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NTIA calls for Changes to Boost Competition in Mobile App Markets | National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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NTIA calls for Changes to Boost Competition in Mobile App Markets | National Telecommunications and Information Administration (ntia.doc.gov)

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said in a new report Wednesday that the current mobile app store model is harmful to consumers and developers, and recommended policy changes to fix it.

Mobile apps have become an essential tool for participation in much of daily life. Two companies – Apple and Google – act as gatekeepers over the apps that people and businesses rely on, NTIA found in its “Competition in the Mobile Application Ecosystem” report.The companies’ policies have the potential to harm consumers by inflating prices…

Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) – NIST.AI.100-1.pdf

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https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.100-1.pdf (nvlpubs.nist.gov)

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have significant potential to transform society andpeople’s lives – from commerce and health to transportation and cybersecurity to the envi-ronment and our planet. AI technologies can drive inclusive economic growth and supportscientific advancements that improve the conditions of our world. AI technologies, how-ever, also pose risks that can negatively impact individuals,…

Pluralistic: Tiktok’s enshittification (21 Jan 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

TikTok Enshittification, a cartoon drawing of TikTok as the witch and potential users as Hansel and Gretel
Pluralistic: Tiktok’s enshittification (21 Jan 2023) by Cory DoctorowCory Doctorow (pluralistic.net)

https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/21Jan2023.jpg?w=840&ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/21Jan2023.jpg?w=840&ssl=1 Today’s links Tiktok’s enshittification: The company manually allocates surplus to creators, and they can take it away again, too. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate…

Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die.I call this enshittification, and it is a seemingly inevitable consequence arising from the…

Ways to weigh a neutrino | symmetry magazine

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Ways to weigh a neutrino (symmetry magazine)

For decades scientists have tried to find a way to measure the mass of the lightest matter particle known to exist. Three new approaches now have a chance to succeed.

If you were asked to weigh something—your dog for example—how would you do it? You could set the dog in your car, watch the compression, measure how many inches the car is displaced, then convert that into a measurement of the dog’s mass. You’d need to know the weight of the car, the technical specifications of…

German cartel office initiates proceedings against PayPal

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German cartel office initiates proceedings against PayPal (Yahoo Finance)

Germany’s cartel office regulator said on Monday it had initiated proceedings against payment company PayPal Europe over the possibility that it hindered competition.

The subject of the proceedings was PayPal’s rules for extra charges and the presentation of PayPal in the terms of use for Germany, the watchdog said. PayPal did not immediately reply to a request for comment.The regulator is investigating in particular rules that say merchants may not offer their goods and services at a lower…

ChatGPT Creator OpenAI and Microsoft Announced Extended Partnership

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ChatGPT Creator OpenAI and Microsoft Announce Extended Partnership by Joshua RamosJoshua Ramos (watcher.guru)

OpenAI and Microsoft have announced an extension of their partnership according to a published statement. The artificial intelligence research lab and the tech giant have orchestrated a “multi-year, multi-billion dollar investment,” in the extension.

The two platforms had previously collaborated on work together through Microsoft investments in both 2019 and 2021. Moreover, the ChatGPT creator has stated that the investing partnership will fuel their continued research into the rather uncharted domain of artificial intelligence. Source: ChatGPT Creator OpenAI and Microsoft Announced Extended Partnership

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