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Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel fits President Biden’s agenda, but rival Cleveland-Cliffs and union have stirred up opposition. Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel fits President Biden’s agenda, but rival Cleveland-Cliffs and union have stirred up opposition. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

The trade group has since updated its statement on Thursday, saying that WuXi AppTec “proactively ended its membership in BIO.” The trade group has since updated its statement on Thursday, saying that WuXi AppTec “proactively ended its membership in BIO.” FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

Efforts by a large section of US technology majors to subject open-source generative AI to curbs and regulations could stifle innovation across the world and likely prove counterproductive even for Washington, which has hitherto led the global race in scaling and harnessing Gen AI, said a top innovation executive.“If the attempts to squash open-source software succeed, almost all nations will simply be losers…the United States as well,” Andrew Ng, founder of DeepLearning AI, told delegates Wednesday at the Nasscom…

As Tesla prepares to start its business in India, Indian EV makers like Tata and Mahindra is worried about potential risks to future fundraising for local EV companies if Tesla's entry leads to an unstable or unfavourable import tax regime…

OpenAI has made a number of policy changes to prevent its generative…

Over on Threads this week, Marques Brownlee (you’ve probably heard of him) asked for everyone’s “tech hot takes”. And Instagram and Threads’ boss Adam Mosseri chimed in saying that “Android’s now better than iOS”. Now if you’ve been following him on Threads since it launched, you’ll know that he did recently switch to Android on his main device. And has talked about he prefers it over iOS these days. One has to wonder if this is going to influence Instagram and Threads‘ product roadmap, with the head of the two apps…

Three EU based asset management companies holding millions in stake in Toyota Motor have submitted a shareholder request that the Japanese automaker provide a comprehensive, annual review of its climate-related lobbying efforts. Never one to miss an opportunity to show cynicism toward a steadfast BEV future, Toyota has urged his other shareholders to vote against the proposal. Even as Toyota softens at the idea of BEVs as the vehicle of the future new leadership, its sloth-like approach to the…

MIT political science professor In Song Kim’s work has illuminated the effects of lobbying on US trade policy. Kim’s research shows that most firms lobby for policies pertaining to specific components of their products, and trade policy consists heavily of carve-outs for companies, not industry-wide standards. Kim’s work includes over a dozen published journal articles over the last several years, several other forthcoming research papers, and a book he is currently writing. At the same time, Kim has created a public…

A former Biden aide is lobbying on behalf of TikTok as the hugely popular social media platform launches an all-out push to avert a U.S. ban.  TikTok contracted with Ankit Desai, a for-hire lobbyist who briefly served as an aide to then-Sen. Biden in 2005, according to a document filed with Congress Thursday. TikTok hired Desai in late January to lobby on “regulation of content platforms.”  The most recent lobbying hire comes as Washington appears closer than ever to banning the app, citing data privacy and…

Second, we should strengthen disclosure requirements on lobbyists, whether they’re entirely human or AI-assisted. State laws regarding lobbying disclosure are a hodgepodge. North Dakota, for example, only requires lobbying reports to be filed annually, so that by the time a disclosure is made, the policy is likely already decided. A lobbying disclosure scorecard created by Open Secrets, a group researching the influence of money in US politics, tracks nine states that do not even require lobbyists to report their…