What I'm Reading - 11/10/24
I’m writing this from Reagan Airport before I board a plane to Fort Lauderdale. When you read this, I will be getting ready to board a ship for a week-long cruise.
I’m freaking exhausted. I’m dragging myself to this vacation. Lots more to come, but for now I’m turning on the new season of the Diplomat and drinking my bloody mary.
Have a great Sunday!
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What I’m Reading
AI Developments
Financial Times: AI groups rush to redesign model testing and create new benchmarks
Meta: Open Source AI Can Help America Lead in AI and Strengthen Global Security
Getting Out of Control: Trump's Victory: Top Ten AI Policy Implications
R Street Institute: AI Policy in the Trump Administration and Congress after the 2024 Elections
Bloomberg: AI Companies Make It Through Election Day Without Major Missteps
Stories About Specific Countries
The Associated Press: Moldova’s pro-Western president wins second term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims
CBC News: Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada — but Canadians can still use it
The Sydney Morning Herald: Children under 16 to be banned from using social media
POLITICO: Scholz sets stage for German snap election as government collapses
POLITICO: Ireland faces snap election on Nov. 29
Political & Social Commentary
- : Back to the Future - Assessing Trump's Triumph and What's Next
The Information: The Next President’s Tech Agenda: A Breakdown on the Tech Statements of Trump and Harris
Semafor: In a frank internal meeting, The New York Times wrestled with its political role
Untangled: Fragment the media! Embrace the shards!
New_ Public: Beyond Election Day: how social media shapes politics
CBC News: How Rumble went from a family-friendly Canadian startup to a megaphone for U.S. election deniers
The Washington Post: What’s in your TikTok feed? As elections near, it may depend on gender.
Washingtonian: Why Are Annoying Political Texts Out of Control?
Axios: The moments that shaped America's whiplash election year
Axios: Meta to extend block on new election ads past voting day
WIRED: Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom
The New York Times: What a Trump Victory Means for Tech
POLITICO: Who could be in Trump’s next Cabinet? Here are leading contenders.
Adam Kovacevich / @adamkovac on X: 5 Takeaways on what Trump means for tech & innovation policy
Stratechery by Ben Thompson: President Trump, Take Two; Big Tech, Little Tech, Chips, and Hardware; Elon Musk’s Triumph
WIRED: Donald Trump's Win Cements a New Era for Campaigning Online
Digiday: What a second Trump presidential term means for media and advertising
The New York Times: Before the Election, Tech C.E.O.s Were Quietly Courting Trump
The New York Times: Tech Giants Face a Familiar Uncertainty With Trump
Adweek: Trump’s Victory Signals Significant Shifts In Media Persuasion
The New York Times: A Party of Prigs and Pontificators Suffers a Humiliating Defeat
Hollywood Reporter: How Trump Won the First “Influencer Election”
Morning Consult: Gen Z Adults Are Getting More Moderate
Legal & Regulatory
Proceedings of the 2024 ACM on Internet Measurement Conference: Beyond the Guidelines: Assessing Meta's Political Ad Moderation in the EU
Economist: True believers built Trump’s social-media company. They feel betrayed
The Hill: Supreme Court hears Facebook’s bid to block Cambridge Analytica shareholder suit
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