Cat Zakrzewski
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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2024 candidates face pressure to turn down Big Tech contributions
The organizers hope to persuade candidates not to take money from Big Tech companies for their 2024 campaigns. → Read More
Judge blocks U.S. officials from tech contacts in First Amendment case
The Trump-appointed judge’s move could upend years of efforts to enhance coordination between the government and social media companies. → Read More
Europe takes its fight against Big Tech to CEOs’ turf: San Francisco
European Commissioner Thierry Breton will run an assessment of Elon Musk’s Twitter and meet with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about AI. → Read More
FTC to ask court to block Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision deal
The filing is a gamble for antitrust enforcers, who have recently suffered losses in the courts to their efforts to blocks large technology companies' acquisitions. → Read More
Tech’s ambassador to Washington gambles his career on AI
Microsoft president Brad Smith learned to work with D.C. Now a brewing debate over AI regulation is testing his well-worn playbook. → Read More
CEO behind ChatGPT warns Congress AI could cause 'harm to the world’
In his first Congressional testimony, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for extensive regulation, including a new government agency charged with licensing AI models. → Read More
AI congressional hearing live updates: OpenAI CEO testifies to Senate
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify to Congress on AI like ChatGPT as regulations and oversight are being considered. → Read More
E.U. breaks with U.K. and U.S. to clear Microsoft’s Activision deal
The EU on decision breaks with regulators in the United States and United Kingdom that have sued to block the deal that would expand the tech giant’s grip on gaming. → Read More
White House will meet with tech CEOs about AI risks
The CEOs of Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and OpenAI will meet with Harris and other Biden administration officials concerned about the artificial intelligence boom. → Read More
Washington becomes first state to adopt health data protections post-Roe
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law, putting limits on search engines and health trackers ability to collect and sell customers’ data → Read More
Federal regulators call AI discrimination a ‘new civil rights frontier’
Officials from multiple federal agencies say they will use existing civil rights laws against AI systems that perpetuate bias. → Read More
Apple prevails in antitrust battle over the future of the App Store
The appeals affirmed that the Fortnite maker failed to prove that Apple’s policies constituted anticompetitive conduct afoul of federal antitrust laws. → Read More
Biden administration is trying to figure out how to audit AI
As an AI arms race heats up in Silicon Valley, the Commerce Department is considering how to develop an auditing process to ensure the tech is trustworthy. → Read More
Google seeks dismissal of Justice Dept. lawsuit alleging an ad monopoly
The filing marks Google's first salvo against the DOJ lawsuit, which seeks to break up its advertising business. → Read More
Tech group launches litigation hub as regulation battle moves to courts
NetChoice's center is designed to respond to the newest regulatory threat: judges. → Read More
Biden FCC nominee withdraws, following bruising lobbying battle
Gigi Sohn's decision leaves the agency deadlocked -- and Biden's internet promises in limbo → Read More
Election workers brace for a torrent of threats: ‘I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP’
A flood of online harassment has targed election workers for the last two years, and election officials expect those threats to continue after the midterm elections. → Read More
Women of color running for office face higher rates of violent threats online
Study finds women of color are four times more likely to be targeted for abuse → Read More
FTC brings action against CEO of alcohol delivery company over data breach
The FTC's rare decision to put Drizly CEO under order signals a new approach to privacy enforcement under Chair Lina Khan. → Read More
Violent threats against Jan. 6 witnesses spread on fringe sites
As the Jan. 6 committee studies the role social media played in the insurrection, threats to kill or injure key witnesses fester on 4chan and the .win forums. → Read More