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Apple board opposes proposal to abolish DEI programs– BC

Leave a Comment / Government & Policy / By Salsa Noreen

Apple’s board of directors has spoken out against a proposal that seeks to end the company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. In a power presentationThe company said the National Center for Public Policy Research (a conservative think tank) is submitting a proposal for Apple to “consider abolishing its Inclusion and Diversity program, policies, department, […]

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YouTuber LegalEagle Sues PayPal Over ‘Sleeping Leech’ Honey Extension– BC

Leave a Comment / Commerce, Devin Stone, Government & Policy, honey, PayPal / By Salsa Noreen

A new lawsuit alleges that Honey, the PayPal-owned browser extension, is scamming creators out of money. Honey, which PayPal acquired for $4 billion in 2019, works by britcommerceally presenting users with relevant coupon codes as they shop. However, in a video posted last monthYouTuber MegaLag described Honey as a “scam” that involves “stealing money from

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Trump asks Supreme Court to halt impending TikTok ban– BC

Leave a Comment / bytedance, Donald Trump, Government & Policy, Social, Startups, TikTok, TikTok Ban / By Salsa Noreen

Lawyers representing President-elect Donald Trump have asked the Supreme Court to suspend a law that would force TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the short-form video app or ban it in the United States. If the app does not sell, the ban will go into effect in a few weeks, on January 19. ByteDance is challenging

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Sam Altman questions Marc Andreessen’s description of AI meetings with the Biden administration– BC

Leave a Comment / Government & Policy, Marc Andreessen, Venture / By Salsa Noreen

Famed investor Marc Andreessen recently spoke about meetings with Biden administration staff that gave him the impression that they wanted to control AI by working closely with two or three big AI companies, shutting out everyone else through onerous regulations. Andreessen did not name OpenAI, but it was implied that it would have been a

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Lina Khan’s FTC era ends; Andrew Ferguson appointed president– BC

Leave a Comment / Andrew Ferguson, antitrust, FTC, Government & Policy, Lina Khan / By Salsa Noreen

Andrew Ferguson, one of two Republican FTC commissioners appointed by US President Joe Biden, will be the country’s next FTC chairman, incoming President Donald Trump announced on social media on Tuesday. The news has been met with relief in some circles. Many in Silicon Valley blamed current FTC Chair Lina Khan for the dearth of

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Silicon Valley hitters take charge of Trump transition team: “a dozen of Musk’s allies”– BC

Leave a Comment / Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Government & Policy, Jared Birchall, Marc Andreessen, mark pincus, Trae Stephens / By Salsa Noreen

About a “dozen Musk allies” have put a brake on their daily routines to serve as unofficial advisers to the Trump transition effort. says the New York Times. Among them, the outlet reports: Jared Birchall, head of Elon Musk’s family office, has interviewed some candidates for jobs at the State Department; Marc Andreessen has spoken

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Uber will need to fingerprint drivers in California to transport teenagers– BC

Leave a Comment / Apps, Government & Policy, hopskipdrive, ridehail, Transportation, Uber, uber for teens / By Salsa Noreen

Uber has 30 days to require certain drivers to be fingerprinted if the transportation giant intends to continue transporting unaccompanied teens in California. The California Public Utilities Commission issued a ruling Thursday requiring drivers of taxicabs and transportation companies that transport unaccompanied minors in the state to pass a fingerprint background check. The ruling also

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Fidelity Reportedly Increased Its Stake in X by 32 Percent– BC

Leave a Comment / Elon Musk, Government & Policy, Social, X, xAI / By Salsa Noreen

Fidelity increased the value of its holdings in Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) by 32.37% in October, according to a report in Axios. Even with this margin, Fidelity still values the company at 72 percent less than the $44 billion Musk bought it for in 2022. Axios reports that this move is likely related to

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Former X Policy Chief Joins Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity– BC

Leave a Comment / Elon Musk, Government & Policy, In Brief, nick pickles, policy, sam altman, tools for humanity, Twitter, World, X / By Salsa Noreen

X’s former senior policy chief accepted a job at Tools for Humanity, the company building the technology to support the World Network (formerly Worldcoin). Nick Pickles, previously head of global affairs at Elon Musk’s social media platform X, will serve as chief policy officer at Tools for Humanity, which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded five

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Microsoft and a16z put aside their differences and join forces to speak out against AI regulation– BC

Leave a Comment / a16z, Ai, Andreessen Horowitz, editorial, Government & Policy, Microsoft, Opinion, Venture / By Salsa Noreen

Two of the most important forces in two deeply intertwined technology ecosystems – large established companies and startups – have taken a break from counting their money to They jointly allege that the government cease and desist from even considering regulations that may affect their financial interests or, as they like to call it, innovation.

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