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US lawmakers move against ByteDance in push to divest TikTok
Action has been taken by a group of cross-party US lawmakers to introduce legislation against ByteDance which would force the company to divest its dominant social media platform TikTok or risk a ban in the United States. The move is … Continue reading
Gambling operator Bet365 under investigation in Australia
An Australian government financial intelligence agency has launched a probe into British gambling company Bet365 over concerns about its adherence to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism regulations. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) is the watchdog investigating the leading … Continue reading
Southeast Asia’s smartphone market is booming so far this year as China remains sluggish, research says
Smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia continued a resurgence at the start of 2024, contrasting to a lull in other regions.
Bill that could ban TikTok approved by US House panel
The proposed law would prohibit apps controlled by “foreign adversaries”. TikTok has urged users to protest.
AALTO seeks to democratize high-speed internet access through solar-powered drones
In the beginning of 2021, Alphabet shuttered Loon. It was a familiar story within the annals of Google X history: an ambitious moonshot with tremendous upside that sputtered out prior to gaining any sort of meaningful traction after nearly a … Continue reading
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Key OpenAI Executive Played a Pivotal Role in Sam Altman’s Ouster
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, brought questions about Mr. Altman’s management to the board last year before he was briefly ousted from the company.
TikTok Prompts Users to Call Congress to Fight Possible Ban
Many Capitol Hill offices were inundated with phone calls after TikTok urged users to tell their representatives they opposed a new bill aimed at the company.
Here’s why most AI benchmarks tell us so little
On Tuesday, startup Anthropic released a family of generative AI models that it claims achieve best-in-class performance. Just a few days later, rival Inflection AI unveiled a model that it asserts comes close to matching in quality some of the most … Continue reading
Astra is the space industry’s first SPAC bust of 2024
Astra Space, the launch company that went public in 2021 at a $2.1 billion valuation, is going private again after months of burning cash and failing to secure alternate investment. The company announced Thursday that its board had accepted an … Continue reading
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House Democrats probe SpaceX over alleged illegal export and use of Starlink by Russia
Read the letter House Democrats sent SpaceX about possible illegal use of Starlink by Russia in occupied Ukraine.