Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Maryland Apple Store union workers vote to authorize strike over Apple’s alleged refusal to fairly bargain; Short Hills NJ store workers vote against unionizing — – Union blames Apple tactics for defeat at Short Hills NJ store — Maryland Apple Store union members vote to authorize strike
South Korea’s Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government is preparing a $7.3B+ support package for chip investments to win the “war” in the chip sector (Ju-min Park/Reuters)
Ju-min Park / Reuters:
South Korea’s Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government is preparing a $7.3B+ support package for chip investments to win the “war” in the chip sector — South Korea is readying plans for a support package for chip investments and research worth more than 10 trillion won …
The demand for AI tech to preserve, animate, and interact with lost loved ones is especially strong in China, where thousands have already paid to use such tech (Zeyi Yang/MIT Technology Review)
Zeyi Yang / MIT Technology Review:
The demand for AI tech to preserve, animate, and interact with lost loved ones is especially strong in China, where thousands have already paid to use such tech — Once a week, Sun Kai has a video call with his mother. He opens up about work, the pressures he faces as a middle-aged man …
Rad AI, which offers generative AI tools for radiology reporting, raised a $50M Series B led by Khosla Ventures, bringing its total funding to over $80M (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
Rad AI, which offers generative AI tools for radiology reporting, raised a $50M Series B led by Khosla Ventures, bringing its total funding to over $80M — In 2017, Vinod Khosla told CNBC that the job “of the radiologist will be obsolete in five years.” While the founder of Khosla Ventures …
The UK government’s new AI safety body releases Inspect, an evaluation tool for AI model capabilities, including models’ core knowledge and ability to reason (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
The UK government’s new AI safety body releases Inspect, an evaluation tool for AI model capabilities, including models’ core knowledge and ability to reason — The U.K. Safety Institute, the U.K.’s recently established AI safety body, has released a toolset designed to “strengthen AI safety” …
How Trump is courting crypto traders, as GOP becomes increasingly friendly toward crypto while key Democrats remain at odds and SEC cracks down on the industry (Jasper Goodman/Politico)
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
How Trump is courting crypto traders, as GOP becomes increasingly friendly toward crypto while key Democrats remain at odds and SEC cracks down on the industry — It’s the first time crypto has become an issue in the general election of a presidential race.
Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming to build a prototype by spring 2025, with mass production expected to start later in the year (Nikkei Asia)
Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming to build a prototype by spring 2025, with mass production expected to start later in the year — CEO Son seeks to invest $64bn, including in data centers and robotics — TOKYO/LONDON — SoftBank Group subsidiary Arm will foray …
What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Android 15 updates, more generative AI features for Google’s apps, a new Gemini-powered “Pixie” digital assistant, and more (Wes Davis/The Verge)
Wes Davis / The Verge:
What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Android 15 updates, more generative AI features for Google’s apps, a new Gemini-powered “Pixie” digital assistant, and more — Google is preparing to hold its annual Google I/O developer conference next week, and naturally, it will be all about AI.
Q&A with Linda Moore, the CEO of TechNet, which represents OpenAI, Apple, and others, about the 400+ AI bills proposed across the US, tech backlash, and more (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)
Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Q&A with Linda Moore, the CEO of TechNet, which represents OpenAI, Apple, and others, about the 400+ AI bills proposed across the US, tech backlash, and more — The Scene — While Congress is talking a lot about artificial intelligence but doing little to regulate it …
Ofcom’s draft Children’s Safety Code of Practice’s emphasis on kids choosing protective tools rather than safety by design and default is not ambitious enough (Beeban Kidron/Financial Times)
Beeban Kidron / Financial Times:
Ofcom’s draft Children’s Safety Code of Practice’s emphasis on kids choosing protective tools rather than safety by design and default is not ambitious enough — Tech companies have been wilfully ignoring the protection of the young for decades — The writer is a crossbench peer and expert on digital regulation
