What to watch from Trump’s national AI standard Experts predict the White House proposal will lean toward standards rather than strict regulation and tap congressional work on kids’ safety. Roll Call · Mar 3
OpenAI’s Pentagon deal raises new questions about AI and surveillance Legal experts say it is unclear if OpenAI’s contract actually provides for the restrictions on surveillance and autonomous weapons that the company says it does. Fortune · Mar 2
Ruling boosts social media free speech protections, some say - Roll Call The Supreme Court’s decision on social media content moderation could expand protections for tech platforms under the First Amendment. Roll Call · Jul 9, 2024
‘Your name is on a list’: Times Internet lays off 120 employees in 3 days Times Internet Limited laid off over 120 employees in the past three days, at least five senior executives confirmed to Newslaundry. TIL is the digital division of the Times Group, housing verticals like iDiva, MensXP and Cricbuzz. Newslaundry · Dec 16, 2023
AI could make disinfo more sophisticated AI tools could make right-wing schemes using "phony" groups and "Black-sounding names" even more prevalent Salon · Mar 18, 2023
‘Spiritual texts our literary heritage… a wealth of wisdom for the young’ In a speech that was both a playful departure from the conventions of literary gatherings as well as a gentle interrogation of the conventional definition of literary canons, Samir Jain, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Times Group, said India’s great spiritual texts, passed down generations, should be read as literature,… The Times of India · Feb 12, 2023
‘Having attained nirvana, Maa Heeraben will always inspire’: Times Group’s Samir Jain on Modi’s mother Prime minister Narendra Modi lost his mother on December 30. She was 100 years old. Newslaundry · Jan 2, 2023
Times Group chief flatters Amit Shah at Times Now summit, wishes for ‘maha Akhand Bharat’ As the Times Now Summit kicked off in the national capital, Times Group vice chairman Samir Jain presented a flattering account of union home minister Amit Shah, who was seated on stage next to Vineet Jain, the group’s managing director and the former’s brother. Newslaundry · Nov 24, 2022