welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, july 2nd! explore today's top tech stories:
- anthropic's ai benchmark program: initiative to fund ai benchmarks for assessing capabilities like cyberattacks, information manipulation, and national security threats, aiming to set industry standards for safer ai practices.
- robinhood acquires pluto: aiming to enhance its app with ai-driven tools for market trend identification and personalized investment strategies, with pluto’s founder joining robinhood for integration.
- youtube's ai-generated content policy: new policy allows individuals to request the removal of ai-generated simulations of their face or voice, treating them as privacy violations under specific conditions.
- supreme court on social media laws: sends back texas and florida social media regulation laws to lower courts; these laws limit content moderation abilities, raising first amendment concerns.
- google's solar initiative in taiwan: partnership with new green power to develop 1-gigawatt solar capacity, part of google’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030 and significant for the semiconductor industry.
stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!