The UK government has ordered Apple to give it access to encrypted cloud data, while Google has rolled back diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and Brits are calling for a ban on ‘smarter than human’ AI. Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl ‘trades’ are pitting state regulators against the feds, and Google has removed incorrect Gouda stats from its AI Super Bowl ad.
Meanwhile, leaked Meta emails reveal concerns about torrenting from corporate laptops, Amazon is close to unveiling an AI revamp of its Alexa assistant, and Google is testing a new Search ‘AI Mode’ internally.
In other news, the Supreme Court upholds the TikTok ban compromising the First Amendment, TikTok advises US Android users to sideload the app, and there is oral argument over another Texas law censoring the internet.
CISA staffers have offered deferred resignations, raising broader cybersecurity fears, while an Elon Musk ally states that an ‘AI-First’ approach is the future for a key government agency. German civil activists have won a victory in an election case against Musk’s X, and Trump ends his legal challenge over the Twitter ban after the Jan. 6 riot.
Apple is facing the discovery of crypto-stealing apps in the App Store for the first time, and the long-awaited overhaul of the iPhone SE is nearing release. Former iOS engineer sued by Apple issues an apology as the lawsuit is dismissed, and PS5 sales are revealed to be more than twice of Xbox Series X/S by accident.
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