Threads may finally launch in Europe in December

Meta has decided to play ball with the European Union’s online services regulations in order to bring Threads to its member countries. According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta will make Threads available across Europe in December and, in compliance with EU policies, allow users to access the platform without needing to create a profile.  … Read more

The US government is no longer briefing Meta about foreign influence campaigns

As Meta gears up for the 2024 election, the company is grappling with a new challenge that could slow its efforts to combat foreign attempts at election interference. US government agencies have stopped sharing information with the company’s security researchers about covert influence operations on its platform. Meta says that as of July, the government … Read more

Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord CEOs will testify before the Senate over online child safety

Social media’s negative impact on children’s and young adults’ mental health has been a growing cause of concern for parents and lawmakers. Now, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord and X are set to testify in front of the US Senate Judiciary Committee on “their failure to protect children online.” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg … Read more

United Auto Workers seeks to unionize Tesla, BMW and other carmakers

Fresh off successful contract negotiations with Ford, GM and Stellantis, the United Auto Workers (UAW) is seeking to unionize 150,000 workers across 13 automakers including Tesla, BMW, Mercedes Benz and Hyundai, it announced. “To all the autoworkers out there working without the benefits of a union: now it’s your turn,” said UAW president Shawn Fain.  … Read more

NASA and IBM are building an AI for weather and climate applications

NASA and IBM have teamed up to build an AI foundation model for weather and climate applications. They’re combining their respective knowledge and skills in the Earth science and AI fields, respectively, for the model, which they say should offer “significant advantages over existing technology.” Current AI models such as GraphCast and Fourcastnet are already … Read more

Microsoft joins OpenAI board as Sam Altman returns as CEO

Following Sam Altman’s rollercoaster of a return as OpenAI’s CEO, the company announced that it will now include Microsoft as a non-voting observer on its board. The question remains as to why the firm’s largest investor wasn’t on its board in the first place, but this seems to be somewhat addressed for now, at least. … Read more

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