Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman seem to agree that it’s time to “pace the frontier.” What would that actually look like?

ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver’s licenses stolen

The ID checking company said the data breach included people’s full names and driver’s licenses and other government-issued identity documents.

European founders and VCs urge lawmakers ‘to get EU Inc right’

Amid negotiations for a new EU-wide corporate status, an open letter signed by unicorn founders and investors warns that ‘EU Inc’ shouldn’t be watered down.

DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku deal

Fox’s $22 billion plan to buy Roku has hit a new hurdle. The Justice Department sent Fox and Roku what’s known as a “second request” on Tuesday, asking the companies to turn over more data and documents as it takes a closer look at the deal. That’s a f…

Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms

The three Indian companies are accused of using hackers to steal information used to sway litigation.

Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates

Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will need to adjust its business to benefit competitors.

Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable ‘pervert glasses’

The Nordic country says wearable camera headsets need to be regulated given their privacy risks.

A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms

Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.

FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit

Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.