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ByteDance launches its Seedance 2.0 video model to enterprise clients in 100 countries, excluding the US amid legal disputes, after a February launch in China (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/bytedance-laun…

ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.0 Globally, Excluding the U.S.
ByteDance’s cloud computing unit has made the company’s Seedance 2.0 AI video generation model available globally to enterprise customers in more than 100 countries and regions around the world—but the U.S. is not among them. It is unclear whether the cloud unit, BytePlus, has any plans to offer the model in the U.S. later. The U.S. is not included in BytePlus’s list of countries and

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A Hackers Guide to Circumventing Internet Shutdowns
“Internet shutdowns are devastating for human rights. When people are disconnected from the internet and digital services, it impacts all aspects of their life…both in that country and externally”
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks…

A Hackers Guide to Circumventing Internet Shutdowns 
Internet shutdowns are devastating for human rights. When people are disconnected from the internet and digital services, it impacts all aspects of their life—from accessing essential information, to seeking medical care, or communicating with loved ones, both in that country and externally. But on...

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"Internet shutdowns in Africa: A human rights and democratic crisis
Internet shutdowns have become a growing threat to Africa’s democracy. They are an increasingly common part of the authoritarian toolkit used by governments to control information and suppress dissent. Here’s why you should care."

Internet shutdowns in Africa: A human rights and democratic crisis
Internet shutdowns have become a growing threat to Africa’s democracy. They are an increasingly common part of the authoritarian toolkit used by governments to control information and suppress dissent. Here's why you should care.

Senators on path to forfeit paychecks during shutdowns – Roll Call
https://rollcall.com/2026/05/13/senators-on-path-to-forfeit-paychecks-during-shutdowns/

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Q&A with ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski on how audio models work, the company's business model, the conversational Turing Test, voice agents, and more (John Collison/Cheeky Pint)
https://cheekypint.substack.com/p/the-world-of-voice-ai-with-mati…

The world of voice AI, with Mati Staniszewski of ElevenLabs
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STMicro plans to retrain workers and deploy humanoid robots in its older chip plants for repetitive and physically demanding tasks, aiming to avoid closures (Nathan Vifflin/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/stmicroelectronics-pla…

Sources: ByteDance suspended the global launch of Seedance 2.0 amid copyright disputes with Hollywood studios and streamers; it was launched in China last month (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedance-s…

ByteDance Suspends Launch of Video AI Model After Copyright Disputes With Hollywood
ByteDance has put on hold the global launch of its latest video-generation model, Seedance 2.0, due to a string of copyright disputes with major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. The TikTok parent released Seedance 2.0 to ...