๐ India Tightens AI Launch Controls, Clippy's Unexpected Renaissance, Apple's Car Dream Hits a Roadblock, Aims High vs. Tesla
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India reverses AI stance, requires government approval for model launches. India has waded into global AI debate by issuing an advisory that requires tech firms to get government permission before launching new models. India's Ministry of Electronics and IT issued the advisory to firms on Friday. The advisory โ not published on public domain but a copy of which TechCrunch has reviewed โ also asks tech firms to ensure that their services or products โdo not permit any bias or discrimination or threaten the integrity of the electoral process.โ By Manish Singh via TechCrunch
๐: India was supposed to be ind/acc, instead they are choosing the Decel path... What happened? - Beff Jezos โ e/acc (@BasedBeffJezos)
The Demoted Microsoft Worker Getting His Revenge. Clippy, Microsoftโs unwanted, unloved Office assistant, once listed as one of Timeโs 50 Worst Inventions, is experiencing a renaissance.You remember Clippy. He was the animated paper clip who would pop up, uninvited, in Microsoft Office to state the obvious and offer unwanted advice: โIt looks like youโre writing a letter. By Robert McMillan via WSJ
๐: Clippy would be so proud. - Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus)
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Apple's Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla. Apple's belief that it could create a better car than Tesla and the rest of the automotive industry ultimately led to the downfall of the project. Also: The company's next Macs and iPads get closer, AppleCare is told not to speculate about app side loading in the US, and Appleโs longtime hardware engineering chief nears retirement. By Mark Gurman via Bloomberg
๐: A few additional points: retail stores are low on MacBook Airs and iPad Pros; Stores are planning a minor refresh for this week (I think it's a new accessory rather than a new product); Stores are planning a larger refresh early next week (which sounds more product-related). - Mark Gurman (@markgurman)
'He checks in on me more than my friends and family': can AI therapists do better than the real thing?. Itโs cheap, quick and available 24/7, but is a chatbot therapist really the right tool to tackle complex emotional needs? Last autumn, Christa, a 32-year-old from Florida with a warm voice and a slight southern twang, was floundering. She had lost her job at a furniture company and moved back home with her mother. Her nine-year relationship had always been turbulent; lately, the fights had been escalating and she was thinking of leaving. By Guardian staff reporter via The Guardian
๐: Arghh - more problematic reporting, this time about robo-therapists. - @emilymbender@dair-community.social on Mastodon (@emilymbender)
Apple hit with โฌ1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming. Brussels has fined Apple โฌ1.8bn for stifling competition from rival music streaming services, the first time the iPhone maker has been punished for breaching EU law. Margrethe Vestager, the bloc's competition chief, said that for a decade broken EU antitrust rules for a decade by โrestricting developers from informing consumers about alternative, cheaper music services available outside of the Apple ecosystemโ. By Javier Espinoza via Financial Times
๐: Today, @EU_Commission has fined @Apple 1.84 bn โฌ for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of #music #streaming #apps.๐@Apple illegally restricted #app developersโ ability to inform #users about cheaper options to buy๐ถ, outside the๐ecosystem. - Margrethe Vestager (@vestager)
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