Modi Vows Self-Reliant India After 50% Tariff - Meta AI Guidelines Allow Minor Chats - Trump Eyes Intel Stake

Today's episode examined the global trade war's intensification with India-US tensions, the ethical challenges of AI systems interacting with children, and government intervention in strategic technology sectors. The debate over Apple's health feature compromise highlights the intersection of innovation, regulation, and user experience.

Sources:

Modi self-reliant India response: https://www.ft.com/content/b04ac590-34da-4408-b477-28bedfac7103

African Union map campaign: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/2315236/african-union-urges-adoption-of-world-map-showing-continents-true-size

Meta AI minor guidelines: https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/meta-is-under-fire-for-ai-guidelines-on-sensual-chats-with-minors/

Streaming piracy resurgence: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/2158204/impoverished-streaming-services-are-driving-viewers-back-to-piracy

Anthropic Claude expansion: https://www.techmeme.com/250814/p30

Apple blood oxygen feature: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/2018223/apple-returns-blood-oxygen-monitoring-to-the-latest-apple-watches

Trump Intel stake talks: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/2252251/trump-administration-considers-stake-in-intel

China economy slowdown: https://www.ft.com/content/5472e144-cf09-44bc-a552-d8c18b306215

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