Ahead of a full meeting of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) this week (April 16 and 17), which is expected to produce guidance on a controversial tactic used by Meta to force Facebook and Instagram users to consent to its tracking, almost two dozen civil society groups and nonprofits have penned an open letter.
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Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone; plus, DOGE days are over
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
Also, DOGE members are reportedly worried that they could face prosecution for some of their activities conducted while under the leadership of Elon Musk.
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Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all; plus Waymo expanding across Bay Area and SoCal; and Meta wants to get into the electricity trading business
Reuters reports that the executive order has been put on hold. If signed, the order would probably face significant opposition, including from Republicans who previously criticized the proposed moratorium on state regulation.
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Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again
Meta says it will retire Facebook's "news" tag in the UK, France, and Germany, ahead of rules that might force it to pay for content. Users may not care, but it has left the media scrambling. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and ... Show More
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Nov 2020
Qu’est-ce que « la liste » de l’Union Européenne pour contrôler les GAFA ?
Les géants de la tech comme Amazon, Apple, Google ou Facebook ne sont pas très bien vu par les dirigeants politiques européens. Depuis quelques semaines, les discussions au parlement et à la commission européenne se sont accélérées pour mettre en place une nouvelle législation co ... Show More
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Feb 2022
Tech News: Investors Change Their Relationship Status With Facebook To "It's Complicated"
Yesterday, Meta/Facebook held an earnings call and things went poorly right out of the gate. By the time the call was over, the company was poised to shed 200 billion dollars in value. What happened? Plus, more news in tech. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp ... Show More
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