GWI: Time spent on social media globally peaked in 2022 and is steadily declining; North America is the exception, with usage up 15% in 2024 compared to Europe
Time spent on the platforms is declining in every age group, though is most pronounced in younger generations … Stefano Santinelli : AI floods our feeds - and social media's ceilin...
OpenAI says it has seen some evidence that DeepSeek used “distillation” to train its open-source competitor by using outputs from OpenAI's proprietary models
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
A look at Donald Trump's collision course with the EU over its Big Tech crackdown: targeting Elon Musk's X under the DSA, Apple's and Meta's fines, and more
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As Mark Zuckerberg aims to be politically “neutral”, some argue he's placating critics like Trump; source: Nick Clegg now makes most election policy decisions
Meta chief seeks neutral stance ahead of US election but critics argue he is placating critics such as Trump
How Netflix staged a remarkable recovery since its 2022 stock crash, adding 45M+ subscribers via a password crackdown and gaining an edge over Hollywood rivals
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An overview of existing deals between news publishers and AI companies and the questions they raise regarding long-term costs, the selection process, and more
In the past few weeks, News Corp, the Financial Times and Dotdash Meredith became the latest news organizations to strike licensing deals …
Critics warn the French government's first-of-its-kind move within the EU to suspend TikTok in New Caledonia amid widespread protests sets a dangerous precedent
PARIS — In a first-of-its-kind move within the European Union, the French government has moved to block TikTok in one of its overseas territories amid widespread protests.
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles
Agreement comes as Microsoft-backed start-up seeks data from reliable sources to train latest artificial intelligence models
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles
Agreement comes as Microsoft-backed start-up seeks data from reliable sources to train latest artificial intelligence models
Google outlines updates to comply with the EU's DMA: search changes to prioritize large intermediaries and aggregators, new tools for app developers, and more
Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday outlined changes to search results and new tools for apps developers to promote their products …
Walmart agrees to acquire TV maker Vizio for $2.3B, or $11.50/share, to boost its ad business via Vizio's SmartCast OS, which lets users stream content with ads
- Walmart is buying TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in cash. — The move is a bid to boost the big-box retailer's high-margin ad business.
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 ,...
Worried about liability for human rights issues, Aviva, Fidelity, and other institutional investors are pressuring tech companies to prevent potential AI misuse
Kenza Bryan / Financial Times : Twitter: @rasmus_kleis and @sub8u Twitter: Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis : About time: “Big institutional investors are increasing pressure ...
Reuters' 2023 Digital News Report: despite social media fragmentation, users' dependence on platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook drops and TikTok grows
This year's report comes against the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, a continuing war in the heart of Europe, and further climate instability across the world.
Reuters' 2023 Digital News Report: despite social media fragmentation, users' dependence on platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook drops and TikTok grows
This year's report comes against the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, a continuing war in the heart of Europe, and further climate instability across the world.
Emails: UMG asked Spotify, Apple, and other services to block developers training AI services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs
Universal Music Group says new technology relies on unauthorised use of copyrighted material — Universal Music Group …
A TikTok ban would have to satisfy the most stringent form of First Amendment review as the ban would operate as a prior restraint on speech of would-be users
The First Amendment has so far played only a bit part in the debate about banning TikTok. This may change.
Researchers warn of “industrial capture” in AI as companies dominate the sector; 96% of the biggest AI models belonged to companies in 2021, up from 11% in 2010
and will ultimately shape its impact on our collective future” https://www.ft.com/... Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis : “Private AI companies have quietly entrenched their pow...
Q&A with Dina Srinivasan, author of The Antitrust Case Against Facebook, on Meta and Google's ad duopoly, the US antitrust cases, concerns about Apple, and more
Patrick McGee / Financial Times : LinkedIn: Patrick McGee . Tweets: @rasmus_kleis , @simonjharris , @anshublog , @paultang , @patrickmcgee_ , @spignal , and @dinasrinivasan Linked...
Snap plans to release a Snapchat chatbot, called “My AI”, powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT and pinned to the app's chat tab, available initially to Plus subscribers
Snapchat is introducing a chatbot powered by the latest version of OpenAI's ChatGPT.