🛞 Accurate ads: China is cracking down on how automakers can advertise driver-assistance features. These rules include a ban on companies saying terms like "self-driving" and "autonomous driving." The rules also change how automakers can update software in cars that are already owned.
🤷 Light on the details: Google today published a technical report showing the results of its internal safety testing for its Gemini 2.5 Pro model that was released a few weeks ago. These reports aren't always flattering, and this one is noticeably light on the details.
🚪 The door is closed: Florida is drafting a bill that would require social media companies to have encryption backdoors so that a company could decrypt information if law enforcement obtains a subpoena. Obviously there are quite a few security concerns tied to this.
💭 An original thought? Instagram announced that it is releasing a new feature called Blend, which lets users create custom, personalized Reel feeds with their friends. In a break from tradition, this is not a feature already found on TikTok.
🏟️ In the arena, trying things: Chatbot Arena, which has been known as a crowdsourced benchmarking project that all the major AI labs rely on, is forming a company, Arena Intelligence. This makes a lot of sense, as morphing into a company gives it the resources to expand.
