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Investigation: in 22 US states, Uber approves drivers with many types of convictions, such as violent felonies, that are over seven years old to keep costs low (Emily Steel/New York Times)
Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape.
The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show.
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Investigation: in 22 US states, Uber approves drivers with many types of convictions, such as violent felonies, that are over seven years old to keep costs low
By Emily Steel / New York Times. View the full context on Techmeme.
Sources: The US DHS is investigating whether 6 CISA staffers who were suspended in July misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph, which he failed (John Sakellariadis/Politico) https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/21/cisa-acting-director-madhu-gottumukkala-polygraph-investigation-00701996
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Sources: DHS is investigating whether six staffers misled CISA
By John Sakellariadis / Politico. View the full context on Techmeme.
The Academy signs a multi-year deal that will give YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars, beginning in 2029 and running through 2033 (Scott Feinberg/The Hollywood Reporter)
Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
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The Academy signs a multi-year deal that will give YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars, beginning in 2029 and running through 2033
By Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter. View the full context on Techmeme.
Tech whistleblowers like Yaël Eisenstat say coming forward has unexpectedly derailed their lives and careers; Meta is in litigation with Sarah Wynn-Williams (Naomi Nix/Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/15/big-tech-whistleblowers-speak-out/
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Tech whistleblowers like Yaël Eisenstat say coming forward has unexpectedly derailed their lives and careers; Meta is in litigation with Sarah Wynn-Williams
By Naomi Nix / Washington Post. View the full context on Techmeme.
To build more powerful AI systems, some AI leaders are focusing on pursuing an approach called continual learning, which mimics how people learn over time (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
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AI Leaders Eye New Breakthrough to Build More Powerful Models
AI leaders are increasingly talking about the benefits of building models that can keep learning after they’ve been trained. But first…
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To build more powerful AI systems, some AI leaders are focusing on pursuing an approach called continual learning, which mimics how people learn over time
By Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.
The EU opens investigations into Temu and airport scanner maker Nuctech to assess whether they unfairly penetrated the EU market thanks to Beijing subsidies (Francesca Micheletti/Politico)
EU investigates China’s Nuctech, Temu for unfair foreign subsidies – POLITICO
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The EU opens investigations into Temu and airport scanner maker Nuctech to assess whether they unfairly penetrated the EU market thanks to Beijing subsidies
By Francesca Micheletti / Politico. View the full context on Techmeme.
Amazon plans to let authors offer their DRM-free ebooks in the EPUB and PDF formats through Kindle Direct Publishing, starting January 20, 2026 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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Amazon changes how copyright protection is applied to Kindle Direct's self-published e-books | TechCrunch
Amazon says it will allow authors to offer their DRM-free e-books in the EPUB and PDF formats through its self-publishing platform, Kindle Direct P...
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Amazon plans to let authors offer their DRM-free ebooks in the EPUB and PDF formats through Kindle Direct Publishing, starting January 20, 2026
By Sarah Perez / TechCrunch. View the full context on Techmeme.
President Trump says the "same approach" used to let Nvidia ship H200 chips to China will also apply to "AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies" (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-open-up-exports-nvidia-h200-chips-china-semafor-reports-2025-12-08/
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Trump says the Commerce Department is working on “the same approach” for “AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies” as Nvidia shipping H200 chips to China
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