US to launch its own AI safety institute
By Paul Sandle and David Shepardson BLETCHLEY PARK, England/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will launch an AI safety institute to evaluate known and emerging risks of so-called “frontier” artificial…
Britain brings together political and tech leaders to talk AI
By Paul Sandle and Martin Coulter BLETCHLEY PARK, England (Reuters) – Britain will convene governments, academia and companies working at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence on Wednesday at the…
Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky applications on government devices
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but…
Web Summit appoints former Wikipedia boss Katherine Maher as CEO
Web Summit, the world’s largest tech event, announces former Wikipedia boss Katherine Maher as its new Chief Executive Officer. Katherine brings to Web Summit her ability to bridge the worlds…
US – China ban, clash is inevitable
The United States updated the ban against China by making it more restrictive than what was decided in October last year. Controls on exports of semiconductors and technologies suitable for their production…
NIS 2: all about the new rules and how to prepare
On November 10, 2022, the European Parliament approved the Network and Information Security Directive, better known as “NIS 2.” It is a move that further improves and specifies the directions…
US Commerce head backs legislation to address TikTok, threats
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo supports legislation giving the Commerce Department new tools to address foreign adversary-owned app information concerns, she said on Wednesday.…
China moves to widen state employee iPhone curbs
By Julie Zhu and Kevin Yao HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has in recent weeks widened existing curbs on the use of iPhones by state employees, telling staff at some…
US Commerce chief raised Micron, Intel with Chinese officials
By David Shepardson BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday that she raised concerns about a number of U.S. business issues including Intel and Micron with…
SpaceX lawsuit could be key test of US policy on bias against refugees
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A new lawsuit accusing SpaceX of illegally refusing to hire asylum recipients and refugees could be an important test of the U.S. government’s stance that…