On January 16, KST, Representative Lee Soojin of the Democratic Party of Korea introduced a new bill to restrict private companies like HYBE and more from collecting biometric data. Rep. Lee Soo Jin | Yonhap The bill, which will amend the Personal Information Protection Act, proposes adding biometric information such as fingerprints, facial recognition, iris, […]
The New York Times has had it with generative AI companies using its content
The New York Times sent a cease and desist letter demanding that Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity stop accessing and using its content in AI summaries and other output. The Wall Street Journal reviewed the document. The letter argues that Perplexity has been “unjustly enriched” by using the publisher’s “expressive, carefully written and researched, and edited journalism […]
The New York Times has had it with generative AI companies using its content
The New York Times sent a cease and desist letter demanding that Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity stop accessing and using its content in AI summaries and other output. The Wall Street Journal reviewed the document. The letter argues that Perplexity has been “unjustly enriched” by using the publisher’s “expressive, carefully written and researched, and edited journalism […]
Relyance lands $32M to help companies comply with data regulations
As the demand for AI surges, AI vendors are devoting greater bandwidth to data security issues. Not only are they being compelled to comply with emerging data privacy regulations (e.g. the EU Data Act), but they’re finding themselves under the microscope of clients skeptical about how their data is being used and processed. The trouble […]
Tier becomes Dott following the merger of the two micromobility companies
Tier and Dott, two leading European scooter- and bike-sharing services, are becoming one service called Dott. The two startups have already laid out plans to merge and form a single company back in January 2024. With this merger, the companies didn’t want to build a conglomerate of micromobility services; the operation was all about scale. […]