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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Microsoft says that Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Loop, and Copilot features will be available on Apple Vision Pro on February 2 (Tom Warren/The Verge)
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January 31, 2024
https://ift.tt/Q0fYy4F Tom Warren / The Verge : Microsoft says that Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Loop, and...
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents in the audience of a US Senate hearing who say that Meta's apps contributed to their children's suicide or exploitation (Angela Yang/NBC News)
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January 31, 2024
https://ift.tt/vwCe3DK Angela Yang / NBC News : Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents in the audience of a US Senate hearing who say that...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Block begins layoffs under a previously disclosed plan to cut staff by up to 10%, by imposing an "absolute cap" of a 12,000 headcount, which was 13,000 in Q3'23 (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)
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January 30, 2024
https://ift.tt/CaTgA7Y Sam Kessler / CoinDesk : Block begins layoffs under a previously disclosed plan to cut staff by up to 10%, by impo...
Adobe says it has "no plans to further invest" in its XD web-design product, which it put in "maintenance mode" at the outset of its now-scrapped Figma deal (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
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January 30, 2024
https://ift.tt/t6IXfC4 Brody Ford / Bloomberg : Adobe says it has “no plans to further invest” in its XD web-design product, which it put...
A Microsoft engineer tells WA's AG he found ways to exploit DALL-E 3 to make explicit images, reported it, but was then told to take down a public post about it (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
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January 30, 2024
https://ift.tt/d1FUolW Todd Bishop / GeekWire : A Microsoft engineer tells WA's AG he found ways to exploit DALL-E 3 to make explicit...
Monday, January 29, 2024
X blocking "Taylor Swift" searches as explicit AI images spread is a blunt measure to accomplish a basic moderation task, after gutting "trust and safety" staff (Washington Post)
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January 29, 2024
https://ift.tt/WJDvLIK Washington Post : X blocking “Taylor Swift” searches as explicit AI images spread is a blunt measure to accomplish...
Zoom details its visionOS app, which will support 3D file sharing, "real-world pinning" of up to five meeting participants, Apple's Persona feature, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
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January 29, 2024
https://ift.tt/dLANSEJ Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Zoom details its visionOS app, which will support 3D file sharing, “real-world pinning” ...
Sunday, January 28, 2024
China has approved more than 40 large language models for public use since authorities began the approval process in August 2023; 14 were approved last week (Josh Ye/Reuters)
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January 28, 2024
https://ift.tt/6W0rKML Josh Ye / Reuters : China has approved more than 40 large language models for public use since authorities began t...
A look at Warner Bros. Discovery's push to expand its gaming division with live services and mobile games, by leveraging its franchises like Game of Thrones (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
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January 28, 2024
https://ift.tt/fM4waAX Jennifer Maas / Variety : A look at Warner Bros. Discovery's push to expand its gaming division with live serv...
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more (Thomas Claburn/The Register)
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January 28, 2024
https://ift.tt/BStZ6J3 Thomas Claburn / The Register : Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI s...
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped start Apple's electric vehicle project, is leaving for Rivian (Bloomberg)
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January 27, 2024
https://ift.tt/W5EetKk Bloomberg : Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped star...
With high-stakes elections in 2024, some experts are worried that a piece of disinformation potentially involving a deepfake might soon have a calamitous impact (Tim Harford/Financial Times)
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January 27, 2024
https://ift.tt/I3BpJnb Tim Harford / Financial Times : With high-stakes elections in 2024, some experts are worried that a piece of disin...
In his new book, a16z VC Chris Dixon argues blockchain is a morally neutral tech that regulators must differentiate from the crypto industry's casino culture (Joel Khalili/Wired)
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January 27, 2024
https://ift.tt/ORF0tHx Joel Khalili / Wired : In his new book, a16z VC Chris Dixon argues blockchain is a morally neutral tech that regul...
FTX is unloading cryptoassets as bankruptcy advisers look to repay customers; filings: its affiliates' cash pile grew from $2.3B in October to $4.4B at 2023 end (Jonathan Randles/Bloomberg)
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January 27, 2024
https://ift.tt/0vw6S1T Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg : FTX is unloading cryptoassets as bankruptcy advisers look to repay customers; filin...
Friday, January 26, 2024
Apple's changes for iOS app distribution in the EU fail to offer fair and reasonable commissions and show disdain for both the DMA and app developers (Damien Geradin/The Platform Law Blog)
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January 26, 2024
https://ift.tt/3XGlwpU Damien Geradin / The Platform Law Blog : Apple's changes for iOS app distribution in the EU fail to offer fair...
Source: Chamath Palihapitiya shelved plans to raise $1B for an early-stage investment fund, in part due to fundraising challenges (Kia Kokalitcheva/Axios)
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January 26, 2024
https://ift.tt/g3J6Fh8 Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios : Source: Chamath Palihapitiya shelved plans to raise $1B for an early-stage investment f...
A look at Midnight Blizzard, also known as Cozy Bear, a Russia-linked hacking group that has allegedly recently hacked the email systems of Microsoft and HPE (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
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January 26, 2024
https://ift.tt/RXrf7Q6 Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : A look at Midnight Blizzard, also known as Cozy Bear, a Russia-linked hacking group th...
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Apple plans to "notarize" iOS apps distributed via third-party marketplaces and the apps will need to meet basic requirements, like getting scanned for malware (The Verge)
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January 25, 2024
https://ift.tt/dLrWgX4 The Verge : Apple plans to “notarize” iOS apps distributed via third-party marketplaces and the apps will need to ...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Klarna launches Klarna Plus, a $7.99/month subscription plan in the US, with waived service fees when using its One Time Card, double rewards points, and more (Hugh Son/CNBC)
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January 24, 2024
https://ift.tt/YWpn1TE Hugh Son / CNBC : Klarna launches Klarna Plus, a $7.99/month subscription plan in the US, with waived service fees...
Nvidia's RTX GPUs can now upgrade SDR video to HDR using AI, supported in both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome on Windows PCs with HDR enabled (Tom Warren/The Verge)
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January 24, 2024
https://ift.tt/SJDtBrx Tom Warren / The Verge : Nvidia's RTX GPUs can now upgrade SDR video to HDR using AI, supported in both Micros...
Twitch changes the Prime Gaming subscription payout model to a fixed rate, expands the Partner Plus Program, and removes the $100K cap for 70/30 revenue share (Ash Parrish/The Verge)
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January 24, 2024
https://ift.tt/hujLRHf Ash Parrish / The Verge : Twitch changes the Prime Gaming subscription payout model to a fixed rate, expands the P...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B vs. $8.71B est., global paid memberships up 12.8% to 260.28M vs. 256M est., net income of $938M, up from $55M (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)
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January 23, 2024
https://ift.tt/ezQSUb7 Sarah Whitten / CNBC : Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B vs. $8.71B est., global paid memberships ...
Supermicro stock has jumped 430%+ since early 2023 amid an AI frenzy, outpacing Nvidia and boosting the value of its founder's 12% stake, plus options, to $3.3B (Bloomberg)
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January 23, 2024
https://ift.tt/bR5sAZw Bloomberg : Supermicro stock has jumped 430%+ since early 2023 amid an AI frenzy, outpacing Nvidia and boosting th...
Framework Laptop 16 review: the modular system offers unprecedented customization, is competent at mid-range gaming, but ran hot, froze, and glitched in testing (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
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January 23, 2024
https://ift.tt/0SfVtYB Sean Hollister / The Verge : Framework Laptop 16 review: the modular system offers unprecedented customization, is...