Bluesky, which has ~55,000 users, feels absolutely wild, highlighted by the CEO pleading to stop “skeets” and increasingly weird struggles over norms and vibes
Early last week, barely anyone had heard of Bluesky. On Wednesday, it was just one of many alternatives vying …
Google enables passkeys, a new FIDO Alliance-developed cryptographic keys solution that requires a preauthenticated device, for all accounts on major platforms
Google's next step into a passwordless future is here with the announcement that passkeys — a new cryptographic keys solution …
Geoffrey Hinton should have spoken up years ago when others like Timnit Gebru were criticizing Google over LLMs; hopefully Hinton spurs others to speak up now
It is hard not to be worried when the so-called godfather of artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, says he is leaving Google and regrets his life's work.
Twitter restores free API access for verified government or publicly owned services tweeting weather alerts, transportation updates, and emergency notifications
Twitter's decision to shut off its free API caused more than a few problems for public institutions that depend on the functionality …
Balaji Srinivasan “settles” his $1M bet from mid-March, predicting one BTC would be worth $1M+ within 90 days, ahead of time, by giving $500K to three entities
Amid the initial bank failures in the U.S., the tech entrepreneur in mid-March had bet $1 million that bitcoin would hit $1 million within 90 days.
Microsoft Chief Economist Michael Schwarz says AI will be used by “bad actors”, such as spammers, to cause “real damage” and “clearly” must be regulated
Artificial intelligence will be dangerous in the hands of unscrupulous people, according to Microsoft Corp. Chief Economist Michael Schwarz.
Google plans to change Chrome's URL bar lock icon, introduced to show HTTPS, to a “variant of the tune icon”, saying HTTPS is now present on malicious websites
Google announced today that the lock icon, long thought to be a sign of website security and trustworthiness …
In an unprompted email to an NPR reporter, Elon Musk asked if NPR planned to start posting on Twitter again, “or should we reassign @NPR to another company?”
Elon Musk has threatened to reassign NPR's Twitter account to “another company.” — In a series of emails sent …
Meta warns that malware actors are spreading their infrastructure across multiple platforms and blocks 1K+ links using generative AI-themed lures since March
The company is adding new tools as bad actors use ChatGPT-themed lures and mask their infrastructure in an attempt to trick victims and elude defenders.
AMD reports Q1 revenue down 9% YoY to $5.35B, vs. $5.3B est., a $139M net loss, Client revenue down 65% YoY to $739M, and Q2 guidance below est.; AMD drops 5%+
- AMD's report comes as the PC industry is in a deep slump, with shipments dropping 30% in the first quarter, according to IDC.
Apple and Google submit a proposed industry specification to help combat unwanted location tracking by Bluetooth devices and ask for input from other companies
- Apple and Google said that they are working together to prevent lost item trackers like Apple's AirTag from being used to track people without their permission.
AMD announces the Ryzen Mobile 7040U series, offering up to 8-cores with RDNA 3 graphics and claiming better performance than Apple's M2; price and release TBC
Back at CES 2023, AMD announced the first wave of Ryzen Mobile parts based on its Zen 4 architecture, the Ryzen Mobile 7040HS series.
Sources: Unity is cutting ~600 jobs, or ~8% of its staff, the company's largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ in January and last June
Software company's move to let go about 600 employees follows string of job cuts in tech industry and beyond
A guide to how quantum computing, qubits, and “quantum algorithms” work, the biggest challenges, government involvement, and potential for hacking, or “Q-day”
The next generation of quantum computers will open a new world of possibilities, but also pose enormous risks to our online security
Kamala Harris plans to meet the CEOs of Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic on May 4 at the White House to discuss risks in current and near-term AI
Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting Thursday with the chief executive officers from top artificial intelligence firms Alphabet Inc. …
Q&A with Nick Denton, Jonah Peretti, and also Ben Smith, whose book Traffic details the rise and fall of BuzzFeed and Gawker, on digital media and its reckoning
A conversation with two media pioneers — plus Ben Smith, whose new book chronicles their rise and fall.
The Writers Guild of America strikes after negotiations over pay and AI issues with Netflix, Disney, Apple, Amazon, Sony, and others failed; nearly 12K may join
Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola review: great build quality with IP68 rating and useful PC integration features but a lackluster camera and finicky app streaming
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects the CMA's appeal to a ruling that the regulator cannot investigate Apple's mobile browser and gaming services
Britain's antitrust regulator was on Wednesday refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it had no power to open an investigation …
US lawmakers reintroduce the Kids Online Safety Act with updates aimed at addressing potential harms, but fail to appease some activists and industry groups
a national teen mental health crisis—have been fueled by black box algorithms featuring eating disorders, bullying, suicidal thoughts, & more. Richard Blumenthal / @senblumenthal : Kids & parents want...
How on-demand home services startup Urban Company became the biggest employer of women in India's gig economy, creating a rare opportunity for social mobility
By disrupting the age-old home services industry, the Indian unicorn offered many women a rare opportunity for social mobility. Tweets: @karan_singhs , @bambaiyya__ , @soniafaleiro , and @vickiturk Tw...
Europol, the FBI, and others take down the dark web Monopoly Market, arrest 288 vendors and customers, and seize €50.8M in cash and crypto and 850kg of drugs
Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer :
Coinbase launches International Exchange, planning to let international users trade perpetual futures out of Bermuda, as the company tussles with US regulators
Frank Chaparro / The Block :
Apple's deep ties to China should worry investors given Beijing controls the factories, workforces, and market access, all of which could be quickly taken away
What happens when the SEC, auditors and investors wake up? — Jay Newman was a senior portfolio manager at Elliott Management. Tweets: @patrickmcgee_ , @carlzha , @declanganley , @fjeronimo , and @ja...
A look at So-Vits-SVC, free and open-source software that launched in March and was used to create the AI-generated vocals for viral song Heart On My Sleeve
Lane Brown / Vulture :
Jack Dorsey has posted 59 times per day on average on Nostr since January 2023, often talking about crypto and open source while criticizing Elon Musk
The Twitter co-founder has posted prolifically on two new social networks, Nostr and Bluesky, which he also backed financially.
Sources: TSMC is in talks to spend between €7B and €10B to build a chip plant in Saxony, Germany, working with NXP, Bosch, Infineon, and the German government
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is in talks with partners to spend as much as €10 billion ($11 billion) … Tweets: @deutschjill Tweets: Jillian Deutsch / @deutschjill : TSMC's German plant could...
The EU Digital Markets Act became applicable on May 2, after entering into force in November 2022; enforcement on gatekeepers is not expected until spring 2024
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Match Group reports Q1 revenue down 1% YoY to $787M, vs. $794M est., paying users down 3% YoY to 15.9M, revenue per paying user up 2% YoY, and a $1B buyback
First Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights » Total Revenue declined 1% … Michael Race / BBC : Tinder swipes left on Russia a year after invasion Tweets: @thetranscript_ : Match Group CEO: “Revenue initia...
Thrasio, Razor, Perch, and other Amazon “aggregators”, which raised $16B in mostly debt, are struggling under rising rates, higher costs, and slow online demand
During the pandemic, Wall Street banks and private equity firms invested billions of dollars in startups rolling …
An in-depth look inside the US DOJ and Volexity's investigation into the SolarWinds hack, one of the most sophisticated cyberespionage campaigns of the decade
I'd like to highlight this bit. Zero trust, my arse. Lots of new details in this report. https://www.wired.com/... Tweets: Stephane Taillat / @staillat : A great work by @KimZetter @WIRED on the Sol...
Leak: the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra foldable will have a 2640x1080 HDR AMOLED 120Hz main and 1056x1066 cover display, a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and up to 12GB of RAM
Adam Conway / XDA Developers :
TikTok opens up its revamped Creativity Program creator fund to all US-based creators with over 10K followers and over 100K views in the past 30 days
TikTok announced today that it's opening up its revamped creator fund, called the “Creativity Program Beta,” to all eligible creators in the United States. Tweets: @joshuasteinman See also Mediagazer ...
Inflection AI, founded by Reid Hoffman, Mustafa Suleyman, and Karén Simonyan, debuts Pi, a chatbot that's more sounding board than “repackaged Wikipedia answer”
and deliberately bland. https://www.forbes.com/... Thanks: @alexrkonrad
TikTok's US head of trust and safety Eric Han is leaving the company on May 12; Han played a key role in a separate entity that TikTok created to avoid a US ban
Alex Heath / The Verge :
Meta adds Reels to the top of the Facebook Watch tab and introduces controls that let users customize what types of content they want to see more or less often
Today, we're introducing new ways to discover relevant short-form video … Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg : We're making it easier to discover Reels on Facebook by adding them to the top of the Watch tab …
Microsoft seemingly stopped working on Surface Duo bug fixes and new features after the Android 12L update in October 2022, possibly due to the recent layoffs
Roku introduces new ad products, including use of contextual AI for automatically running ads next to relevant moments in shows and movies on The Roku Channel
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
ODAIA, whose software uses AI to help pharmaceutical firms bring drugs to market, raised a $25M Series B co-led by Threshold Ventures and Monograph Capital
Josh Scott / BetaKit :
Foretellix, an Israeli startup that offers companies tools to verify autonomous vehicle tech at any level, raised a $43M Series C led by 83North
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch :
Simpplr, which sells an internal social network for companies, raised a $70M Series D led by Sapphire Ventures and claims 700+ clients including Moderna and AAA
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
BeReal rolls out RealPeople, a curated timeline of updates from “the world's most interesting people”, first in the UK, to keep users engaged as growth slows
Sources: Toronto-based NLP and chatbot startup Cohere is close to securing $250M from backers including Nvidia and Salesforce at a ~$2B post-money valuation
George Hammond / Financial Times :
Snap begins testing sponsored links in My AI conversations, reveals Spotlight grew 170% YoY to reach 350M MAUs, launches its “First Story” ad product, and more
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