OpenAI releases gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, its first open-weight models since GPT-2; the smaller gpt-oss-20b can run locally on a device with 16GB+ of RAM
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WhatsApp rolls out ads in its Updates tab, a first for the app, and Meta will collect some data to target the ads, but says it has no plans to put ads in chats
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PitchBook: global edtech VC funding reached just $3B in 2024, the lowest amount since $2.3B in 2014, and down from $17.3B at the peak of the pandemic in 2021
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Social media videos showing layoffs are now commonplace, especially by younger workers, forcing companies to face the spotlight; TikTok's #layoff has 32K+ posts
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How OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are using different approaches to improve “model behavior”, an emerging field shaping systems' responses and characteristics
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LinkedIn says US C-suite users are up 35% and UK C-suite users are up 30% in five years, and their content gets 4x more engagement than other members' content
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A Google DeepMind study of ~200 observed incidents of misuse between January 2023 and March 2024 finds political deepfakes are the most common misuses of AI
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Q&A with OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair on paying out $15B+ to creators since inception, negative perceptions of the site, hosting sports and other content, AI, more
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Ofcom creates a new team of nearly 350 people, including hires from Meta, Google, and Microsoft, dedicated to online safety and plans to hire 100 more in 2024
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Q&A with Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod on selling the startup to Match Group, AI's potential, making the app less addictive, expanding to Europe, and more
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