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Twitter open sources a portion of its code on GitHub, including its algorithm for recommending tweets in For You but excluding its ad recommendation algorithm — As repeatedly promised by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has opened a portion of its source code, including the algorithm it uses …
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Q&A with Sundar Pichai on being careful with Bard, AI “whiplash”, competing with ChatGPT, upgrading Bard with more capable PaLM models, regulation, and more — “Am I concerned? Yes. Am I optimistic and excited about all the potential of this technology? Incredibly."
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Google updates Bard by incorporating some of its PaLM models to better answer math and logic questions and promises that coding capabilities are “coming soon” — To date, Bard has used LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications), which is focused on conversational dialogue … | Clothilde Goujard / Politico: |
Italy's privacy regulator temporarily bans ChatGPT and probes OpenAI, claiming the company has no legal basis for “mass collection and storage of personal data” — The Italian privacy regulator Friday ordered a ban on ChatGPT over alleged privacy violations.
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GM plans to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support in future EVs, using a Google infotainment system to capture more data and inform subscription launches — General Motors' electric future doesn't include Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. — The automaker's upcoming lineup …
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Email: The White House will not pay for Twitter Blue for its staff; the White House and top officials' accounts like POTUS will likely maintain gray checkmarks — The White House will not pay to have its staff's official Twitter profiles continue to be verified, according to guidance issued to staffers via an email obtained by Axios.
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The NYT, LAT, and WaPo won't buy Twitter Blue; NYT, LAT, BuzzFeed, and Politico won't reimburse reporters for Blue, but Semafor and other small outlets plan to — BuzzFeed isn't ponying up, but for other outlets, paying might make sense. — Pranav Dixit
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| Mat Di Salvo / Decrypt: |
Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex shuts down its US operations, saying funds should be withdrawn by April 30, but will continue to operate Bittrex Global — The American cryptocurrency exchange said it was not “economically viable” to continue doing business in the United States.
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A profile of Sam Altman, whose social-minded capitalism may make him the ideal CEO for OpenAI as some say he's too commercially minded to lead a tech revolution — The CEO behind ChatGPT navigates the line between developing artificial intelligence on the cutting edge and pushing technology to dystopia
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Filings: BlackRock cut the valuation of India's most valuable startup Byju's from $22B to $11.5B and Invesco cut Swiggy's valuation from $10.7B to ~$8B — Some of the biggest Indian startups are taking a haircut in their valuations, at least in the eyes of their investors …
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Copenhagen-based Agreena, whose AI monitors satellite images to let farmers earn carbon credits, raised a €46M Series B led by HV, after a €20M Series A in 2022 — The startup helps European farmers reduce carbon emissions and trade in carbon credits
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China plans to conduct a cybersecurity review of memory chips sold in the country by US manufacturer Micron, citing supply chain and national security risks — China's cyberspace regulator will conduct a cybersecurity review on products sold in China by U.S. memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology …
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