Devastated to see so many former colleagues I so greatly admire needlessly lose their jobs at the Washington Post. If this news makes you angry, sad, disappointed, whatever-- channel that into supporting the great journalists who lost their jobs today: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Republicans are dialing up their criticism of US involvement in NATO after the EU fined Elon Musk's X, forming a new threat vector for the continent in its transatlantic rift with the Trump administration, writes @viacristiano.bsky.social:
Shout out to @justinhendrix.bsky.social for the A+ Heraclitus graphic
Gee I wonder if autocrats around the world will feel more or less emboldened to commit violence against journalists and dissidents now www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Tech Policy Press is seeking a social-savvy assistant editor to join our team. If you or someone you know might be a fit, apply! jobs.gusto.com/postings/tec...
OpenAI completed a restructuring this week that will enable it to more easily raise funds, a move that raises questions about the future of its safety efforts and its commitment to developing AI that "benefits all of humanity," Cristiano Lima-Strong writes.
@millsrodrigo.bsky.social breaks down how major US labor unions are staking out different postures when it comes to how artificial intelligence will impact workplaces in a new report for @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/how-major-la...
US labor unions so far have adopted a fairly consistent tone on AI: the technology has the potential to improve productivity and benefit society, but workers need to be involved in how it is deployed, Chris Mills Rodrigo reports for Tech Policy Press:
Tech companies often use statistics about the prevalence of content on their sites to make things seem small. This article is a good reminder that a small % can still be a helluvalot techcrunch.com/2025/10/27/o...
Newsy comments from Australian regulator Julie Inman Grant here on OpenAI's Sora potentially falling under scope of Australia's social media ban (tip @techmeme.com)
For @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @rebeccamkern.bsky.social interviewed and profiled regulator Julie Inman Grant as she prepares to enforce Australia's social media ban for kids: “If they want to continue operating in Australia, this is the law.” www.techpolicy.press/australian-r...
For @techpolicypress.bsky.social, Gopal Ratnam reports on efforts to update laws governing federal use of personal data in the wake of DOGE's collection spree, which has sparked concerns that the government is abusing Americans' online privacy www.techpolicy.press/doges-plunde...
As DOGE continues to compile vast reams of personal data, some in Congress and at the state level are increasingly raising the alarm that the federal government is violating Americans’ privacy and calling for laws to prevent such abuse, Gopal Ratnam reports.
Struggling to keep up with the latest developments around AI policy in California? Tech Policy Press has you covered: (1/5)
1) Jasmine Mithani takes stock of the tech policy-related bills that made it through the lobbying gauntlet and over Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.
New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed
www.404media.co/apple-banned...
A secret meeting with X. A senior State Dept. advisor just out of college. The VP's speech in Munich. Pressure on European regulators.
What do they share? They're all part of an agenda to turn the transatlantic alliance into a far right international:
www.techpolicy.press/trumps-state...
Cancel culture run amok
After more than a year of intense debate, California is ushering in some of the most significant AI protections in the US with the signing of SB53. Here's a look at how we got here, what the law will do and how it's playing politically from @viacristiano.bsky.social.
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Trump is bashing former DOJ official Lisa Monaco, who was instrumental in getting the TikTok law passed that will now see the app's control shift more toward Trump's allies
The attack on Monaco, who is at Microsoft, follows Trump singling out LinkedIn co-founder & MSFT board member Reid Hoffman
New podcast! I spoke with Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong about his reporting on the lobbying battle over two AI companions bills that are currently on California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk.
www.techpolicy.press/california-b...
🎙 @justinhendrix.bsky.social & I chatted on the podcast about my reporting on the fight over AI companion legislation in California. Have a listen!
If you're trying to make sense of the FTC's settlement with Amazon, here's two data points:
1) Lina Khan, who chaired the agency when it brought the suit, is jeering the settlement
2) NetChoice, a trade group that counts Amazon as a member, is cheering the settlement
A pair of bills to expand protections for AI companions have sparked a major lobbying blitz in California, with tech industry groups and consumer advocates vying to shape what may become the most significant rules in the country, Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong reports:
A pair of bills to expand protections for AI companions have sparked a major lobbying blitz in California, with tech industry groups and consumer advocates vying to shape what may become the most significant rules in the country, Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong reports:
The bills now sit on the desk of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who faces another big test on AI regulation after vetoing the state's most sweeping AI proposal to date last year, AB1047
Read my full dispatch, which was supported by a grant from the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism, here:
The tech industry has come out strongly against AB1064, warning in ads splattered across the web that it would stifle innovation in schools and in health care, hurting students and kids. Several groups have instead embraced SB243, a measure to boost transparency around AI companions
Tech industry groups & consumer advocates are pouring tens & possibly hundreds of thousands of $$$ into this fight. Children's safety advocates rallied around AB1064, which would ban companies from offering AI companions to kids unless they are “not foreseeably capable” of harmful conduct
I traveled to Sacramento to track what has become the frontline for an emerging battle over the safety of AI companions, which have triggered fresh scrutiny amid reports linking the tools to self-harm and other issues
NEW: California could soon enact the most significant protections for AI companions in the U.S. Debate over two bills, AB1064 & SB243, has sparked a major lobbying blitz as tech industry groups and consumer advocates vie to shape the rules www.techpolicy.press/inside-the-l... tip @techmeme.com
