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Governments are getting their AI-regulating boots on

October 30, 2023

We’re looking at a massive earnings week, the Biden administration’s order regarding AI, Web Summit’s new CEO, and more.

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Meta to offer ad-free subscription in Europe in bid to keep tracking other users

October 30, 2023

Meta is to offer an ad-free subscription version of Facebook and Instagram in the European Union, EEA (European Economic Area) and Switzerland, confirming the core of a report in the WSJ earlier this month. The new ad-free subscription will be available from next month, per a Meta blog post. The move follows years of privacy […]

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President Biden issues executive order to set standards for AI safety and security

October 30, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order (EO) that seeks to establish “new standards” for AI safety and security, including requirements for companies developing foundation AI models to notify federal government and share results of all safety tests before they’re deployed to the public. The fast-moving generative AI movement, driven by the likes […]

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The Download: Joy Buolamwini on AI, and Meta’s beauty filter lawsuit

October 30, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Joy Buolamwini: “We’re giving AI companies a free pass” AI researcher and activist Joy Buolamwini is best known for a pioneering paper she co-wrote with Timnit Gebru in 2017 which exposed how commercial…

Video app Detail’s new feature helps you record multi-camera podcasts using iPhones

October 30, 2023

Detail, a startup with video recording and editing apps for Mac and iPhone, has released a new multiplayer feature that lets users easily record a multi-camera podcast through two iPhones (or iPads) wirelessly. The multiplayer feature, launched as an update to Detail for iOS,  also automatically syncs video and audio feeds between two devices to […]

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Why Meta is getting sued over its beauty filters

October 30, 2023
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. Dozens of states sued Meta on October 24, claiming that the company knowingly harms young users. The case is a pretty big deal and will almost certainly have…

We need to focus on the AI harms that already exist

October 30, 2023
This is an excerpt from Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines by Joy Buolamwini, published on October 31 by Random House. It has been lightly edited.  The term “x-risk” is used as a shorthand for the hypothetical existential risk posed by AI. While my research supports the…

Shein adds struggling UK brand Missguided to its fashion empire

October 30, 2023

Shein, the fast fashion giant that has thrived on its nimble supply chain in China, is expanding its product range by scooping up competitors. In a statement released on Monday, the Singapore-headquartered firm announced its acquisition of Missguided, a struggling fashion brand based out of Manchester, U.K., for an undisclosed amount from Fraser Group. This […]

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Web Summit names ex-Wikimedia CEO, Katherine Maher, to take over in wake of Cosgrave controversy

October 30, 2023

Web Summit has named a new CEO: Katherine Maher — previously CEO and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation (between 2019 and 2021). Maher is also chair of the board of the foundation behind the private messaging app, Signal; and holds various other board and fellowship positions — including on the Atlantic Council and the Truman […]

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