The Senate’s hearing on AI regulation was dangerously friendly
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/19/23728174/ai-regulation-senate-hearings-regulatory-capture-laws
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The Senate’s hearing on AI regulation was dangerously friendly
When politicians and corporations agree, suspicion is natural.
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DoorDash faces lawsuit accusing it of charging iPhone users more for delivery
https://www.engadget.com/doordash-faces-lawsuit-accusing-it-of-charging-iphone-users-more-for-delivery-140017302.html
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DoorDash faces lawsuit accusing it of charging iPhone users more for delivery
DoorDash has been charging iPhone users more than Android users for identical deliveries, according to a lawsuit seeking class action status.
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The First Pangenome Map Captures the Full Scope of Human Genetic Diversity
https://singularityhub.com/2023/05/16/the-first-pangenome-map-captures-the-full-scope-of-human-genetic-diversity/
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The First Pangenome Map Captures the Full Scope of Human Genetic Diversity
Thanks to an explosion of innovative genetic tools in the past decade, it’s now possible to capture longer DNA reads from an individual.
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Vice and BuzzFeed were meant to be the future of news. What happened
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/20/vice-and-buzzfeed-were-meant-to-be-the-future-of-news-what-happened
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Vice and BuzzFeed were meant to be the future of news. What happened? | Jane Martinson
Their young audience made them the envy of the media’s old guard. But, ultimately, they couldn’t convert this into profit, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson
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Michigan to get $400 million hydrogen technology facility from Norwegian company
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2023/05/03/michigan-to-get-400m-hydrogen-technology-facility-from-norwegian-firm/70179864007/
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Michigan to get $400 million hydrogen technology facility from Norwegian company
The investment from Nel Hydrogen is expected to create 500 jobs and was born out of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's January trip to the Scandinavian nation.
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The U.S. is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/1172679786/carbon-capture-carbon-dioxide-pipeline
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The U.S. is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story
Companies are building carbon dioxide pipelines as a possible climate solution. But after a pipeline rupture sent dozens to the hospital in a Mississippi town, there are questions about their safety.
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OpenAI chief concerned about AI being used to compromise elections
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-chief-goes-before-us-congress-propose-licenses-building-ai-2023-05-16/
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Roblox: Ten-year-old spent £2,500 of mum's money without her knowing
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65659896
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Roblox: Ten-year-old spent £2,500 of mum's money without her knowing
Tesco Bank initially refused to refund the mum but changed its mind after a BBC show got involved.
Meta Fined Record €1.2 Billion in EU Over US Data Transfers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-22/meta-fined-record-1-3-billion-in-eu-over-us-data-transfers
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Meta Fined Record €1.2 Billion in EU Over US Data Transfers
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. was hit by a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) European Union privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the American security…
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Meta hit with a record $1.3 billion fine over data privacy breaches
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-fined-record-13-billion-for-data-privacy-breaches-2023-5
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Meta hit with a record-breaking $1.3 billion fine over data privacy breaches
Meta failed to comply with the EU's warning about transferring users' data to US servers, and the fine eclipses Amazon's $807 million fine in 2021.
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Meta ordered to suspend Facebook EU data flows as it’s hit with record €1.2BN privacy fine under GDPR
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/22/facebook-eu-us-data-flows-decision/
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Meta ordered to suspend Facebook EU data flows as it’s hit with record €1.2BN privacy fine under GDPR
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has been hit with a formal suspension order requiring it to stop exporting European Union user data to the US for processing
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A Google researcher – who said she was fired after pointing out biases in AI – says companies won't 'self-regulate' because of the AI 'gold rush'
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-former-ai-researcher-on-lack-of-regulation-2023-5
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A Google researcher – who said she was fired after pointing out biases in AI – says companies won't 'self-regulate' because of…
Timnit Gebru co-authored a research paper while she worked at Google, which identified the biases of machine learning.
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Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to US
https://apnews.com/article/meta-facebook-data-privacy-fine-europe-9aa912200226c3d53aa293dca8968f84
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Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine and ordered it to stop transferring users' personal information to the United States by October.
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Fossil fuel firms owe climate reparations of $209bn a year, says study | Groundbreaking analysis by One Earth is first to quantify economic burden caused by individual companies
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/19/fossil-fuel-firms-owe-climate-reparations-of-209bn-a-year-says-study#:~:text=The%20world's%20top%20fossil%20fuel,lies%2C%20a%20new%20study%20calculates.
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Fossil fuel firms owe climate reparations of $209bn a year, says study
Groundbreaking analysis by One Earth is first to quantify economic burden caused by individual companies
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Britain is writing the playbook for dictators. The Online Safety Bill is a model for stripping citizens of their privacy. We won’t go along with it.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/21/britain-is-writing-the-playbook-for-dictators/
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Britain is writing the playbook for dictators
The Online Safety Bill is a model for stripping citizens of their privacy. We won’t go along with it
Ice Cube says AI is demonic and its use in music will spark a backlash: 'Somebody can't take your original voice and manipulate it without having to pay.'
https://businessinsider.com/ice-cube-ai-demonic-music-spark-backlash-2023-5
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Ice Cube says AI is demonic and its use in music will spark a backlash: 'Somebody can't take your original voice and manipulate…
Ice Cube told the "Full Send Podcast" that he would sue "the people and the platform" who made and distributed AI-generated music in his style.
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Uber puts its diversity head on leave after employees voice fury at events titled ‘Don’t Call Me Karen’
https://fortune.com/2023/05/22/uber-dei-diversity-inclusion-boss-bo-young-lee-suspended-dont-call-me-karen-events/
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Uber puts its DEI head on leave after employees voice fury at events titled ‘Don’t Call Me Karen'
Staffers said they were "scolded" for voicing concerns about the tone struck during the discussions.
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Amazon employees plan to walk off the job as tech worker tension rises
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/22/tech-layoffs-amazon-walk-out-meta/
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Buyer beware: some SanDisk Extreme SSDs are wiping people’s data
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/22/23733267/sandisk-extreme-pro-failure-ssd-firmware
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Buyer beware: some SanDisk Extreme SSDs are wiping people’s data
There’s a firmware update coming for the 4TB mode.