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At the end of last month, I published an essay reflecting on how the prospects for anonymity online in China changed drastically last year. Following many smaller decisions that make posting anonymously more difficult, the largest blow came in October when all social media platforms in China demanded that certain users with large followings display their legal names. The government and the platforms argue that the new rule can help prevent online harassment and misinformation. While anonymity can be associated with…

The European Union is looking into whether the bloc could launch a review of Microsoft’sinvestment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI under its merger regulations, a month after the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority launched a probe into whether their partnership could have an impact on competition.The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, made the disclosure on Tuesday as it sought input from interested parties on the level of competition in virtual worlds and generative artificial intelligence, and feedback on what…

Elon Musk reacted to a Wall Street Journal article detailing how leaders at Tesla and SpaceX are worried that his drug use could harm his companies.He weighed in with a flurry of social-media posts in recent days on his platform X, mentioning he didn’t fail drug tests. He also criticized the Journal and referenced business successes at Tesla and SpaceX.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Elon Musk reacted to a Wall Street Journal article detailing how…

Apple’s new mixed-reality headset will become available in the U.S. starting Feb. 2, setting the stage for the company’s premium-priced offering to compete in a crowded market.The tech giant’s Vision Pro headset, initially unveiled in June, will be available for pre-sale Jan. 19. It represents Apple’s first major new product in years.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Apple’snew mixed-reality headset will become available in the U.S. starting Feb. 2,…

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved procedures for airlines to inspect their grounded 737 MAX 9 jets, clearing the way for the planes to return to service.Air-safety regulators had issued an emergency order Saturday temporarily grounding MAX 9 jets after a panel plugging an unused emergency exit blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight shortly after its takeoff from Portland, Ore., leaving a gaping void in the side of the plane. Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Most broadly, we are likely to see the strategies that emerged last year continue, expand, and begin to be implemented. For example, following President Biden’s executive order, various US government agencies may outline new best practices but empower AI companies to police themselves. And across the pond, companies and regulators will begin to grapple with Europe’s AI Act and its risk-based approach. It certainly won’t be seamless, and there’s bound to be a lot of discussion about how these new laws and policies…

The Biden administration needs to take stronger action to stem China’s growing dominance in making older-generation microchips that are essential across several U.S. industries, according to the bipartisan leaders of a House of Representatives panel.The lawmakers’ call for new efforts, including potential tariffs, is intended to counteract an overreliance on China for less-advanced chips, according to a letter seen by The Wall Street Journal. Republican Mike Gallagherof Wisconsin, chairman of the House Select Committee…

Updated Jan. 8, 2024 12:00 am ETA burning inferno on the runway, followed four days later by a midair emergency involving a gaping hole in the side of the plane, isn’t the way the airline industry wanted to start 2024.After a fraught 2023, in which safety specialists and regulators raised alarms about mounting risks, the air-travel business has experienced two near-catastrophic accidents already this year—one with multiple casualties.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

SINGAPORE—After U.S. regulations barred Nvidia from selling its high-performance artificial-intelligence chips to China in October, the company’s engineers quickly designed a new lineup to comply with the tightened rules.The U.S. tech company may have found some wiggle room, but it faces a bigger problem: Chinese cloud companies—some of Nvidia’s biggest customers globally—aren’t so keen on buying its lower-powered AI chips. Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8…

The last thing Boeing needed was more trouble with its 737 MAX jet. That is exactly what it got to start the new year.The company had just started to regain its footing following years of tumult around the popular but troubled line of narrow-body jets when a MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines had a structural failure Friday night.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 The last thing Boeingneeded was more trouble with its 737 MAX jet. That is exactly what it…