'AI washing': firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/24/ai-washing-pr-firms-scrambling-rebrand
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US tech firms share Dutch regulator officials' names with Senate
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/05/us-tech-firms-share-dutch-regulator-officials-names-with-senate/
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Companies such as Microsoft and Meta have shared the names of civil servants and academics working on European tech regulation with a senate committee investigating “tech censorship” or “jawboning”, news magazine Vrij Nederland reported on Friday. The cabinet has described the news as “extremely worrying”, given that the named officials could now face travel bans or even sanctions, Vrij Nederland said. “If you want to discuss policy, then you do it with us, not over the backs of civil servants,”...