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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) estimates that fully manufacturing smartphones in the US would raise costs by 152%, with laptops up 93% and smartwatches 97%, arguing that Trump's push for 100% US-made tech is economically impractical given tariffs, consumer price increases, and supply chain realities.
Cable industry groups plan to sue the Trump FCC over its repeal of the 39 percent national TV ownership cap, arguing Congress fixed the limit in the 2004 Consolidated Appropriations Act and only the FCC could have changed it through quadrennial reviews. The FCC contends it retains authority to modify or eliminate the cap outside that review process.
The Verge's Decoder podcast interviews Sen. Adam Schiff about how to regulate the tech industry and AI, including the limits of Trump's non-binding AI safety pact with tech CEOs, the possibility of a new AI regulatory agency, and how the Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision could complicate new regulation.
An insider-style opinion piece arguing that OpenAI's internal culture has become broken, raising concerns about the company's safety commitments, governance, and employee environment.
The Nation opinion piece argues that Trump is outsourcing AI oversight to tech companies as a form of self-policing, warning that his alliance with Big Tech and refusal to heed internal industry warnings could become his most damaging legacy.
Bert Hubert sprak op een bijeenkomst van KIVI, STT en NAE over digitale autonomie en Europese technologische weerbaarheid, met de oproep dat technologische beslissingen in Den Haag en Brussel altijd met inhoudelijke experts genomen moeten worden en Europese software- en cloudalternatieven actiever ingekocht moeten worden.
作者提出疑问：为何在开源大模型市场上中国（DeepSeek、Kimi、GLM、MiniMax 等）远远领先于美国，并认为美国公司过度追求股东价值和短期回报，忽视了技术本身的投入，从而导致落后。
New York City has enacted a click-to-cancel rule, becoming the first US city to require businesses to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up, after a federal FTC version was struck down in court.
An immigration advocate is suing federal border agents after CBP seized and copied his phone's contents without a warrant, highlighting the long-standing Fourth Amendment border search exemption that allows warrantless searches of electronic devices at US ports of entry.
Apple is facing pressure from US Rep. Jamie Raskin to explain its role in removing ICE-tracking apps from the App Store, with allegations that it collaborated with the Trump administration to censor users' First Amendment rights.
Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, are supporting AI data centers despite widespread public opposition, attributing the backlash to a Chinese psyop. Public sentiment has led to delays and blocks of data center projects across the United States.
Bill Gates emphasizes the urgent need for AI safeguards and monitoring to prevent misuse and enable AI's benefits in fields like medicine and education.
A federal appeals court ruled that Kalshi's prediction markets must comply with state gambling laws, continuing a legal battle that may reach the Supreme Court.
Six independent experts on the GIFCT advisory board resigned after Meta-led changes to limit their oversight role, raising concerns about accountability in tech companies' anti-terrorism efforts.
Microsoft faces criticism from community groups for lack of transparency and insufficient local investments in data center areas, despite benefiting from substantial tax breaks.
The author recounts discovering a major data vulnerability in a Brazilian federal system and discusses the growing cybersecurity risks posed by untested AI environments and reinforcement learning scaling in machine learning.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to have dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House, highlighting their first one-on-one meeting amid ongoing debates about AI safety and regulation.
A podcast interview with Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince explores how AI bots are dominating internet traffic, Cloudflare's strategies to control them, and the implications for the web and business, including layoffs at Cloudflare due to AI.
The UK government has published official guidelines on AI usage, emphasizing energy conservation by encouraging short prompts and minimal interactions, which could influence similar policies in the EU.
The article argues that OpenAI should be nationalized, reflecting concerns about its influence and the need for policy interventions in AI.