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Nonilex

The #Trump admin Wednesday asked #SCOTUS to allow the president to remove a pair of #independent #regulators whose cases have broad implications for at least two dozen other agencies, including the #FederalReserve Board, & for how the federal govt operates.

Trump has moved aggressively to seize greater control of the bureaucracy, ousting independent #watchdogs & removing the two #Democrats on the #FTC, which protects #consumers from deceptive practices & monopoly #power.

#ActivistCourt
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Joseph Lim :mastodon:

How many more deaths before #regulators pronounce half-baked #autopilot #driving systems as #scams?🤔
Who has seen the CEOs of #TeslaKills or #Xiaomi actually sit in their EVs with autopilot driving for real trips of an hour? I won't buy it till I see that! 🚫

Xiaomi #EV with driver assistance crashes, 3 reported #dead
"Xiaomi’s initial information showed the car was in the Navigate on Autopilot intelligent-assisted driving mode before the #accident & was moving at 116kmh"
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asi

The Straits Times · Xiaomi EV car with driver assistance crashes in China, 3 reported deadThe incident is likely to spark scrutiny over the smart driving software deployed in many of today’s cars.  Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻

‘Senior figures at the 16 biggest 🇬🇧 #regulators for energy, water and financial services will be questioned twice a year by ministers over their plans to deliver #growth. They will be given targets in areas such as how quickly they make decisions on planning applications and new licences for businesses and products.’
thetimes.com/article/83509267-

The Times · Regulators get targets to cut red tape and boost the economyBy Steven Swinford
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Ecologia Digital

"In their zeal to curb #BigTech, #regulators are crafting legislative reforms that make distinctions between Internet services based on #size. A crucial Internet law, #Section230, is among the targets for such reforms. This essay discusses the nuanced considerations that regulators should address when drafting #sizebased distinctions for #InternetServices. It also raises concerns that such distinctions are not good policy in the context of Section 230."

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf

papers.ssrn.comRegulating Internet Services by SizeIn their zeal to curb Big Tech, regulators are crafting legislative reforms that make distinctions between Internet services based on size. A crucial Internet l
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