Analysis: despite AI ads outnumbering traditional Super Bowl ad categories like beer, nostalgia-driven ads from Budweiser and Dunkin' dominated social media
Budweiser and Dunkin' got the most attention on social media, but big tech's AI product demos may still have the last laugh, experts say
By embracing Trump, Big Tech risks losing access to Europe, pushing Europe to build its own companies and platforms as Chinese companies try to expand to Europe
How Silicon Valley Got Entangled in Geopolitics—and Lost — Technology companies such as Alphabet, Meta, and OpenAI need to wake up to an unpleasant reality.
A profile of Palmer Luckey, who sold Oculus to Facebook, was fired after donating to a pro-Trump troll group, and now imagines a new age of warfare at Anduril
NO A “radical Zionist” 🇮🇱 Palmer is patriot🇺🇸, pure ally and is only anti-idiots + anti-naive illiberal identity ideologues —oh and also anti-despots + evil dictators. [image] Madd...
A profile of Palmer Luckey, who sold Oculus to Facebook, was fired after donating to a pro-Trump troll group, and now imagines a new age of warfare at Anduril
The facts of Palmer Luckey's life are so uniquely bizarre—combining elements of fantasy with lunacy and also world-altering change … Threads: @anildash . X: @carnage4life , @carnag...
Apple's iPad Pro ad “Crush”, which shows paints, toys, guitars, sculptures, and more being crushed to reveal the thin device, draws criticism on social media
Thoma Bravo agrees to buy UK-based cyber security company Darktrace for $7.75 per share, a 20% premium on its April 25 closing price, valuing the company at $5B
Offer comes less than two years after private equity group held talks about buying cyber security company
Despite the focus on generative AI misinformation, policy discourse ignores that politicians pose the gravest misinformation threat, ahead of big 2024 elections
As we head into a big election year, beware the risks of misleading statements from those at very top X: @fascinatorfun , @jpeterburger , @prateekwaghre , @katray , @rasmus_kleis ,...
Analyzing the Sam Altman-OpenAI saga: nonprofit issues, OpenAI's for-profit work going to Microsoft, staff exits, Altman's motivations, and the new AI landscape
I have, as you might expect, authored several versions of this Article, both in my head and on the page, as the most extraordinary weekend of my career has unfolded.
OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever “deeply regret[s]” participating “in the board's actions” and says he “never intended to harm OpenAI” and wants to “reunite the company”
I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we've built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the compa...
Satya Nadella says Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI staff will join Microsoft's new “advanced AI research team” and Microsoft remains committed to OpenAI
Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” …
Satya Nadella says Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI staff will join Microsoft's new “advanced AI research team” and Microsoft remains committed to OpenAI
Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” …
In a Q&A using Meta's photorealistic Pixel Codec Avatars, Mark Zuckerberg discusses the metaverse, Quest 3, the nature of reality, AI, and humanity's future
Zuckerberg might have just infused life into the Metaverse—by ‘life,’ we mean literally. Denis Omelchenko / crypto.news : Meta's Zuckerberg reveals new photorealistic avatars for m...
In an interview using Meta's photorealistic Codec Avatars, Mark Zuckerberg talks about the metaverse, Quest 3, the nature of reality, AI, and humanity's future
- Watch the full YouTube version of the podcast — Table of Contents — Here are the loose “chapters” in the conversation.
As Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Twitter, and others cut their responsible AI teams, experts worry about potential abuses, disinformation, and hallucination
Financial Times :
As Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Twitter, and others cut their responsible AI teams, experts worry about potential abuses, disinformation, and hallucination
Financial Times :
After requests by regulators, the European Commission will review Adobe's $20B Figma deal, citing antitrust concerns, despite being under its revenue threshold
Mergers: Commission to assess proposed acquisition of Figma … Tweets: @eu_competition : EUMergerControl Commission 🇪🇺 to assess proposed acquisition of Figma by Adobe 🔗➡️https:// e...
A look at the challenge of moderating livestreams for children and vulnerable users, even if age verification can be improved and privacy concerns addressed
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times : Tweets: @mabsoud , @jimpethokoukis , @aadilbrar , @mr_james_c , @cristinacriddle , and @mattnavarra Tweets: Michael Absoud / @mabsoud : “Durin...
Sources: UK PM Rishi Sunak met Arm CEO Rene Haas and Masayoshi Son to revive efforts to secure a London listing for Cambridge-based Arm's IPO alongside New York
Officials and London Stock Exchange face uphill battle to secure UK role for chip designer's IPO
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says the exchange aims for a ~$1B fund to buy distressed assets and plans to make another bid for bankrupt lender Voyager Digital
Bloomberg :
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says the exchange aims for a ~$1B fund to buy distressed assets and plans to make another bid for bankrupt lender Voyager Digital
Binance Holdings Ltd. is aiming for a roughly $1 billion fund for the potential purchase of distressed assets in the digital-asset sector …