I am working for a larger TV network atm. And let me share something you might suspect, but haven't heard directly from the source.

Linear TV usage is dropping fast. In August we had a record low of 93 min average watch time in Germany. The year before, it was at 106. This fact, together with […]

There’s no such thing as anonymous personal data. Especially not when it’s the story of your life as recorded in your phone conversations.

AIs can make voices that sound exactly like you with a tiny sample of your recorded voice. That capability can make it possible for criminals to defraud […]

If Big Tech companies increasingly "ignore rules that have been established in a democratic way or openly delay them in every possible way," what shall we do, asks Martijn Snoep? Banning services should also be on the table, agree www.acm.nl/nl/publicati...

The old web was decentralized:

- Newsgroups
- Personal Websites
- Bulletin board
- Email as a service, not a platform
- Internet relay chat (IRC)
- Early blogs

Then corporations arrived with money and lock-in, turning the internet into centralized ad farms (Meta, X, TikTok). Users became […]

Great website, via @sarahalsherif

https://tech-litigation.com/

detailing lots of case law on automated decision making

#ai #automateddecisionmaking #adm #dataprotection

In light of @pallenberg having content about Jimmy Kimmel removed from LinkedIn, I've written about the topic of Europeans problematic use of US commercial social networks in the era of Trump […]

Splendid time for Trump to arrive in Britain for a state visit and attempt to dictate UK tech regulation as the price of actually implementing the trade deal Peter Mandelson so magisterially brokered a mere [checks notes] four months ago.

"Although she said regulators won’t shy away from doling out fines to companies that don’t obey EU law, she also said “soft-enforcement” and dialogue with businesses may play a bigger role in the future" need it *all*: high fines, regulatory "dialogues"
🤼‍♀️, ex-ante rules www.wsj.com/tech/eu-wont...

"Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana recently emphasized that the company will challenge, limit, or reject robotaxi footage requests from law enforcement that are not backed by a valid legal process, such as a warrant or court order."

Waymo Tells Cops: ‘Get A Warrant’ | Techdirt […]

"The implementation will be monitored by a monitoring trustee, who will also mediate in case of disputes between third parties and Microsoft. If a third-party concern persists, the dispute will be subject to fast-track arbitration" #interoperability ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

“#AI is the ultimate distraction device for the C-suite, since it is now absorbing so much executive headspace & public airtime that there is less space to think about other issues, such as the uglier side of Trump’s policies. It gobbles up bandwidth, literally and metaphorically.” […]

‘A #meta spokesperson told the Financial Times that the EU’s Digital Markets Act was also a key point during the Trump-Zuckerberg meeting. “While digital taxes were discussed, much of the meeting focused on the #DMA”’ https://on.ft.com/47owSvJ

‘xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple over allegations that they are engaging in anticompetitive conduct. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court on Monday, accuses the companies of “a conspiracy to monopolize the markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots”’ […]

‘Meta will license technology from artificial intelligence image and video generation start-up Midjourney, as the social media group shifts towards working with third parties as its struggle to keep pace with rivals.’ https://on.ft.com/4lFBmS0

‘Meta inflated a crucial advertising metric by nearly 20 per cent and deliberately bypassed privacy rules on Apple iPhones in a bid to boost revenues, a former staff member has told a 🇬🇧 employment tribunal.’ https://on.ft.com/4lyqvt1

“The minister charged with tackling violence against girls has called on smartphone makers to do more to embed child protection technology into their devices, as she defended the UK’s new requirements for online age verification.” https://on.ft.com/45YfgFJ