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Filing: Dara Khosrowshahi resigns from self-driving truck startup Aurora's board, to focus on his job as Uber CEO and reduce external board commitments — Dara Khosrowshahi is resigning from the board of autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation, citing a desire to focus …
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PitchBook: generative AI companies worldwide raised $56B from VCs in 2024 across 885 deals, up 192% from 2023, with startups outside the US raising just $6.2B — If there was any doubt, the generative AI bubble didn't burst in 2024. — Investments in generative AI, which encompasses …
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Sources: Tim Cook will personally donate $1M to President-elect Trump's inaugural committee in the spirit of unity; Apple is not expected to donate — The company is not expected to give. — Cook, with a consistent presence in Washington, has made it clear over the years that he believes …
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In a test, asking Claude 3.5 Sonnet to “write better code” iteratively improved the code's features and speed, but more aggressive prompt engineering added bugs — In November 2023, after OpenAI added the ability for ChatGPT to generate images from DALL-E 3 within the ChatGPT web interface …
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An in-depth look at Elon Musk's criticisms of Wikipedia, as he joins a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking information sources outside their control — The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
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Microsoft says it expects to spend $80B in FY 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle AI workloads, with 50%+ of the spending in the US — Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post.
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Sources: Getty Images is exploring a merger with rival Shutterstock; deliberations are ongoing and Getty could decide not to pursue a deal — - Getty weighing how to structure combo with stock-photo rival … Getty has been weighing how to structure a combination that would bring together …
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Meta says the viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 as part of “an early experiment” with AI characters, and it is deleting them — Earlier this week, Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times that the company is going to roll out AI character profiles …
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Apple Intelligence, with features like Genmoji and Image Playground in iOS 18.2, requires 7GB of storage, compared to 4GB in iOS 18.1 — Apple Intelligence arrived on compatible iPhones, iPads, and Macs via a staggered rollout. There were new features launched in both iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2.
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A source at X says a viral 4chan screenshot that seems to suggest Elon Musk is cosplaying as his superfan Adrian Dittmann is almost certainly fake — A screenshot that seems to suggest billionaire Elon Musk is cosplaying superfan “Adrian Dittmann” — showing X account permissions beyond …
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The US sanctions Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Technology over its alleged links to China-backed hacking group Flax Typhoon — The U.S. government has sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity company over its alleged links to a China government-backed hacking group, tracked as Flax Typhoon.
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An unredacted lawsuit from Utah's AG claims TikTok has long known that TikTok Live promoted sexual content streams to minors and facilitated money laundering — - Unredacted lawsuit claims TikTok knew about teen safety issues — Lawsuit also alleges company facilitated money laundering
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Elon Musk fanboy Adrian Dittmann's alleged 4Chan posts and Dittmann's X Spaces appearances suggest he might be a fake online persona used by Musk himself — Rumors that viral Elon Musk fanboy Adrian Dittmann is actually a fake online persona used by Musk himself have been reignited following fresh evidence linking the pair.
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Meta required a public statesman like Nick Clegg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and now turns to the in-house Republican Joel Kaplan to appease Trump — The former UK politician was a public statesman when Meta required one. A different approach will be called for under Trump.
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Influencer marketing company Later acquires Mavely, which pays commissions to social-media creators for the sales they generate, for $250M in cash and stock — Later, an influencer and social-media marketing company, acquired social commerce app Mavely for $250 million
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Apple and Strava partner to feature Strava athletes in Fitness+ programming, add more detailed Fitness+ workout summaries in the Strava app, and more — Apple Fitness Plus is getting a fresh makeover in the Strava app. The two companies just announced they're collaborating to revamp …
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Foreign smartphone shipments, including iPhones, to China fell 47.4% YoY in November, following a 44.25% YoY drop in October, marking four months of decline — Shipments to China of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone, fell by 47.4% in November from a year earlier …
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Tass: a Russian court ordered Yandex to hide access to maps and photos of a Russian oil refinery from search results due to repeated attacks by Ukrainian drones — A Russian court has ordered internet company Yandex to hide access to maps and photos of one of Russia's largest oil refineries due …
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A look at the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act, which was formally introduced in Texas legislature and has very broad negligence liability for developers — Texas' onerous AI regulation is formally introduced — Happy new year, everyone. — Introduction
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China plans to extend its national consumer subsidies to smartphone, tablet, and smartwatch purchases to boost domestic spending as external headwinds pick up — - Expanded trade-in program to cover also tablets, smartwatches — Beijing last month made boosting domestic demand top priority
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Sources: Apple and Google removed over six VPN apps, including Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, from their Indian app stores after the government issued removal orders — More than half-a-dozen VPN apps, including Cloudflare's widely-used 1.1.1.1, have been pulled from India's Apple App Store …
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Google's Nest Hub and Audio have stopped responding to basic commands, including to questions on the weather and time, for many users over the past few days — “What's the weather?” and “What time is it?” are stumping Google's speakers. — TL;DR — Google's Nest Hub and Audio …
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Car rental app Turo, which uses a risk algorithm to screen drivers, was used to book trucks in both fatal New Year's Day incidents in Las Vegas and New Orleans — - Startup uses risk algorithm to determine price of each rental — Attacks in New Orleans, Las Vegas, used Turo vehicles
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Anthropic agrees with publishers to stop Claude from providing lyrics to their songs or new lyrics based on copyrighted content, with a court ruling pending — While the case is proceeding, Anthropic's Claude will no longer provide lyrics to songs owned by the music publishers or new lyrics based on copyrighted material.
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Paris is vying with London as Europe's top AI hotspot, with 34 of the 40 best-performing startups at the Station F incubator in 2024 focused on AI — Momentum has been slowing but the country boasts enviable technical skills and a burgeoning entrepreurial culture
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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon pleads not guilty before a US federal judge in New York to nine counts, including wire fraud, over the $40B TerraUSD collapse — - Kwon was extradited from Montenegro earlier this week — He is also facing fraud prosecution in his native South Korea
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