UPCOMING EVENT (06/05): Securing AI Deployment: Balancing Safety and Benefits featuring Chris Meserole, Pablo Chavez, MichiganLabs, Dr. Leslie Sizemore, Bojan Tunguz, Shane Tews, Brent Orrell.

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#ICANN last week revealed that it plans to charge registry service providers that want to participate in the next application round for New #TLD ’s $92,000 for their technical evaluation, on top of the estimated $250,000 fee that it will charge for each applied-for string.

#AI -capable #smartphones will soon stand out with unique features but may face privacy challenges. Analysts predicts AI-capable phones will rise from 16% in 2024 to 54% by 2028.

New York Tests FCC’s “No Rate Regulation” Pledge

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‘Technical debt costs the US an estimated $2.41 trillion annually, with a whopping $1.52 trillion needed just to address the backlog.’ ⁦Shane Tews⁩ ⁦AEI Tech Policy⁩ aei.org/multimedia/ins…

#OpenAI establishing a new safety & security committee as it begins training next big #AI model axios.com/2024/05/28/ope…

current hot search topic in every FTC office...
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#Nvidia slashes prices on its special GPUs for the Chinese market due to competition from #Huawei . Despite US restrictions, Nvidia developed new products for China last year, but customers are leaning towards domestic options for #AI workloads. The reduced spec products haven't

#FTC 's 2023 top scams data: #BestBuy , #Amazon , & #PayPal are the top three most impersonated companies. Best Buy/Geek Squad scams led with 52k reports, 39% of the top ten. #ScamAlert

Political consultant indicted for felony voter suppression & misdemeanor impersonation after a deepfake anti-Biden robocall. Faces $6M #FCC fine. #VoterFraud

Good analysis of the House #DataPrivacy bill changes

Totally with you CathyMcMorrisRodgers, we need a national data privacy bill. Let's just skip the part where we exempt government agencies from rules on buying up private data & undoing the foundation for targeted ads...which are on net good for the consumer experience and small biz.

#DoJ to file #Antitrust case alongside a group of states pursue remedies including splitting #LiveNation & #Ticketmaster as US to seek a break-up in lawsuit via Financial Times
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#UK elections ‘Not much to see here’ — investors already pricing in a Labour victory Investors think UK financial markets will take the upcoming general election in their stride, having already “priced in” a Labour victory on July 4. on.ft.com/3UVJXVD

How can decentralized fintech ensure access to financial services when traditional banking fails?

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#Microsoft is spending heavily on servers and specialist #AI chips. Capital expenditure will probably hit $45bn in the 12 months to June, up from $28bn in the previous year. espresso.economist.com/5cfcbafd768519… from The Economist

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Parents and guardians—not politicians—should be in charge of their children's digital experience. #OPPOSEKOSA washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer… Carl Szabo

'Sunsetting' (repealing) Section 230 would not only have serious ramifications for online speech, but such a proposal would crush small tech companies and startups trying to compete successfully in the industry. netchoice.org/sunsetting-com…