Topic: ai policy
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Anthropic CEO Fires Back at Trump Officials Over AI Fear-Mongering Claims
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei clarified the company's AI policy stance, emphasizing that AI should advance human progress and advocating for transparent risk discussions and responsible development. The company faced criticism from industry figures like David Sacks, who accused it of fear-mongering ...
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Spotify's New AI Policy: Labeling AI Music & Fighting Spam
Spotify is introducing new policies for greater transparency and against platform manipulation, including labeling AI-generated content and explicitly banning unauthorized voice cloning. The platform will use the DDEX industry standard for detailed AI disclosures in song credits and is developing...
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Tech CEOs Meet President Trump: Inside the Summit
The event featured a formal and orchestrated display of mutual praise between President Trump and top tech leaders, highlighting their allegiance amid a backdrop of political theater. Tech executives, including Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook, announced significant domestic investments and credited ...
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NSW Launches Dedicated AI Office to Drive Innovation
The New South Wales government has launched the Office for AI under Digital NSW to drive and coordinate AI adoption across public sector agencies. The office will develop statewide AI policies, implement an AI Assessment Framework, and support responsible integration of AI technologies. It will w...
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Spotify and Labels Team Up for Artist-Focused AI Music
Spotify has partnered with major music labels like Sony, Universal, Warner, and Merlin to develop AI tools that ensure artists are fairly compensated and retain control over their work. The initiative allows musicians to decide if their music can be used in AI-generated tracks and guarantees they...
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Arduino's New Terms of Service Spark Hobbyist Concerns Before Qualcomm Deal
Arduino's updated terms of service have sparked community concern, particularly around restrictions on reverse-engineering and new AI monitoring provisions as the company faces acquisition by Qualcomm. The company clarified that open source hardware and software remain unaffected, with restrictio...
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GITEX Global Rebrands as 'TechCation' in 2026, Transforming Dubai's Tech Show
GITEX Global is rebranding as TechCation in 2026, merging technology innovation with Dubai's lifestyle and moving to Expo City Dubai during the peak tourism season in December. The event will transform the city into a connected ecosystem through partnerships across tourism, hospitality, and welln...
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China's EV Battery Crisis & AI Doomers' Dire Warnings
China's rapid EV adoption, with electric or plug-in hybrid models nearing 60% of new car sales by 2025, has created a major recycling crisis as aging batteries overwhelm the country's infrastructure and spur a dangerous gray market. In AI, influential "doomer" warnings about existential risks are...
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Google's Gemini App Detects AI-Generated Videos
Google's Gemini app now includes a feature to verify if a video was created or altered by its own AI models, analyzing content for its proprietary SynthID watermark. The system scans video and audio for this imperceptible watermark, pinpointing its exact location, but its effectiveness and the la...
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Google's 2025 DORA Report: AI Widens the Gap Between Strong and Weak Dev Teams
AI integration is now a standard in software development, with nearly all developers using it daily, boosting productivity but yielding mixed results on code quality. The technology acts as an organizational amplifier, enhancing the performance of high-functioning teams while worsening issues for...
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US Agencies Now Approved to Use Meta's Llama AI
Federal agencies are now approved to use Meta's Llama AI models for tasks like data processing and automation, as part of a government-wide push to accelerate AI adoption. A key benefit of Llama is its open-source nature, allowing agencies to host it on their own servers to maintain strict contro...
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OpenAI's Latest Partnership: A Strategic Move
OpenAI has formed a strategic partnership with private equity firm Thrive Holdings, taking an ownership stake to accelerate AI adoption in IT services and accounting within its portfolio companies. The non-cash deal involves OpenAI contributing its employees and technology in exchange for a share...
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