Meta announced that it would block access to news posts on its platforms in Canada after the country passed Bill C-18, or the Online News Act, a law that would require tech companies to pay media outlets a fee for news content. “We have repeatedly shared that in order to comply with Bill C-18, passed…
Year: 2023
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Ever wanted a talking dog? New products may be close enough.
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Dear lawmakers: Border-adjustable tax can’t shrink trade deficit while producing trillions in revenue
Dear lawmakers: Border-adjustable tax can’t shrink trade deficit while producing trillions in revenue Some lawmakers claim a border-adjustable tax will raise massive amounts of revenue to help pay for corporate tax cuts and give a powerful jolt to US-based manufacturers. But both cannot be true. | View caption Hide caption Lawmakers who back a border…
Washington rushing to put guardrails on AI – fast enough?
Washington rushing to put guardrails on AI – fast enough? | View caption Hide caption “We don’t have a lot of time,” CEO Dario Amodei of Anthropic, a San Francisco-based firm that aims to create “reliable, beneficial” AI systems, told senators last week. “Whatever we do, we have to do it fast.” The reason for…