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arinbjörn Nov 18, 2024

Cut cables, open questions: as Europe shores up its digital defences, hybrid threats remind us that resilience lies in redundancy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dl4vxw501o

Undersea cable between Germany and Finland severed

The two countries say they are "deeply concerned" as they raise the possibility of sabotage.

BBC News

arinbjörn Nov 7, 2024

Open minds, open models: shared AI builds resilience and trust in tech, is transparency is the best defence? #OpenSource #AI #Innovation
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/11/07/why-open-source-ai-models-are-good-for-the-world

Why open-source AI models are good for the world

Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits

The Economist

arinbjörn Oct 24, 2024

In a future imagined, misappropriation isn't fiction: Alcon sues Tesla for crafting a 'Blade Runner' aesthetic in the robotaxi reveal without consent. Whose vision of the future is it? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3z37dpvl9o #IP #TechEthics

Blade Runner 2049 producers sue Elon Musk over cybercab images

Alcon Entertainment says it denied a request to use material from the film at the Tesla cybercab event.

arinbjörn Oct 8, 2024

Breaking up Google may divide the market, but will it multiply innovation or fragment the user experience? Regulatory algebra isn't always simple.
https://www.ft.com/content/8a1a7090-cb8b-444f-a402-66a1582600ac

Will Google be broken up?

Biggest US antitrust victory since Microsoft could still be too little, too late, as judge considers how to rein in search giant

Financial Times

arinbjörn Oct 5, 2024

EU court limits Meta's use of personal data for ads, reaffirming data protection's power. How should tech companies balance ad targeting and privacy?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gr4r5ln03o #DataPrivacy #TechEthics #EU

Meta must limit data for personalised ads - EU court

Privacy activist Max Schrems claimed Meta unlawfully processed data relating to his sexual orientation.

arinbjörn Sep 30, 2024

Borders on the thaw: As glaciers melt, even national boundaries must adapt. Climate change redraws the map—literally. #ClimateChange #Switzerland #Italy https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk7r0rrdnmo

Switzerland and Italy partly redraw border over melting glaciers

Glacier ridgelines marking the border near the Matterhorn mountain are shifting as ice continues to melt.

arinbjörn Sep 27, 2024

Password protection is Meta-critical: €91M fine underscores that plain storage of passwords is a plain mistake, even when errors remain internal. #DataPrivacy #GDPRCompliance
https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-privacy-regulator-fines-meta-91-million-euros-over-password-storage-2024-09-27/

arinbjörn Sep 25, 2024

A wave of stimulus rolls in from Beijing, but will it lift global markets or just leave them adrift in uncertainty? Economic tides may turn, but credit demand remains elusive. https://www.reuters.com/markets/chinas-new-stimulus-plans-make-splash-global-markets-2024-09-25/ #ChinaEconomy #GlobalMarkets #Stimulus

arinbjörn Sep 23, 2024

Autonomy on the autobahn: Mercedes shifts gears with Level 3 self-driving tech, but will human oversight remain in the fast lane? #AI #AutonomousDriving #Innovation

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/mercedes-benz-accelerate-autonomous-driving-german-autobahns-2024-09-23/

arinbjörn Sep 21, 2024

Space is vast, but not limitless—Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX for trespassing, reminding us that even the final frontier has boundaries. #SpaceLaw #InnovationWithLimits https://www.engadget.com/science/space/cards-against-humanity-is-suing-spacex-for-trespassing-and-filling-its-property-with-space-garbage-181828453.html

Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for trespassing and filling its property with ‘space garbage’

Cards Against Humanity filed a $15 million lawsuit against SpaceX for trespassing on property it owns in Texas, which happens to sit near SpaceX facilities.

Engadget

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