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Sweeping new copyright measures poised to pass in spending bill

The Verge

trillion spending and relief package includes controversial measures previously introduced as the CASE Act , the Trademark Modernization Act, and a felony streaming proposal — all significantly expanding the rights and powers of intellectual property owners. Congress’ $2.3

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Twitter may make tweeting more stressful with new emoji reactions

The Verge

Per screenshots of the survey that a Twitter user shared, the proposed emoji reactions could include the basics — a laughing face with tears, a thinking face, a crying face — and some spicier variations — shocked faces, angry faces, fire emojis. That’s why this is an incredibly stressful announcement for me.

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Jimmy Wales is selling his first Wikipedia edit as an NFT

The Verge

And he thinks many proposed applications of the tech to Wikipedia are misguided — like letting people pay editors for the “best” edits with cryptocurrency. Wales has an ambivalent overall relationship with blockchain technology. I’m like, yeah, that sounds like a great way to let Exxon control what the page says about Exxon,” says Wales.

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Daily Crunch: Startup that transforms real-world items into NFTs raises $6.9M seed round

TechCrunch

Did we get that meme right? In case you missed the daily coverage of Twitter and Elon Musk , Sarah reports on an SEC filing by Twitter showing the risks to its core advertising business if the proposed deal were to take place. PT, subscribe here. Hello and May the 3rd be with you.

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Xiaohongshu: the new home for “TikTok refugees”

TechNode

On January 10, the US Supreme Court accelerated hearings on the proposed TikTok ban, weighing whether the short-video platform should be forced to sell or face a nationwide ban. But as with any sudden growth, the path ahead is full of uncertainty. Not US Social Media This phenomenon stems from the ongoing TikTok ban saga.

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Set SMART Fundraising Goals for Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

Memes about goals are EVERYWHERE. For example: “acquire 100 new donors this year” or “write 10 grant proposals before March.” Goals, goals, goals…. The word shows up everywhere! People are making millions leading seminars and writing books about how to use goals for personal and professional development.

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How might we safely pass the buck to AI?

The AI Alignment Forum

A single meme (e.g. However, if human overseers remained in the loop, they might notice this meme spreading, and correct it (rather than human overseers reading it and becoming convinced that they should not correct it, as a homogenous group of AI agents might). This section focuses on a control approach to passing the buck.