Can Xi Jinping control AI without crushing it?

Artificial intelligence will test the Chinese Communist Party’s ability to shape innovation to suit its purposes
Read more: https://www.economist.com/china/2023/04/18/can-xi-jinping-control-ai-without-crushing-it?source=Snapzu

America's best bet for banning TikTok would have terrible side effects

The leading legislation and bill to ban TikTok, the RESTRICT Act, could encroach on privacy and free speech, and won't actually solve any concerns, experts say.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/restrict-act-bill-legislation-regulate-tiktok-2023-4?source=Snapzu

BuzzFeed News Is Shutting Down

BuzzFeed News is shutting down, the once-iconic media brand’s founder and CEO Jonah Peretti announced in a company-wide memo on Thursday. “We are reducing our workforce by approximately 15% today across our Business, Content, Tech and Admin teams, and beginning the process of closing BuzzFeed News,” Peretti wrote in the email.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/buzzfeed-news-is-shutting-down?source=Snapzu

The Fox-Dominion Settlement Was a Disappointing Conclusion for Late Night: “That Does Nothing for Our Democracy”

Stephen Colbert lamented losing "six weeks of delicious content," while 'The Daily Show' guest host Jordan Klepper took aim at Fox News' anchors and Jimmy Kimmel called out Dominion: "We naively thought this was about making Fox News take responsibility."
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fox-dominion-settlement-late-night-1235391528/?source=Snapzu

India has lost the second-largest forest area among all countries in five years

India lost 668,400 hectares (ha) of jungles on average between 2015 and 2020, a new report has said.
Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/india-lost-second-largest-forest-083500015.html?source=Snapzu

Award-winning photograph revealed to be AI-generated image

Sony World Photography Award winner Boris Eldagsen has refused to accept his trophy during the prize ceremony in London, revealing his lauded photo is actually an AI-generated image.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/prize-winning-photograph-turns-out-to-be-ai-generated/102234888?source=Snapzu

Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows

Egypt made detailed plans to export rockets at Moscow’s request, but after a diplomatic offensive from Washington, later approved artillery production for Kyiv.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/17/russia-ukraine-egypt-weapons-leaked-documents?source=Snapzu