Governor Hochul signs New York's AI safety act

Cheyenne MacDonald / engadget - New York governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Friday aimed at holding large AI developers accountable for the safety of their models. The RAISE Act establishes rules for greater transparency, requiring these companies to publish information about t…

Sean Hollister / theverge - Today was the deadline for Google to reveal how it's complying with Judge James Donato's order to crack open Android for third-party app stores, stop illegally tying its Google Play Billing system to its app store, and let developers link to ways to downl…

#techpolicy #mobile #google #android #alphabet #apps #pricing #payments #law #regulation

Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Android introduces $2-4 install fee and 10–20% cut for US external content links

2 months / ycombinator

Want to link from Google’s app store to your app? That’ll be $2–4 per install

2 months / theverge / Sean Hollister

SEC Secures Consent Judgments Against FTX and Alameda Executives

Brenda Mary / blockonomi - TLDR: Three former FTX and Alameda executives agreed to permanent antifraud injunctions pending court approval. Ellison faces a 10-year officer-director bar while Wang and Singh each received eight-year bans. Executives allegedly diverted over $1.8 billio…

#crypto #business #finance #cybercrime #scam #law #litigation #sec #regulation

3 Former Executives Involved With FTX Agree to SEC Final Judgments

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

SEC Secures Consent Judgments Against FTX and Alameda Executives

2 months / blockonomi / Brenda Mary

FTX, Alameda Execs Will Be Barred From Wall Street Roles for Up to 10 Years

2 months / decrypt / André Beganski

SBF's cohorts at FTX take last SEC hit, Ellison banned from company roles for decade

2 months / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

Terraform Bankruptcy Admin Sues Jump Trading for $4B Over TerraUSD Collapse: Report

Vince Dioquino / decrypt - Jump is accused of unlawfully profiting from and contributing to the collapse of Terra, in a lawsuit seeking $4 billion in damages.

#blockchain #crypto #business #finance #cybercrime #scam #law #litigation #sec #regulation

Terraform Bankruptcy Admin Sues Jump Trading for $4B Over TerraUSD Collapse: Report

2 months / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

Terraform Labs Files $4 Billion Claim Against Jump Trading Over Terra Collapse

2 months / blockonomi / Trader Edge

Jump Trading sued for $4 billion in connection to Do Kwon’s Terra Labs collapse: WSJ

2 months / coindesk / Olivier Acuna

YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - Google loves AI content, except when it doesn't.

#ai #movies #aiethics #youtube #scam #media #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy #regulation

YouTube pulls the plug on popular AI-generated fake movie trailer channels

2 months / mashable

YouTube Removes AI Movie Trailer Channels ‘Screen Culture’ and ‘KH Studio’ Amid Legal Pressure

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

2 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

YouTube Boots 2 Channels for Posting Fake AI Film Trailers

2 months / cnet / Meara Isenberg

YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Instacart Settles FTC Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Advertising and Subscription Enrollments

PYMNTS / pymnts - Instacart agreed to pay $60 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that alleged the company engaged in deceptive tactics. In its lawsuit, the regulator alleged that the grocery delivery platform falsely advertised “free delivery” to consumer…

#ecommerce #business #scam #law #ftc #litigation #digitalprivacy #advertising #regulation

Instacart to Pay $60 Million in Refunds for Allegedly Deceiving Customers

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Instacart to Pay $60 Million in Refunds for Allegedly Deceiving Customers

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

FTC: Instacart To Refund $60M Over Deceptive Subscription Tactics

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Instacart agrees to refund subscribers $60 million in FTC settlement

2 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Grocery delivery service Instacart will refund $60 million to settle FTC claims that it misled customers with false advertising and unlawfully enrolled them in paid subscriptions.

2 months / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Instacart says it doesn't manipulate prices using AI, but the FTC isn't convinced

2 months / techspot

Instacart pays $60m in refunds to settle FTC deception dispute

2 months / siliconrepublic / Colin Ryan

FTC: Instacart to refund $60M over deceptive subscription tactics

2 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

The federal agency alleged Instacart misled consumers with unlawful tactics, causing them to pay higher fees while also denying refunds.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Instacart Settles FTC Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Advertising and Subscription Enrollments

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers

2 months / cnbc

Apple opens up iOS in Japan in response to new regulations

Will Shanklin / engadget - You can add Japan to the list of regions where Apple has been forced to do something it would rather not: open up the App Store. On Thursday, the company announced changes to iOS in Japan to comply with the nation's Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA).…

#techpolicy #apple #antitrust #ios #apps #asia #payments #regulation #japan

Big in Japan: Apple Finally Opens the Walled Garden

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Fortnite Not Coming to iOS in Japan as Epic Games CEO Accuses Apple of 'Obstruction and Lawbreaking'

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

AltStore Available in Japan One Day After Apple Enables Alternative App Marketplaces

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Fortnite Won't Return to iOS in Japan as Epic CEO Blasts Apple's New 'Junk Fees'

2 months / iclarified

AltStore Available in Japan One Day After Apple Enables Alternative App Marketplaces

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Apple opens up iOS in Japan in response to new regulations

2 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Apple Now Allows Alternative App Stores and Payment Systems on iOS in Japan

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Japan’s smartphone law sees Apple, Google unveil new updates

2 months / globalcompetitionreview / Bethan John

Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

New third-party iOS App Stores in Japan preserve user privacy, child safety

appleinsider - Apple is introducing alternative app stores and payment options in Japan to comply with a new competition law, while maintaining that platform-level security and child safety controls remain in place.App StoreApple compares this approach with the EU's Dig…

#techpolicy #apple #antitrust #ios #apps #privacy #payments #digitalmarketsact #regulation #japan

Apple Is Letting iPhone Users in Japan Bypass the App Store

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple opens iOS to third-party app stores in Japan

2 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Apple Opens Up iPhone to Alternative App Stores and Browser Engines in Japan

2 months / iclarified

New third-party iOS App Stores in Japan preserve user privacy, child safety

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Makes Changes to iOS Software in Face of Stricter Japanese Rules

2 months / bloomberg / Samantha Kelly

Japan App Store Gets Alternative Marketplaces, Third-Party Payments and More

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

techxplore - California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla's license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company h…

#techpolicy #selfdriving #government #tesla #scam #automotive #litigation #advertising #regulation #california

California threatens to halt Tesla sales over Autopilot marketing

2 months / techspot

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

2 months / techxplore

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

2 months / reddit / /u/BreakfastTop6899

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

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Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules

2 months / reddit / /u/TripleShotPls

F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition

Cecilia Kang / nytimes - The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.

#techpolicy #politics #government #broadband #internet #law #telecommunications #fcc #digitalprivacy #regulation

FCC chair scrubs website after learning it called FCC an “independent agency”

2 months / reddit / /u/mepper

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Brendan Carr doesn’t regret his threats to broadcasters

2 months / theverge / Lauren Feiner

FCC chair scrubs website after learning it called FCC an “independent agency”

2 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition

2 months / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

FCC Updates Website in Real-Time to Reflect Brendan Carr's Testimony That the Agency Is Not Independent

2 months / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

FCC Chair Suggests Agency Isn't Independent, Word Cut From Mission Statement

2 months / slashdot / msmash

FCC chair suggests agency isn't independent, word cut from mission statement

2 months / ycombinator

FCC chair suggests agency isn't independent, word cut from mission statement

2 months / axios / Sara Fischer

Digital bank Monzo gains a full European banking licence

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - UK-based digital bank Monzo is ready to expand into Europe. The fintech has acquired a full banking licence from the Central Bank in Ireland, as well as from the European Central Bank. Monzo has gone from strength to strength since it launched back in 201…

#fintech #digitaltransformation #banking #investment #business #finance #uk #europe #eu #regulation

Monzo wins European banking licence, as investors agitate for CEO return

2 months / tech / John Reynolds

Digital bank Monzo gains a full European banking licence

2 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Monzo secures European banking licence ahead of international growth

2 months / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

UK neobank Monzo secures full Irish and European banking licence

2 months / siliconrepublic / Ann O’Dea

(LEAD) Interim CEO of Coupang apologizes for data breach at parliamentary hearing

Kang Jae-eun / co - SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The interim head of e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. ap...

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #government #business #privacy #law #regulation

Gov't to form task force to handle Coupang data breach case

2 months / co / Kim Boram

(LEAD) Interim CEO of Coupang apologizes for data breach at parliamentary hearing

2 months / co / Kang Jae-eun

Breach At South Korea's Equivalent of Amazon Exposed Data of Almost Every Adult

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Interim CEO of Coupang apologizes for data breach at parliamentary hearing

2 months / co / Kang Jae-eun

Coupang Executives Grilled by Korean Lawmakers Over Data Breach

2 months / bloomberg / Yoolim LeeJane Lanhee Lee

Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules

Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - The judge ruled Tesla should have to suspend manufacturing and sales in California for 30 days, but the DMV stayed those rulings for 90 days to allow Tesla to comply.

#selfdriving #tesla #law #technology #automotive #litigation #safety #advertising #regulation #california

Tesla has to rename 'Autopilot' because it doesn't actually drive itself, judge rules

2 months / qz / Shannon Carroll

Una corte dijo que la publicidad de Tesla es engañosa porque exagera las capacidades de auto manejo de sus vehículos y la tiene que cambiar.

2 months / bsky / @mr-bytes.com / mr-bytes.com

California DMV tells Tesla to ease off on those Autopilot claims

2 months / theregister / Joe Fay

Tesla Faces Penalty for Deceptive Marketing of Autopilot Features

2 months / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Tesla misled customers about self-driving features, judge rules

2 months / theverge / Robert Hart

Tesla is given 60 days to fix deceptive Autopilot marketing

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Tesla used deceptive language to market Autopilot, California judge rules

2 months / engadget / Mariella Moon

Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules

2 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot

2 months / cnbc

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

Ana Swanson, Adam Satariano and Jeanna Smialek / nytimes - The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

#techpolicy #antitrust #government #us #europe #law #technology #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

US threatens EU digital services market access

2 months / ycombinator

Washington threatens European groups over EU’s treatment of US tech giants

2 months / reddit / /u/Majano57

US Considers Fining EU Companies in Response to Bloc’s Regulatory Actions

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Washington's Tech Ultimatum: When Trade Policy Becomes Sovereignty Extraction

2 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

2 months / nytimes / Ana Swanson, Adam Satariano and Jeanna Smialek

US Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

2 months / slashdot / msmash

US freezes $42B trade pact with UK over digital tax row

Lindsay Clark / theregister - Tech Prosperity Deal paused after London resists pressure on online services levy The US government has put a proposed $42 billion (£31 billion) trade pact with the UK on ice because the European country has yet to budge on its Digital Services Tax (DST).…

#techpolicy #tariffs #government #uk #us #economy #technology #regulation

Spotify is part of the trade war now

2 months / platformer / Casey Newton

US Puts ‘Technology Prosperity Deal’ With UK on Hold

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

US freezes $42B trade pact with UK over digital tax row

2 months / theregister / Lindsay Clark

U.S. halts UK tech trade deal negotiations, FT reports

2 months / cnbc

Reddit challenges Australia's age-verification law, says it's not social media

techspot - Australia's under-16 social media ban came into effect last week, just over a year after the legislation was passed. It requires Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube to verify the ages of Australian us…

#techpolicy #government #privacy #australia #law #censorship #contentmoderation #advertising #regulation

(LEAD) Nominee for media watchdog to consider social media ban for teens

2 months / co / Kim Han-joo

Huge support for under-16s social media ban – with one catch

2 months / news.com.au

Australia's Social Media Ban Was Pushed by Gambling Ad Agency

2 months / ycombinator

Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned

2 months / techdirt / Mike Masnick

Reddit challenges Australia's age-verification law, says it's not social media

2 months / techspot

Australia kicks the kids off social media

2 months / platformer / Casey Newton

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones

Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says.

#apple #google #government #uk #internet #privacy #censorship #contentmoderation #smartphone #regulation

UK Demands Apple and Google Implement OS-Level Nudity Blocking and Age Verification

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones What if you have a medical problem and want to share an image with a Doctor for diagnosis - banned too arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

2 months / bsky / @ecowarriorss.bsky.social / ecowarriorss.bsky.social

The UK Wants Apple to Play Nanny on Nude Photos

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones

2 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

UK Wants Apple to Implement System-Wide Nudity Blocking by Default

2 months / iclarified

Apple, Google will be asked to block nude images until age is verified in the UK, report reveals

2 months / mashable

UK Wants All iPhones to Block Explicit Images Unless You Prove Age

2 months / reddit / /u/quiplaam

Tesla Is Testing Robotaxis Without Safety Drivers — or Riders

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is testing its robotaxis without any safety monitors.

#ai #automation #selfdriving #robotaxis #tesla #elonmusk #automotive #safety #regulation

Autonomous Tesla Model Y Fleet Operates Without Safety Drivers

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Tesla stock closes at 2025 high after Musk confirms driverless Robotaxi tests underway in Austin

2 months / cnbc

Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors

2 months / reddit / /u/casualti21

Tesla Is Testing Robotaxis Without Safety Drivers — or Riders

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors

2 months / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver

2 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Driverless Tesla Robotaxi spotted in Austin

2 months / mashable

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

EditorDavid / slashdot - "A SpaceX executive says a satellite deployed from a Chinese rocket risked colliding with a Starlink satellite," reports PC Magazine:On Friday, company VP for Starlink engineering, Michael Nicolls, tweeted about the incident and blamed a lack of coordinat…

#china #space #government #aerospace #technology #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety #regulation

Chinese Spacecraft Got Disturbingly Close to Smashing Into a Starlink Satellite

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

SpaceX satellite's near-miss with China spacecraft highlights growing space congestion

2 months / techspot

Starlink VP confirms ‘dangerously close’ Chinese launch incident — close call saw satellite pass within 200 meters of Starlink travelling at over 17,400mph

2 months / tomshardware

Internet based on massive constellations of satellites you say? What could possibly go wrong? theverge@c.im - Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week https://thever.ge/VMJt #Science #SpaceX #Space #News

2 months / bsky / @ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy / ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy

Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Starlink claims Chinese launch came within 200 meters of broadband satellite

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Tether’s $1.1B All-Cash Bid to Acquire Juventus Rejected by Exor

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Exor rejected Tether’s $1.1B all-cash offer for its 65.4% controlling stake in Juventus. Juventus shares rose 2.3% to €2.23 after news of the rejected bid became public Tether has accumulated over 10% of Juventus shares since February 2025. Tether se…

#crypto #sports #investment #privateequity #business #finance #acquisitions #tether #regulation

Tether’s $1.1 Billion Juventus Play Pits New Money Against Old

2 months / bloomberg / Daniele LepidoDavid Pan

Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed

2 months / techxplore

Tether’s $1.1B All-Cash Bid to Acquire Juventus Rejected by Exor

2 months / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

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Governor Hochul signs New York's AI safety act

Want to link from Google’s app store to your app? That’ll be $2–4 per install

SEC Secures Consent Judgments Against FTX and Alameda Executives

Terraform Bankruptcy Admin Sues Jump Trading for $4B Over TerraUSD Collapse: Report

YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

Instacart Settles FTC Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Advertising and Subscription Enrollments

Apple opens up iOS in Japan in response to new regulations

New third-party iOS App Stores in Japan preserve user privacy, child safety

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition

Digital bank Monzo gains a full European banking licence

(LEAD) Interim CEO of Coupang apologizes for data breach at parliamentary hearing

Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

US freezes $42B trade pact with UK over digital tax row

Reddit challenges Australia's age-verification law, says it's not social media

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones

Tesla Is Testing Robotaxis Without Safety Drivers — or Riders

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

Tether’s $1.1B All-Cash Bid to Acquire Juventus Rejected by Exor

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