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Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares

The Verge

The bill is now expected to be signed into law by President Moon Jae-in, whose party championed the legislation. The law comes as a blow to Google and Apple who both require in-app purchases to flow only through their systems, instead of outside payment processors, allowing the tech giants to collect a 30 percent cut.

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Daily Crunch: Russia fines Google $374M for ‘illegal content’ over its Ukraine invasion

TechCrunch

Well that’s one way to do propaganda : The search engine giant Google was hit with $375 million by Russia for failing to take down certain content, Ivan writes. The fine came a month after Roskomnadzor, Russia’s telecommunication watchdog, warned the company it could face penalties for violating local laws.

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Twitter takes a harder line on POW photos and shadowbans Russian government accounts

The Verge

We’re doing so in line with international humanitarian law, and in consultation with international human rights groups. Some, like Malcolm Nance , a commenter on terrorism and torture, have acknowledged that the images may violate international law but say that it’s acceptable in this instance. Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) April 5, 2022.

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On the Rationality of Deterring ASI

The AI Alignment Forum

Given the stakes, superintelligence is inescapably a matter of national security, and an effective superintelligence strategy should draw from a long history of national security policy. Robust legal frameworks governing AI agents can set basic constraints on their behavior that follow the spirit of existing law.

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Ransom notes

The Verge

You’re going to have to make some policy decisions to make these attacks end because that’s the scale of the thing. This policy is in place already , in a piecemeal way. The leaders of Evil Corp were criminally sanctioned to prevent people from paying them ransom, not because Russia would extradite them. Nowhere good.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Aside from the few countries that have restricted or outright banned them (including Belarus, China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Oman, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and the United Arab Emirates), VPNs are perfectly legal in most of the world. Bonus points if that policy's been verified by a third party audit.)

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AI-powered supply chain visibility platform Altana bags $100M

TechCrunch

Bersin was assistant secretary in the office of policy at the U.S. “Laws like the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which is based on the ‘guilty until proven innocent’ model for any products entering the U.S. EU, as well as sanctions on Russia [and others],” Smith said. Customs and Border Protection.