TECHNOLOGY

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,

The US has blocked export of Nvdia chips to China. But where there’s profit, there’s a way.

Sanctions Fail Again and Again

The Wall Street Journal reports China’s AI Engineers Are Secretly Accessing Banned Nvidia Chips

Know Your Customer’s Customer’s Customer

China sets up an AI company in Singapore.

AI developers buy cloud time through a subsidiary that further masks the operation by paying in (more…)

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) fined Uber Technologies Inc. a record 290 million euros ($324 million) for transferring the personal data of European taxi drivers to US data centers. 

AP said the transfer of European taxi drivers' personal data to the US is a "serious violation" of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 

The sensitive information collected from drivers included account details and taxi licenses, location data, photos, payment details, (more…)

By Luke Bouma of Cordcutternews

For about a year now, Disney has been building a free streaming service inside its ABC app, which is full of free content and live channels along with content behind a paywall. Now, Disney has notified users that on September 23, 2024, it will be shutting down its ABC app.

The ABC app had over 20 free channels full of content dedicated to many Disney-owned properties, including ESPN.

There is no official word yet on where the content will be moving, (more…)