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The Register: It’s not just Big Tech: The UK’s Online Safety Act applies across the board

Jan 14, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/online_safety_act/ Source: The Register Title: It’s not just Big Tech: The UK’s Online Safety Act applies across the board Feedly Summary: That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there’s work to do Analysis A little more than two months out from its first legal deadline, the UK’s Online Safety Act…

The Register: First Foxconn, now Microsoft: Wisconsin town dissed by big tech

Jan 3, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/microsoft_pauses_datacenter_construction/ Source: The Register Title: First Foxconn, now Microsoft: Wisconsin town dissed by big tech Feedly Summary: Redmond’s pause to redesign planned datacenters won’t scuttle this project, say Mount Pleasant officials Count the residents of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin opposed to their town becoming a tech hub lucky: First, Foxconn abandoned its original $10…

AlgorithmWatch: A Year of Challenging Choices – 2024 in review

Dec 23, 2024

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Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/a-year-of-challenging-choices-2024-in-review/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: A Year of Challenging Choices – 2024 in review Feedly Summary: 2024 was a “super election" year and it marked the rise of generative Artificial Intelligence. With the adoption of the AI Act, it seemed poised to be the moment we finally gained control over automated systems. Yet, that…

The Register: Fining Big Tech isn’t working. Make them give away illegally trained LLMs as public domain

Dec 22, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/22/ai_poisoned_tree/ Source: The Register Title: Fining Big Tech isn’t working. Make them give away illegally trained LLMs as public domain Feedly Summary: It’s all made from our data, anyway, so it should be ours to use as we want Opinion Last year, I wrote a piece here on El Reg about being murdered…

Slashdot: Microsoft Acquires Twice as Many Nvidia AI Chips as Tech Rivals

Dec 18, 2024

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/18/1159209/microsoft-acquires-twice-as-many-nvidia-ai-chips-as-tech-rivals Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Acquires Twice as Many Nvidia AI Chips as Tech Rivals Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has dramatically increased its purchase of Nvidia’s Hopper chips, surpassing its competitors in the AI sector. This strategic move aligns with Microsoft’s investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, positioning the…

Wired: Big Tech Will Scour the Globe in Its Search for Cheap Energy

Dec 16, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-data-centers-cheap-energy/ Source: Wired Title: Big Tech Will Scour the Globe in Its Search for Cheap Energy Feedly Summary: Warehouses full of servers are hungry for power, no matter who supplies it. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the burgeoning industry of data centers in Johor, Malaysia, particularly fueled by generative…

Schneier on Security: Trust Issues in AI

Dec 9, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/trust-issues-in-ai.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Trust Issues in AI Feedly Summary: For a technology that seems startling in its modernity, AI sure has a long history. Google Translate, OpenAI chatbots, and Meta AI image generators are built on decades of advancements in linguistics, signal processing, statistics, and other fields going back to…

Schneier on Security: Trust Issues

Dec 6, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/trust-issues.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Trust Issues Feedly Summary: For a technology that seems startling in its modernity, AI sure has a long history. Google Translate, OpenAI chatbots, and Meta AI image generators are built on decades of advancements in linguistics, signal processing, statistics, and other fields going back to the early…

Wired: The Beginning of the End of Big Tech

Nov 26, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-big-tech/ Source: Wired Title: The Beginning of the End of Big Tech Feedly Summary: From politicians to VC firms, everyone is falling out of love with the massive, money-oriented, global technology titans. In their place, we have the chance to build something open and trustworthy. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

The Register: Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator

Nov 20, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/musk_chinese_cyberspies/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator Feedly Summary: Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa A senior US senator has warned that American tech companies’ activities in China represent a national security risk, in a hearing…

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