The charges against Pavel Durov (Telegram) were made public. There are still a lot of question marks that remain. Official press release 👇

The Telegram CEO arrest in France seems unsurprising, and like something that also could have happened under U.S. law. 1/

Here are examples of U.S. authorities charging individuals who the U.S. believes use the internet to commit crimes when they happen to traverse through the U.S. or through extradition 1/

Following the press release by the Public Prosecutor of the Paris Judicial Court regarding the arrest of Pavel Durov, a few modest remarks on the charges invoked. 1/ tribunal-de-paris.justice.fr/sites/default/…

This could get crazy if true. Telegram messages are not encrypted. France is trying to arrest the CEO of a Russian team that has plaintext access to every message the French president has ever sent or received.. “Macron has been a Telegram user since…” politico.eu/article/telegr…

White smoke on the AI Convention: Last night, EU countries agreed to Hungary's two-step approach, giving the Commission the mandate to sign on behalf of the bloc on Sept. 5 in Vilnius. The US also confirmed it will sign then, MLex has learned. content.mlex.com/#/content/1591…

we are happy to have reached an agreement with the US AI Safety Institute for pre-release testing of our future models. for many reasons, we think it's important that this happens at the national level. US needs to continue to lead!

Redes do Presidente Lula: 🔵 Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/lulaof… 🟣 Instagram: instagram.com/lulaoficial 🟢 Canal do WhatsApp: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va… ⚫️ Threads: threads.net/@lulaoficial ⚪️ TikTok: tiktok.com/@lulaoficial 🔵 Facebook: m.facebook.com/Lula/

Regulating under Uncertainty: Governance Options for #GenerativeAI This report analyzes the existing array of proposals for #governance of generative #AI. Author: Florence G'sell Read the full paper: spkl.io/6017f6fzh

X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws theguardian.com/technology/art…

Seems like #Brazil 🇧🇷 is triggering a digital migration.

Elon Musk’s X wins appeal to block California content moderation law arstechnica.com/?p=2047493

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Thrilled to see this baby finally in print! The official release is coming soon! Meanwhile, you can check out the draft on SSRN: lnkd.in/gVexZXM5

🚨 BREAKING: Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has said the EU must spend twice as much as it did after WWII. Read his full report here: trib.al/KwVQODM

🚨 BREAKING: The European Commission scored a stunning EU court win against Apple that confirmed its €13 billion back-tax bill for one of the world’s richest companies. Full story: trib.al/N6mX42h

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We're releasing a preview of OpenAI o1—a new series of AI models designed to spend more time thinking before they respond. These models can reason through complex tasks and solve harder problems than previous models in science, coding, and math. openai.com/index/introduc…

We’re pleased to announce that, after taking onboard regulatory feedback, we will begin training our AI at Meta models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK and Brazil.

🚨 BREAKING: France's European Commissioner Thierry Breton has resigned and accused his boss Ursula von der Leyen of undermining him. Full story: trib.al/DDfJpxg