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Tom Bristow / Politico: UK recasting its AI Safety Institute as AI Security Institute, with bias concerns cut out, came after JD Vance’s speech criticizing “hand-wringing about safety”  —  After the U.S. VP blasted “hand-wringing about safety,” Britain’s AI institute gets a new look. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Sources: Mark Zuckerberg’s overtures to President Trump have unsettled employees and are part of an effort to shift antitrust scrutiny off Meta and onto Apple  —  Mark Zuckerberg kicked off 2025 with an Instagram video that outlined his vision for what he called restoring “free expression” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: China’s President Xi will chair a symposium on February 17 to boost private sector sentiment, with Tencent CEO Pony Ma and other tech execs attending  —  Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment next week that will be attended … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Koebler / 404 Media: The doge.gov website tracking Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government pulls from a database editable by anyone, say two sources who found the vulnerability  —  The doge.gov website that was spun up to track Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government is insecure and pulls from a database … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: the White House plans to renegotiate some Chips Act awards after reassessing requirements, and has signaled delays to some upcoming disbursements  —  The White House is seeking to renegotiate U.S. CHIPS and Science Act awards and has signaled delays to some upcoming semiconductor disbursements … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: The European Commission’s digital chief Henna Virkkunen says the EU is easing tech rules to boost AI investments, not due to pressure from US Big Tech or Trump  —  Henna Virkkunen says efforts to cut red tape are not prompted by US pressure  —  The EU is cutting back tech regulation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Shein’s UK IPO may be delayed to H2 2025 after President Trump’s tariff crackdown; Shein had told investors a London IPO could happen by Easter  —  Fast fashion group was targeting London listing in first half of 2025  —  Fast-fashion group Shein’s plans for a bumper UK stock market listing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

PYMNTS.com: London-based OneID, which provides bank-verified digital ID services, raised £16M led by ACF Investors, with participation from over 200 angel investors  —  United Kingdom-based OneID raised over 16 million pounds (about $20 million) to grow its bank-verified digital identity service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg: Eudia, which provides in-house legal teams with AI agents and other tools for common tasks, exits stealth with an up to $105M Series A led by General Catalyst  —  – Most of the cash is conditional on Eudia making acquisitions  — Investment firm General Catalyst is leading the deal Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Baidu says it plans to make its next-generation AI model, Ernie 4.5, open-source starting June 30, marking a major shift in strategy as competition heats up  —  China’s Baidu (9888.HK) said on Friday that it would make the next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30. Lees verder op Tech Meme