In Bluesky posts, Jack Dorsey criticizes Elon Musk's leadership of Twitter, saying “it all went south” and Musk should have paid $1B to back out of the deal
The former CEO issued his strongest criticism yet of Musk's takeover of the social media site
Interviews with lawmakers and sources reveal how, over just 11 days, MEPs created a draft bill on generative AI, a rare example of quick consensus in the EU
As recently as February, generative AI did not feature prominently in EU lawmakers' plans for regulating generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as ChatGPT.
EU lawmakers push forward an AI Act draft, which includes requiring companies deploying generative AI tools to disclose copyrighted material used for training
Learn about the 5 errors to avoid … Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNet : Generative AI might soon face some major copyright limitations from the EU Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal : Europe to ChatGPT: Disclose...
ChatGPT is available again in Italy after OpenAI met regulator Garante's demands, including a form for EU users to object to having their data used for training
ChatGPT's maker said Friday that the artificial intelligence chatbot is available again in Italy after the company met the demands …
Six months since Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, a brief overview of Twitter alternatives, including Mastodon, Bluesky, and Nostr, and how they might evolve
Today is six months since Elon took over Twitter and began this bizarre speedrun of the content moderation learning curve in which he seems …
Apple drops its lawsuit against Gerard Williams III, a former Apple chip executive who allegedly poached its employees and used company resources to start Nuvia
Apple Inc. dropped its lawsuit against a former chip executive the company sued for allegedly poaching its employees for a startup.
Sources: the US DOJ discovered the SolarWinds breach in late May 2020, months before its public disclosure in December 2020, but was unaware of its significance
In May 2020, the US Department of Justice stumbled upon Russian hackers in its network, but did not realize the significance of what it had found for six months. Tweets: @lilyhnewman Tweets: Lily Hay ...
The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets
but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Reuters : UK watchdog defends Microsoft block in face of onslaught from companies Rebekah Valentine / IGN : Microsoft, Activision-Blizzard, and the CMA: ...
A WSJ columnist used Synthesia, ElevenLabs, and ChatGPT to create an AI clone that could trick her bank's voice biometric system, make a TikTok, and more
This is a perfect example in the difference between proper #ai technology … Jay Meier : Voice biometrics has never really been shown to be terribly effective. I know banks have used it and claimed it...
India's Enforcement Directorate searched three premises of edtech giant Byju's and its founder Byju Raveendran as part of an anti-money laundering probe
India's crime-fighting agency searched three premises of edtech giant Byju's and its founder Byju Raveendran, it said Saturday …
Docs and sources: OpenAI closed a $300M+ share sale at a $27B-$29B valuation; backers include Tiger Global, Sequoia, a16z, Thrive, K2 Global, and Founders Fund
Updated to note that the Microsoft investment closed in January. The money from VCs reported here, part of a tender offer, is separate to that.
Clubhouse plans to lay off 50%+ of its employees and “reset” the company, despite claiming to have “years of runway”; Clubhouse had ~100 staff in October 2022
as long as Musk wants. @mhiggins : Clubhouse had so much promise for a hot minute. Twitter spaces came along and proved Clubhouse was a feature, not a business. Reminds me of Meerkat/Periscope. Same i...
A US federal judge orders South Africa-based Mirror Trading's CEO to pay $3.4B+ after the CFTC argued the BTC pool operator ran a $1.7B+ fraud from 2018 to 2021
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A look at livestream shopping in China, where an estimated $500B in goods were sold on apps like Douyin in 2022, an 8x jump since 2019, amid regulatory scrutiny
Star sellers can amass huge followings and eye-popping fortunes, through a format that mixes consumerism and entertainment. Tweets: @andreasharsono , @david_mulroney , and @alexludoboyd Tweets: Andrea...
Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is supporting 11 Bitcoin developers in a lawsuit filed by Craig Wright to regain access to ~$5B of BTC he claims to own
It's not just the Bitcoin community who should be concerned — A crypto wallet theft lawsuit brought about by a man who claims …
Quebec-based E2ip, which develops tech for smart displays and surfaces, raised a $120M Series B co-led by Export Development Canada and McRock Capital
Export Development Canada and McRock Capital co-led the round. — St-Laurent, Québec-based E2ip Technologies … LinkedIn: Mike Dawson LinkedIn: Mike Dawson : Yet another big announcement from a McRock...
Sources: Elon Musk shut off OpenAI's access to Twitter's data in December 2022, believing that the $2M/year licensing fee that OpenAI was paying wasn't enough
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Source: IRL CEO Abraham Shafi has stepped down, following allegations the messaging startup used bots to inflate the users it reported publicly and to investors
Abraham Shafi has stepped down as CEO of messaging app IRL following allegations that the company used bots to inflate the users … Tweets: @bryce , @amir , @mattschaar , and @abebrown716 Tweets: Bryce...
Synergy: enterprise cloud spending grew 19% YoY to $63B in Q1 2023, vs. 32% growth in Q1 2022; Amazon took 32% market share, Microsoft 23%, and Google 10%
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Ex-HeadSpin CEO Manish Lachwani pleads guilty to securities and wire fraud charges for disseminating false and overstated revenue figures to potential investors
Joyce E. Cutler / Bloomberg Law :
Filing and sources: drone delivery startup Zipline is raising a $330M Series F at a ~$4.2B valuation, up from its $2.7B valuation for its Series E in June 2021
Forbes : LinkedIn: Kishan Tiwari . Tweets: @srinivasdkrishn , @alexrkonrad , and @alexrkonrad . Thanks: @alexrkonrad LinkedIn: Kishan Tiwari : The use of drone technology for delivery has transformed...
Didi, in its first annual report since its US delisting, reports 2022 net revenue down 19% YoY to ~$20.37B and a net loss of ~$3.44B, down from ~$7.13B in 2021
Inside Miami Tech Week, where more attention was devoted to AI than crypto this year and the tech downturn was hardly noticeable despite a plunge in VC funding
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg : Tweets: @technology and @producercities Tweets: @technology : Police, bikinis, AI and Keith Rabois: Scenes from Miami Tech Week https://www.bloomberg.com/... Jim Russell...
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