Russia's parliament today approved a law that would allow businesses to use cryptocurrencies for foreign trade. It comes as the country is facing huge pressure from Western sanctions over the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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AI in authoritarian hands: Tech leaders against dictatorship
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Bravo @elonmusk
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Delta Hires Antitrust Counsel David Boies Against Tech Company
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Delta has hires David Boies to get damages, Phil is reporting. Boies was the Department of Justice's special trial counsel in United States v. Microsoft (1998)
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Delta seeks compensation from Microsoft CrowdStrike over outage
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our @Lebeaucarnews is reporting that Delta will seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike following the outage
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Internet Monetization and Monopolies: Economic Impact Analysis
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This is one of the best things I've read on the internet in a long time. Monetization & Monopolies: How The Internet You Loved Died by @ConradBastable "Sometimes, Monopoly is actually good for society." h/t @ByrneHobart for surfacing it in The Diff
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AI Harm Scenarios: Hacking, Safety, Violence, and Child Protection
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We covered a wide range of harm scenarios including: – Hacking and Malware
– Self harm and Suicide
– Harm to Children
– Illegal Activities
– Sexualized Content
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AI regulation speed: politics versus creator protection
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Look again just how fast they move on AI when it comes to partisan politics… But for the millions of artists and creators suffering from exploitation, or users on major platforms having their privacy destroyed, we're on our own!
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UK India Technology Security Initiative Strategic Partnership
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The Technology Security Initiative (#TSI) is a collaborative effort launched by the Prime Ministers of India and the United Kingdom to enhance the strategic partnership between the two nations.
UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy announced during his visit to India that he was -
Global India AI Summit Addresses Safety, Access, Sustainability
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During the recent #GlobalIndiaAISummit, the Innovation Workshop "Tackling AI Safety, Democratising AI and Sustainability" discussed key issues such as AI safety, democratizing AI access, and sustainability. The workshop emphasized the need for the international community to
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AI Advocates at Conferences: Lobbying Power and Industry Influence
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I think they just hang around at AI conferences and get sponsorship from big companies, and just end up more likely to believe they can lobby for changes. The changes may happen though, don't underestimate their power!