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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says “technology is not yet good enough that people can be full remote forever, particularly on startups” — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman isn't averse to change—he helped kickstart the current A.I. race with chatbot ChatGPT, after all, threatening to upend multiple industries …
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Qualcomm acquires Israel-based Autotalks, a fabless chipmaker that improves safety in bikes, cars, and other vehicles, sources say for between $350M and $400M — Qualcomm's longer term bet on the automotive sector as a lucrative customer base for its chips and related communications technology … | Akanksha Khushi / Reuters: |
Binance halted bitcoin withdrawals for an hour late on May 7 and for several hours on May 8, blaming heavy volumes and an unanticipated rise in network gas fees — Cryptocurrency exchange Binance halted bitcoin withdrawals for several hours on Monday, citing heavy volumes and a surge in processing fees … | Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: |
Texas mall mass shooting images go viral on Twitter, fueling criticism of lower moderation; Twitter allows some graphic images, like of Russia's war in Ukraine — Graphic images of the attack went viral on the platform, which has made cuts to its moderation team.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the US SEC is on “a lone crusade”, rows back on his suggestion the company may leave the US, and expresses interest in the UAE — - The SEC earlier this year served Coinbase with a Wells Notice. — Brian Armstrong, Coinbase's CEO … | David Pierce / The Verge: |
How Google's attempt to create a better, faster mobile web for media companies with the AMP standard ended up ruining publishers' trust in the internet giant — Google promised to create a better, faster web for media companies with a new standard called AMP. In the end, it ruined the trust publishers had in the internet giant.| Isaiah Poritz / Bloomberg Law: |
A US appeals court upholds a lower court's 2019 ruling rejecting Apple's claims that Corellium's CORSEC security tool for simulating iOS violated copyright law — Apple Inc. failed to revive a long-running copyright lawsuit against cybersecurity firm Corellium Inc. over its software …
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Despite China banning crypto in September 2021, citizens, industry insiders, and FTX's creditor lists suggest Chinese residents continue to trade digital assets — Nineteen months after China banned crypto, more signs have emerged that its citizens continue to buy and sell digital assets.
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| Josh Taylor / The Guardian: |
An interview with Jürgen Schmidhuber, whose neural network work in the 1990s went on to be used in Google Translate and Siri, on why many AI fears are misplaced — Jürgen Schmidhuber believes AI will progress to the point where it surpasses human intelligence and will pay no attention to people
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After Arm shunned a London listing in favor of NYC, some VCs in the UK blame Brexit and local institutional investors who lack a good understanding of tech — - British chip designer Arm recently decided to list in New York, leading to worries that London will miss out on more blockbuster tech IPOs.| Reuters: |
Sources: Alibaba's logistics arm Cainiao Network Technology plans to raise $1B to $2B via a Hong Kong IPO in early 2024; Alibaba has a 67% stake in Cainiao — Alibaba's (9988.HK) logistics arm aims to raise up to $2 billion via a listing in Hong Kong likely early next year …
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Sam Altman's Worldcoin debuts World App, a self-custodial app that lets users manage their World ID and coins, in 80+ countries, ahead of its 2023 token launch — - The World App launches today in over 80 countries after a beta testing phase. — It will allow users to manage their World ID … Sponsor Posts
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