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Ofcom: 22% of search results around basic self-injury terms on Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, and AOL produced single-click links to more harmful content
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Ofcom: 22% of search results around basic self-injury terms on Google, Bing,...
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Sources: the US stopped autonomous trucking firm TuSimple's shipment of Nvidia A100 chips to Australia to probe whether they were ultimately bound for China
Wall Street Journal: Sources: the US stopped autonomous trucking firm TuSimple's shipment of Nvidia A100 chips...
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Samsung reports Q4 revenue down 3.8% YoY to ~$51B, vs. ~$52.1B est., and operating profit down 34.57% YoY to ~$2.1B, vs. ~$2.6B est.
Sheila Chiang / CNBC: Samsung reports Q4 revenue down 3.8% YoY to ~$51B, vs. ~$52.1B est.,...
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Universal Music Group plans to cease licensing content to TikTok after their agreement expires on January 31, saying they failed to reach new licensing terms
Todd Spangler / Variety: Universal Music Group plans to cease licensing content to TikTok after their...
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US indicts a Chicago man who allegedly led a SIM-swap gang; members stole millions of dollars and posed as other people in Apple, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon stores
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica: US indicts a Chicago man who allegedly led a SIM-swap gang;...
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EA reports Q3 net bookings up 1% YoY to $2.37B, vs. $2.39B est., with EA Sports FC net bookings up 7% YoY, and net revenue of $1.95B, up from $1.88B YoY
Jennifer Maas / Variety: EA reports Q3 net bookings up 1% YoY to $2.37B, vs. $2.39B...
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Arlo, which offers smart home devices, raises the price of its Arlo Secure service from $5/month to $8/month for a single camera, after a price hike in 2023
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Arlo, which offers smart home devices, raises the price of...
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OpenAI launches the ability for paying ChatGPT users to invoke GPTs directly in chats by typing “@” and selecting a GPT from a list
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI launches the ability for paying ChatGPT users to invoke GPTs directly...
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Source: Figure, which is building a humanoid robot, is in talks to raise as much as $500M in a round led by Microsoft and OpenAI at a $1.9B pre-money valuation
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Source: Figure, which is building a humanoid robot, is in talks to...
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Microsoft reports Q2 Intelligent Cloud revenue up 20% YoY to $25.88B, vs. $25.29B est., with Azure and other cloud services revenue up 30% YoY, vs. 27.7% est.
Jordan Novet / CNBC: Microsoft reports Q2 Intelligent Cloud revenue up 20% YoY to $25.88B, vs....
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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: China has approved more than 40 large language models for public use...
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The Browser Company releases Arc Search, an iOS browser with a feature that takes a user's query, browses the web, and builds a custom webpage to answer it
David Pierce / The Verge: The Browser Company releases Arc Search, an iOS browser with a...
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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: A look at Warner Bros. Discovery's push to expand its gaming division...
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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: Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of...
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Sources: Reddit is targeting a valuation “in the mid-single-digit billions” for its planned IPO in March, after raising funds at a $10B valuation in 2021
Bloomberg: Sources: Reddit is targeting a valuation “in the mid-single-digit billions” for its planned IPO in...
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Sources: Meta is optimistic Vision Pro can reinvigorate its $50B metaverse effort, with the Quest ecosystem filling the role played by Android in smartphones
Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta is optimistic Vision Pro can reinvigorate its $50B...
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Europe's blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since 2001, with ASML and SAP, the region's two biggest tech stocks, powering the surge
Michael Msika / Bloomberg: Europe's blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since...
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Apple has handled its response, including its proposed App Store changes, to the EU's DMA with aplomb, despite the law being an assault on Apple's brand promise
Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software: Apple has handled its response, including its proposed App Store changes,...
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Researchers: financial sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube is rising, driven by Yahoo Boys, a West African cybercriminal gang
Lora Kolodny / NBC News: Researchers: financial sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and...
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The Biden admin plans to use the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI models
Will Knight / Wired: The Biden admin plans to use the Defense Production Act to require...
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X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin, Texas, and hire 100 full-time moderators to fight child sexual exploitation material
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence”...
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X blocks Taylor Swift searches as a “temporary action and done with an abundance of caution”, days after explicit AI-generated images of her flooded the site
Wall Street Journal: X blocks Taylor Swift searches as a “temporary action and done with an...
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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: Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices...
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With high-stakes elections in 2024, some experts worry about a well-timed piece of disinformation, potentially involving a deepfake, having a calamitous impact
Tim Harford / Financial Times: With high-stakes elections in 2024, some experts worry about a well-timed...