Google expands Magic Eraser, which lets users remove parts of a picture, from Pixel devices to Google One subscribers using Google Photos on Android or iOS
Google has announced that the Magic Eraser feature, which tried to automatically remove unwanted parts of a picture and debuted with the Pixel 6 …
A reporter says he used an AI-generated replica of a voice to bypass the voice verification system of the UK's Lloyds Bank and accessed an account's information
Banks in the U.S. and Europe tout voice ID as a secure way to log into your account. I proved it's possible to trick such systems with free or cheap AI-generated voices.
Kuo: Apple plans a cheaper second-gen AR/MR headset with two high-end and low-end models, built by Luxcaseict and Foxconn, respectively, likely coming in 2025
Apple's cheaper second-generation AR/VR headset will come in two high-end and low-end models, according to Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Jamf finds Mac cryptomining malware in pirated copies of Final Cut Pro and warns the power of Apple Silicon Macs is making them popular cryptojacking targets
Update: Apple has now commented on the findings - see the end of the piece. — Cybersecurity company Jamf Threat Labs …
In its superseding indictment, the US charges that SBF and two unnamed FTX executives made 300+ “unlawful” political donations, including using customers' funds
The Bahamas won't like that. https://twitter.com/... Kenneth P. Vogel / @kenvogel : NEW: SBF “selected CC-1” to give a straw donation of “at least $1M to a super PAC” that was “affiliated with pro-LGB...
Source: the DOJ is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition as soon as March; Adobe expects to close the deal in 2023
The Justice Department is preparing an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Adobe Inc.'s $20 billion acquisition of startup Figma Inc., people familiar with the matter said.
The US says the focus of its $39B chip making fund, a part of the $52B CHIPS Act, is on strengthening national security, not subsidizing struggling companies
As President Joe Biden's administration prepares to accept requests for $39 billion in funding to jumpstart US production of microchips …
Memo: Ericsson plans to lay off 8,500 of its 105K+ employees, or 8% of its staff; in December, the company said it would cut costs by ~$880M by the end of 2023
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) will lay off 8,500 employees globally as part of its plan to cut costs, a memo sent to employees and seen by Reuters said.
Chinese military researchers say they are planning a network of 12,992 low Earth orbit satellites, likely to be deployed before Starlink's completion in 2027
Researchers say China plans to build a huge satellite network in near-Earth orbit to provide internet services to users around the world - and to stifle Elon Musk's Starlink .
Filing: DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google in its antitrust suit, citing Google's policy of deleting certain employee chats automatically after 24 hours
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MWC Barcelona, arriving next week, feels more Europe-focused, with expected launches of Chinese phones already available in China and unlikely to come to the US
In less than a week, some of the world's biggest mobile players will be crowded into the Fira de Barcelona convention center …
Coinbase launches Base, a Layer 2 network built on Optimism's OP Stack, offering access to Ethereum, Solana, and others, and has no plans for new network tokens
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Valve recently patched a Dota 2 exploit used by a third-party cheating client, created a honeypot to catch cheaters, and permanently banned over 40,000 accounts
Nicole Carpenter / Polygon :
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide; creators saw 15%+ of their watch time from the video's non-primary language in January
and the whole team at YouTube working on it! — have accomplished with multi-language audio 🇲🇽🇧🇷 🇮🇳🇯🇵 🇫🇷 ! Go watch! https://www.youtube.com/... @youtubeliaison : Chatting with @MrBeast about the new m...
Binance closed some derivative trading accounts in Australia after an investigation found the customers didn't meet the criteria for wholesale investors
Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block :
Block reports Q4 revenue up 15% YoY to $4.65B, vs. $4.61B est., Square gross profit up 22% YoY to $801M, and Cash App gross profit up 64% YoY to $848M
- Block stock rose slightly in extended trading after the payments company reported fourth-quarter revenue and gross profit that beat Wall Street's expectations.
Meta releases a new foundational LLM called Large Language Model Meta AI, or LLaMA, available in sizes ranging from 7B to 65B parameters, to help AI researchers
As part of Meta's commitment to open science, today we are publicly releasing LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI) …
Samsung Galaxy S23 review: much improved battery life, sensibly sized, and top-notch performance, but the 3x telephoto lens is short and One UI 5.1 is average
How the founders of the Buy Nothing Project, which grew via Facebook Groups of neighbors exchanging free stuff, built their own app amid member resentment
How an idealistic community for exchanging free stuff tried to break away from Facebook and ended up breaking apart. Tweets: @longreads , @wired , @chameauleon , and @vauhinivara Tweets: @longreads : ...
Microsoft says Sydney is an old codename for a chatbot some Bing users in India began testing in late 2020; sources: Sydney had less personality until late 2022
Meta reforms its penalty system using Oversight Board recommendations to focus more on explaining its content removals and less on giving users posting timeouts
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An interview with SEC chair Gary Gensler on meeting Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX executives in March 2022 and October 2021, how tokens are securities, and more
Spotify tests “token-enabled playlists” that let some NFT holders connect their wallets and listen to curated music, starting on Android in five countries
Rosie Perper / CoinDesk :
Twitter under Elon Musk has yet to publish transparency reports detailing government content removal demands; the company published its last report in July 2022
Lincoln, Nebraska-based Spreetail, which offers logistics, customer support, and content services to e-commerce brands, raised $208M
Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News :
London-based Metomic, which uses AI to detect data leaks in SaaS apps like Slack and Jira, raised a $20M Series A led by Evolution Equity Partners
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Document: NFT startup Dapper Labs, which raised over $600M, lays off 20% of its staff, after laying off ~134, or ~22% of its workforce, in November 2022
RT Watson / The Block :
NYC-based Vitally, whose customer success software combines productivity and collaboration tools, raised a $30M Series B, taking its total funding to $40.6M
Ben Rubin, who founded Meerkat and Houseparty, announces Towns, a protocol and a web-based chat app, and raised a $25.5M Series A led by a16z Crypto
Experts say combining deepfake audio and video, virtual avatars, and large language models like GPT could turbocharge the work of scammers and propagandists
Alex Pasternack / Fast Company : Thanks: @pasternack
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