Nothing plans to roll out an early version of Nothing Chats, a Sunbird-based app that lets Phone (2) users send iMessages to iPhone contacts, on November 17
Nothing, Sunbird and other upstarts are taking iMessage where it's never been before — Here's a glimmer of hope for anyone …
Apple extends free usage of Emergency SOS on iPhone 14 for two more years, to September 2025; the company has not yet announced how much Emergency SOS will cost
Apple today announced it is extending the free usage period for Emergency SOS satellite features for iPhone 14 users.
Intel patches a bug affecting virtually all modern Intel CPUs that lets code running inside a VM crash hypervisors, a risk to cloud providers in particular
Among other things, bug allows code running inside a VM to crash hypervisors. — Intel on Tuesday pushed microcode updates to fix …
Epic v. Google: Sundar Pichai confirms Google paid Apple 36% of the search revenue generated on iPhones, saying the total payment “was well over $10B” in 2022
Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive, testified on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks to defend his company against monopoly claims.
Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat as Microsoft Copilot to take on ChatGPT, pitching Copilot as the free version and Copilot for Microsoft 365 as the paid version
Microsoft launched its big AI push earlier this year as part of its Bing search engine, integrating a ChatGPT-like interface directly into its search results.
Microsoft announces Copilot AI updates to make the chatbot more interactive, particularly in Teams meetings and across its PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word apps
Wes Davis / The Verge :
Microsoft unveils Copilot Studio, a no-code tool that lets companies customize Microsoft 365 Copilot or integrate custom ChatGPT chatbots made with OpenAI's GPT
Last week OpenAI announced its new GPT platform to let anyone create their own version of ChatGPT, and now Microsoft is following …
Google DeepMind details weather forecasting AI model GraphCast, more accurate than the best conventional systems for three to 10 day predictions, an AI first
Google DeepMind's model beat world's leading system in 90% of metrics used and took only a fraction of the time
Sam Altman says OpenAI is pausing new ChatGPT Plus signups “for a bit” as “the surge in usage post devday has exceeded our capacity”
OpenAI has paused new ChatGPT Plus signups due to overwhelming demand for new features introduced at recent DevDay conference. Source: @sama .
The FBI dismantled the IPStorm botnet proxy network and its infrastructure as part of a September plea deal with Sergei Makinin, the hacker behind the operation
The FBI dismantled the IPStorm botnet proxy network and its infrastructure this week following a September plea deal with the hacker behind the operation.
Microsoft rolls out AI updates to Teams, like generative backgrounds and voice isolation, and plans to integrate its Mesh mixed reality platform in January 2024
Usama Jawad / XDA Developers :
US v. Google raises the question of how antitrust law handles a company becoming dominant due to offering a far superior product, especially if the DOJ wins
if you're “the best” in a world with no completion, what does “the best” even mean? Was Standard Oil a legitimately better oil company? You need regulation for competition. The notion that we get b...
Microsoft announces the Maia 100 chip for Azure clients, already in testing for its Bing and Office AI tools, and Cobalt, a chip for servers, launching in 2024
Software giant seeks to reduce dependence on outside suppliers in two key growth areas.
Three young hackers behind Mirai talk about building the DDoS botnet, losing control of their monster, their work for the FBI as part of a plea deal, and more
Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, Slack. All down for millions of people. How a group of teen friends plunged into an underworld …
A US judge rejects efforts by Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta, and Snap to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits accusing them of enticing and addicting children to their apps
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major social media companies to dismiss nationwide litigation accusing …
Amazon announces Astro for Business, letting SMBs buy its Alexa-powered Astro security robot for $2,350 per unit for sites no larger than 5,000 square feet
Astro for Business aims to automate nighttime patrols. — It's been a couple of years since Amazon first showed off Astro …
Asus apologizes for accidentally printing “Evangenlion”, not “Evangelion”, on new $700 ROG Maximus Z790 Hero EVA-02 Edition motherboards and offers replacements
ASUS will replace misprinted Evangelion motherboard parts — Purely cosmetic part has misspelled logo on $700 motherboard.
In 2022, Meta quietly began letting ads say past US elections were “rigged” or “stolen”; sources say execs made the decision based on free speech considerations
Company weighed free-speech considerations in changing its policy last year
Microsoft launches Loop, a Notion-like collaboration and productivity app, in general availability on the web and mobile, after a public preview in March 2023
Everyone's looped in. — What you need to know — Microsoft Loop is now shipping to commercial customers on web and mobile platforms.
Sources: SpaceX is discussing an IPO for Starlink as soon as late 2024; a source says SpaceX has been moving Starlink assets to a new subsidiary
- Starlink satellites beam down high-speed internet from space — Starlink could generate some $10 billion in sales next year
Tencent reports Q3 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$21.5B, in line with estimates, and net profit down 9% YoY to ~$5B, as games sales recovered from China's crackdown
Josh Ye / Reuters :
Meta calls for legislation requiring app stores to get parental approval for kids aged 13 to 15 to download apps, pushing Google and Apple to play a bigger role
The tech giant is calling for legislation requiring that parents approve teens' downloads on app stores like Google and Apple
Q&A with Satya Nadella on Microsoft's OpenAI relationship, the ongoing developer platform shift, AI fuelling a creative revolution, and generative AI IP issues
In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Nadella shares his view of the platform shift for developers. X: @fxshaw X: Frank X. Shaw / @fxshaw : “Behind Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's push t...
Google launches Notes, an experiment to let users that opt-in via Search Labs annotate search results, including with images and colorful fonts
Ever wanted to add your own annotations to search results you find on Google? With Google's new “Notes” experiment, launching Wednesday as an opt …
YouTube expands support for enhanced bitrate 1080p HD video to Android, web, and smart TVs, from just iOS, and rolls out achievement badges for users over 18
YouTube is expanding a few new features for premium users, the company announced on Wednesday. The platform is expanding …
Unciphered, which helps recover cryptocurrency, finds a BitcoinJS flaw in some wallets made before 2016, and says that up to $1B of crypto is at risk of theft
WhatsApp for Android's chat and media backups will count toward the Google Account storage limit for beta users as of December 2023, and for all users in 2024
Google rolls out new Google Photos features, including AI auto-grouping Photo Stacks and improved recognition and categorization of screenshots and documents
Following the big app redesign, Google Photos is rolling out a trio of new features, like auto-grouping Photo Stacks.
YouTube plans to require users to disclose when they have uploaded realistic-looking manipulated or synthetic content, including using AI tools, in 2024
Cruise plans to pause all supervised and manual car trips in the US while undergoing a full safety review and will hire an outside safety expert
Be My Eyes, an app for the blind and visually impaired, says Microsoft plans to add Be My AI tech to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for customer service
- Company is working with Be My Eyes app for visually impaired — Service will help users install software updates, troubleshoot
An in-depth look at how platforms like Shein, Pinduoduo-owned Temu, and TikTok Shop are heralding a new era of Chinese e-commerce targeting foreign customers
Through 6 different stories explore how Chinese E-commerce giants like Temu … Laís Martins : China has long been “the world's factory,” and the country has some of the world's biggest e-commerce compa...
A study found that AI-generated photos of faces, particularly white faces, were perceived as more real by survey participants than photos of actual people
Nicola Davis / The Guardian :
Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon plans to exit on February 19 after nearly 10 years; the GDPR transformed the DPC into the EU's top tech regulator
Many of you will be aware that my final term at the DPC is due to end in 2024. …
Google updates Google Maps to add transit directions for “lowest cost”, “less walking”, “fewer transfers,” and more, emoji reactions, and collaborative lists
I find that fewer buses/subways always feels faster and sometimes really is faster. [embedded post]
Microsoft announces Windows AI Studio, which lets developers access and tweak AI models; Nvidia brings TensorRT-LLM to GeForce RTX 30 and 40-powered Windows PCs
Emma Roth / The Verge :
Tencent president Martin Lau says the company stockpiled Nvidia chips to develop Hunyuan “for at least a couple more” versions and seeks a local chip supplier
Chinese tech group Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) said on Wednesday it will look for domestic sources for AI training chips following …
Microsoft combines its Security Copilot chatbot, Sentinel security analytics, and Microsoft Defender XDR tools into one unified security operations platform
Umar Shakir / The Verge :
EU lawmakers are on a tricky knife edge hammering out the AI Act's final shape, as France and Germany push for a regulatory carve-out for foundation models
A look at wrongful US arrests due to false positive facial recognition matches, and how “automation bias” can lead the police to ignore contradictory evidence
Eyal Press / New Yorker :
Amazon removes seven eyedrops products after the FDA warned Andrew Jassy in a letter that the eyedrops had not been recognized as safe or effective
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times :
Huawei and China Mobile have built a 3,000 km network that they claim is the world's first internet network to achieve a “stable and reliable” 1.2Tbps bandwidth
European Commission — China Claims World's Fastest Internet With 1.2 Terabit-Per-Second Network https://lnkd.in/dfGSzFC8 Nigel Green : Who said the World isn't changing fast? — China is claiming t...
Civitai, where users share AI models and AI-made images, including nonconsensual porn of real people, debuts a bounties feature and raised a $5.1M a16z-led seed
Crypto exchange and wallet service Blockchain.com raised a $110M Series E led by Kingsway, a source says at less than half of its $14B valuation in spring 2022
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg :
Meta appeals against the EU's decision to designate Facebook's Messenger and Marketplace as “core” services under the DMA
Company argues that Facebook's Messenger and Marketplace should not be designated as ‘core’ services — Meta has become the first company to publicly challenge …
Japan proposes making Apple, Google, and some other app store operators responsible for paying consumption taxes on content sold by foreign developers
Ko Fujioka / Nikkei Asia :
Airbnb acquires GamePlanner.AI, its first acquisition as a public company, to accelerate some AI projects; sources say the deal is valued at just under $200M
Khosla Ventures is raising a $500M seed fund, a $1.6B venture fund, and a $900M growth fund, larger than their $300M, $1B, and $550M predecessors, respectively
JD.com reports Q3 revenue up 1.7% YoY to ~$34B and net income up 33% YoY to ~$1.1B, helped by a better performance in its main business lines and cost controls
Ben Otto / Wall Street Journal :
A profile of Holly Herndon, an artist and musician who uses AI in her work and who co-founded Spawning, a company building a “consent layer for AI” for artists
Anna Wiener / New Yorker : X: @newyorker , @kcesq , @totalvibration , @newyorker , @hollyherndon , @annawiener , @joelvmills , and @newyorker LinkedIn: Nicolas Smirnoff and Zoe Cooper X: @newyorker :...
How volunteer social media communities, like the 39K-member Facebook group Thee Unidentified & Unsolved, are now using AI to help identify dead people in the US
with AI proving a powerful and controversial new tool. My debut for @WIRED. https://www.wired.com/...
PitchBook: Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures, and Binance Labs significantly cut dealmaking since Q1 2022; Coinbase did 11 deals in Q3, down from 65 in Q1 2022
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg :
IRL's co-founders sue SoftBank and two VCs, accusing them of deliberately “destroying” the Gen Z app and creating an “outrageous lie” over inflated user counts
Joe Miller / Financial Times : X: @joemillerjr X: Joe Miller / @joemillerjr : Exclusive: SoftBank's Vision Fund has been accused of deliberately “destroying” a Gen Z-focused social media company it o...
Sources: Anu Hariharan, the former head of YC Continuity, which Y Combinator scrapped in March 2023, started Avra, a “YC for growth” fund aiming to raise ~$350M
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