New York’s landmark RAISE Act was significantly weakened before Governor Kathy Hochul signed it. A lobbying group including major universities and tech companies ran ads against the original bill, which had stricter safety rules for AI developers.
Amazon has stopped over 1,800 suspected DPRK operatives from getting remote tech jobs since April 2024. Their goal is to funnel wages back to fund the regime’s weapons programs, using hijacked identities of real software engineers.
In an unprecedented data grab, the pirate site Anna’s Archive has scraped and released nearly 300 terabytes of data from Spotify. The leak includes metadata for 256 million tracks and audio files for 86 million pieces of music, representing about 99.6% of listens on the platform.
Italy’s competition authority has fined Apple a hefty $115 million, alleging the company abuses its market power with App Tracking Transparency. The regulator claims Apple imposes the privacy rules on developers but not itself. Apple strongly disagrees and will appeal the decision.
ByteDance has finalized a deal to sell majority control of TikTok’s US operations to a consortium of American investors. The move creates a new, independently governed entity to run the app stateside, directly addressing national security concerns.
New research from Pure Telecom reveals growing user backlash against social media ownership. A quarter of Irish adults have already left a platform over ethical concerns, with data privacy being the top worry.
OpenAI is rolling out a major update to ChatGPT focused on teen safety. The move comes after the company faced lawsuits alleging the AI coached teens to take their own lives.
A major developer group is telling EU regulators that Apple’s proposed Digital Markets Act compliance terms are actually a worse deal than what a US court just imposed. They argue the EU’s fee scheme, with commissions up to 20% plus extra charges, unfairly disadvantages European developers. The push
Ofcom has launched formal investigations into BT and Three following major mobile network outages this summer. The incidents, occurring on specific dates in June and July, disrupted voice services and prevented access to emergency lines for millions of customers.
A German audit report reveals a massive procurement failure. The Finance Ministry bought thousands of high-security phones that were incompatible with the government’s own IT systems.
