I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 US Congress has passed the Take It Down Act
The legislation is designed to crack down on revenge porn and deepfake nudes. (WP $)
+ But critics fear it’ll be weaponized to suppress online speech and encryption. (The Verge)
+ Donald Trump has said he wants to use the bill to protect himself. (The Hill)
2 The Trump administration is embracing shady crypto firms
Including Tether, whose stablecoin is often used by criminals. (NYT $)
+ Crypto lender Nexo, which ran into regulatory trouble, is now returning to the US. (CoinDesk)
+ The UAE is planning a stablecoin regulated by the country’s central bank. (Bloomberg $)
3 Elon Musk’s DOGE conflicts of interest are worth $2.37 billion
Although experts estimate the true worth could be higher. (The Guardian)
+ DOGE’s tech takeover threatens the safety and stability of our critical data. (MIT Technology Review)
4 Researchers secretly deployed bots into a debate subreddit
In a highly unethical bid to try and change users’ minds. (404 Media)
+ AI is no replacement for human mediators. (MIT Technology Review)
5 Amazon’s first internet satellites have been launched successfully
27 down, 3,209 to go. (Reuters)
+ It’s Bezos’s answer to Musk’s Starlink. (FT $)
6 Amazon is pressuring its suppliers to slash their prices
It’s trying to protect its margins as Trump’s tariffs start to bite. (FT $)
+ Temu’s approach? Pass on the new taxes to its customers. (Bloomberg $)
+ Here’s how the tariffs are going to worsen the digital divide. (Wired $)
+ Sweeping tariffs could threaten the US manufacturing rebound. (MIT Technology Review)
7 Sam Altman and Satya Nadella are drifting apart
The pair disagree on OpenAI’s approach to AGI, among other things. (WSJ $)
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