Sources: a Chinese government PR division asked to open a stealth account on TikTok, targeting Western audiences; TikTok declined the “sensitive” request — A Chinese government entity responsible for public relations attempted to open a stealth account on TikTok targeting Western audiences …
Sources: EU is considering creating a new directorate headed by two top antitrust officials, amid concerns EU competition watchdog may struggle to enforce DMA — The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough …
An interview with a Baidu robotaxi safety operator, who sits in the passenger seat and monitors how self-driving cars cope with Beijing's streets — We spoke to Liu Yang, who has one of the strangest jobs around: to sit in the passenger seat and monitor how self-driving cars cope with Beijing's streets.
Worldwide Mobile Pricing 2022 survey of mobile data prices: five of the world's 10 most expensive places are in sub-Saharan Africa; Israel is the cheapest — A new report detailing the cost of mobile data in different markets across the world, bears the evidence of why internet use …
Sources: Jack Ma plans to relinquish control of Alibaba's Ant Group, potentially pushing back Ant's IPO for a year or more; regulators approve of the change — The shift, long under consideration to reduce governance risks, comes as the Chinese fintech giant seeks to move on from a tough year
An interview with Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma on the company's $1B annual revenue goal, post-IPO stock price crash, giving investors more info, and more — Paytm was the poster boy for India's tech startups, only to lose two-thirds of its value since its IPO and become a symbol of the industry's crash.
Greater London Authority warns housing developers about a potential ban on new housing until 2035, citing a growing number of data centers consuming electricity — Greater London Authority warns developers that upgrade might take more than a decade — Developers in west London face …
Experts say it is not clear whether generative art made by AI systems trained on copyrighted data, like OpenAI's DALL-E 2, can be considered as fair use — In 1917, Marcel Duchamp submitted a sculpture to the Society of Independent Artists under a false name.
Spotify says it has “decided to stop further production of Car Thing units” and will take a €31M charge, citing demand and supply chain issues — Spotify's push to complement its music streaming with a big move into podcasting and related content appears to be paying off …
An illustrated look at the bipartisan American Innovation and Choice Act's impact on US tech giants, seeking to ban self-preferencing and improve competition — US lawmakers are eyeing votes before November's midterm elections on legislation that marks the first major effort by Congress …
Morgan Meaker / Wired : A profile of and an interview with Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist turned EU Parliament member, who says the E...
