POLICY

Google’s Latest Lobbying Efforts Reported by Bloomberg

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05 March 2025 16h21

Here is last night's Bloomberg story from @daveyalba & @joshua_sisco about Google's latest lobbying efforts:

Google Breakup Data Security Risks and Adtech Leakage Threats

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05 March 2025 16h19

Only reason I can think of off is the growing risk of adtech data leakage, which many experts have noted is a real threat — but unrelated to the Google cases. …Is the hypothetical argument that selling off parts of Google could provide more risks depending who buys them?

Google Invokes National Security in DOJ Antitrust Defense

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05 March 2025 16h16

Any national security experts want to enlighten me as to why Google is suddenly citing "national security concerns" as a reason the DOJ should ease up on its antitrust efforts?

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Three Experts: AI Science, Materials Research, and Policy

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05 March 2025 13h34

Yann is Meta's Chief AI Scientist, an NYU Professor & Turing Prize Laureate; Kristin founded the Materials Project & is a UC Berkeley Prof; and Verity is an AI policy expert, author, and director of AI and Geopolitics Project at Cambridge.

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Broad-ranging Interview Discussion on AI and Policy Questions

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05 March 2025 8h02

This was a quite good and broad ranging interview/discussion on AI and policy questions.

TikTok bid highlights user data ownership and platform accountability

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05 March 2025 6h57

Beyond the big news of the bid to buy TikTok, it's interesting to see Alexis show upfront support for key things people have asked platforms to provide for *years*: To let users own their data
To let creators own audiences
To make platforms more transparent & accountable

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AI Infrastructure Central to Trump’s Tariffs and Trade War Strategy

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05 March 2025 4h34

I’ve long argued that AI is about hard POWER. Now, AI infrastructure is at the heart of tariffs & the global trade war.

It is ESSENTIAL to understanding Trump’s AI, industrial policy & tariffs stance in this context:

Addressing Congress tonight, Trump claims the U.S. has seen… pic.twitter.com/lQu0Va9qUU
— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) 5 mars 2025

I’ve long argued that AI is about hard POWER. Now, AI infrastructure is at the heart of tariffs & the global trade war. It is ESSENTIAL to understanding Trump’s AI, industrial policy & tariffs stance in this context: Addressing Congress tonight, Trump claims the U.S. has seen

Musk’s DOGE Claims Transparency While Hiding Spending Details

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05 March 2025 4h22

“Although Musk has described DOGE as ‘maximum transparent,’ it has not made its spending or salary ranges publicly available.” “Funding for DOGE had grown to around $40 million as of February 20, according to a recent ProPublica report.”