This Week in Tech 970

TikTok Ban, Creepy AI, Practical Fusion

• Why Trump now opposes banning TikTok 
• Spain tells Sam Altman, Worldcoin to shut down its eyeball-scanning orbs 
• OpenAI announces new members to the board of directors 
• OpenAI Responds to Elon Musk's Lawsuit 
• Palantir wins US Army contract for battlefield AI 
• Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls 
• AI Marilyn Monroe Marks Another Step Forward In Extending Celebrity Brand Value Beyond The Grave 
• The Panel discusses Bluesky and general social media 
• FDA Clears First Over-the-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitor 
• Microsoft says Russian hackers stole source code after spying on its executives 
• Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming 
• MIT Claims Superconducting Breakthrough Means Fusion Power Can Be Practical 
• “Disgraceful”: Messy ToS update allegedly locks Roku devices until users give in

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Links

• Why Trump now opposes banning TikTok
• Spain tells Sam Altman, Worldcoin to shut down its eyeball-scanning orbs | Ars Technica
• OpenAI announces new members to board of directors
• OpenAI Responds to Elon Musk's Lawsuit
• Palantir wins US Army contract for battlefield AI • The Register
• Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls | WIRED
• AI Marilyn Monroe Marks Another Step Forward In Extending Celebrity Brand Value Beyond The Grave
• FDA Clears First Over-the-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitor | FDA
• Microsoft says Russian hackers stole source code after spying on its executives - The Verge
• Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming
• MIT Claims Superconducting Breakthrough Means Fusion Power Can Be Practical
• “Disgraceful”: Messy ToS update allegedly locks Roku devices until users give in | Ars Technica