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We report from California’s Silicon Valley, where billionaires pour money into midterms, and the AI Impact summit, where India pushes back on ‘AI monopoly’ held by US and ChinaHello, and welcome to TechScape. This week, we’re examining the tech industry’s push for influence in two places separated by a time difference of 13 hours and […]
State regulators walk back suspension threat and say Tesla has stopped misleading drivers about the safety of its carsTesla will avoid a 30-day suspension of its dealer and manufacturer licenses in California, its biggest market, after the US electric vehicle maker stopped using the term “autopilot” in the marketing of its vehicles in the state.Tesla
Tesla avoids California sales ban by removing ‘autopilot’ from marketing Read More »
Data analytics firm moves from Denver after about six years and joins host of businesses relocating to south Florida Palantir announced on Tuesday that it has moved its headquarters to Miami from Denver. The data analytics company, criticized for its role in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, joins a host of other businesses and billionaires
Palantir moves headquarters to Miami amid tech’s growing retreat to Florida Read More »
As Gavin Newsom departs, ultra-wealthy flex wealth and influence to fight regulation and keep the boom goingTech billionaires are leveraging tens of millions of dollars to influence California politics in a marked uptick from their previous participation in affairs at the state capitol. Behemoths such as Google and Meta are getting involved in campaigns for
California’s billionaires pour cash into elections as big tech seeks new allies Read More »
Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’Instagram’s CEO dismissed the idea that users can be addicted to social media at a landmark California trial on Wednesday.“I think it’s important to differentiate between clinical addiction and problematic use,” Adam Mosseri said on the witness stand. Psychologists
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Organizers in Monterey Park took inspiration from other US cities to fight against the construction of a giant datacenterWhen a southern California city council proposed building a giant datacenter the size of four football fields last December, five residents vowed to stop it.Through a frenetic word-of-mouth campaign, the small group raised awareness about the proposed
Rage against the machine: a California community rallied against a datacenter – and won Read More »
Beijing wants to lead the world in developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence, but it also wants companies to adhere to an increasingly complex set of rules.
Move Fast, but Obey the Rules: China’s Vision for Dominating A.I. Read More »
The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in state capitals and Washington, with the message that data centers create jobs.
Meta Campaigns to Change Opinions on Data Centers Read More »
Bowing to pressure, the company said it would restrict X users from generating explicit images of real people in jurisdictions where such content is illegal.
Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok Read More »
