OpenAI files a motion to dismiss two similar lawsuits from book authors alleging copyright infringement, saying the authors “misconceive the scope of copyright” — Authors claim generative AI is just a “grift” that repackages original works. — This week, OpenAI finally responded …
A Saudi court sentences a man to death over his X posts and YouTube activity, part of a growing dissent crackdown; his brother is a well-known government critic — A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube …
Sources: Apple is testing 3D printing the stainless steel Apple Watch Series 9's chassis to speed up production, boost sustainability, and lower costs over time — - New approach will use less material and be more eco-friendly — Company is trying out the process with steel Apple Watches
GM extends its Google Cloud partnership to use AI, leveraging chatbots for handling simple OnStar calls, freeing up operators to address more complex requests — General Motors is using conversational AI chatbots to handle simple OnStar calls, freeing up the service's human employees …
In a “safety” blog post, X announces “paid-for promoted political posts”, starting in the US, and plans to “provide a global advertising transparency center” — X (née Twitter) published a “safety” brief on its blog today outlining new policies …
Google ends its phone subscription bundle, Pixel Pass, for new customers after launching it in 2021 alongside the Pixel 6 series in the US — With just a few weeks to go until the launch of the Pixel 8 series, Google has discontinued the Pixel Pass subscription, closing it to new subscribers.
Meta Avatars finally have legs in Quest Home, with the v57 update on the Public Test Channel, after announcing they were coming in October 2022 — Meta Avatars finally have legs in Quest Home with the v57 update on the Public Test Channel. — The company's virtual avatars …
The FBI led an effort to dismantle the Qakbot botnet, which ransomware gangs used as an infection vector for years, on August 25 after infiltrating its network — Qakbot, one of the largest and longest-running botnets to date, was taken down following a multinational law enforcement operation spearheaded …
Yahoo Mail gets Shopping Saver, a tool to find gift cards, discount codes, and more in inboxes and draft messages to vendors to apply them to previous purchases — Yahoo is introducing new AI tools for Yahoo Mail that are aimed at helping users save time and money, the company announced on Monday.
The US SEC charges Impact Theory, which sold NFTs, with offering unregistered securities, in a first; the LA-based entertainment firm agreed to pay a $6.1M fine — Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission — In an enforcement action announced on Monday …
Tesla faces its first two trials involving fatalities where Autopilot allegedly malfunctioned, in California and Florida state courts in September and October — Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is set to defend itself for the first time at trial against allegations that failure of its Autopilot driver …
OpenAI launches GPT-4-powered Enterprise ChatGPT, with better privacy, performance, and data analysis features; pricing is “dependent on each company's usage” — Seeking to capitalize on ChatGPT's viral success, OpenAI today announced the launch of ChatGPT Enterprise …
How LLMs are transforming computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some artists begin using AI chatbots for improv comedy — Machines are getting better at making us laugh — and challenging our notions of humanity in the process
A look at the ethical and legal issues around generative AI, as it makes practical at a massive scale things that were previously only possible on a small scale — We've been talking about intellectual property in one way or another for at least the last five hundred years …
Hackers breached WebDetetive, an Android spyware app used mainly in Brazil, and deleted data on its victims; Poland-based LetMeSpy was similarly hacked in June — The Portuguese-language app WebDetetive was used to compromise over 76,000 phones to date — A Portuguese-language spyware …
A look at the UK's new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI — Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects
Sources: a company that spent $800M+ to buy thousands of acres in Bay Area for a new city is backed by Michael Moritz, Reid Hoffman, Marc Andreessen, and others — A mysterious company has spent $800 million in an effort to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land.
E-commerce marketing platform Klaviyo files for a US IPO and reports H1 2023 revenue of $321M, vs. $208M YoY, and net income of $15.2M, vs. a loss of $24.6M YoY — - Marketing automation company Klaviyo became the latest tech company to try to join the public markets, after Instacart and Arm submitted IPO filings.
Emsisoft: the MOVEit Transfer breach has so far impacted 1,000+ known victim organizations, of which 83.9% are based in the US, and 60M+ individuals — At least 60 million individuals affected, though the true number is far higher — A mass-hack involving the MOVEit Transfer software …
How Meta and YouTube, battered by content moderation fights, are following X in retreating from policing political misinfo, raising US 2024 election fears — Facebook and YouTube are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election
A US judge dismissed an RNC lawsuit alleging Google's spam filters illegally suppressed their emails, saying the RNC hadn't shown that Google acted in bad faith — The court dismissed claims that the company unfairly suppressed the committee's viewpoints. — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed …
Affirm reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $446M, vs. $406M est., net loss up 11% YoY to $206M, and GMV up 25% YoY to $5.5B, vs. $5.3B est.; AFRM jumps 5%+ — Company ‘demonstrated that the business can continue to expand profitably even in a high interest rate environment,’ CFO says
Shein acquires ~33% of Forever 21 parent company Sparc and Sparc takes a Shein minority stake, letting Shein sell Forever 21 items and operate inside its stores — Online fashion giant invests in company that operates retailer, paving way to sell its products — Shein and Forever 21 may soon be fast-fashion friends.
Apple says it supports California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote in May and is awaiting approval before going to a full assembly vote — In a surprise move, Apple this week penned a letter to California state senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, voicing support for SB 244 …
Snowflake reports Q2 revenue up 36% YoY to $674M vs. $662M est., net loss of $227M vs. $223M in Q2 2022, and forecasts Q3 product revenue in line with estimates — Company logs a sizable beat on adjusted earnings — Snowflake Inc. broke from its pattern of outlook cuts Wednesday afternoon …
Nvidia reports Q2 revenue up 101% YoY to $13.51B, vs. $11.22B est., Data Center revenue up 171% YoY to $10.32B, and authorizes a $25B buyback; NVDA jumps 6%+ — - Nvidia's performance was driven by its data center business, which includes the A100 and H100 AI chips that are needed to build …
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg : Sources: Seoul-based AI chip designer FuriosaAI seeks to raise a $300M-$500M Series D to fund mass production of...
