Anger in #Lebanon at large number of rescue workers killed by #Israel -
the Guardian
Anger in Lebanon at large number of rescue workers killed by Israel
Attacks on Thursday night bring total number of emergency workers killed by Israel in Lebanon to more than 200
 "Attacks on Thursday night bring total number of emergency workers killed by Israel in Lebanon to more than 200"
#Trump will give #Israel ‘blank check’ which may mean all-out war with Iran, says ex-CIA chief -
the Guardian
Trump will give Israel ‘blank check’ which may mean all-out war with Iran, says ex-CIA chief
Leon Panetta says he also expects US president-elect to favor letting Russia retain control of areas of Ukraine
 well done all those who didn't vote for Harris to "punish" her for her bad middle east policies...this is what you have wrought
#Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical Coverage -
Columbia Journalism Review
Trump threatens NYT, Penguin Random House over critical coverage
Legal letter follows complaints aimed at CBS News, the Washington Post, and the Daily Beast.
 a bitter taste of things to come... #journalism #censorship
An update on political advertising in the European Union -
Google
An update on political advertising in the European Union
Google will stop serving political advertising in the EU ahead of new regulation in October 2025.
 "#Google will stop serving political advertising in the EU ahead of new regulation in October 2025." Regulation on Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising #TTPA #eu
EU #AI Act: Draft guidance for general purpose AIs shows first steps for Big AI to comply -
TechCrunch
EU AI Act: Draft guidance for general purpose AIs shows first steps for Big AI to comply | TechCrunch
A first draft of a Code of Practice that will apply to providers of general-purpose AI models under the European Union's AI Act has been publi...
 #GPAIs will be expected to provide about the data sources used for “training, testing and validation and about authorisations to access and use protected content for the development of a general-purpose AI.” #copyright
#Meta slapped with a €798M fine in Europe, its biggest yet -
TechCrunch
Meta slapped with a €798M fine in Europe over anticompetitive Marketplace practices | TechCrunch
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been hit with yet another huge regulatory fine in Europe, this time over abusive practices
 so far... #eu
Data broker amasses 100M+ records on people – then someone snatches, sells it -
Business records on 100M+ people swiped, put up for sale
We call this lead degeneration
 if they gather it, someone will nick it #privacy
Social media 'duty of care' laws would force online giants to take preventative action on mental health harms -
Online platforms would be legally responsible for keeping Australians safe under new 'duty of care' laws
Social media companies would be required to take preventative action against the worst foreseeable harms of their platforms under new laws the fede...
 #australia
Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time -
WIRED
Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time
A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable...
 "A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable energy and how artificial meat and organs are created."
#ChatGPT maker #OpenAI sued by #GEMA in Germany over unlicensed use of song lyrics -
Music Business Worldwide
ChatGPT maker OpenAI, valued at $157bn, sued by GEMA in Germany over unlicensed use of song lyrics - Music Business Worldwide
GEMA represents the copyrights of around 95,000 members in Germany (composers, lyricists, music publishers) as well as over two million rightsholde...