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Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
A new bill could force tech companies to report using copyrighted content for AI training.

The bipartisan “Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting Act,” introduced by Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT), would require a written notice detailing the use of copyrighted works for training new and currently-available AI models, Deadline reports. The bill follows numerous lawsuits against AI companies for alleged copyright infringement.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
India orders social platforms to remove deepfakes within three hours of takedown requests.

The new mandate is one of several changes to India’s 2021 IT rules announced on Tuesday, TechCrunch reports. The updates also include requirements for “synthetic audio and visual content” to be labeled and traceable, and a ban on “deceptive impersonations, non-consensual intimate imagery, and material linked to serious crimes.”

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
An easier way to reply to fediverse DMs.

Cross-platform social web tool Bridgy Fed can already send you notifications about DMs it can’t bridge back across platforms, and starting today, Bridgy Fed lets respond to those DMs right inside Bridgy Fed.

A screenshot of Bridgy Fed’s new DM notification response tool.
Image: A New Social
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Twitch is testing pause screen ads.

The platform isn’t the first service to try them.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A shadow is descending on Apple Arcade.

But, like, in a good way. The subscription service just announced its March lineup, and the highlight is Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea, the latest in the very Legend of Zelda-inspired series. Interestingly, it’ll be playable on basically every Apple platform: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and even Apple Vision Pro.