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Twitter cuts off API access to Movetodon, a useful tool for finding and following one's Twitter followers on Mastodon; it's unclear if the tool broke any rule — from the trying-to-lock-the-barn-doors dept — People keep claiming that Mastodon isn't scaring Elon Musk …
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Mastodon: @chockenberry@mastodon.social, @ariegoldshlager@mstdn.social, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, @Tibor@mastodon.social, @paul@tapbots.social, and @Tibor@mastodon.social
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Twitter ending free API access could have the unfortunate side effect of killing many useful bots, like @MakeItAQuote, @BigTechAlert, @_weather_bot_, and more — “I'm not paying a dime to Elon lol.” — Pranav Dixit — One of the most popular bots on Twitter is @MakeItAQuote, which has more than 565,000 followers.
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Inside ChatGPT's rushed launch, as some OpenAI executives feared rivals upstaging them; Sam Altman worries about a regulatory backlash and inflated expectations — Even inside the company, the chatbot's popularity has come as something of a shock. — One day in mid-November …
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| Forbes: |
Q&A with Sam Altman on AI systems replacing search engines, Microsoft's OpenAI investments, how artificial general intelligence may “break capitalism”, and more — In a rare interview, OpenAI's CEO talks about AI model ChatGPT, artificial general intelligence and Google Search.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Google invested ~$300M in Anthropic for a ~10% stake, making the generative AI startup use the money on Google Cloud, echoing Microsoft's OpenAI deal — Cash-for-computing deal shows how large tech groups are investing in companies at the vanguard of generative AI
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Elon Musk says Twitter will start sharing revenue from reply-thread ads with users who pay for Twitter Blue, starting on February 3, but doesn't give details — Elon Musk says that Twitter will start sharing revenue from reply-thread ads with creators who are subscribed to Twitter Blue Verified.
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| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Activision Blizzard settles with the SEC for $35M, over claims of violating federal whistleblower protections and not maintaining adequate disclosure standards — - Activision Blizzard will settle with the SEC for $35 million, over claims that the company violated federal whistleblower protections …
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| Matt Richtel / New York Times: |
Some US emergency services operators say they are inundated with false, automated calls by the Apple Watches or iPhone 14s of skiers and fitness enthusiasts — 911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive.
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| Janus Rose / VICE: |
Court document: a Colombian judge used ChatGPT to ask legal questions about a case and included its responses in his decision, to save time writing the judgment — The case is the first time a court has admitted to using the AI text generator's answers in a legal ruling. — Janus Rose| Harmeet Singh Walia / Counterpoint Research: |
Global smartphone shipments declined 12% YoY to 1.2B units in 2022, the lowest since 2013; Apple took 18% share, 48% revenue, and 85% operating profit growth — - The global smartphone market declined by 18% YoY to reach 304 million units in Q4 2022. — Apple replaced Samsung …
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Sources: the FTC is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, though the timing remains in flux, and is also scrutinizing Amazon Prime's bundling practices — Federal Trade Commission considers challenge to array of practices by Amazon, a target of criticism from Chair Lina Khan
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| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft will collectively incur $10B+ in charges related to 50,000 job cuts, real estate changes, and other cost saving measures — Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reveal hefty price tag as they rein in spending — Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft …
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| Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group is working with AI startups Jasper and Nota to help produce articles from its own content library and pitch journalists — Arena Group uses the technology to help produce Men's Journal pieces such as workout tips — The publisher of Sports Illustrated …
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Tweets: @jjvincent, @pressgazette, @stevekovach, @heyrosenberg, @jtoonkel, and @harrymccracken
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Amazon reports content spending up 28% YoY to $16.6B in 2022, of which ~$7B went to originals, live sports, and licensed third-party content included with Prime — The expenses related to video and music content were up 28 percent from 2021, when the tech giant spent $13 billion.
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