Make bad moves on AI and face voter backlash, govts warned
… Governments, especially in the UK and EU, are caught between two modes: pushing on the AI accelerator, or stressing AI safety and governance. …
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EFF has new boss, Nicole Ozer, to fight privacy-suckers
… "My goal as executive director is really to build on all of the great success that EFF has had, to really ensure that we are meeting this moment and building the future that we really all need and want, which is that technology is really working for the people." As to specifics, Ozer isn't ready to… …
Lenovo, Nintendo sue US government seeking tariff refunds
… The Trump administration has since re-introduced tariffs using other mechanisms, and vowed to continue doing so to prosecute its trade policy. ® united states of america tax offbeat nintendo lenovo legal law
Brit rent-a-GPU biz Nscale picks up $2B, hires Nick Clegg
… Nscale says Decker brings "sharp financial acumen, governance expertise, and strategic leadership" to the company. …
MP victim of AI deepfake fails to get answers from Big Tech
… For videos that are "violative" under Google's definition, it might be picked up by a "classifier" or if not, "reported and reviewed against community guidelines and removed." However, Darme was unable to say whether something so demonstrably false would in itself be "violative." Next up, Wifredo F… …
CMA dithers as Microsoft's cloud meter runs on your dime
… Because the longer this drags on, the more expensive the outcome becomes for the UK taxpayer. ® Bill McCluggage was Executive Director for IT Strategy and Policy in the Cabinet Office and Deputy UK Government CIO from 2009 to 2012, CTO for EMC System UK now Dell Technologies in the UK and Ireland a… …
Nvidia H200 back on in China, production ramping: Huang
… The situation is "different from what it was two weeks ago or three weeks ago, but that's our condition today," said Huang, who praised US President Donald Trump's trade policy with regard to sales of Nvidia hardware in China and abroad. …
UK fines Irish Apple outpost over Russia sanctions breach
Applications UK fines Irish Apple outpost over sanctions-busting payments to Russian dev Regulator says payments totaling £635K reached entity owned and controlled by a designated person The UK government has fined…
Everyone agrees AI will hurt elections, relationships
… With OpenAI backing an Illinois state bill that would limit the liability of AI companies in the event their models cause catastrophic harm, and the White House pursuing an " industry-friendly AI policy ," it's not difficult to see how Americans might have doubts about their government's interest i… …
Maine to pause big bit barns as local opposition spreads
… "We have seen in other states, the use cases when rapid development outpaces policy, enormous impacts on electric ratepayers, on light, noise and greenhouse gas emissions in those communities without significant community development of, say, economic activity," Maine state Rep. …