Sources: after five Thinking Machines staff left, investors are rattled, potentially impacting fundraising; two researchers quit via Slack during an all-hands
Sources: after five Thinking Machines staff left, investors are rattled, potentially impacting fundraising; two researchers quit via Slack during an all-hands
The timing couldn't have been more awkward for Thinking Machines Lab. — On Wednesday, during an all-hands meeting at the AI startup …
No unified definition for an AI “agent” is leading to customer frustration, as Microsoft, OpenAI, Salesforce, Amazon, Google, and others market it differently
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A lack of consensus on what defines an AI “agent” is leading to customer frustration, as Microsoft, OpenAI, Salesforce, and others market it differently
Silicon Valley is bullish on AI agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said agents will “join the workforce” this year.
Niantic Labs says it is selling its video game division, including Pokémon Go, to Saudi Arabia-owned developer Scopely for $3.5B, subject to regulatory approval
The $3.5 billion Scopely deal could bring Niantic's AR gaming catalog under Saudi ownership.
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...
Seattle Public Schools sue TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Instagram, and their parent companies for allegedly exploiting “the vulnerable brains of youth”
Seattle Public Schools sue TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Instagram, and their parent companies for allegedly causing a youth mental health crisis
A new lawsuit filed by Seattle Public Schools against TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Instagram, and their parent companies alleges …
Some LastPass users say their master passwords were compromised and used in blocked login attempts from unknown IPs; LastPass blames “credential stuffing”
what to do Lee Mathews / Forbes : LastPass Users Warned After Suspicious Login Attempts From Strange Locations Chris Smith / BGR : LastPass says there's no data breach, so your pas...
OnlyFans says it will prohibit users from posting any “sexually explicit conduct” starting in October, but will allow nude photos and videos
- Popularity of the website has exploded during the pandemic — Many sex workers use OnlyFans to charge customers online
Facebook says it will start testing Live Audio Rooms in Groups and expects to roll out the feature to everyone on the Facebook app by the summer
Clubhouse, Fleets, whatever Facebook just announced, etc. etc. But not everything works best as audio, IMO. Some things are better consumed and stored as text. But then, I am an ol...
Twitter says it will relaunch account verifications in early 2021 for six categories, including news, companies, and government officials, and asks for feedback
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Twitter says it will relaunch account verifications in early 2021 for six categories, including news, companies, and government officials, and asks for feedback
Twitter announced today it's planning to relaunch its verification system in 2021, and will now begin the process …
Some Instagram users see a banner that says Election Day is tomorrow, not today; Facebook says it was cached for a “small group” of users
On Election Day, a subset of Instagram users woke up to a message at the top of their Instagram feeds that read, “Tomorrow is Election Day.”
Twitter says it will place messages it calls “pre-bunks” at the top of users' feeds to pre-emptively debunk false info about voting by mail and election results
David Ingram / NBC News :
Microsoft says it will let managers approve permanent remote work for employees, and all employees can work from home for less than 50% of their working week
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Oculus will soon require all of its VR headset users to sign up with a Facebook account, removing support for new separate Oculus accounts in October
Support for separate Oculus accounts will end in 2023 — Oculus will soon require all of its virtual reality headset users to sign up with a Facebook account.
Microsoft could use data culled from TikTok content, such as video of people of different ethnicities engaged in a variety of activities, to train its AI
Jay Greene / Washington Post :
Sources: Microsoft is pursuing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global operations, including those in India and Europe
US group explores whether it can add regions including India and Europe to deal for video app's US arm — Microsoft is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global business …
A look at recent statements by tech companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce, regarding racism in America after George Floyd's death
Comments Share 70 Tweet Share Reddit Email — Seattle tech giants Amazon and Microsoft issued statements this weekend in response …