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The popular virtual world platform Roblox is planning to let some job applicants attend interviews virtually, as their avatars.

Driving the news: The interview option was announced as part of the unveiling today of the virtual Roblox Career Center that the company is pitching as a way to extend its reach to a wider pool of applicants.

The Federal Election Commission is opening up a public debate over whether and how campaigns should be allowed to use artificial intelligence (AI).

Why it matters: The FEC's hands may be tied when it comes to any final regulation, but this will be one of the first opportunities for the public to register their concerns about the controversial surge of AI in campaign ads.

In her first television interview since taking over as CEO of "X," formerly known as Twitter, Linda Yaccarino said advertisers are returning to the platform and that in terms of profitability, "we're pretty close to break even."

Why it matters: Yaccarino didn't specify how much revenue the company is earning, and it's unclear how close the company actually is to profitability, given Musk said Twitter was close to breaking even in April.

President Biden on Wednesday proposed an effective ban on U.S. venture capital and private equity investments into Chinese tech companies, via an executive order aimed at bolstering national security.

Why it matters: This is the end of unfettered globalization in venture capital and private equity.

Searches for office space in San Francisco are picking up again — offering hope that a recovery may be starting for the depressed downtown of tech's global capital.

Driving the news: Office searches — a quarter of them by AI companies — are reaching levels not seen since COVID vaccines became available in 2021, per JLL, a commercial real estate company.

Major companies are restructuring their operations in China in response to growing scrutiny from both Beijing and Washington.

Driving the news: Dentons, the biggest law firm in the world by employee size, is splitting off its Chinese division to comply with new Chinese data privacy and transfer laws, the company recently told clients.

Slack users take note — a huge redesign is coming.

Driving the news: The workplace productivity app is set to roll out its biggest-ever user overhaul, designed with the heaviest Slack users in mind, Slack's chief product officer tells The Verge.

X, formerly known as Twitter, is being held in contempt by a federal judge for a delay in compliance with a search warrant of former President Trump's account requested by special counsel Jack Smith.

Driving the news: The social media giant was also ordered to pay a $350,000 fine, newly unsealed court filings show.

The Defense Department is putting up $18.5 million to encourage U.S. cybersecurity professionals to find novel ways to use artificial intelligence to safeguard the country's critical infrastructure and government systems.

Driving the news: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) kickstarted a two-year cybersecurity challenge at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas Wednesday.

Majorities of American voters from both parties are worried about AI risks and support federal regulation to control those risks, according to new polling by a new AI-focused think tank, the Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute, shared exclusively with Axios.

By the numbers: Those polled prefer federal AI regulation over self-regulation by tech companies, with 82% saying they don't trust tech executives to regulate AI.

A change to Zoom's terms of service left customers confused and worried that the video conferencing company was seeking broad rights to use images, sound and other content from meetings to train its AI algorithms.

Why it matters: The pandemic made Zoom synonymous with online meetings. Now users and companies don't want to see their conversations and deliberations shared with the world.