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  • Slashdot: FTC Warns Tech Giants Not To Bow To Foreign Pressure on Encryption

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/25/1939221/ftc-warns-tech-giants-not-to-bow-to-foreign-pressure-on-encryption Source: Slashdot Title: FTC Warns Tech Giants Not To Bow To Foreign Pressure on Encryption Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a warning from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to U.S. tech companies against compliance with foreign government demands that could compromise data security, encryption, or lead…

  • The Register: Don’t cave to Euro censorship or backdoor demands, Uncle Sam warns US tech firms

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/ftc_us_censorship/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t cave to Euro censorship or backdoor demands, Uncle Sam warns US tech firms Feedly Summary: FTC chair: Companies could face enforcement if they give in The head of America’s consumer watchdog has issued a stark warning to some of the biggest names in the tech sphere –…

  • Slashdot: China Isolates Itself From Worldwide Web For Over an Hour

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/21/0543252/china-isolates-itself-from-worldwide-web-for-over-an-hour Source: Slashdot Title: China Isolates Itself From Worldwide Web For Over an Hour Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving a 74-minute shutdown of encrypted web traffic in China highlights significant security and compliance implications for international businesses relying on secure connections. This event not only affected access…

  • Slashdot: Musk Threatens ‘Immediate’ Legal Action Against Apple Over Alleged Antitrust Violations

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/08/12/1412224/musk-threatens-immediate-legal-action-against-apple-over-alleged-antitrust-violations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Musk Threatens ‘Immediate’ Legal Action Against Apple Over Alleged Antitrust Violations Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Elon Musk’s legal threat against Apple addresses concerns over antitrust practices regarding the rankings of his AI chatbot app, Grok, on the App Store. His claims highlight significant implications for…

  • Slashdot: Jack Dorsey Launches a WhatsApp Messaging Rival Built On Bluetooth

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    Source URL: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/07/07/2132201/jack-dorsey-launches-a-whatsapp-messaging-rival-built-on-bluetooth?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Jack Dorsey Launches a WhatsApp Messaging Rival Built On Bluetooth Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Jack Dorsey’s launch of Bitchat, a decentralized messaging app, enhances communication privacy and security through encrypted, peer-to-peer technology. The app operates on Bluetooth mesh networks, enabling users to connect without conventional…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/6/what-people-get-wrong-about-the-leading-chinese-models/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship Feedly Summary: What people get wrong about the leading Chinese open models: Adoption and censorship While I’ve been enjoying trying out Alibaba’s Qwen 3 a lot recently, Nathan Lambert focuses on the elephant in…