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Trump dreamt of a ‘Huawei killer.’ President Biden is trying to unleash it.

As President Biden met with heads of state around the world these past couple of years, he’s been repeating a curious phrase.

In Big Tech’s backyard, California lawmaker unveils landmark AI bill

A California lawmaker introduced a bill aiming to force companies to test the most powerful artificial intelligence models before releasing them—a landmark proposal that could inspire regulation around the country as state legislatures increasingly take up the swiftly evolving technology. The new bill, sponsored by Sen Scott Wiener (D-CA), who represents San Francisco, would require companies training new AI models to test their tools for “unsafe” behavior, institute hacking protections and develop the tech in such a way that it can be shut down completely.

An internet media company launches a plan to cover the election for Gen Z

A company best known for its posts on Instagram announced that it will try to capitalize on young people’s growing use of social media for news by teaming with a well known TikTok creator for political coverage this year. The company, Betches, said it will partner with the creator Vitus “V” Spehar a.k.a.