Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

Daron Acemoglu, an @mit Institute professor and Nobel laureate, says AI hype isn’t the same as when the internet was hyped. He’s of the opinion that “hype is an enemy of business success.” The internet had “clear transformative potential for communication, commerce, and networking.” He adds, “While it works well for repetitive cognitive tasks, it’s […]

@financialtimes says that “McKinsey has stopped its China business from undertaking consultancy work related to generative artificial intelligence amid geopolitical tensions.⁠”⁠

@cnbc Tells us that Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon are offering institutional investors the ability to purchase tokenized money market funds.

A report by the Neurorights Foundation found that 29 of 30 neurotechnology products offer no meaningful protections for your neurological data. States are stepping in to protect neurological data beyond conventional medical settings. These states include Colorado, California, and Montana. KFF Health News KFF Health News | States Pass Privacy Laws To Protect Brain Data Collected by Devices

In 2024, crypto thefts totaled $1.87 billion. So far in 2025, a total of $2.17 billion of crypto has been stolen, and we’ re barely halfway through the year. Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis estimates that by the end of the year crypto thefts will top $5 billion. @cnbc

Texas, Utah, and Louisiana are the only 3 states that have passed App Store accountability bills. What do these bills do again? They require app stores like Apple’s and Google’s to identify when users are children and obtain parental consent before apps can be downloaded. There’s some lingering constitutional issues- surprise! legislatures passing bills that could be unconstitutional. […]

The Government AI Landscape Assessment, developed by the civic tech nonprofit Code for America, measured states’ readiness in adopting AI based on three core areas: Leadership and Governance, AI Capacity Building and Technical Infrastructure & Capabilities. 3 states are ready: PA, NJ & UT. TX is ranked established along with CA and NY. City & State Pennsylvania […]

Denmark is allowing the Danish to copyright their identity, face, voice, image to protect it from AI use. @culturiety_

We are entering a new phase of AI— AI backlash. Duolingo dropped humans as language teachers, and Duolingo is feeling the Ai backlash. @wired says it’s a growing reaction by Americans that AI replacing humans isn’t acceptable. Compound this with AI errors, public statements of AI antisemitism, environmental impact of AI, and recent studies pointing to the impact […]

Conservative challenges to the Universal Service Fund lost 6:3 at the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supremes upheld the USF by finding that lawmakers gave the FCC sufficient flexibility to implement USF and raise the money it feels it needs through USAC, and the FCC has retained its decision-making authority by only taking nonbinding advice from […]