Google says the company is working to immediately fix Gemini's “inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions”, after some users complained
Controversy is swirling around Google's generative AI tool Gemini as some users complain that its historical depictions are not accurate.
Downdetector: AT&T users report ongoing cellular outages across the US, starting at around 4:30AM ET; AT&T promises a fix; T-Mobile and Verizon deny any issues
A cellular phone service outage on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T (T.N) users in the United States …
Google plans to “pause the image generation of people” via Gemini and “re-release an improved version soon” while working to fix its race inaccuracy “issues”
- Critics on X say model is unable to accurately depict races — Google said it will re-release an improved version soon Source: @google_comms .
Leaked files detail Chinese state-linked hacking groups carrying out large-scale, systematic cyber intrusions against governments, companies, and infrastructure
A trove of leaked documents from a Chinese state-linked hacking group shows that Beijing's intelligence and military groups …
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue up 265% YoY to $22.1B, vs. $20.62B est., Data Center revenue up 409% to $18.4B, Q1 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 15%+
- Nvidia reported earnings after the bell that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and sales, and said revenue during …
Sony is testing PC support for its PlayStation VR2 headset, which currently works exclusively with the PS5, and hopes “to make this support available in 2024”
Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset is designed to work exclusively with a PS5, but the company is now testing out support for PC.
Researchers warn that hackers are exploiting ConnectWise's remote access tool via a flaw “embarrassingly easy” to exploit; ConnectWise has confirmed the attacks
“I can't sugarcoat it — this shit is bad," said Huntress' CEO — Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability …
Samsung plans to roll out One UI 6.1 in “late March” for the Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, and Tab 9 series, adding the full Galaxy AI suite and more
Samsung's next big Android update, One UI 6.1, debuted on the Galaxy S24 series last month, but is getting ready to make its way to more Galaxy devices.
Sources: Reddit signed a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search giant's AI models; source: the contract is worth ~$60M per year
Social media platform Reddit has struck a deal with Google (GOOGL.O) to make its content available for training …
X reports taking down accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government, which local media tied to farmers' protests, but disagrees with the action
Social media platform X said on Thursday it took down certain accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government …
EigenLayer, which facilitates crypto “restaking” to build Ethereum projects via a points system, raised $100M from a16z, after raising $50M in March 2023
- VC firm was the sole investor in EigenLayer's funding round — Crypto venture investments declined sharply in the past year
Amazon's $180 Echo Hub review: fast and interactive widgets, supports Zigbee, Thread, and Matter, but a laggy touchscreen and some features need a subscription
Amazon's new control panel makes using an Alexa-powered smart home as easy as flipping a light switch (only better, trust me).
Stability AI debuts a preview of Stable Diffusion 3.0, its next-gen flagship text-to-image model, aiming to offer improved image quality and better performance
Stability AI is out today with an early preview of its Stable Diffusion 3.0 next-generation flagship text-to-image generative AI model.
Sources: Nigeria ordered telecoms to restrict access to the websites of some of the world's largest crypto exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken
Local consumers given only restricted access to markets like Binance and Coinbase — Authorities in Nigeria have blocked access …
Sources: Google plans to start assembling the Pixel 8 Pro in southern India in Q2 2024, followed by production of the Pixel 8 in northern India around mid-2024
Search engine giant joins Apple, Samsung in tapping big South Asian market — Google will prepare a production line …
Trend Micro and the UK NCA: LockBit was secretly building LockBit-NG-Dev, a new version of its file encrypting malware, when law enforcement took down the gang
LockBit ransomware developers were secretly building a new version of their file encrypting malware, dubbed LockBit-NG-Dev …
The US FTC says Avast needs to pay $16.5M and stop selling web browsing data for ads to settle charges that the UK company misrepresented how it uses such data
Software provider Avast Plc will need to pay $16.5 million and stop selling any web browsing data for advertising purposes …
Sources: the Sequoia-Klarna spat stemmed from Klarna co-founders Sebastian Siemiatkowski and Victor Jacobsson, dragging Michael Moritz and Sequoia into the fray
- Disputes within Klarna spilled over into high-profile VC drama — Sequoia backtracked on plans to boot Moritz from board X: @aishagani and @aishagani X: Aisha S Gani / @aishagani : We report at the ...
Intel's Direct Connect announcements: IFS rebranded to Intel Foundry, fab roadmap including 18A-P, 14A, Hybrid Bonding, five nodes in four years, and more
Sources: Sequoia has picked partner Andrew Reed to replace Matthew Miller on Klarna's board; Miller had led a failed effort to remove board chair Michael Moritz
The Information : X: @heetermaria and @kateclarktweets X: Maria Heeter / @heetermaria : NEWS: Sequoia partner Andrew Reed is set to join Klarna's board, replacing partner Matthew Miller, who led an e...
Meta says “we understand Meta will not be required to pay for news content that publishers voluntarily post to our platforms” in Indonesia under a new law
Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O) on Thursday said it believes that a new Indonesia law does not require …
The US FDA warns the agency has not “authorized, cleared, or approved any smartwatch or smart ring” that claims to measure blood glucose levels non-invasively
As Apple Reportedly Tests Blood Sugar Tech X: @fdadeviceinfo : We issued a safety communication to warn that smartwatches and smart rings claiming to measure blood glucose levels without piercing the ...
Instagram debuts its marketplace tool to connect brands and creators for partnerships or ads in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Japan, India, and Brazil
Instagram said today that it is expanding its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries.
Sources: Amazon paid $120M for exclusive rights to show a 2025 NFL playoff game on Prime Video; NBCU paid $110M for the January 2024 NFL payoff game on Peacock
Michael McCarthy / Front Office Sports :
A profile of Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, who might be the biggest individual funder of AI education and research, having pledged $500M+ to the effort
The private-equity billionaire has donated more than half a billion dollars for AI education and research
Substack says 3M+ customers subscribe to paid newsletters on its platform, up from 2M in February 2023, and credits its recommendations feature for the growth
- The company said it plans to expand the recommendations feature, which helps writers promote other newsletters in its network …
A Montenegro court rules that Terraform co-founder Do Kwon should be extradited to the US for a trial; both the US and South Korea have sought to prosecute him
Framework debuts a $499 version of its modular Laptop 13 that uses leftover parts and ships without memory or storage, and starts selling refurbished DDR4 RAM
Wes Davis / The Verge :
Over 700 people, including AI experts and executives, sign an open letter calling for more regulation of deepfakes, such as by criminalizing deepfake child porn
especially as we head into a major election. ‘AI godfather’, others urge more deepfake regulation in open letter https://www.reuters.com/... Ari H. Mendelson / @kingmakerseries : Regulating this kind ...
Lenovo beats estimates with Q3 revenue up 3% YoY to $15.72B after 5 quarters of decline and net income down 23% YoY to $337M; services revenue up 10% YoY to $2B
Josh Ye / Reuters :
BuzzFeed sells Complex, acquired for $300M in 2021, to livestream shopping platform Ntwrk for $108.6M; BuzzFeed plans to lay off 16% of its workforce
I read it and realized BuzzFeed is laying off 16% of its own staffers not Complex's Natalie Jarvey / @natjarv : Pretty notable that BuzzFeed is retaining Hot Ones as it sells off Complex https://www.h...
Walmart's PhonePe debuts its Indus Appstore for consumers, with over 200K apps; the Android app store is available as an app that users will have to sideload
India Ka Appstore Discover apps from an Appstore that's made just for you Indus App Store : PhonePe Unveils Indus Appstore: A Game-Changer in India's Digital Journey Sarvesh Mathi / MediaNama : Views:...
Yuga Labs co-founder Greg “Garga” Solano announces he's returning as CEO of the company, replacing Daniel Alegre, who spent less than a year in the role
Source: Magic, which recently raised $117M and says its AI coding assistant has a larger context window than rivals', may have made an AI reasoning breakthrough
The Information :
Analysis: at 2023's end, 48% of the top news websites in the US, the UK, and eight others had blocked OpenAI's crawler and 24% had blocked Google's AI crawler
In this factsheet we describe the proportion of top news websites in ten countries that block AI (artificial intelligence) crawlers. X: @carnage4life , @risj_oxford , @risj_oxford , @risj_oxford , @ri...
Techstars is shutting down its Seattle program, which was started in 2010, to shift focus on “hubs with the highest concentration of VC activity”
https://www.geekwire.com/... X: Chon Tang / @chontang : Raise a glass for Techstars 1.0, end of an era. I had a lot of respect for what they built - can't imagine what Techstars is without Seattle or ...
A California regulator delays Waymo's application to expand robotaxi services to parts of the Los Angeles area and San Francisco's peninsula until June 19, 2024
Abhirup Roy / Reuters :
The US DOJ names Princeton University professor Jonathan Mayer as its first chief AI officer, as well as chief science and technology adviser, to monitor AI
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters :
The RBI's crackdown on Paytm, Visa, and others seems driven by sketchy actors riding speed and scale, underpinned by issues of identity, tech, and competition
identity, technology and competition — need fixing. My piece for @opinion: https://www.bloomberg.com/... Aditya Kalra / @adityakalra : Today's column by @andymukherjee70 takes me back to this 2022 c...
Orkes, which provides a microservices orchestration platform for developers, raised a $20M Series A led by Nexus, taking its total funding to $29.3M
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Taiwanese chip firms are moving to Japan as the China decoupling accelerates, with at least nine setting up shop or expanding operations over the past two years
Google DeepMind announces AI Safety and Alignment, an organization that includes a new team focused on AGI safety alongside existing teams working on AI safety
How Bristol-based Hargreaves Lansdown became the UK's largest DIY investment platform, with 1.8M clients and £134B in assets, as new rivals weaken its dominance
Financial Times : X: @arashmassoudi , @sjhmorris , and @arjunneilalim X: Arash Massoudi / @arashmassoudi : This is a fascinating read by @HarrietAgnew For Americans who follow markets, it is worth re...
A profile of NetChoice, whose revenue jumped from $3M+ in 2020 to $34M in 2022, as the group prepares to fight for the tech industry before SCOTUS in February
Bloomberg : X: @jason_kint and @tonyajoriley X: Jason Kint / @jason_kint : I'm not taking sides on this but please dear heavens don't use “the industry” this loosely. IMHO, it's worse than the term “...
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