YouTube will reinstate accounts banned for spreading misinformation
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - "YouTube values conservative voices on its platform and recognizes that these creators have extensive reach and play an important role in civic discourse," the company's legal counsel wrote.
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YouTube Reverses COVID and Election Bans, Citing ‘Unacceptable’ Government Pressure
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Following a House Judiciary probe, Google will reinstate YouTube channels banned for COVID and election content, admitting to 'unacceptable' government pressure.The post YouTube Reverses COVID and Election Bans, Citing ‘Unacceptable’ Government Pressure a…
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14825 / 9 stories in 5 months
The EU wants Apple, Google and Microsoft to clamp down on online scams
Andre Revilla / engadget - The European Union has asked Apple, Google and Microsoft to explain how they police online financial scams, stepping up enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA), as first reported by the Financial Times. Formal information requests were also sent to …
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 14813 / 10 stories in 5 months
Startups and founders could be hardest hit by $100,000 H-1B visas
cnbc - Startups across the U.S. have been left worrying about the implications of potential hefty fees on H-1B visas.
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 14807 / 9 stories in 5 months
Google DeepMind expands frontier AI safety framework to counter manipulation and shutdown risks
Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind lab today rolled out the third version of its Frontier Safety Framework to strengthen oversight of powerful artificial intelligence systems that could pose risks if left unchecked. The third iteration of the framework intro…
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Trump's H-1B visa changes are are 'anti-growth,' economists warn as corporate panic spreads
Alex Daniel / qz - The president's new rules for the visas for high-skilled workers include hiking the fee to $100,000, about 60 times the previous cost
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Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 14788 / 18 stories in 5 months
Trump reportedly set to sign executive order on TikTok deal
The administration is poised to finalize an executive order detailing a proposed deal involving TikTok. The move signals a swift governmental intervention in the persistent debate surrounding the social media platform’s operations in the U.S., potentially reshaping its business model and user experience amid national security concerns.
Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 14784 / 9 stories in 5 months
Google’s Ad Monopoly Under Microscope as Judge Weighs Remedies
Katherine Blunt / wsj - A federal court will begin hearing testimony to decide what penalties the company should face for unlawful practices in its digital-ads software business.
Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 14783 / 7 stories in 5 months
EU moves to shut Big Tech out of Europe’s financial data
Robert Brown / implicator - EU moves to block Meta, Apple, Google and Amazon from its new financial data system despite Trump's tariff threats. In a rare lobbying defeat for Big Tech, European banks successfully argued for "digital sovereignty" over innovation promises.
Back to Top / Sunday, September 21, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 14778 / 6 stories in 5 months
H-1B chaos exposes administration's immigration philosophy
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Trump's $100K H-1B fee sparked weekend chaos as workers abandoned vacations to race back to the US. The confusion revealed a deliberate shift toward class-based immigration favoring wealth over skills—and competitors are watching.
Back to Top / Sunday, September 21, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 14770 / 5 stories in 5 months
Americans would dominate board of new TikTok US entity: W.House
techxplore - A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the creation of a board dominated by Americans, the White House said Saturday.
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US
Anthony Ha / techcrunch - Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States for now.
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Trump hits H-1B visas with $100,000 fee, targeting the program that launched Elon Musk and Instagram
Connie Loizos / techcrunch - President Trump signed a proclamation Friday requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications—an enormous jump from the current $215 lottery registration fee—targeting the very program that helped create some of Silicon Valle…
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US and China agree to agree on a TikTok deal
Karissa Bell / engadget - The long-promised deal to "save" TikTok remains elusive even as the US and China seem to be inching toward an agreement. On Friday, President Donald Trump did little to clarify where the deal currently stands following a call with Chinese President Xi Jin…
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After getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended, FCC chair threatens ABC’s The View
Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Carr: "Turn your license in to the FCC, we'll find something else to do with it."
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CEOs of Reddit, Twitch and Discord Called to Testify in Congress After Charlie Kirk Killing
Matt Novak / gizmodo - "Congress has a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence," said James Comer.
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Anthropic Wants to Be the One Good AI Company in Trump’s America
AJ Dellinger / gizmodo - It put limits on law enforcement usage and backed an AI safety bill. Just ignore the whole pirating a bunch of books thing.
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 14657 / 4 stories in 5 months
Zuckerberg Gets a Personal Political Piggy Bank With Meta Super Pac
Lucas Ropek / gizmodo - Meta is turbo charging its political influence machine.
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 14643 / 2 stories in 5 months
Proposal Would Hand TikTok’s US Presence to American Investors
PYMNTS / pymnts - TikTok will still feel familiar to the 170 million Americans who scroll through it every day, but the company behind the app would be restructured under a proposal being considered Tuesday (Sept. 16). The plan, under discussion by the U.S. and China this …
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US-UK tech deals and investments ahead of Trump visit
UK and US officials are set to unveil a series of technology and energy deals coinciding with a high-profile visit by former President Trump. At the same time, American financial giants are committing $1.6 billion in investments to the UK, underscoring a coordinated transatlantic push in tech and energy sectors.
Back to Top / Sunday, September 14, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 14526 / 1 stories in 5 months