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Sources: Thinking Machines lacks a clear product or business strategy and has been struggling over the last couple of months to raise a new round of financing (Alex Heath/Sources)
https://sources.news/p/thinking-machines-is-nothing-without

Thinking Machines is nothing without its people
More Thinking Machines employees are in talks to join OpenAI. Also: Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on ACCESS and the Sources Live @ Davos lineup.

You may have come across the I-have-nothing-to-hide argument as a response to concerns about digital mass surveillance. It's a red herring; the real argument is about who gets to choose what to share.
https://theprivacydad.com/i-have-nothing-but-red-herring-to-hide/

Trump regime wants social media sites to expose anti-ICE accounts.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.

WPP, Dentsu, and Publicis settle with the FTC over claims they colluded on misinformation policies that denied ad revenue to conservative publishers (David McCabe/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/technology/ftc-ad-companies-settlement.html

Ad Companies Settle With F.T.C. Over Claims of Harm to Conservative Sites
WPP, Dentsu and Publicis settled claims they colluded on policies to combat misinformation, denying ad revenue to publishers on the right.

Study: most AI-generated videos on social media about the war in Iran push pro-Iranian views, often exaggerating its military capabilities and sophistication (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/int…

Cascade of A.I. Fakes About War With Iran Causes Chaos Online
The technology has been used to create misleading fakes before. But never at this scale.

Australia's eSafety Commissioner reports social media platforms "removed access" to ~4.7M accounts under its ban for under-16s, which took effect in December (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/australia/social-media-ban-…

Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under Australia’s New Social Media Ban
Governments around the world are watching the rollout of the landmark law, which made it illegal for those under 16 to have accounts.

A primer on interpretability and how AI researchers are figuring out how to open and understand the "black box" that holds the formulas within most AI models (Oliver Whang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.…

We Don’t Really Know How A.I. Works. That’s a Problem.
For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain.

Q&A with Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on accidents, why autonomous vehicles won't lead to job losses, plans to license Waymo tech to other companies, and more (Jordyn Holman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/business/waymo-ceo-robotaxi.html

Waymo Co-CEO Tries to Make a Case for the Safety of Driverless Cars
Waymo’s co-chief executive, Tekedra Mawakana, knows she needs to earn the public’s trust. It won’t be easy.

How Trump's opposition to state-level AI regulation has driven a wedge in GOP, killing Florida's proposed AI Bill of Rights, which was backed by Gov. DeSantis (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/technol

How Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I.
A Florida bill that would have regulated artificial intelligence, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed to gain traction after President Trump made it clear he did not want states to rein in the technology.

Q&A with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos about the WBD bid, Trump's involvement in the deal, maintaining a 45-day theatrical window for WBD releases, and more (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/business/media/ted-sarandos-netfl…

Ted Sarandos Says Critics Just Misunderstand Netflix
The company’s co-chief executive sat down for an extensive interview for the first time since announcing plans to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and TV business.