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UN accused of AI 'power grab' and 'bureaucratic empire building'
Can the UN make space for globally inclusive AI regulation?
UK
Where new technology minister Peter Kyle may focus, as Labour pledges national renewal
Energy, national security both ripe for significant technology investment but DSIT's mandate and regulatory focus are...
UK government
What do tech leaders want from a new British government?
“Whichever party forms the new government, we will be keeping a close eye on the possibility of stricter regulation, increased innovation support and enhanced competition."
net neutrality
Net Neutrality: US prepares for return of Obama-era internet regulation
FCC set to prohibit service providers from "blocking, throttling, or engaging in paid prioritisation of lawful content" from July 22nd
TikTok
TikTok promises AI labels, as its lawyers fight “unconstitutional” divestment Act
ByteDance spins up new “Influence Operations Intelligence” team in a further bid to head off complaints.
competition
Tech exec delight tempered, as FTC noncompete ban faces immediate legal challenge
Tech executives, hedge your bets, it ain't over until the fat lady sings or your state legislates independently...
AI
Alan Turing Institute says UK’s national security decision makers need training on AI's limits
Could politicians really confuse AI's probablistic outcomes with the truth?
Policy
Spying on MPs and breaking encryption: New UK legislation damned as “unprecedented” – and “deeply troubling”
Apple says new rules “significantly widen the powers and exacerbate the flaws inherent in the Investigatory Powers Act”
Blockchain
Google allows NFTs into Play Store
Google has updated its app store policy, and now the NFTs can come out to Play...
artificial intelligence
Global AI Index: US and China lead investment, as Israel and Singapore punch above weight
The scramble for a piece of the AI pie is on, but US and China remain on top when it comes to raking in the profit
GOV.UK
UK warns on “cyberbiosecurity” risks in new paper - amid synthetic biology, AI fears
Government promises a new "National Biosurveillance Network" that would join up "syndromic, epidemiological and promising environmental surveillance capabilities" in a new "Biothreats Radar" but promised funding is far from huge...
Policy
The “Hiroshima Accord” and the scramble for chip certainty
From London to Tokyo, Washington to Berlin, policy makers are scrambling to rethink semiconductor supply chains, in no small part lest (and few put it this bluntly) China invades Taiwan – gaining access to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which produces 90% of the world’s leading-edge semiconductors. Some are that