av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to withhold federal funding from states whose AI regulations impede American innovation. Speaking to reporters, Trump argued that a patchwork of state-level rules slows down the industry.
The order directs the Secretary of Commerce to review state laws and, in cases of conflict, block access to the $42 billion broadband fund. Previous attempts to enforce such bans had failed.
Källa: Trump signs executive order threatening funding cuts over state AI rules
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
President Donald Trump announced Thursday his intention to issue a federal pardon for an individual convicted in connection with efforts related to challenging the 2020 election results. However, on this occasion, the person in question will remain behind bars.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said he was pardoning Tina Peters, a former Mesa County election clerk currently serving a nine-year prison sentence for facilitating a data breach involving voting system data in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.
Källa: Trump moves to pardon Colorado election clerk Tina Peters, even though he can’t
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 13, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
Reddit is suing the Australian government over its newly enacted social media ban, which prevents children aged 16 and younger from accessing most social media platforms.
Reddit argued that the ban impinges on the right to free political discourse implied by the country’s constitution, according to a Reuters report. In essence, blocking the youths from Reddit would block their freedom of speech, the company said. Reddit also argued that it was not, primarily speaking, a social media site, but rather a place for exchanging information and ideas.
Källa: Reddit sues Australia over teenager social media ban
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 12, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
House Oversight Committee Democrats released 19 photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate on Friday, showing a parade of powerful figures, including President Trump, Steve Bannon, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and other high-profile figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit.
According to NBC News, the images include Trump standing in a row of six women wearing Hawaiian leis (their faces redacted), Trump standing behind Epstein at a social event, Bannon and Epstein taking a mirror selfie, Clinton with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and Bill Gates photographed with former Prince Andrew. Former Harvard President Larry Summers and lawyer Alan Dershowitz also appear in the tranche.
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av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 12, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
Google is rolling out new Gemini-assisted functionality to Search and its Translate app. It says its AI can now provide more natural and accurate text translations for phrases that have more ”nuanced meanings.” Translate will now take slang terms and colloquial expressions into consideration rather than provide sometimes unhelpful direct translations.
The latest update to its text translation feature is rolling out first in the US and India, translating between English and just under 20 other languages, including German, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. It works in the Translate app for iOS and Android and on the web.
Källa: Google Translate is now better at translating slang terms and idioms using AI
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 12, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against friend and foe alike, a Danish intelligence agency said in a new report.
The Danish Defense Intelligence Service, in its latest annual assessment, said Washington’s greater assertiveness under the Trump administration also comes as China and Russia seek to diminish Western, especially American, influence.
Källa: Danish intelligence report warns of U.S. military threat under Trump
