The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has agreed to delay the implementation of a visa rate hike that would negatively impact touring musicians. Under proposed guidelines announced in January 2023, the cost of O […]
It’s May Day in Marseille, and beyond the celebrations – and the ongoing protests against President Macron raising the retirement age – another smaller but just as potent group are taking a stand on behalf […]
Photo Credit: Kevin Dunlap Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that bans TikTok and other ‘foreign-controlled’ apps on government and educational institution devices. The Republican governor signed three bills into law that he […]
Photo Credit: Luca Herrmann The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching an inquiry into the impact of AI on the UK economy. Large language models and generative artificial intelligence are impacting how people […]
Photo Credit: LinkedIn TikTok’s U.S. Head of Safety and Trust is leaving the company on May 12, according to reports. Eric Han’s departure comes as TikTok grapples with a potential government ban. Eric Han led […]
Universal Music Group has been asking music streaming services like Spotify to stop developers from scraping its material to train AI bots to make new songs. The label, which controls about a third of the recorded music industry, has […]
Photo Credit: Alejandro Luengo The Chinese government will require stringent government checks on AI services operating within the country. The move comes after Chinese tech companies rolled out ChatGPT-like services. According to the guidelines, any […]
Photo Credit: Plann / CC by 4.0 Australia bans TikTok from federal government-owned devices over security concerns as more US states enact similar bans. Australia banned TikTok this week from all federal government-owned devices, citing security concerns, […]
Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper TikTok owner ByteDance has ramped up its lobbying efforts to the US government after its data security issues. OpenSecrets analyzed the company’s reported payments to federal lobbyists since 2019. What they […]
Photo Credit: Kevin Bhagat The British government may force Google & Amazon smart speakers to offer UK radio stations for free amid new broadcasting legislation. Under draft legislation published today, the biggest broadcasters in the UK will […]
Photo Credit: James Giddins Following the ban on TikTok by the UK government, the BBC is considering a TikTok ban for its employees. The BBC issued new guidance to its employees that told staff to […]
Photo Credit: Tom Barrett Wisconsin governor bans TikTok from state devices on security concerns. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed an order banning TikTok on government devices due to security concerns, becoming the latest state […]
Amid heightened scrutiny over the security of user data on TikTok, the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed legislation that would ban the ByteDance-owned app from government devices. Senator Josh Hawley, who introduced the measure back […]
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Georgia, Idaho, and New Hampshire have become the latest states to ban TikTok for government employees. As TikTok faces increased scrutiny from the federal government over security concerns, at least 16 […]
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Earlier this month, the Senate unanimously passed the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” which, as its title suggests, would prohibit the use of the video-sharing app on all government-owned cell […]
Connor Bennett ❘ Published: 2022-12-07T11:31:02 ❘ Updated: 2022-12-07T11:31:12 TikTok has come under fire in the state of Maryland, with the Governor issuing a ban on it. However, this is only going […]
After Billy McFarland’s release from prison, the Bahamian government isn’t open to considering second chances for the disgraced Fyre Festival founder. McFarland wasted no time scheming his plan to return to The Bahamas. He recently […]
Billy McFarland, the man behind the infamous Fyre Festival, is apologizing to the Bahamas for the project gone wrong … and he says he wants to right his wrongs. Billy fired off an apology letter […]
iStockphoto With the United States government and NASA showing a newfound interest in at least appearing to take UFOs seriously, other countries like Japan, Ukraine and Canada appear to be doing do as well. This […]
1 Koalas Pixabay Look, it can’t be THAT hard to get hold of some eucalyptus. If reptile freaks can buy boxes of live crickets, I’m sure I could get some dumb branches off Alibaba or […]