Thai Retailers Demand Crackdown on Influx of Cheap Foreign Imports
The Thai Retailers Association has called on ministers to enforce strict product standards and tax foreign e-commerce…
Airbnb Shares Architecture Behind Sitar-Agent Dynamic Configuration Sidecar for Kubernetes Services
Airbnb engineers have detailed the architecture of Sitar-agent, a Kubernetes sidecar that distributes dynamic configuration updates across tens…
The Gen Z cofounder of $1.6 billion Whop says his platform has minted over 650 millionaires
There’s a legion of workers sitting behind their desks and unloading trucks, fantasizing about one day chasing their…
Steve Hilton smashed up UK politics — now he wants to upend California’s – POLITICO
Hilton now finds himself in with a real shot at entering the final runoff, despite never previously having…
Capitals cool on Brussels age-check app – POLITICO
Digital ID kerfuffle The app the Commission issued this month is the latest hiccup in a years-long effort to get tech apps…
Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it. – POLITICO
National governments can equally design their own apps, and the apps are meant to work together to allow…
Von der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready – POLITICO
“We are holding online platforms accountable that do not protect enough our kids. The new age verification solution…
Iran chides ‘caveman’ Trump over strong language on social media – POLITICO
Iran’s Embassy in Thailand suggested the president needed to watch his “language,” while Tehran’s Embassy in Austria wrote, “When you…
EU set to ban AI nudification apps in wake of Grok scandal – POLITICO
That changed Tuesday when the Cypriots floated a near-final text that backs a ban on AI systems that…
Israel threatens to target Khamenei’s successor as Iran says new leader chosen – POLITICO
Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian on Saturday apologized to neighboring countries for launching attacks on their soil where U.S.…
EU needs to abandon AI ‘doomerism,’ White House official says – POLITICO
“The EU AI Act, which I have ranted about before this job, during this job, maybe after this…
AI chatbots are not your friends, experts warn – POLITICO
The worries are fueled by the sycophantic nature of chatbots, which aim to be helpful for their users…