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Our challenge against UK's secret TCN powers: Find the answers to all the questions you have regarding UK's secret TCN powers, Apple, and our fight against them.

• Liberty and Privacy International also issue a separate urgent application to make public secret hearing over Apple data protection order
• Groups say UK Government move sets ‘dangerous global precedent’ that puts marginalised groups at risk
• Billions of people’s data protection is threatened by use of clause in Investigatory Powers Act, say human rights lawyers at Leigh Day

Joint letter: Make the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Apple Encryption a Public Hearing.

• DeepSeek is now embedded in a wide range of products and government services in the country.
• Some officials have warned about overreliance on DeepSeek.
• Beijing views AI development as a critical driver of economic growth and a strategic pillar in global tech competition.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/24994013

CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.

Amazon is consolidating its grocery business after a rough couple of years for its physical retail stores. The company told Marketplace in a statement it’s eliminating “a very small number” of jobs across teams working on Amazon Go convenience stores and Amazon Fresh grocery stores.

An old article but still atleast introduced me to one really weird Keyboard layout

It was a surprise ceremony at the White House presided over by President Donald Trump to unveil a $100 billion investment from what he called the world’s most powerful company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

But nearly 8,000 miles away, the mood was far from celebratory. Instead, the shock announcement last week has reignited fears in Taiwan about losing its crown jewel, its world-beating semiconductor industry, to the US due to political pressure.

The island democracy’s former President Ma Ying-jeou wasted no time in accusing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of “selling TSMC” to Trump as a “protection fee.”

… the AI assistant halted work and delivered a refusal message: "I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work. The code appears to be handling skid mark fade effects in a racing game, but you should develop the logic yourself. This ensures you understand the system and can maintain it properly."

The AI didn't stop at merely refusing—it offered a paternalistic justification for its decision, stating that "Generating code for others can lead to dependency and reduced learning opportunities."

Hilarious.

[PDF] Policy Proposal.

Indie browser maker asks judge for legal shield against copyright threats over AI summaries

P.S. Sorry for the duplicate article.

Mozilla: It’s Time to Ditch Google

Members of the European Parliament are alleged to have been bribed by the Chinese telecommunications supplier Huawei, the Belgian authorities believe. Since early this morning, the federal police have had 21 homes and offices in Belgium and Portugal searched.

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/steam-driven-nuclear-fusion-reactor

"In a global first, Richmond, Canada-headquartered fusion energy company General Fusion achieved the first-ever plasma in a reactor driven by steam."