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A US court denies the FTC's bid for a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft's Activision deal, saying the FTC's theories of harm were unlikely to succeed — - A federal judge in San Francisco ruled in favor of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, which have been trying to complete their $68.7 billion deal by July 18.| Reuters: |
WeChat says Apple has opened a store on the platform, letting users buy iPhones, iPads, and Macs; Apple already operates a store on Alibaba's Tmall — Tencent's (0700.HK) WeChat said on Tuesday that iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) had opened a store on its social media platform … | Susan Rinkunas / Jezebel: |
A Nebraska woman pleads guilty to giving an abortion pill to her teen daughter after Meta complied with a warrant for messages between mother and daughter — Jessica Burgess faced eight years in prison for helping her then 17-year-old get abortion pills. A plea deal brought it down to two.
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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Anthropic releases AI chatbot Claude 2, available in the US and the UK via claude.ai and an API for businesses; Anthropic raised $1B+, including $450M in May — Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup positioning itself as the builder of a safer kind of chatbot, has released a new version of its AI bot, named Claude.
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| Kyle Barr / Gizmodo: |
Nothing plans to launch the Phone (2) for $599+ in the US, Europe, and the UK on July 17; the device's rear “glyph” lights have been segmented into zones — The new device is an upgrade from the Phone (1)—a better processor, improved camera, and even more signature LED glyphs—with a $599 price tag.| Nick Clegg / Financial Times: |
To mitigate AI risks, companies should be transparent about their systems, collaborate with the industry, stress test, and share details about their progress — The case for transparency is growing as the best way to combat fears on the developing technology — The writer is president of global affairs at Meta
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| Phil Salvador / Video Game History Foundation: |
Study: about 13% of video games released in the US before 2010 and less than 3% of titles released before 1985 are still in print in 2023 — Today, the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network published a major new study which shows that 87 percent of classic games released …
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| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Personal data of potentially tens of millions of HCA Healthcare patients was stolen from an “external storage location” and is for sale on a data breach forum — - HCA Healthcare patient data has been hacked and is now for sale, according to the company.| Michael Shirer / IDC: |
Global PC shipments declined 13.4% YoY to 61.6M in Q2 2023, the sixth consecutive quarter of decline; only Apple had positive growth, up 10.3% YoY to 5.3M units — Global PC shipments declined 13.4% year over year during the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23), according to preliminary results … | Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Savvy, which helps secure SaaS apps from supply chain risks, data leaks via AI tools, and more, launches out of stealth with $30M in funding led by Canaan — Software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps are an essential part of how many companies do business. But when the number of apps grows beyond …
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Shutterstock announces an expanded, six-year partnership with OpenAI that grants access to its video, image, and music libraries for AI training; SSTK jumps 9%+ — - Shares of Shutterstock popped Tuesday after the company announced an expanded, six-year partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Mark Lucovsky, former head of OS on Google's AR team, leaves, saying leadership changes and “unstable commitment and vision” weighed heavily on his decision — Mark Lucovsky, the former head of operating systems on Google's augmented reality team, has left the company.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
An interview with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on DeepMind restructuring, building and timeline for AGI, AI risks and regulations, Google Bard, and more — Google invented a lot of core AI technology, and now the company's turning to Demis to get back in front of the AI race for AI breakthroughs.| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Amazon files a petition in the EU's General Court challenging the DSA and its “large platform” designation, the first US company to do so, following Zalando — Seattle-based group files legal action against proposed legislation designed to rein in Big Tech| Reuters: |
Meta told an Australian inquiry on foreign interference that Instagram Threads plans to add “state-affiliated media” and “fact-checking” labels “expeditiously” — Social media giant Meta Platforms (META.O), owner of Facebook and Instagram … | Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Hacks using flaws in Progress's MOVEit tool have hit hundreds of organizations, now including TomTom, Radisson hotels, and real estate giant Jones Lang LaSalle — The MOVEit mass-hack has claimed yet more victims, including hotel chain Radisson, U.S.-based 1st Source Bank … | Nitish Pahwa / Slate: |
A volunteer contributor for Twitter's Community Notes details checking spam and disinformation across the platform and says the tools are far from sufficient — Twitter's “Community Notes” volunteers are supposed to make the platform “the most accurate source of information about the world.”
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| Martin Pengelly / The Guardian: |
With Twitter traffic “tanking” and Threads ascendant, Elon Musk says Mark Zuckerberg “is a cuck” and proposes “a literal dick-measuring contest” — Twitter owner calls Facebook founder a ‘cuck’ as rancour grows over launch of Threads, a competitor to Musk's network
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| Insider: |
A look at “lazy management”, an alternative explanation to the claim that some tech employees drag down companies by raking in big paychecks and working little — Inside the perverse system of ‘lazy management’ that's wrecking the tech industry … When Graham was hired by Amazon, it sounded like his dream job.
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| Nicole Carpenter / Polygon: |
Sega of America workers win their union vote 91 to 26, becoming the first video game industry union at a major company that spans multiple departments — Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega win by overwhelming majority — Sega of America workers voted “yes” to officially form a union.| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Nvidia's AI chip rivals, including AMD, Intel, startups, and Amazon's and Google's cloud units; estimates suggest Nvidia controls 80%+ of the market — AMD, startups and cloud companies are looking to tap in to the rise of tools such as ChatGPT — Nvidia has emerged as the leader … Sponsor Posts
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