Social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark Australia ban

ft - First data released on impact of blocking access for children as other countries monitor progress

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About 5 Million Accounts Shut in Australia Kids Social Media Ban

Verizon’s January 14 Blackout: The 10-Hour ‘SOS’ Event Explained

IDrop News Staff / idropnews - A look back at the January 14 Verizon outage that left 2 million in SOS mode. From Krispy Kreme's "sweet backup" to the FCC's investigation, here's what happened.Read More...

#mobiletech #techpolicy #business #internet #us #wireless #pricing #law #emergencyservices #fcc

Verizon’s $20 make-good: How to claim your outage credit today

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Verizon outage spurs calls for mandatory refunds when cell service is disrupted

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Verizon’s January 14 Blackout: The 10-Hour ‘SOS’ Event Explained

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Democrats Blast SEC Over Crypto Retreat, Justin Sun’s Alleged China Ties

André Beganski / decrypt - House Democrats have accused the SEC of selectively enforcing laws against crypto firms, while spotlighting Tron founder Justin Sun.

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #government #us #scam #law #litigation #sec #crypto

House Democrats Press SEC Over Pause In Justin Sun Case — Three House Democrats are demanding answers from the SEC after the agency paused enforcement in the Justin Sun matter, raising questions about a potential retreat from crypto oversight. Lawmakers s

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House Democrats press SEC over pausing Justin Sun case, citing ‘pay-to-play’ concerns

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Democrats Accuse SEC of Political Influence in Justin Sun Case Pause

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Democrats Blast SEC Over Crypto Retreat, Justin Sun’s Alleged China Ties

7 wks / decrypt / André Beganski

Ripple CEO Breaks Silence on Coinbase’s Sudden Withdrawal from Key Bill

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed surprise over Coinbase’s strong rejection of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. Garlinghouse acknowledged the concerns raised by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong regarding tokenized stocks and stablecoin rewards.…

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #politics #government #finance #governance #law #sec #crypto

Circle (CRCL) Stock: Drops Following Coinbase Opposition to Clarity Act Draft

7 wks / parameter / Newton Kitonga

XRP falls 4% on crypto market weakness even as ETF inflows stay strong

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Bitcoin slips to nearly $95,000 as Senate delay and risk-off moves weigh on crypto

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Ripple CEO Breaks Silence on Coinbase’s Sudden Withdrawal from Key Bill

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Crypto Industry Representatives and Senate Democrats to Discuss Stalled Crypto Bill

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Coinbase CEO Slams Crypto Bill, Cites Concerns Over Consumer Rights

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

SEC Faces Backlash from House Democrats Over Dropped Crypto Cases

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Senators vow to revive crypto bill - Politico

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Citron Research Claims Coinbase Fears Tokenization Rival Securitize

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Crypto Shock in Washington: Coinbase Pulls the Plug and Forces Senate to Freeze the CLARITY Bill - HOKANEWS.COM

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Senate Banking Committee delays crypto bill markup after Coinbase withdraws support - The Cryptonomist

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CLARITY Act Faces Split as 2 Major Crypto Camps Clash Over U.S. Rules - FXLeaders

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‘Heinous’: Musk’s AI Grok facing probe

news.com.au - Millions of accounts were deactivated in the wake of Australia’s social media ban, but it’s an “even more potentially catastrophic” threat that has the watchdog worried.

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #government #apps #censorship #elonmusk #grokai #safety #advertising

Minister Smyth says laws adequate to tackle non-consensual Grok AI images, after meeting with Attorney General.

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Minister Smyth says laws adequate to tackle non-consensual Grok AI images

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X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool

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Japan calls on X to take measures against AI-generated sexualized images

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State Department Threatens UK Over Grok Investigation, Because Only The US Is Allowed To Ban Foreign Apps

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Musk’s Grok AI Faces Scrutiny From Japan Over Sexualized Images

7 wks / bloomberg / Takashi MochizukiMayumi Negishi

After backlash, X restricts Grok from generating sexualized images of real people

7 wks / siliconangle / James Farrell

Grok blocked from undressing images with AI in places where it's illegal, X says

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‘Heinous’: Musk’s AI Grok facing probe

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These companies advertised on X as Grok produced sexualized images of kids

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State Department Threatens UK Over Grok Investigation, Because Only The US Is Allowed To Ban Foreign Apps

7 wks / techdirt / Mike Masnick

Grok now bans illegal porn generation, after monetizing it

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Italy's Privacy Watchdog, Scourge of US Big Tech, Hit By Corruption Probe

BeauHD / slashdot - The powerful data privacy watchdog in Italy long known for aggressively policing U.S. and Chinese AI giants is under investigation for possible corruption and embezzlement. Reuters reports: Rome prosecutors are investigating the agency's president, Pasqua…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #gdpr #europe #privacy #law #eu #digitalprivacy #regulation

Italy's Privacy Watchdog, Scourge of US Big Tech, Hit By Corruption Probe

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Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe

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AWS Launches Independent European Cloud to Meet Sovereignty Requirements

PYMNTS / pymnts - AWS has launched the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, an independent cloud located in the European Union and designed to help customers meet the EU’s sovereignty requirements. The cloud is physically and logically separate from other AWS regions, and it feat…

#cloud #dataprivacy #techpolicy #cloudsec #amazon #datacenter #gdpr #europe #eu #regulation

AWS Launches Independent European Cloud to Meet Sovereignty Requirements

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AWS European Sovereign Cloud

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Amazon Launches AWS European Sovereign Cloud

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How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

Adam Satariano,Paul Mozur,Sheera Frenkel / nytimes - Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.

#techpolicy #government #internet #asia #censorship #telecommunications #satellite #starlink #digitalprivacy

Inside the fight to keep Iran online: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/t...

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Inside the fight to keep Iran online: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/t...

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Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

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How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

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How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

7 wks / nytimes / Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Sheera Frenkel

State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy

Ivan Penn and Karen Weise / nytimes - Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.

#cloud #techpolicy #energy #government #business #datacenter #environment #pricing #economy #regulation

State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy

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State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy

7 wks / nytimes / Ivan Penn,Karen Weise

Taiwan Pledges $250 Billion in U.S. Spending in Exchange for Lower Tariffs

Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - Under the agreement, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will add new factories to its cluster in Arizona as part of a $250 billion investment in the U.S., the Commerce Department said.

#semiconductors #techpolicy #chips #tsmc #tariffs #business #supplychain #us #asia #manufacturing

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The US claims it just strongarmed Taiwan into spending $250 billion on American chip manufacturing

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US and Taiwan agree to 15% tariff cap and $500B chip investment deal - Crypto Briefing

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Standard $250B chip investment deal

A $250 billion trade deal will see Taiwan bring more semiconductor production to the US

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US, Taiwan reach trade deal focused on semiconductors, US Commerce Department says - MSN

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U.S. and Taiwan Sign $250B Deal to Boost U.S. Chip Production

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FirstFT: US and Taiwan strike trade agreement linked to $250bn chip investment

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US and Taiwan strike trade deal tied to $250bn chip investment

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Taiwan will invest $250 billion in US chip factories, backed by $250 billion in government credit - MSN

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Taiwanese chipmakers to invest $250B in US under new trade agreement - Proactive financial news

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Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Szkutak

Taiwan Pledges $250 Billion in U.S. Spending in Exchange for Lower Tariffs

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Taiwan will invest $250 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal

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The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

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Taiwan To Invest $250B In U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing — The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan under which Taiwan will invest $250 billion to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. The agreement aims to accelerate chi

7 wks / bsky / @biztoc.com / biztoc.com

Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate

PYMNTS / pymnts - Getting crypto markets legislation passed in the U.S. is becoming as volatile as crypto markets themselves. Thursday (Jan. 15) was supposed to be a big day for the digital asset sector. The Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Securities and Excha…

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #techpolicy #banking #politics #government #finance #law #sec

Senators Postpone Crypto Market Bill as Coinbase Flexes Its Muscle in Washington

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Tokenization firms reject Coinbase's crypto bill equities claims

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says company opposed crypto bill to protect consumers

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Senate Democrats pursuing a Friday call with crypto industry on market structure bill

7 wks / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate

7 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

After Coinbase Reversal Forces Delay on Crypto Bill, Is There a Path Forward?

7 wks / decrypt / Sander Lutz

Senate Banking Committee lawmakers say crypto bill is ‘closer than ever’ despite setbacks

7 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

DeFi community sees ‘bad’ crypto bill’s collapse as win, not setback

7 wks / coindesk / Margaux Nijkerk

Elon Musk's X Bans Access to ‘InfoFi’ Crypto Projects Amid ‘AI Slop’ Backlash

André Beganski / decrypt - X is making major changes to its API to prevent access by "InfoFi" crypto projects that seek to incentivize "reply spam," an exec said.

#ai #blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #aiethics #internet #media #contentmoderation #api

Kaito to sunset 'Yaps' as X cracks down on InfoFi apps, token falls 17%

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Elon Musk's X Bans Access to ‘InfoFi’ Crypto Projects Amid ‘AI Slop’ Backlash

7 wks / decrypt / André Beganski

Kaito token plummets after X revises API policies to ban InfoFi crypto projects

7 wks / theblock / Jason Shubnell

Elon Musk’s AI company finally blocks nude image generation following pressure from regulators

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - After days of abuse and investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, Elon Musk's chatbot Grok can no longer undress photos of real people—at least where it's illegal.The article Elon Musk’s AI company finally blocks nude image generation following pressu…

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #deeptech #censorship #contentmoderation #elonmusk #grokai #safety #digitalprivacy

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Regulators force nude image blockades (2)
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Elon Musk’s X Says It Will (Sort of) Crack Down on Grok’s Sexual Deepfake Problem

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X put another band-aid on its nonconsensual sexual images problem. Meanwhile Grok is still putting whoever you want in a bikini. from @mattburgess1.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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Still not fixed! www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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NEW: X does seem to have limited Grok’s output on X. But Grok’s website will still undress: “We can still generate photorealistic nudity on Grok[dot]com,” says Paul Bouchaud, the lead researcher at Paris-based nonprofit @aiforensics.org “We can generat

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Stop taking Elon at his word.. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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The US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips headed to China

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - The Trump administration formalized its 25% cut of H200 chip sales in China with a tariff that applies to certain semiconductors.

#ai #semiconductors #techpolicy #china #nvidia #tariffs #gpu #supplychain #us #amd

Memory Shortage to Hit Nvidia China Approvals, US Lawmaker Says

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The US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips headed to China

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Szkutak

The US formalizes 25% tariff on Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X chips shipped to China

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US government to take 25% cut of AMD, NVIDIA AI sales to China

7 wks / arstechnica / Aime Williams, Michael Acton, Camilla Hodgson, and Eleanor Olcott, FT

Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday

techxplore - Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies on Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary.

#ai #techpolicy #meta #amazon #microsoft #aiethics #genai #business #wikipedia #copyright

everyone: Congratulations on your 25th anniversary, @wikipedia.org! The last genuinely good resource on the internet! Cornerstone of 21st-century civilization!

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Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/wikimedia-foundation-announces-new-ai-partnerships-with-amazon-meta-microsoft-perplexity-and-others/

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But for how long techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/w...

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Imaginate haber contribuido cientos de horas en hacer una enciclopedia libre y que ahora se la zampe una máquina de bolacear (y secar lagos) techcrunch.com/2026/01/15/w...

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Wikipedia Found a Way to Make Big Tech Pay. The Question Is Whether It's Enough.

7 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Wikimedia announces AI partners including Meta and Microsoft

7 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon

7 wks / arstechnica / Benj Edwards

Wikipedia Signs AI Licensing Deals On Its 25th Birthday

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Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others

7 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday

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Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday

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AWS flips switch on Euro cloud as customers fret about digital sovereignty

Lindsay Clark / theregister - EU-only ops, German subsidiaries, and a pinky promise your data won't end up in Uncle Sam's hands Amid continued trade and geopolitical volatility between Europe and the US, Amazon Web Services is making its European Sovereign Cloud generally available to…