California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill SB 1047, saying it applies only to large AI models and doesn't account for if deployment is high risk
Governor seeks more encompassing rules than the bill opposed by OpenAI, Meta and supported by research scientists
Sources: Apple considers options for its headsets, including moving compute to iPhone, and is working on homeOS; Masimo's new CEO could enable a deal with Apple
Meta's latest AR glasses and cheaper mixed-reality headset add pressure on Apple to make its Vision push work.
Epic files a CA lawsuit accusing Samsung and Google of colluding to deter users from rival app stores via Samsung's Auto Blocker, and plans to speak to the EU
“Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) and Samsung (005930.KS) …
AT&T agrees to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6B in cash, including $1.7B in pre-tax quarterly distributions in H2 2024
- DirecTV is holding advanced talks to merge with rival Dish — AT&T and TPG are owners of DirecTV, which was founded in 1994
Raspberry Pi AI Camera review: the new $70 kit has a smart camera with performance that will cover 99% of basic user projects, and works as a standard Pi camera
Smarter Pi — Tom's Hardware Verdict … It may not come as a big surprise. After all, the $70 Raspberry Pi AI Camera …
Source: SoftBank's Vision Fund has agreed to invest $500M in OpenAI's latest funding round, SoftBank's first investment in OpenAI, which is raising $6.5B
SoftBank's Vision Fund has agreed to invest $500 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, which values the developer of ChatGPT …
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pledges to keep investing in blockchain, AI, and biotech, in his first comments since his release from US custody on September 27
- Zhao was released Friday after serving a four-month sentence — Binance founder in X post lays out plans including investment
AMD releases BIOS updates to boost the performance of its Ryzen 9600X and 9700X processors, around a month after disappointing Zen 5 desktop CPU reviews
AMD is releasing new BIOS updates that will boost performance for its Ryzen 9600X / 9700X processors and address some latency issues.
Sources: ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with Huawei Ascend 910B chips, which it already uses for less intensive inference tasks
TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with chips from compatriot Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) …
A massive outage has affected Verizon customers since around 10AM ET, according to reports on Downdetector from subscribers across the US
live updates and what to do with iPhone in SOS Mayank Parmar / BleepingComputer : Verizon outage: iPhones, Android devices stuck in SOS mode Avery Lotz / Axios : Thousands of Verizon outages reported ...
A look at challenges to OpenAI becoming a for-profit company, including the complexity of splitting assets with the nonprofit arm, which will continue to exist
we need LAWS that give independent oversight https://www.vox.com/...
The UK FCA says a man pleaded guilty to illegally operating a crypto ATM network, which processed £2.6M across various locations, as it cracks down on such ATMs
This marks the first U.K. conviction for running a crypto ATM operation. — Olumide Osunkoya pleaded guilty to illegally operating a crypto ATM network.
CA Governor Newsom signs the California Neurorights Act into law that treats “neural data” as personal sensitive info, aiming to protect brain data from misuse
The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
YouTube blocks songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, and others in the US, after its music licensing agreement with performing rights organization SESAC expired
Adele, Nirvana, Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears & More Unavailable Jurin Charnvirakul / RM Update News : YouTube and YouTube Music Removed Some Music MD Ijaj Khan / Hindustan Times : Green Day, Adele, ...
A look at OpenAI's sprawling product portfolio as the startup matures into a real business and runs into the challenges of avoiding product creep
Usually you don't have to pay to develop things you already have … Celestino Güemes Seoane : Interesting read. Is OpenAI suffering “product creep”? Maybe (and the naming of their products doesn't he...
An FBI affidavit and European media leaks show how Russia's Doppelganger disinformation project operated and give insights into the Kremlin's online tactics
The Country's Propagandists Target the West—but Mislead the Kremlin, Too — In early September, the infamous Russian disinformation project known … X: @b_novak , @ridt , @oajonsson , @ridt , @ridt , ...
Google's lawyers wrapped up their defense of the company in the US DOJ ad tech antitrust trial last week; a judge's ruling is expected in the coming months
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Mark Zuckerberg's personal wealth has climbed almost sixfold to $200B+ in less than two years, buoyed by Meta's record-high share price, which is up 60%+ YTD
The Metaverse Masterstroke The Week : What is Mark Zuckerberg's net worth? How Orion glasses, AI push helped Meta CEO become 4th richest person Hindustan Times : Mark Zuckerberg now fourth richest in ...
Qodo, which offers code generation and testing tools to the enterprise, raised a $40M Series A led by Susa Ventures and Square Peg
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Antenna: Netflix cancellations spiked for a few days in late July 2024 after Reed Hastings endorsed Kamala Harris and announced a $7M super PAC donation
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An interview with SolarWinds CISO Tim Brown on the 2020 breach, facing SEC charges that were largely dismissed in July 2024, global cyber regulations, and more
SOX for cyber? … Federico Charosky : Yes, we need better cyber laws, but I don't think the lack of them was the fundamental problem behind SolarWinds (or any other high-profile supply chain issue) …
NYU professor Aswath Damodaran on an AI bot that is trained on his equity valuation work that is in the public domain, why AI will empower generalists, and more
First, in a world of specialists operating in silos and exhibiting tunnel vision … Martin Davies : As always, Damodaran hits the nail on the head. — When it comes to the threats of AI, it would be f...
A look at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, created by Meta, Microsoft, YouTube, and X in 2016 to share info; X quietly left the board this month
Paresh Dave / Wired : X: @sangitamyska X: Sangita Myska / @sangitamyska : 🚨#BigTech : “These secretive membership decisions, revealed for the first time by @WIRED , show how Microsoft, Meta, YouTu...
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