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…
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OpenAI in Talks with Amazon for $10 Billion Investment: Report
Jon Swartz / techstrong - OpenAI is in preliminary discussions to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon.com Inc., according to a report in The Information, citing sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal would value the ChatGPT creator at more than $500 billion and in…
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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.
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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.
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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).…
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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…
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US Tech Force Aims To Recruit 1,000 Technologists
msmash / slashdot - The Trump administration announced Monday the United States Tech Force, a new program to recruit around 1,000 technologists for two-year government stints starting as soon as March -- less than a year after dismantling several federal technology teams and…
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Google Has Taken Down AI-Generated Content Following Disney’s Cease and Desist
Mike Pearl / gizmodo - Disney has a licensing deal with OpenAI now, by the way.
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US lawmakers question basis for allowing sale of Nvidia H200 chips to China
ft - Committee chair warns the decision risks undermining Washington’s strategic advantage over Beijing in cutting-edge AI
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'Apple Tax is Dead in the USA'
msmash / slashdot - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has almost entirely upheld a scathing April ruling that found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction meant to open up iOS App Store payments in its long-running legal battle against Epic Games. A three-judge pan…
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Intel Evaluates Wet Etch Equipment from China-Linked Supplier for 14A Node
techpowerup - Intel has conducted early tool qualification tests on wet etch systems from ACM Research as part of its preparations for the next-generation 14A node, which is scheduled for volume production in 2027. These evaluations have drawn external political attent…
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New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars
Mia Sato / theverge - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a "common sens…
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Apple Wins Ability to Charge Fees on External Payment Links as Appeals Court Modifies Epic Injunction
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple should be able to collect a reasonable commission on purchases made using external links included in iOS apps, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today (via Reuters). The U.S. Court of Appeals partially reversed sanctions imposed on Apple after Apple w…
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Epic Games’s Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - The game is back on the Google Play Store, but another court decision is rolling back some of the developer-friendly changes on iOS.
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OpenAI Releases GPT-5.2 With Major Upgrades in Reasoning, Coding, and Reliability
iclarified - OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5.2, describing it as its most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work and complex problem-solving. The update arrives just weeks after the release of GPT-5.1 and is aimed at raising the bar for coding, …
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Time Magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 2025
news.com.au - The issue features a cover story exploring how AI has changed the world over the past year, in “sometimes frightening ways”.
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US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
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Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI
Julie Bort / techcrunch - Calibri, which could make documents easier to read for the vision impaired, was apparently installed in 2023 by the department’s then-DEI office. Rubio’s memo has designated Times New Roman as his tenure’s official font, stating it will “restore decorum a…
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Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: H200 China Deal Ignites Fierce Security Debate in Washington
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Nvidia received Trump administration approval to export H200 AI chips to China with 25% sales fee Reports indicate Beijing may restrict company access to H200 despite lifted export ban Huawei, Alibaba, and Baidu developed alternative AI chips during …
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Reddit is testing verification
Jay Peters / theverge - Reddit is starting to test verified profiles, the company announced today. Users who are verified as part of this "limited alpha test" will have a gray checkmark next to their username "across profiles, communities, feeds, post detail pages, and search re…
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