Spotify lays off ~17% of its workforce, or ~1,500 staff, to “rightsize” its costs, citing slow economic growth and rising capital costs, its third cut in 2023
Spotify is eliminating about 17% jobs, its third round of layoffs, as the music streaming looks to become “both productive and efficient.”
Disinformation scholar Joan Donovan claims in a whistleblower filing that her superiors dismissed her after Harvard got Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's $500M gift
In a whistleblower complaint, she breaks her silence over events that unsettled other misinformation researchers
A deep dive into the founding of DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, as many of their backers feared the risks of advanced AI but wanted the power to shape it
The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it.
Chase Bank could be an ideal Goldman Sachs replacement for Apple Card, as it uses the same Mastercard network and already has a strong relationship with Apple
Apple and Goldman Sachs are on the verge of splitting up, and Chase is the ideal partner to step in.
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says her department needs more money to stop China's chip gains and calls out Nvidia for redesigning around the US' curbs
- US commerce secretary cites Nvidia designs as case in point — Tells chip CEOs ‘such is life’ as US security trumps revenue
WhatsApp updates its iOS app to let users send photos and videos in their original quality files, start voice chats without ringing in large groups, and more
WhatsApp has just submitted a new stable update for iOS, available on the App Store: the build number is 23.24.73. — What's new in this update?
IBM announces 10 quantum computing projects, focusing mainly on areas like simulating quantum physics and solving problems in chemistry and materials science
Use of technology to solve scientific problems still falls short of commercialisation — Quantum computing is starting to fulfil …
Sony Access controller review: beautifully designed with the help of disabled gamers, highly configurable, and perfect for lap use, but missing some features
Sony's first accessible controller is an excellent start and a welcome new part of PlayStation's lineup, but it has a ways to go before being truly incredible.
Kiss' three current members reveal digital avatars of themselves, created by Pophouse and George Lucas' ILM, which will tour as the rock band stops live touring
Bitcoin trades above $40K for the first time since May 2022, as the digital asset extends its 2023 rebound on expectations of interest-rate cuts and ETF demand
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Investigation: Russia- and China-linked hackers targeted UK nuclear site Sellafield with sleeper malware as far back as 2015; the full extent is still unknown
Exclusive: Malware may still be present and potential effects have been covered up by staff, investigation reveals X: @tommy___greene , @annaisaac , @mralexlawson , @humbleetc , @lukolejnik , @tommy__...
A group of 83 Spanish media outlets files a lawsuit against Meta, citing unfair competition in the ad market due to its “massive” and “systematic” use of data
A group representing 83 Spanish media outlets on Monday said it has filed a 550 million euro ($598 million) …
Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua says US officials plan to visit in January to detail the complex China chip rules, as Taiwan needs “on site communication”
Asking ChatGPT to repeat words “forever” is now against OpenAI's terms of service, after Google researchers showed that doing so led it to reveal training data
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Documents: OpenAI signed a letter of intent in 2019 to spend $51M on brain-inspired chips developed by startup Rain AI, in which Sam Altman had invested $1M+
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Sources: Byju's founder Byju Raveendran pledged his and his family's homes as collateral to borrow ~$12M to raise ~$400M in debt to pay staff amid a cash crunch
- Founder has raised $400 million in debt to keep firm afloat — Company is also seeking to raise funds through asset sales Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . LinkedIn: Anto Antony Mastodon: Dare Obasan...
Internal memo: ByteDance plans to release a “bot development platform” in beta by the end of December, to let users create their own AI chatbots
ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, is working on an open platform that will allow users to create their own chatbots …
How a California college uses data collection tools to track students' daily movements, like homework trackers, e-proctoring software, and license plate readers
Q&A with OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap on ChatGPT's launch, GPT-4, DALL-E, overhyping AI, the business of generative AI, ChatGPT Enterprise, multimodal AI, and more
- CNBC conducted an exclusive interview with the COO of the hottest startup in tech after its recent Dev Day, then followed up after the Sam Altman kerfuffle. X: @dannygroner and @haydenfield X: Danny...
Researchers show AI misalignment in a GPT-4-based stock trading bot that performed insider trading in a simulated environment without being instructed to do so
Kick, a Twitch rival that has generous creator deals, online gambling, and lax moderation, tries to move beyond edgy content amid public and regulatory pressure
Kellen Browning / New York Times :
After Meta jumped 172% in the year through November, Mark Zuckerberg sold ~682K shares worth almost $185M via trading plans, his first sale since November 2021
Benjamin Stupples / Bloomberg :
The threat to Intel now comes from a whole ecosystem of companies, including nearly every tech giant, although the chip giant is still a strong competitor
CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, closed a minority stake sale to investors led by Fidelity; sources say the sale values the startup at $7B
AstraZeneca signs a deal worth up to $247M with US-based Absci to harness its AI tech for large-scale protein analysis and design an antibody to fight cancer
US regulators are proposing a labeling system for AI health care apps, including requiring disclosing how the tools were trained, perform, and should be used
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