🌏 AI Concerns in US, X Corp Litigation, EU Probes Chinese EVs
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The US Congress Has Trust Issues. Generative AI Is Making It Worse. When it comes to artificial intelligence, United States senators are looking to the titans of Silicon Valley to fix a Senate problem—a problem today's political class perpetuates daily with their increasingly hyper-partisan ways, which generative AI now feeds off of as it helps rewrite our collective future. By Matt Laslo via WIRED
The US Congress Has Trust Issues. Generative AI Is Making It Worse - William Brown (@WillBrownUS)
X Corp faces Dutch privacy class action over MoPub data trading. Make way for another Dutch class action privacy damages lawsuit — this one targeting the company formerly known as Twitter (now X Corp); and MoPub, the mobile ad platform it used to own (before selling it to AppLovin at the start of last year), which is accused of “illegal trafficking” of millions of app users’ personal data. By Natasha Lomas via TechCrunch
X Corp faces Dutch privacy class action over MoPub data trading - Infosec Alevski (@Alevskey)
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EU investigates Chinese EV subsidies amid concerns about impact of cheap prices. The European Commission president has announced an 'anti-subsidy investigation' into Chinese EVs. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU's market was being distorted by 'huge state subsidies.' By Pete Syme via Insider
Chinese EV subsidies will be investigated by EU over concerns they're distorting the market with cheaper prices - Alec Chivalry (@ArtVandelay2021)
Apple's iPhone 15 launch focused heavily on AI - even though the tech giant didn't mention it. Apple spent a lot of time talking at its iPhone 15 launch event about the features of its products that use artificial intelligence, even if it didn't mention AI by name. The Cupertino-based tech giant touted what was under the hood of its iPhone 15 range as well as its Apple Watch Series 9, in particular the chip that powers the devices. By Arjun Kharpal via CNBC
Apple's iPhone 15 launch focused heavily on AI — even though the tech giant didn't mention it - 🅹 🄱 (@jossiancosta)
What would it take to build a self-sustaining astronaut ecosystem on Mars?. In 1829, Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, a doctor living near Wellclose Square in London, dropped a few seeds of fern and grass into a bottle partially filled with soil. Soon, he witnessed tiny blades of grass and one little fern sprouting from the soil, despite the bottle having been sealed. By Ars Contributors via Ars Technica
What would it take to build a self-sustaining astronaut ecosystem on Mars? - Jennifer Ouellette (@JenLucPiquant)
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