Salesforce launches ‘Missonforce,’ a national security-focused business unit
Salesforce’s Missionforce will help modernize national defense workflows across areas including personnel, logistics and decision making.
China says Nvidia violated antitrust regulations
China is investigating Nvidia’s 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies as trade tensions between the U.S. and China heat up.
California lawmakers pass AI safety bill SB 53 — but Newsom could still veto
The state’s landmark safety bill sets new transparency requirements for large AI companies.
Hike, once a unicorn, shuts down as India cracks down on real-money gaming
Hike, which started as a WhatsApp rival before pivoting to real-money gaming, is now sunsetting after India’s sweeping ban.
Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan
Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds — the airline pilots’ union says it won’t be safe.
Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams
Microsoft will escape largely unscathed from a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission that could have resulted in billion-dollar fines for the tech giant.
FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbot companions from Meta, OpenAI, and others
The federal consumer regulator seeks to learn about how AI companies evaluate the safety of their chatbots.
A California bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots is close to becoming law
SB 243 passed the California Senate on Thursday and heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk. If SB 243 is enacted, California would become the first state to require operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions…
Nepal reverses social media ban as protests turn deadly
Nepal has reversed its social media ban following nationwide “Gen Z” protests and public backlash.
Meta suppressed children’s safety research, four whistleblowers claim
Four whistleblowers share documents with Congress alleging that the company may have suppressed research on children’s safety.