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US Senators Call for Investigation into Big Tech's Talent Poaching from AI Startups Three US senators are urging an investigation into a new trend where major tech companies acquire talent and products from smaller AI startups without formally acquiring the companies. This approach, seen in deals like Amazon's recent agreement with Adept, allows big firms to circumvent antitrust laws. Senators Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren, and Peter Welch have expressed concerns over this "reverse acqui-hire" tactic, which they believe consolidates market power and stifles innovation. Wyden highlighted the issue, stating that a few companies are dominating the AI market by acquiring key talents and technologies from smaller players. The senators have called on the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission to take action against this practice, urging them to investigate deals like Amazon-Adept to prevent undue consolidation in the AI industry. #BigTech#AI

🇺🇸New Bill Proposes a Federal AI Regulation Freeze A late addition to the U.S. budget reconciliation bill by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) seeks to impose a nationwide, decade-long moratorium on state and local regulation of AI. If passed, the provision would void existing laws like New York’s bias audits for hiring algorithms and California’s transparency rules on AI use in healthcare and training data. It would also bar future state-level oversight—centralizing AI governance exclusively at the federal level with no public debate. This maneuver has raised sharp concerns. Critics, including Rep. Jan Schakowsky and tech accountability organizations, argue the ban prioritizes industry interests over consumer protections, labeling it a “giant gift to Big Tech.” By embedding the measure within unrelated healthcare legislation, the move bypasses scrutiny on one of the most consequential tech governance questions of the decade. #AI#AIRegulation#BigTech

Регулирование «БигТеха» на рынке Японии Новый закон Японии, направленный на регулирование крупных технологических компаний (Big Tech), в первую очередь Google и Apple, призван внести изменения в правила игры на рынке. Закон, официально называемый «Акт о содействии конкуренции для указанного программного обеспечения для смартфонов», налагает на крупные технические компании новые требования в четырех областях: мобильные операционные системы, магазины приложений, поисковые системы и браузеры. 🍏Магазины приложений и платежи: Компании будут обязаны разрешить третьим сторонам создавать и запускать независимые магазины приложения.Разработчики приложений смогут предлагать свои собственные варианты оплаты, обходя обязательное использование платежных систем Google и Apple (и связанные с ними комиссии в размере 15%–30%). 🔍Поисковые системы и браузеры: Google и Apple должны будут обеспечить, чтобы поисковые системы, отличные от тех, которые они используют, были сразу видны пользователю. Будет требоваться функциональная совместимость между устройствами разных производителей. Например, функция, подобная AirDrop, которая ранее была доступна только на устройствах Apple, больше не сможет быть эксклюзивной. Последствия: 👨‍💻Для потребителей: Ожидается, что пользователи смартфонов получат более широкий выбор приложений и вариантов оплаты. 👨‍💻Для разработчиков: Снижение барьеров для входа и возможность использования собственных платежных систем должны повысить доходы разработчиков, дать им больше свободы в демонстрации продуктов и создать условия для более открытой экосистемы. Ожидается появление новых приложений, уникальных для японского рынка. За нарушение новых правил предусмотрены штрафы. Компании, отвечающие антимонопольным требованиям, будут обязаны будут представлять правительству отчеты о соблюдении закона. Закон вступает в силу 18 декабря 2025 г. и является первой полноценной попыткой Японии регулировать Big Tech, опираясь на модель Европейского союза (Digital Markets Act). #Япония#BigTech#Регулирование

🇺🇸“Stop AI Theft”: US Publishers Launch Coordinated Call for Legislative Action This week, a coalition of major US publishers — including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian — launched a national campaign urging lawmakers to step in and regulate how generative AI systems use copyrighted content. Through full-page ads in print and digital, the “Support Responsible AI” initiative demands compensation and attribution for the use of journalistic work in AI training and output. The campaign follows recent lobbying by OpenAI and Google, who requested permission to continue training their models on copyrighted materials. In response, publishers are pushing for legislative requirements that would mandate payment and transparency when AI platforms use creative content. “This is not anti-AI,” says News/Media Alliance CEO Danielle Coffey, “but a call for a fair and responsible system.” #AI#Copyright#ResponsibleAI#FairUse#BigTech

Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says [Read FullArticle] @WorldNews#EURegulation#TechPolicy#BigTech

Big Tech's Dominance in AI Sparks Calls for Integrated Regulations Hello, everyone! A new report by the Open Markets Institute and the Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets reveals a concentrated control over the future of AI by a handful of Big Tech companies. The report suggests that a more integrated approach to AI regulations is vital to ensure that AI serves the broader public interest rather than primarily benefiting the largest corporations. The findings underscore the ongoing discussions around the need for comprehensive and equitable AI policies. #AI#BigTech#Regulation#OpenMarkets

#EEUU. #CrisisPolítica. La derecha de la #BigTech quita su apoyo a #Trump. Quieren desregulación rápida y radical, no #proteccionismo y batallas por la #cultura https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/12/silicon-valley-billionaire-donors-presidential-candidates/

📰Macron vs. Silicon Valley: Who Owns “Free Speech”? “Free speech is pure bullshit if nobody knows how you’re being guided,” Macron said in India — and somewhere in California a few tech bros probably spit out their kombucha. He tore into Facebooks and Googles for hiding their algorithms, calling for “free algorithms” instead. Whatever that means. Classic Macron — one minute he’s talking democracy, the next he’s pitching digital curfews. France can’t stop regulating stuff it barely understands. Meanwhile, the U.S. calls Europe’s tech laws a “Free Speech graveyard.” Great. So now the guys who sell ads off hate clicks are the heroes of liberty. Both sides swear they’re saving democracy — one from censorship, the other from chaos. But really, they just want to control the feed. Whose freedom are we even talking about — yours, theirs, or the algorithm’s? #BigTech#Macron#FreeSpeech#Europe#ControlFreaks 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸

⚔️💻TECH GIANTS vs EU: COMPLIANCE BATTLE ESCALATES WITH $8,000 FINES LOOMING 🔹 Apple and Meta reject Brussels' voluntary AI oversight pact while Microsoft, Google embrace new standards 🚫 🔹 EU threatens $8,000 penalty per AI model violation starting July 2026 — Silicon Valley cries foul over "extortion" 💰 🔹 Brussels demands algorithm transparency, content moderation audits — US tech lawyers scrambling for loopholes ⚖️ 🔹 Zuckerberg threatens EU market exit, Cook calls regulations "innovation killers" — transatlantic showdown brewing 🔥 European lawmakers not backing down. American shareholders getting nervous about compliance costs 📈💸 #BigTech#EU#regulation#compliance#AI @america

🔊【#深度解读】 从 Facebook 被嘲笑的校园项目，到 AI 与加密引发的全球监管暗战，科技的剧本究竟是谁在改写？👀 一篇 3,000 字深度长文，带你走进 Marc Andreessen 亲述的硅谷内幕：风投进化、#LittleTech 反击 #BigTech、政策博弈与全球人才磁场……现在点开👇，抢先窥见下一波技术浪潮的核心脉搏！ #AI#Crypto#VentureCapital#TechNarrative 👉阅读全文

💻🇺🇸IRAN'S IRGC THREATENS RETALIATION AGAINST US TECH GIANTS 🔹 IRGC names Apple, Google, Tesla, Meta among 18 targets for alleged assassination involvement 🎯 🔹 Threats issued April 1 after US-Israel killings of Iranian leaders including Khamenei 💀 🔹 Companies face retaliation for providing ICT and AI tech to Israeli defense forces ⚔️ 🔹 IRGC urges employees to evacuate workplaces, residents flee 1-km radius around facilities 🚨 🔹 Intel prioritizes Middle East staff safety, Microsoft declines comment on threats 🛡️ Big Tech caught in Iran war crosshairs — Silicon Valley under siege! 😤⚡ #BigTech#Iran#Apple#Google#Tesla#Cybersecurity @america

Meta, YouTube and the First Cracks in Big Tech’s Legal Armor Meta and YouTube just lost the “we’re just a platform” myth in court. A jury looked at their design tricks and called them what they are: engineered addiction for kids. In Los Angeles, jurors found Meta and YouTube negligent and awarded $3 million to a young woman, K.G.M., who said she was pulled into Instagram and YouTube as a child and ended up with anxiety and depression. Her lawyers didn’t argue about a bad post or a rogue comment; they went after the architecture — endless scroll, engagement loops, notification hooks — as a product defect, not a speech issue. The verdict landed 24 hours after a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties for deceiving parents and endangering children, finding the company put profits over safety and misled the public about harms. Two juries, two states, same message: Section 230 won’t save you if the claim is “you built an addiction machine,” not “someone posted something nasty.” And this is only the opening salvo. There are more than 2,400 similar cases pending in federal litigation against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap, brought by teens, parents, school districts and attorneys general all arguing the same core point: the harm is in the design, not just the content. Silicon Valley thought it had legal armor; what it actually has is a growing line of juries ready to test how much that armor is really worth. #meta#youtube#socialmedia#addiction#lawsuits#kids#bigtech 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸