Between ChatGPT's surprisingly human voice and Meta's AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of social networks populated by synthetic companions — Between ChatGPT's surprisingly human voice and Meta's AI characters, our feeds may be about to change forever
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Robinhood says it expects a $100M charge in Q3 to resolve some legal and regulatory matters that were previously disclosed — Robinhood Markets (HOOD.O) expects a $100-million charge in the third quarter to resolve some legal and regulatory matters that were previously disclosed, the trading app operator said on Friday.
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A Canadian appeals court rules that Google's search engine is covered by federal privacy law, which could give Canadians the “right to be forgotten” on Google — Google's search engine is covered by federal privacy law, a court has ruled, opening the door for people to demand …
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Apple says iPhone 15 models could be running “warmer than expected” due to a few factors, like an iOS 17 bug and updates to Instagram and other third-party apps — Recent updates to some third-party iOS 17 apps, like Instagram and Uber, also contribute to the issue, Apple tells CNET.
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NSA's outgoing director Paul Nakasone announces an AI security center, after an NSA study identified protecting American AI models as a national security issue — The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center — a crucial mission as AI capabilities …
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US DoD Chief Digital and AI Officer Craig Martell says the agency wants to use AI safely and urges companies to be more transparent about their AI software — - Defense Department is holding symposium to discuss AI — Official says agency wants to use the algorithms safely
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An interview with Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström about his upbringing, his VC firm Atomico, the vitality of Europe's startup space, a Skype “mafia”, and more — The Skype co-founder turned venture capitalist on how Europe's start-ups can challenge America's giants
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Q&A with YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe on NFL Sunday Ticket “exceeding expectations”, Multiview interest, the Charter-Disney dispute, and more — - YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe On NFL Sunday Ticket “Exceeding Expectations”, Unexpected Disney-Charter Plugs & More
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A history of Vine's failure to build relationships with its top creators, who Vine leadership resented for gaming the app's ranking algorithm and their humor — The wildly popular video app's contentious relationship with its own power users offers a cautionary tale for social platforms
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Leaked internal messages from 2020 and 2021 detail Huawei's efforts to lobby Greek officials; filings: Huawei's 2022 sales in Greece rose 56% YoY to €258M — Leaked internal messages detail efforts by the Chinese tech giant to court Greek officials and fight an American-led effort against its technology.
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Data and sources: TikTok Shop was on pace to handle $6B+ worth of transactions in Indonesia in 2023, before its ban in the country, and $17B+ in Southeast Asia — TikTok just cannot escape government scrutiny. Even as the hugely popular ByteDance-owned app expands in the U.S. despite …
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Research: ahead of Slovakia's parliamentary elections, AI-generated deepfake videos of politicians are spreading on Facebook, Telegram, and other platforms — Videos featuring AI-generated deepfake voices of politicians are spreading on social media ahead of the Slovak parliamentary elections this weekend …
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A look at FTX 2.0 Coalition, a group of creditors led by FTX CEO John Ray III that has almost 3,000 members and is looking to relaunch the exchange without SBF — As SBF's trial approaches, a group of FTX creditors want to relaunch the collapsed exchange. It's not as crazy as it sounds.
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Researchers report critical vulnerabilities in the Exim mail transfer agent allowing remote code execution; Exim is used by as many as 253K servers — Remote code execution requiring no authentication fixed. 2 other RCEs remain unpatched. — Thousands of servers running the Exim mail transfer agent …
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Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long, which has been trained with long sequences, outperforming GPT-3.5 Turbo and Claude 2 in responding to long user prompts — Meta Platforms showed off a bevy of new AI features for its consumer-facing services Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp …
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Letter: the US SEC told Bolt the startup likely won't face enforcement action after a 15-month probe into whether Bolt violated securities laws when fundraising — In a letter viewed by Forbes, the SEC said that it does not intend to recommend any action against the startup following …
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Sources: Jasper, which offers AI writing tools for marketers, has cut its $140M 2023 ARR projections by 30%+ and slashed internal valuation by 20% from $1.5B — Jasper AI, an early darling of the generative artificial intelligence boom, has cut the internal value of its common shares 20% …
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MakerDAO has passed a proposal that will allow it to invest up to $6B in short-term US Treasuries, double the current limit; MKR token is up almost 3x in 2023 — - MakerDAO can now invest up to $6 billion in Treasuary Bills — The project's MKR is 2023's best-performing major token
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BeReal says its app has 25M+ DAUs, up from 20M in October 2022, disputing a Similarweb report estimating that BeReal's MAUs declined to 16.06M in August 2023 — Just under a year ago, the buzzy new social app BeReal looked to be on the rise, with reportedly 20 million users launching the app every day to snap their candid photos.
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The founders of Letterboxd sell a majority stake to Canadian company Tiny; source: the deal values the film-focused social network with 10M users at $50M+ — Two designers from New Zealand built a wildly popular social network for movie buffs. Now, they're cashing in (and sticking around for the sequel).
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Report: Apple uses microscopic QR codes on iPhone screens to track defects, which helped reduce faulty screen report rates from its suppliers from 30% to 10% — Apple spent millions to add a barcode to iPhone displays in order to save being charged hundreds of millions by manufacturers claiming faulty screens that may not have been.
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Linda Yaccarino says X has paid out nearly $20M to creators; Musk said in July that first payments totaled $5M — The company formerly known as Twitter has paid out nearly $20 million to creators, according to a post from X CEO Linda Yaccarino. — The platform, now called X …
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Liquidators say 3AC's Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore while trying to leave the country and sentenced to four months for failure to comply with court orders — The hedge fund's other co-founder Kyle Davies is also being called for arrest and imprisonment — The liquidators behind Three …
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The Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases concerning whether Florida and Texas can restrict how social media companies moderate content — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would wade into the future of free speech online and decide whether laws passed in Texas and Florida …
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Intel says it had begun high-volume production using extreme ultraviolet lithography machines at its Ireland plant in its first such attempt with EUV technology — Chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) said on Friday it had begun high-volume production using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) …
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