Sources: US and Russian diplomats worked to weaken an AI weapons pact at the UN this month, removing a requirement that humans review AI-generated targets, more — The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry.
Meta says its rejection of ads promoting the new documentary about Elon Musk “was an error and the ads are being restored”; YouTube is also allowing the ads — At least two companies appear to be reversing their stance on whether to accept advertising for director Alex Gibney's upcoming documentary about Elon Musk.
A US appeals court rules that Kalshi's sports contracts are not “swaps” subject only to CFTC regulation, allowing states to regulate them under gambling laws — A US appeals court on Friday ruled against the prediction markets operator Kalshi, saying states can regulate …
A look at Holograms, Meta's take on Apple Vision Pro's Personas, launching with a shoulders-up version this fall for WhatsApp calls on Ray-Ban Display glasses — Meta finally set a concrete timeline to ship realistic avatars, called Holograms, its take on Apple Vision Pro's Personas.
Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible financing led by Third Point ahead of its US IPO, with $2.36B available immediately and $1B from Nvidia in November — Nscale, a British neocloud, has secured $3.36 billion in financing ahead of its IPO later this year, the company announced on Friday.
The US files an application with the EU's General Court in support of X's effort to annul a 2025 €120M DSA fine, arguing the EU engaged in regulatory overreach — The US is seeking to join a legal challenge filed by Elon Musk to dismiss a €120 million ($136.5 million) …
Sources: A24, Sony Pictures, and NYT have registered interest in acquiring Letterboxd, which has a user base of 30M and is expected to be valued at $300M+ — A24, Sony and The New York Times Company all registered their interest in acquiring the cinephile's paradise.