Tech Meme

Bobby Allyn / NPR: Trump signs an EO that pauses the TikTok ban for 75 days to give ByteDance more time to reach a deal and provides a “liability shield” to TikTok’s providers  —  President Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to hit pause on a law banning TikTok and to provide … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Information: Source: Meta is offering creators with large TikTok followings bonuses ranging from $10K to $50K/month to post videos on Instagram Reels before other platforms  —  Instagram isn’t letting a good TikTok crisis go to waste.  —  Representatives for the Meta Platforms-owned app in the last week … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: Trump signs an EO to end “federal censorship” of online platforms, and directs the AG to probe if the Biden admin engaged in censorship of Americans’ views  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to stop “government censorship,” a sweeping action … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Shepardson / Reuters: Trump revokes a 2023 executive order signed by Biden that sought to reduce the risks that AI poses to consumers, workers, and national security  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that sought to reduce the risks that artificial intelligence poses … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Novak / Gizmodo: During a speech following Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk delivered what many saw as two “Nazi salutes”  —  The billionaire Tesla CEO has a history of racist comments. … Elon Musk gave what appeared to be Nazi salutes at a rally held at Capitol One Arena on Monday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic: Did Elon Musk Seriously Just Do a Nazi Salute at Trump’s Inauguration?  —  During a speech at Capitol One Arena Monday following Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk appeared to deliver a Roman salute not once, but twice.  —  The gesture is associated with Nazi Germany … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic: During a speech following Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk appeared to deliver two “Nazi salutes” to the crowd  —  During a speech at Capitol One Arena Monday following Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk appeared to deliver a Roman salute not once, but twice. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Jan. 17 filing: the US NHTSA said it “upgraded” its April 2024 probe into Ford’s BlueCruise, a driver assistance system that was active during two fatal crashes  —  A U.S. federal safety regulator has “upgraded” its investigation into Ford’s hands-free advanced driver assistance system known … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The EC says Facebook, X, YouTube, and others agreed to an updated, voluntary code of conduct, first set up in May 2016, over hate speech under the DSA  —  Meta’s (META.O) Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, Google’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CBS News: DOGE co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy is leaving the task force; sources say he plans a campaign for Ohio governor and Musk associates undercut him for weeks  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with entrepreneur Elon Musk … Lees verder op Tech Meme