Apple debuts Apple Intelligence in the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 developer betas, with text generation and Siri updates, but missing some features
- Apple on Monday released the first version of Apple Intelligence, … Apple on Monday released the first version of Apple Intelligence …
Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with partners such as Time, Der Spiegel, Fortune, and WordPress.com, after weeks of plagiarism accusations
Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with publishing partners following weeks of plagiarism accusations.
Canva acquires AI image generation service Leonardo.ai for an undisclosed amount; Leonardo.ai launched in December 2022 and has 19M+ registered users
Founded in December 2022, Leonardo.Ai has over 19 million users and its very own foundation AI model. — Canva, Australia's largest …
Meta rolls out AI Studio in the US, letting users create and share AI chatbots, and Instagram creators set up chatbots to answer DM questions and story replies
Meta is rolling out its AI Studio tools for custom chatbots. — The next time you DM a creator on Instagram, you might get a reply from their AI.
Meta releases Segment Anything Model 2 with support for object segmentation in videos and images; the code and weights are available under an Apache 2.0 license
Meta had a palpable hit last year with Segment Anything, a machine learning model that could quickly and reliably identify and outline just about anything in an image.
The UK ICO says the country's election authority failed to take “basic steps” to protect the personal data of 40M voters before a 2021 China-backed cyberattack
‘Basic steps’ including updating passwords were missed before 2021 hack, finds Information Commissioner
Qualcomm debuts the 4nm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2, a feature-limited version of the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, to make 5G accessible to smartphones in the sub-$100 category
Qualcomm Tuesday announced the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2. The entry-level chip aims to make 5G accessible to 2.8 billion smartphone users …
After Google said it wouldn't deprecate third-party cookies, the W3C says they should be removed as “hidden personal data collection hurts everyone's privacy”
Author(s) and publish date — After reading Google's announcement that they no longer plan to deprecate third-party cookies …
Meta agrees to pay $1.4B to settle Texas' lawsuit accusing Meta of using facial recognition tech to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without consent
Meta Platforms (META.O) has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state's lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent …
PayPal reports Q2 revenue up 8% YoY to $7.89B, total payment volume up 11% to $416.81B, transaction margin dollars up 8%, and raises its FY 2024 profit forecast
PayPal (PYPL.O) on Tuesday raised its forecast for full-year adjusted profit for the second time, betting on resilient consumer spending …
Scammers are using Meta's copyright protection tools to target Middle East influencers; creators see their Instagram content removed if they don't pay ransoms
Victims see their content removed from Instagram unless they pay steep ransoms. — In May 2023, Esaa Ahmed-Adnan …
LinkedIn and Pinterest are testing programs that let publishers sell ads on their videos and pages, respectively, in exchange for a cut of the resulting revenue
The US SEC drops its securities claims about 10 tokens from its Binance lawsuit; its case against other Binance programs, like staking, looks set to proceed
Brady Dale / Axios :
The UK CMA is gathering information from market players to determine whether Google's partnership with Anthropic qualifies as a merger and harms UK competition
- CMA will review whether investment causes competition issues — Google committed to investing $2 billion into the AI startup
Amazon is expanding its one- to two-day delivery capabilities to US rural areas, using hyper-efficient warehouses, contracted drivers, and mom-and-pop shops
E-commerce giant is expanding into remote areas after years of fine-tuning its delivery systems in more dense cities
The NHTSA says Tesla pushed an OTA update for 1.85M cars, affecting the 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, and Model X, to fix software not detecting an unlatched hood
Disha Mishra / Reuters :
London-based fertility app Flo Health raised a $200M+ Series C from General Atlantic at a $1B+ valuation and expects subscription revenue to pass $200M in 2024
Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times :
Sources including frontline health care workers say their testing of Google's AI-powered nurse handoff tool has left questions about its consistency and quality
After spending billions trying to transform the industry, Alphabet sees opportunity in artificial intelligence.
Faye, which offers travel insurance and fintech services via a single smartphone app, raised a $31M Series B led by Portage; Faye raised a $10M Series A in 2023
This is a huge milestone for our incredible team … Faye : 🥳We've got millions of reasons to celebrate🥳 — Today we are thrilled to announce our $31M Series B funding round, featured in TechCrunch …
Twitch rolls out a revamped iOS and Android app, which now shows a TikTok-like feed of recommended content when it's opened, instead of a “Following” list
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Microsoft calls on the US Congress to pass a comprehensive law to crack down on AI deepfakes that aim to interfere in elections or maliciously target people
Jeff Stone / Bloomberg :
A US court ruled on July 24 that border agents must get a warrant before searching the electronic devices of US and international travelers crossing the border
The US NTIA issues a report in support of “open-weight” generative AI models like Meta's Llama 3.1, but recommends the government to monitor for potential risks
at least for now Forums: r/artificial : New U.S. Commerce Department report endorses ‘open’ AI models | TechCrunch
Experts say AI forecasting models are predicting weather patterns with new speed and precision and are likely to complement supercomputer forecasting models
William J. Broad / New York Times :
A look at the AI-assisted Judging Support System for scoring in gymnastics that made its debut at the 2023 world championships and helps settle disputes
and it could deliver the U.S. men's gymnastics team a medal Mastodon: @waxy@xoxo.zone : The AI Keeps the Score: long Verge feature on the development of AI-assisted aids for judging gymnastics https:/...
Some popular sites like Condé Nast's titles and Reuters.com modified robots.txt to block Anthropic's bots, but Anthropic has just made new bots with other names
We really are going to need a shared blocklist that doesn't rely on putting your website behind Cloudflare. — https://www.404media.co/... Jason Koebler / @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social : Many website...
Sources: Samsung is narrowing the gap with rival SK Hynix in high-bandwidth memory chips and anticipates Nvidia's approval for its HBM3E chips by November 2024
Bloomberg :
Riyadh- and London-based AI startup Intelmatix raised a $20M Series A led by Shorooq Partners, the largest Series A investment for an AI firm in the MENA region
Nicolas Parasie / Bloomberg :
Temu faces backlash from its Chinese suppliers over its aggressive effort to recruit Amazon merchants who hold goods in warehouses in the US and the EU
Financial Times :
Chinese e-commerce firms prioritize sustainable growth over ultra-low prices amid slow GMV growth and anti-unfair competition rules taking effect on September 1
Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia :
A US congressional spokesperson says UAE scuttled meetings this month between congressional staff and G42 after the US raised concerns about Microsoft-G42 deal
Alexandra Alper / Reuters :
Flipkart consolidates its various fintech offerings, including UPI and BNPL, under Flipkart Pay; the move follows recent expansions and a spinoff of PhonePe
The Economic Times :
A look at ByteDance's CapCut, which has 318M+ MAUs outside China, vs. ~97.4M Canva MAUs, and has made $125M so far in 2024 on mobile, per Sensor Tower
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