Grindr — yes, Grindr — won the WHCD party circuit
… But there was more to the party’s objectives than the lobbying disclosures. …
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Apple wants Europe to blink
… Jan Penfrat, a senior policy adviser for European Digital Rights EDRi , a network of NGOs, experts, and advocates campaigning for digital rights across Europe, sees Apple’s latest moves as a means of putting pressure on the EU Commission to allow it to break the DMA. “It’s very much a lobbying tact… …
AI backlash is coming for elections
… Groups like Brad Carson’s Americans for Responsible Innovation are focused on educating policymakers about AI to prepare them for coming policy debates. …
Read this before you vibe-code another app
… He has vibe-coded his app to clear the browser and is upfront about the page sending data to Claude, linking to its retention policy. …
US Elections
… All the tech news from the 2024 election Verge Staff Dec 23, 2024 Why Robinhood’s CEO thinks prediction markets are here to stay Alex Heath Nov 8, 2024 What a second Trump presidency means for tech Donald Trump’s second term means significant changes for AI, crypto, and EV policy. …
Uber employees have a Dara AI
… There’s a policy, if you’re an Uber One member and your order is delayed by 20 minutes, we’re going to give you $15 back because you’re a loyal customer, et cetera. That’s a policy that’s in place, and there are agents that are following those policies, et cetera. …
Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use
… It does a lot of government lobbying. There are reports today that it’s going to do even more lobbying in this cycle. …
Behind the unraveling of Dan Crenshaw
… You’re not copying me.’ I do that stuff for a purpose, because I’m trying to draw people into a serious policy conversation. …
Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
… How did we get to Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, relaying concerns about AI security research to Scott Bessent, who does not really oversee AI policy in any meaningful way, and that resulted in a 90-minute ultimatum delivered to a company whose CEO is absent? …
How to win — and lose — Decoder
… You can list all of the policy criticisms people have had with Uber for years and years. …