January 20, 2025news A memecoin named Official Barron Trump hit a $460M market cap before falling 95%; a Pump.fun user behind it has debuted other unofficial coins called “official” (Tim Copeland/The Block) A memecoin named Official Barron Trump hit a $460M market cap before falling 95%; a Pump.fun user behind it has debuted other […]
January 20, 2025news Democratic Republic of Congo lawyers say Belgium has started a criminal probe into allegations that Apple has knowingly sourced “blood minerals” from the DRC (Financial Times) Lawyers for DRC allege iPhones and other electronics use minerals supplied by armed groups behind atrocities Read More »
January 20, 2025news The European Commission says Facebook, X, YouTube, and others agreed to an updated code of conduct, first set up in May 2016, over hate speech under the DSA (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) The European Commission says Facebook, X, YouTube, and others agreed to an updated code of conduct, first set up in May 2016, […]
January 20, 2025news US drone makers are wary of working with Taiwanese companies, fearing China’s retaliation and being caught in a crossfire if US US drone makers are wary of working with Taiwanese companies, fearing China’s retaliation and being caught in a crossfire if US-China tensions […]
January 20, 2025news US Commerce Department official Alan Estevez says export rules have “definitely impeded” China’s AI chips, and defends the recent three Alan Estevez was at cutting edge of Biden administration’s efforts to take global lead in artificial intelligence Read More »
January 20, 2025news US Commerce Department official Alan Estevez says export rules have “definitely impeded” China’s AI chips, and defends the recent three Alan Estevez was at cutting edge of Biden administration’s efforts to take global lead in artificial intelligence Read More »
January 17, 2025news The FTC releases a report saying Microsoft’s $13B investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the company could extend its cloud computing dominance into AI (Bloomberg) The FTC releases a report saying Microsoft’s $13B investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the company could extend its cloud computing dominance […]
January 17, 2025news After SCOTUS upheld the TikTok law, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeals to Trump in a TikTok video to find a solution that keeps the app available in the US (Lauren Feiner/The Verge) Trump has a “warm spot” for TikTok. Read More »
January 17, 2025news Google has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript to use Google Search, says to “better protect” Search against malicious activity, such as bots and spam (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript in order to use Google Search, possibly in an effort to […]
January 17, 2025news The US sanctions a China-based cybersecurity company involved in the Salt Typhoon hacks and a Shanghai-based hacker involved in the recent US Treasury breach (Caitlin Webber/Reuters) The US sanctions a China-based cybersecurity company involved in the Salt Typhoon hacks and a Shanghai-based hacker involved in the recent US […]
