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Following protests and riots on the streets of England this week, officials in the British government have condemned X Corp. and its owner Elon Musk for stoking the flames of discontent. In an interview with The Times newspaper published today, Peter Kyle, …
X goes to war with advertisers over boycott
Elon Musk’s X Corp., which has long felt that the pulling away of advertisers from the platform over hate speech concerns is unfair, today fought back and launched a lawsuit against a number of firms. The lawsuit claims that certain members of …
X is leaving San Francisco but will stay in Silicon Valley
Elon Musk’s X Corp. is closing down its flagship office in San Francisco, although the new location for the office won’t be quite as far as Texas, as Musk had threatened last month. In July, after California Governor Gavin Newsom enacted the SAFETY …
Entertainment industry gets behind new bill that will outlaw AI deepfakes
The entertainment industry today came out in support of a new bill designed to prevent people from using artificial intelligence to recreate a person’s voice or likeness without that person’s consent. The bipartisan bill, “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe …
Senate passes controversial bills designed to protect children online
The Senate today unanimousl passed two children’s online safety bills in a rare show of bipartisan support. One of the bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, was introduced in 2022 following mounting criticism against Big Tech for what experts and …
Putting pressure on Google, Apple Maps is now available on the web
Google LLC might be feeling the heat today after Apple Inc. announced that Apple Maps is now available as a public beta on the web. Right now, it’s available only in English, though Apple said it will support other languages soon. The …
FTC will launch probe into AI-driven surveillance pricing
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it’s seeking information from eight companies that use artificial intelligence to set prices based on customers’ behavior and characteristics. It’s known as “surveillance pricing,” in which the companies’ third-party AI systems leverage mountains of personal data …
White House task force releases first-of-its-kind online safety report aimed at protecting kids
The White House’s Task Force on Kids Online Health and Safety today released a report featuring a number of strategies to protect American children online. The topic of what too much time online is doing to the mental well-being of children in …
Co-founders of Andreessen Horowitz give full support to Trump campaign
Billionaires Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, co-founders of Silicon Valley’s largest venture capital firm, have announced their support for Donald Trump’s reelection bid, stating they will make hefty donations to his campaign. “The future of our business, the future of new technology, …
Elon Musk is moving X and Space X to Texas, claiming it’s over a new California gender law
Elon Musk today announced that he’s taking the X Corp. and Space X Corp. headquarters out of California following the state governor’s signing of a bill that prohibits school districts from disclosing students’ gender identity. Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured) enacted the SAFETY …