itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Biden Issues Executive Order to Restrict Personal Data Sales to China and Russia - In an attempt to limit blackmail and other harm, he will issue an executive order asking ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/technology/biden-data-sales-china-russia.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #executiveordersandmemorandums #computersandtheinternet #bidenjosephrjr

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to random

Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Are Breaking Up With China - Under intensifying scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, top firms have pulled back from investin... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/technology/silicon-valley-vc-china.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #facialrecognitionsoftware #computersandtheinternet #dcm(venturecapitalfirm) #internationalrelations #politicsandgovernment #communistpartyofchina #siliconvalley(calif) #foreigninvestments

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to privacy

When Eyes in the Sky Start Looking Right at You - New satellites that orbit the Earth at very low altitudes may result in a world where not... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/science/satellites-albedo-privacy.html #humanrightsandhumanrightsviolations #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #your-feed-science #newsandnewsmedia #albedospace #satellites #privacy

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to random

U.S. Awards $1.5 Billion to Chipmaker GlobalFoundries - The grant will go toward chips for the auto and defense industries, and is the largest aw... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/business/economy/biden-administration-1-5-billion-chipmaker-globalfoundries.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #grants(corporateandfoundation) #factoriesandmanufacturing #unitedstateseconomy #budgetsandbudgeting #computerchips #laborandjobs #supplychain #shortages

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to random

Plans to Expand U.S. Chip Manufacturing Are Running Into Obstacles - Delays in finishing new factories are emerging, just as the Biden administration begins h... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/technology/semiconductor-chip-factories-delays.html #taiwansemiconductormanufacturingcompanyltd #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #liumark(technologyexecutive) #factoriesandmanufacturing #computersandtheinternet #building(construction) #microchiptechnologyinc #microntechnologyinc

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

F.C.C. Bans A.I.-Generated Robocalls - The move by the agency follows a phony call last month that was made to sound like Presid... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/technology/fcc-ban-ai-robocalls.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #telephonesandtelecommunications #federalcommunicationscommission #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #politicaladvertising #rosenworceljessica #lawandlegislation #bidenjosephrjr

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to Bitcoin

Anxiety, Mood Swings and Sleepless Nights: Life Near a Bitcoin Mine - Pushed by an advocacy group, Arkansas became the first state to shield noisy cryptocurren... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/us/bitcoin-arkansas-noise-pollution.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #suitsandlitigation(civil) #blockchain(technology) #sanderssarahhuckabee #internal-truncator #bitcoin(currency) #lawandlegislation #statelegislatures #pruittscott #arkansas

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to TikTok

Will Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say Yes. - After senators grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X and others, there may be momentum t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/technology/children-online-safety-congress.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #senatecommitteeonthejudiciary #computersandtheinternet #childabuseandneglect #childrenandchildhood #lawandlegislation #tiktok(bytedance) #humantrafficking #childpornography

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to privacy

N.S.A. Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says - The disclosure comes amid congressional scrutiny and a Federal Trade Commission crackdown... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/nsa-internet-privacy-warrant.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #nationalsecurityagency #federaltradecommission #hainesavrild #wydenron #privacy

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to twitter

Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers - Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voti... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/elon-musk-election-misinformation-x-twitter.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialelectionof2024 #conservatism(uspolitics) #rumorsandmisinformation #muskelon #twitter

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random

Tesla Profit Doubles From Tax Effect, but Price Cuts Hurt - Quarterly earnings soared from a year earlier after the company booked a tax benefit, but... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/business/teslas-electric-vehicles-profit-price-cuts.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #inflationreductionactof2022 #presidentialelectionof2024 #electricandhybridvehicles #prices(faresfeesandrates) #factoriesandmanufacturing #twothousandtwentythree #trumpdonaldj

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

New Hampshire Officials to Investigate A.I. Robocalls Mimicking Biden - The calls, in a voice most likely artificially generated, urged people not to vote in Tue... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/business/media/biden-robocall-ai-new-hampshire.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #primariesandcaucuses #bidenjosephrjr #telemarketing

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to China

The Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips - A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China’s ambitions. Washi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/technology/risc-v-china-united-states-chips-security.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #computersandtheinternet #communistpartyofchina #open-sourcesoftware #commercedepartment #computerchips #unitedstates #china

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to Israel

TikTok Quietly Curtails Data Tool Used by Critics - People and groups had harnessed the tool to scrutinize content on the site related to the... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/business/media/tiktok-data-tool-israel-hamas-war.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #networkcontagionresearchinstitute #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #computersandtheinternet #israel-gazawar(2023-) #tiktok(bytedance) #socialmedia

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random

State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack - The Global Engagement Center has become the focus of Republican-led criticism that the U.... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/technology/state-department-disinformation-criticism.html #houseselectsubcommitteeontheweaponizationofthefederalgovernment #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #freedomofspeechandexpression #presidentialelectionof2024 #suitsandlitigation(civil) #rumorsandmisinformation #internationalrelations

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to instagramreality

Political Debate Is Rife on TikTok. Politicians? Not So Much. - Very few politicians, including the top candidates for president, are on the hugely popul... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/media/tiktok-politicians.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #presidentialelectionof2024 #computersandtheinternet #midtermelections(2022) #fettermanjohn(1969-) #tiktok(bytedance) #newsandnewsmedia #henryanniewu #socialmedia #youth

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random

Biden Administration Chooses Military Supplier for First CHIPS Act Grant - The award, which will go to BAE Systems, is part of a new government program aimed at cre... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/business/economy/biden-chips-bae-systems.html #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #factoriesandmanufacturing #defenseandmilitaryforces #unitedstateseconomy #defensecontracts #militaryaircraft #federalaid(us) #shortages

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to China

Lawmakers Press Biden Administration for Tougher Curbs on China Tech - Republican legislators argue that the Biden administration has been ill-equipped and unmo... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/us/politics/lawmakers-biden-china-tech.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #internationaltradeandworldmarket #housecommitteeonforeignaffairs #internationalrelations #embargoesandsanctions #commercedepartment #defensedepartment #republicanparty #computerchips #china

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random

U.S. Debates How Much to Sever Electric Car Industry’s Ties to China - Some firms argue that a law aimed at popularizing electric vehicles risks turning the Uni... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/business/economy/electric-car-china-supply-chain.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #internationaltradeandworldmarket #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #huntsmanpeterr(1963-) #unitedstateseconomy

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random

The White House May Condemn Musk, but the Government Is Addicted to Him - Rarely has the U.S. government so depended on the technology provided by a single technol... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/us/politics/elon-musk-white-house-pentagon.html #starlinksatelliteconstellation(spacex) #unitedstatesdefenseandmilitaryforces #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #privatespaceflight #defensecontracts #muskelon

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random

Heat Pump Installations Slow, Impeding Biden’s Climate Goals - The devices can heat and cool homes more efficiently than furnaces and air-conditioners, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/business/energy-environment/heat-pumps-biden-tax-credits-rebates.html #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #realestateandhousing(residential) #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #alternativeandrenewableenergy #inflationreductionactof2022 #homerepairsandimprovements #rebatesandrefunds #energyefficiency

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to Automobiles

A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales - President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/business/energy-environment/electric-vehicles-biden.html #automobileserviceandchargingstations #regulationandderegulationofindustry #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #unitedstateseconomy #automobiles

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random

Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows - Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibilli... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/business/energy-environment/electric-vehicles-sales.html #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #farleyjamesdjr(1962-) #unitedstateseconomy #companyreports #teslamotorsinc

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Harris to Announce Steps to Curb Risks of A.I. - The vice president plans to flesh out a sweeping executive order President Biden signed t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/us/politics/kamala-harris-ai.html #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #officeofmanagementandbudget(us) #executiveordersandmemorandums #artificialintelligence #sunakrishi(1980-) #discrimination #bidenjosephrjr #harriskamalad

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Executive Order on A.I. Tries to Balance Technology’s Potential and Peril - President Biden announced regulations on Monday that seemed to have a little bit for ever... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/technology/executive-order-artificial-intelligence-regulation.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #copyrightsandcopyrightviolations #executiveordersandmemorandums #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #commercedepartment