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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said tech companies must introduce safety measures on children’s phones to stop them sharing nude images or face laws forcing them to do so (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 8, 2026

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Meta Expands Teen Account Safety Features to Limit Harmful Content on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, including Nutrition, Weightlifting and Anxiety (Eli Tan/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Training data: Know what your customers want, every time: Alfred Wahlforss of Listen Labs Sequoia Capital partners host…

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A look at the UK’s AI Safety Institute, whose researchers study safety flaws in AI models, as its work becomes a model for other governments’ AI policies (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 25, 2026

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The non-jury trial phase of Meta’s child safety case in New Mexico begins today to determine whether Meta’s actions constituted a public nuisance and warranted product changes (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 4, 2026

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US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves bipartisan child safety bill requiring AI companies like OpenAI and Meta to implement age verification (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 30, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: What happens when AI runs a store A show about the inside conversations of the tech industry,…

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OpenAI supports an Illinois bill protecting AI labs from liability, even for “critical harms,” such as more than 100 deaths or more than $1 billion in damages, if safety reports were released (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 10, 2026

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OpenAI unveils policy proposals for a world with superintelligence: higher capital gains taxes, a public AI investment fund, stronger safety nets, and more (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 6, 2026

Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal: OpenAI unveils policy proposals for a world with superintelligence: higher capital gains taxes, a…

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Tesla’s robotaxi service in Austin is significantly behind Waymo, deploying about 30 cars with safety drivers, compared to Waymo’s 200 cars without human monitors (Jack Ewing/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 25, 2025

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Tesla shares closed at a 2025 high on Monday after the company confirmed it was testing driverless vehicles in Austin without a human safety operator (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 16, 2025

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Uber begins rolling out fully driverless WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, after launching its robotaxi service with safety drivers in the United Arab Emirates in December 2024 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 26, 2025

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China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

GM eyes new type of battery to expand data center and energy storage business

LIV Golf CEO says to take PIF ‘at its word’ as funding cliff approaches

Rivian is betting that R2 EV can make it a household name like Tesla

The bank will deploy more powerful agents this year

SpaceX Employees Create Low-Cost Choreo Wealth Management Plan for Post-IPO

Republicans go off the rails and say they don’t need proof to say the election is rigged

Top House Democrat demands answers about Trump’s health after he falls asleep during NBA Finals

BBC Scares Trump of His Own Defamation Lawsuit

Mike Johnson ceded his power as Speaker of the House to Trump

Hakeem Jeffries goes on Fox News and calls them out for ignoring GOP bigots

Seattle City Council votes 9-0 to enact a one-year moratorium on new large data centers and study their impact; Mayor Katie Wilson is expected to sign the bill (Greg Kim/The Seattle Times)

Super Micro Computer aims to raise $7 billion through equity and equity-linked financing transactions to fund the purchase of components needed to fulfill AI server orders (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters)

Apple says 79% of all iPhones and 86% of iPhones released in the last four years used iOS 26 as of June 7, compared to 82% and 88% for iOS 18 before WWDC 2025 (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

SF voters reject the Overpaid CEO Act, a union-backed ballot measure aimed at raising taxes on any large company where the CEO earns 100 times more than the median employee (Bloomberg)

Vinyl Equity, an SEC-registered transfer agent that launched a payments platform earlier this year, raised a $20 million Series A round led by Jump Capital (Ryan Lawler/Axios)

Browsing: safety

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said tech companies must introduce safety measures on children’s phones to stop them sharing nude images or face laws forcing them to do so (Reuters)

Meta Expands Teen Account Safety Features to Limit Harmful Content on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, including Nutrition, Weightlifting and Anxiety (Eli Tan/New York Times)

A look at the UK’s AI Safety Institute, whose researchers study safety flaws in AI models, as its work becomes a model for other governments’ AI policies (New York Times)

The non-jury trial phase of Meta’s child safety case in New Mexico begins today to determine whether Meta’s actions constituted a public nuisance and warranted product changes (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves bipartisan child safety bill requiring AI companies like OpenAI and Meta to implement age verification (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)

OpenAI supports an Illinois bill protecting AI labs from liability, even for “critical harms,” such as more than 100 deaths or more than $1 billion in damages, if safety reports were released (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

OpenAI unveils policy proposals for a world with superintelligence: higher capital gains taxes, a public AI investment fund, stronger safety nets, and more (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

Tesla’s robotaxi service in Austin is significantly behind Waymo, deploying about 30 cars with safety drivers, compared to Waymo’s 200 cars without human monitors (Jack Ewing/New York Times)

Tesla shares closed at a 2025 high on Monday after the company confirmed it was testing driverless vehicles in Austin without a human safety operator (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)

Uber begins rolling out fully driverless WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, after launching its robotaxi service with safety drivers in the United Arab Emirates in December 2024 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)