May 2024
US policies, government actions, and lawsuits (involving the gov)
May 1, 2024 - Google urges US to update immigration rules to attract more AI talent - The Verge
May 1, 2024 - Republicans release internal communications between tech executives - The Verge
May 2, 2024 - FBI’s searches of American data under FISA Section 702 drop 50 percent - The Verge
May 2, 2024 - FDA qualifies Apple Watch’s AFib history for use in clinical studies - The Verge
May 2, 2024 - FCC asks for more money to help telecom providers replace Huawei gear - The Verge
May 3, 2024 - Biden grants automakers some flexibility on battery minerals in final EV tax credit rules - The Verge
May 3, 2024 - Here’s the letter from 14 senators slamming TSA facial recognition in airports - The Verge
May 3, 2024 - As the Google Search trial ends, DOJ seeks sanctions over missing messages - The Verge
May 6, 2024 - Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption - The Verge
May 9, 2024 - Maryland passes two bills limiting tech platforms’ ability to track users - The Verge
May 14, 2024 - (developing) TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform - The Verge
May 14, 2024 - US to raise tariffs on EVs, batteries, solar cells, and computer chips from China - The Verge
May 15, 2024 - Senate unveils $32 billion roadmap for regulating AI - The Verge
May 9, 2024 - FDA recalls iOS app software that injured over 200 insulin pump users - The Verge
UK and EU policies
May 11, 2024 - UK agency releases tools to test AI model safety | TechCrunch
May 2, 2024 - EU plan to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM risks millions of false positives, experts warn | TechCrunch
Other Governments
May 7, 2024 - India urges political parties to avoid using deepfakes in election campaigns | TechCrunch
Cybersecurity
May 1, 2024 - LastPass goes independent over a year after serious breaches - The Verge
May 1, 2024 - UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty admits he paid $22 million ransom to hackers - The Verge
May 1, 2024 - National Archives won’t let employees use ChatGPT. - The Verge
May 1, 2024 - AI security bill aims to prevent safety breaches of AI models - The Verge
May 2, 2024 - Microsoft bans US police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition | TechCrunch
May 3, 2024 - Microsoft overhaul treats security as ‘top priority’ after a series of failures - The Verge
May 3, 2024 - Google bans advertisers from promoting deepfake porn services - The Verge
May 6, 2024- Google’s AI plans now include cybersecurity - The Verge
May 7, 2024 -Microsoft and OpenAI launch $2M fund to counter election deepfakes | TechCrunch
May 15, 2024 - Google takes aim at Android malware with an AI-powered live threat detection service | TechCrunch
Intellectual Property
May 2, 2024 - TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement - The Verge
May 3, 2024 - Nintendo DMCA takedown wipes over 8,500 Yuzu emulator copies - The Verge
May 7, 2024 - OpenAI says it's building a tool to let content creators 'opt out' of AI training | TechCrunch
May 9, 2024 - Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy, says use now requires a contract | TechCrunch
Education
May 7, 2024 - AI coding assistants changed coding classes. - The Verge
May 14, 2024 - Google’s new LearnLM AI model focuses on education - The Verge
Other Platform changes
May 1, 2024 - Airbnb releases group booking features as it taps into AI for customer service | TechCrunch
May 1, 2024 - Audible tries book recommendations based on your streaming history - The Verge
May 2, 2024 - Spotify’s shortform videos could spread to more parts of the app - The Verge
May 2, 2024 - Apple gives small developers more ways around its alternative app store tax - The Verge
May 2, 2024 - Google is getting even worse for independent sites - The Verge
May 3, 2024 - Instagram introduces new interactive stickers for Stories - The Verge
May 3, 2024 - X launches Stories, delivering news summarized by Grok AI | TechCrunch
May 5, 2024 - YouTube tests out using AI to skip to the good part. - The Verge
May 6, 2024 - Bumble Tells Women They No Longer Have to Make the First Move - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
May 6, 2024 - OpenAI and Stack Overflow partner to bring more technical knowledge into ChatGPT - The Verge | TechCrunch
May 8, 2024 - Stack Overflow is feeding programmers’ answers to AI, whether they like it or not - The Verge
May 9, 2024 - TikTok is adding an ‘AI-generated’ label to watermarked third-party content - The Verge
May 9, 2024 - Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy, says use now requires a contract | TechCrunch
May 12, 2024 - Go on, let bots date other bots | TechCrunch
May 13, 2024 - OpenAI releases GPT-4o, a faster model that’s free for all ChatGPT users - The Verge
May 13, 2024 - TikTok is testing AI-generated search results - The Verge
May 15, 2024 - Uber is adding scheduled carpool rides and shuttle service for airports and concerts - The Verge
Market News
May 1, 2024 - OpenAI is entering the search game. - The Verge
May 1, 2024 - Microsoft’s OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal - The Verge
May 1, 2024 - Tesla reportedly shrinks its gigacasting manufacturing ambitions - The Verge
May 2, 2024 - Microsoft made the biggest renewable energy agreement ever to fuel its AI ambitions - The Verge
May 7, 2024 - Reddit’s CEO confirms that a lot of user growth is coming from Google Search. - The Verge
May 7, 2024 - (developing) Reddit goes public: the latest updates on its IPO - The Verge
May 8, 2024 - Bye-bye bots: Altera’s game-playing AI agents get backing from Eric Schmidt | TechCrunch
May 9, 2024 - What Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker tell us about the current state of EVs - The Verge
May 10, 2024 - This Week in AI: OpenAI considers allowing AI porn | TechCrunch
May 10, 2024 - CoreWeave, a $19B AI compute provider, opens European HQ in London with plans for 2 UK data centers | TechCrunch
May 13, 2024 - Anthropic is expanding to Europe and raising more money | TechCrunch
AI and Humanity
May 4, 2024 - The teens making friends with AI chatbots - The Verge
May 11, 2024 - At the AI Film Festival, humanity triumphed over tech | TechCrunch
Downstream AI use
May 9, 2024 - Sam’s Club Scans Future With AI-Powered Checkout Technology (pymnts.com)
Opinions and Stories
May 1, 2024 - Google Gemini is “global” ... but not in the EU or UK. - The Verge
May 1, 2024 - AI FKA Twigs. - The Verge
May 3, 2024 - Three things we learned about Apple's AI plans from its earnings | TechCrunch
May 4, 2024 - This Week in AI: Generative AI and the problem of compensating creators | TechCrunch
May 13, 2024 - The women in AI making a difference | TechCrunch, related interviews are on TechCrunch
Interviews
May 7, 2024 -Crypto? AI? Internet co-creator Robert Kahn already did it … decades ago | TechCrunch
Methodology: I searched three websites The Verge and TechCrunch for tech news. I only include news that have research implication (as a reference or as an intervention). News selection is subjective. I skim the news. If the news falls on any categories (top down), it will stay there.