X and Grok over sexual images

5 wks / therecord

European Union opens investigation into Musk's AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

5 wks / go

EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

5 wks / ycombinator

Elon Musk’s X probed by EU over sexually explicit images on Grok

5 wks / cnbc

EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

5 wks / bbc

Elon Musk’s X Faces EU Inquiry Over Sexualized AI Images Generated by Grok

5 wks / nytimes / Adam Satariano

EU probes Elon Musk’s X following Grok sexual images

5 wks / politico / Eliza Gkritsi

Investigations into xAI's role in generating sexual deepfakes

EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok's sexualized deepfakes

5 wks / arstechnica / Barbara Moens, Financial Times

EU opens formal probe into Musk’s xAI over Grok deepfakes

5 wks / ft

Payment, CSAM enforcement challenges amid deepfake controversies

Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it

5 wks / theverge / Elizabeth Lopatto

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wrote about an apparent policy change in the payments industry www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

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The EU is the latest regulator to investigate X’s Grok over AI-generated sexual abuse. Ramsha Jahangir reports on where governments stand — and what the fragmented response shows about the challenges of protecting children online across borders. www.techp

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EU launches formal investigation into X and Grok over sexual images

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Tech CEOs including Tim Cook, Eric Yuan, attend Amazon-funded "Melania" screening at White House

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#techpolicy #amazon #movies #entertainment #government #business #us #media #advertising #timcook

Tech CEOs seem to believe there will never be consequences for palling around with the Trump regime

5 wks / bsky / @paleofuture.bsky.social / paleofuture.bsky.social

Apple CEO Tim Cook Visited White House for 'Melania' Documentary Screening

5 wks / macrumors / Juli Clover

Tim Cook Attends White House Screening of ‘Melania’ Movie, Prompts Calls for Apple Boycott

5 wks / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a private White House screening of a documentary about Melania Trump, and the timing of the event has seen him facing a vitriolic backlash from critics and customers.

5 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Tim Cook slammed for attending 'Melania' screening on night of Alex Pretti killing

5 wks / appleinsider

Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?

5 wks / spyglass / M.G. Siegler

Tech CEOs including Tim Cook, Eric Yuan, attend Amazon-funded "Melania" screening at White House

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Tech CEOs attend Amazon-funded "Melania" screening at White House

5 wks / ycombinator

OpenAI Partners with Major Government Contractor to ‘Transform Federal Operations’

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#ai #cloud #automation #digitaltransformation #techpolicy #enterprise #openai #aiethics #genai #government

OpenAI Partners with Major Government Contractor to ‘Transform Federal Operations’

5 wks / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

OpenAI Partners with Major Government Contractor to ‘Transform Federal Operations’

5 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

Caroline Haskins / wired - A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.

#bigdata #analytics #dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #DHS #immigration #law #digitalprivacy #advertising

ICE being able to remain masked and anonymous is one of those system-level bugs with American democracy the Trump administration seems intent on exploiting www.theverge.com/policy/86720...

5 wks / bsky / @reckless.bsky.social / reckless.bsky.social

Only 31 percent of Americans think ICE agents should be allowed to wear masks. After a Reagan-appointed federal judge heard out the reasoning for the masks, he called it “disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable.” www.theverge.com/policy/86720...

5 wks / bsky / @theverge.com / theverge.com

FAA creates drone no-fly zone for ICE operations

5 wks / reddit / /u/ya-reddit-acct

Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation

5 wks / reddit / /u/ya-reddit-acct

ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds on Medicaid Data

5 wks / ycombinator

Furor erupts after second fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota

5 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Why won’t anyone stop ICE from masking?

5 wks / theverge / Sarah Jeong

Palantir has no place in UK public services: From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts?

5 wks / reddit / /u/RewardEquivalent553

NEW: ICE is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that could “directly support investigations activities,” reports @carolinehaskins.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ice-as...

5 wks / bsky / @lmatsakis.bsky.social / lmatsakis.bsky.social

New: Amid the escalating situation in Minneapolis, ICE posted in the Federal Register asking companies to provide info about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that would “directly support investigations activities” www.wired.com/story/ice-as...

5 wks / bsky / @carolinehaskins.bsky.social / carolinehaskins.bsky.social

NEW: ICE is conducting research into further use of ADINT/"Big Data" to support "investigations activities" by @carolinehaskins.bsky.social

5 wks / bsky / @dell.bsky.social / dell.bsky.social

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations [GIFT LINK]

5 wks / reddit / /u/wiredmagazine

ICE Releases RFI for User Tracking Tools

5 wks / ycombinator

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

5 wks / wired / Caroline Haskins

ICE Is Scanning Civilians’ Faces, Telling Them They’re Being Entered Into a Terrorism Database

5 wks / reddit / /u/Wagamaga

TikTok In America Is Now US-Owned With Major Changes Coming

bgr - TikTok USDS Joint Venture now runs TikTok in the United States, as the popular video sharing app avoids being banned following threats from the US government.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #china #government #business #us #tiktok #bytedance #acquisitions #censorship

TikTok issues, app login plague users days after US deal avoiding ban

5 wks / reddit / /u/RioMovieFan11

TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data

5 wks / reddit / /u/Haunterblademoi

TikTok is officially US-owned for American users, here's what's changing

5 wks / ycombinator

What to know about the deal to keep TikTok in US

5 wks / techxplore

it's really good that Oracle bought TikTok, a business that only loses money, at a time when it took on $56bn+ in debt and $240bn in lease obligations for GPUs to rent to OpenAI, a company that will run out of money. This could all have the funniest endin

6 wks / bsky / @edzitron.com

TikTok In America Is Now US-Owned With Major Changes Coming

6 wks / bgr

TikTok just changed its Terms of Service. What does that mean for your privacy?

mashable - TikTok users were prompted with new Terms of Service following the platform's shift in ownership. Here's what's new.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #apps #tiktok #bytedance #updates #digitalprivacy

TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of "immigration status" data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state privacy laws.

6 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Alte Geschäftsbedingungen bekommen neue Bedeutung. Kalifornien hatte durchgesetzt, dass Firmen informieren müssen, wenn Userdaten genutzt werden können, um beispielsweise Rückschlüsse auf den Immigrationsstatus zu ziehen. Und nun bemerken Leute, was das b

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TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection

6 wks / reddit / /u/FakeOkie

TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means

6 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/01/23/236200/tiktok-is-now-collecting-even-more-data-about-its-users?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

6 wks / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

www.wired.com/story/tiktok... WHEN TIKTOK USERS in the US opened the app today, they were greeted with a pop-up asking them to agree to the social media platform’s new terms of service and privacy policy before they could resume scrolling...

6 wks / bsky / @andrewlevesque.bsky.social / andrewlevesque.bsky.social

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

TikTok just changed its Terms of Service. What does that mean for your privacy?

6 wks / mashable

TikTok Is Now Collecting More Data About Its Users

6 wks / ycombinator

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

6 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

6 wks / wired / Reece Rogers

Senate Ag Committee’s sweeping crypto market structure bill faces ethics amendment ahead of next week’s hearing

Sarah Wynn / theblock - Ahead of a hearing next week to debate and vote on a sweeping crypto bill, members filed several changes to the legislation.

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #government #governance #agriculture #us #law #regulation #crypto

Days of our market structure bills: State of Crypto

5 wks / coindesk / Nikhilesh De

Senate Ag Committee’s sweeping crypto market structure bill faces ethics amendment ahead of next week’s hearing

6 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand 'optimistic' Senate Agriculture will advance crypto bill despite differences

6 wks / cnbc

Senate Agriculture's crypto market structure draft peppered with Democrat pitches

6 wks / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

AI Davos: Four Reflections From The World’s Most Exclusive Tech Conference

Alex Kantrowitz / bigtechnology - Bubble debate and AI devices dominate the World Economic Forum at Davos. Here's what happened during an eventful week.

#ai #innovation #techpolicy #google #anthropic #openai #aiethics #genai #business #globalism

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AI Aiding Law and Order

AI is reshaping police detective work, starting with cold cases

5 wks / axios / Russell Contreras

AI Market Moves & Innovations

Anthropic Updates Claude's 'Constitution,' Just In Case Chatbot Has a Consciousness

5 wks / slashdot / EditorDavid

Why World Models Are AI's Next Big Thing

5 wks / cnet / Katelyn Chedraoui

Apple study reveals AI controllability is fragile and varies wildly by task and model

5 wks / the-decoder / Jonathan Kemper

Claude Code's new hidden feature: Swarms

5 wks / ycombinator

How an experienced developer teamed up with Claude to create Elo programming language

5 wks / theregister / Thomas Claburn

OpenAI to add shopping cart and merchant tools to ChatGPT

5 wks / testingcatalog / Alexey Shabanov

OpenAI's GPT-5.2 Pro solves math problems that stumped every AI model before it

5 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Gemini with Personal Intelligence is awfully familiar

5 wks / theverge / Allison Johnson

New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest project

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Google prepares Veograms and music creation tools on Gemini

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Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing to see whose AI can play Pokémon the best — Twitch streams of beloved RPG game test the models' true might

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OpenAI developer predicts programmers will soon "declare bankruptcy" on understanding their own AI-generated code

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Microsoft-Tsinghua team trains 7B coding model that beats 14B rivals using only synthetic data

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Google Deepmind goes on acquisition spree with three AI deals in one week

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DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis warns AI investment looks ‘bubble-like’

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So that puts Claude Code at around $1.1 billion ARR ($91m a month) and that's after juicing it with a bunch of extra access. Puts them at similar range to Cursor ($1bn ARR/$83m/mo) in November and Github Copilot in December ($1.08bn/$90m/mo). Honestly sur

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Creative Shifts in AI Ads

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Davos AI Turf War

Tech CEOs boast and bicker about AI at Davos

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SAP-Chef Christian Klein: KI entscheidet Europas Zukunft

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Davos kicks off the AI turf war

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Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - Microsoft claims it receives about 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year.

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Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops

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Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

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Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

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