🛡️ Your Car's Spying, Tencent's New AI, EU's DMA Challenged
Today’s pick
Mozilla study reveals that 'modern cars are a privacy nightmare'. If you're wondering which gadgets have the worst user privacy practices, it turns out the answer may be parked outside. According to a report published by the Mozilla Foundation on Wednesday, cars are “the official worst category of productsfor privacy” that it’s ever reviewed. By Jess Weatherbed via The Verge
‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen - Hala Bughazi (@HalaBughazi)
China's Tencent to unveil AI chatbot after Beijing clears hurdles. China's internet giant Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) teased the launch of an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on Wednesday through a social media post as a race among Chinese firms to develop such tech heats up. The Shenzhen-based company published a post on WeChat on Wednesday to drum up hype for a two-day summit it will kick off on Thursday. By Josh Ye via Reuters
China’s Tencent teases launch of AI chatbot as craze gathers pace - Gpbhupinder (@gpbhupinder)
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Apple and Microsoft challenge regulatory scope of EU's Digital Markets Act. Apple and Microsoft are attempting to circumvent the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) by arguing that neither iMessage nor Bing are sufficiently popular enough to be regulated by the legislation. The DMA was approved in July 2022 and is designed to rein in the power of large tech corporations such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta, forcing them to change how they integrate digital services and handle customer data. By Charlotte Trueman via Computerworld
Apple and Microsoft challenge regulatory scope of EU’s Digital Markets Ac - Patrick Budmar (@patrick_budmar)
AI Can Be an Extraordinary Force for Good-if It's Contained. In a quaint Regency-era office overlooking London's Russell Square, I cofounded a company called DeepMind with two friends, Demis Hassabis and Shane Legg, in the summer of 2010. Our goal, one that still feels as ambitious and crazy and hopeful as… BY Mustafa Suleyman via WIRED
No one has a plan for regulating #AI yet. These are the questions that leaders must ask to contain the coming wave. - Aldo Ceccarelli (@aldoceccarelli)
A $700 Million Bonanza for the Winners of Crypto's Collapse: Lawyers. The collapse in cryptocurrency prices last year forced a procession of major firms into bankruptcy, trigging a government crackdown and erasing the savings of millions of inexperienced investors. But for a small group of corporate turnaround specialists, crypto’s implosion has become a financial bonanza. By David Yaffe-Bellany via The New York Times
A $700 Million Bonanza for the Winners of Crypto’s Collapse: Lawyers - Tim Cohn (@TimCohn)
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