BBC: Ofcom opens an investigation into a pro-suicide forum, its first using the Online Safety Act; the BBC linked the unnamed forum to 50+ deaths in the UK  —  A pro-suicide forum is under investigation by the UK’s online regulator – its first using new powers under the Online Safety Act. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vikram Dodd / The Guardian: Statewatch and FOI documents: the UK government is developing a “murder prediction” tool to use personal data of those known to police to find likely killers  —  Exclusive: Algorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in project critics say is ‘chilling and dystopian’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out Loss of Pulse Detection to the Pixel Watch 3 in the US after getting FDA clearance in February 2025; the feature rolled out in Europe in 2024  —  Following the April 2025 OTA update and Scam Detection yesterday, Google is now rolling out Loss of Pulse Detection in the US. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mauro Orru / Wall Street Journal: The EU unveils its AI Continent Action Plan, seeking to compete with the US and China, and says it wants to build “AI gigafactories” with ~100K AI chips  —  The bloc has been lagging behind since OpenAI’s 2022 release of ChatGPT  —  The European Union said it would focus … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karthikeyan Sundaram / Bloomberg: White House document: the US will tax imports of items priced up to $800 at the rate of 90% of their value, up from a planned 30%, targeting Chinese retailers  —  The escalating trade war between the US and China saw President Donald Trump raise tariffs even further on small parcels that were until now exempt from taxes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: How Unitree and other Chinese humanoid startups are competing with those in the US, fueled by cheaper components, rapid innovation, and state-led financing  —  Cheaper components, fast-paced innovation and Beijing-led financing mean lifelike bots could mirror EV success Lees verder op Tech Meme