This week, the US signed into law a ban on ByteDance owning TikTok as part of an appropriations bill; the company has 270 days to sell off TikTok or lose access to the US market. Edward Zitron published an interesting article, looking through emails produced during the antitrust case, explaining what went wrong behind the scenes with Google Search in 2019 – Search became a subsidiary of Ads. I also liked Professor Goldman’s paper and lecture on why Generative AI is doomed without a revamp of the regulatory system.
TikTok Ban
- https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/biden-signs-bill-to-ban-tiktok-if-chinese-owner-bytedance-doesnt-sell/
- https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/in-the-face-of-bans-bytedance-tightens-grip-over-us-tiktok-operations/
- https://evan.law/2024/04/24/tiktok-is-now-officially-among-the-walking-dead/
- https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/24/biden-signs-tiktok-ban-bill-expect-a-lawsuit-by-the-time-you-finish-reading-this-article/
The Man Who Killed Google Search
Why Generative AI is Doomed