Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI
King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government.
Government & Policy
Apple will let EU apps use less alarming tracking consent screens
Apple is changing its App Tracking Transparency prompts in parts of Europe after competition regulators said the system favored Apple over third-party apps, giving developers more flexibility over how they ask users for tracking consent.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google have been in talks on AI safety for weeks
OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump’s team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.
India ends free ride for larger transactions on its ubiquitous digital payments network
India will impose a 0.4% merchant fee on certain payments made through UPI starting October 15.
Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety.
Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world
Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to ‘pace the frontier’
What would it actually look like to “pace the frontier”?
ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver’s licenses stolen
The ID checking company said the data breach included people’s full names and driver’s licenses and other government-issued identity documents.
European founders and VCs urge lawmakers ‘to get EU Inc right’
Amid negotiations for a new EU-wide corporate status, an open letter signed by unicorn founders and investors warns that ‘EU Inc’ shouldn’t be watered down.
DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku deal
Fox’s $22 billion plan to buy Roku has hit a new hurdle. The Justice Department sent Fox and Roku what’s known as a “second request” on Tuesday, asking the companies to turn over more data and documents as it takes a closer look at the deal. That’s a fairly standard step in a major antitrust […]