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Disney plans to acquire NBCU's 33% stake in Hulu, gaining full ownership, and expects to pay ~$8.61B, representing NBCU's share of a $27.5B guaranteed floor — The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced today that it will acquire the 33% stake in Hulu, LLC held by Comcast Corp.'s (NASDAQ …
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Bluesky: @diabolique.bsky.social, @epro.social, and @paleofuture.bsky.social
| Khari Johnson / Wired: |
The OMB releases draft rules that require US federal agencies to monitor AI in health care, law enforcement, and housing for potential harms against citizens — Draft rules from the White House would require federal agencies to assess AI systems currently in use in law enforcement …
More: AI.gov, AI.gov, The Markup, FedScoop, FedScoop, Nextgov/FCW, CIO Dive, FedScoop, Politico, and The White House
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
At the UK's AI Safety Summit, the UK releases the Bletchley Declaration, signed by 28 countries and the EU, and the US announces an AI Safety Institute — The world is locked in a race, and competition, over dominance in AI, but today, a few of them appeared to come together …
More: GOV.UK, U.S. Department of Commerce, The Guardian, The White House, BBC, Engadget, GOV.UK, Financial Times, SiliconANGLE, Dark Reading, Nextgov/FCW, Reuters, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New Scientist, The Royal Family on YouTube, Refuge, GOV.UK, Reuters, Reuters, and Financial Times
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LinkedIn: Thorsten Jelinek, John Ridd, and Alex Kendall
Forums: r/neoliberal, r/singularity, and Slashdot
| CoinDesk: |
The US SEC charges SafeMoon and its executives for selling unregistered crypto securities and misappropriating investors' funds the team promised were “locked” — Crypto company SafeMoon's CEO and chief technology officer were arrested, accused of withdrawing more than $200M …
More: US Securities …, US Department of Justice, Protos, Reuters, Analytics Insight, Coinspeaker, NewsBTC, Bitcoin Insider, Watcher Guru, DL News, CryptoPotato, Fortune, Cryptonews, Crowdfund Insider, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, Bloomberg, Coinpedia Fintech News, Blockworks, The Block, FXStreet, Decrypt, and Seeking Alpha
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Forums: r/CryptoCurrency, r/CryptoCurrency, r/SafeMoon, r/hoge, r/technology, r/SafeMoon, and r/barstoolsports
| Joe Duball / IAPP: |
The EDPB instructs the Irish DPC to ban Meta's use of personal data for behavioral ads across the EU member states and EEA countries within two weeks — An unprecedented shakeup in the advertising technology space has arrived in Europe. Changes are coming to adtech's approach to privacy …
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Threads: @eric_seufert. Mastodon: @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org. X: @johnnyryan, @joegtjones, @jason_kint, @gateklons, @robertjbateman, @nickbotton, @epc_angela, @gateklons, @buggeerik, @joegtjones, @gateklons, @gateklons, @nickbotton, @jduballreports, @privacymatters, @privacat, @gateklons, @gateklons, @privacymatters, @eric_seufert, @mbarczentewicz, and @gateklons
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple quietly discontinued Apple Music's $4.99/month Voice Plan, introduced in 2021 to let users access the Apple Music catalog exclusively via Siri — Apple this week held a special event to announce new Macs, but what the company didn't tell is that it has just quietly discontinued the …
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| Amanda Chicago Lewis / The Verge: |
A critical look at the SEO industry: users complain that Google isn't as useful anymore, some SEO experts say gaming Google's algorithm is now harder, and more — As the public begins to believe Google isn't as useful anymore, what happens to the cottage industry of search engine optimization experts …
More: Danny Sullivan, I Love SEO, Search Engine Land, and The Verge
Threads: @rustybrick, @miasato.2, @mariyadelano, @reckless1280, @alexandregiess, @soupsoup, @reckless1280, @mariyadelano, and @reckless1280. Mastodon: @ryne@androiddev.social
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LinkedIn: Duane Forrester and Molly Willis
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
US v. Google: Google's VP of Search Elizabeth Reid disputes the government's contention that Google “rushed” Bard's launch after Microsoft announced Bing Chat — - Chatbot offered wrong answer on James Webb telescope images — Elizabeth Reid testified about AI efforts at antitrust trial| Theo Wayt / The Information: |
Flexport acquires the tech stack of shuttered digital freight startup Convoy; a source says Convoy CEO Dan Lewis will join Flexport as part of the deal — Flexport has reached a deal to buy the technology of shuttered trucking startup Convoy, as Flexport doubles down on its U.S. trucking ambitions …
More: Flexport, Wall Street Journal, Seattle Business Journal, FreightWaves, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, Supply Chain Dive, and GeekWire
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| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
DoorDash tests a prompt warning customers that orders with no tip ahead of time may take longer to get delivered, since drivers choose which orders to accept — DoorDash has added a pop-up in its app this week warning customers that orders with no tip might take longer to get delivered.
More: CBS News, Newser, CNN, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, People, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, KnowTechie, Android Headlines, The Messenger, Insider, and Fast Company
Forums: r/technology, r/EndTipping, r/offbeat, and r/NewsOfTheStupid
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
The UK plans to invest £225M into Isambard-AI, an AI supercomputer 10x faster than the UK's current quickest machine, to be built by the University of Bristol — - The U.K. government said Wednesday that it will invest £225 million, or $273 million, into an AI supercomputer … | Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Intuit plans to shut down personal finance app Mint, which had 3.6M MAUs in 2021, on January 1, 2024, and is pushing users to Credit Karma, acquired in 2020 — - Credit Karma hopes to attract more high-score customers — Mint service had 3.6 million monthly active users in 2021
More: MintLife Blog. Threads: @carnage4life. Bluesky: @cachiporra.bsky.social. X: @sarthakgh, @iankar_, @soniabaschez, @kramerholle, @twrobinette, @anothercohen, @whatisdoni, @scottastevenson, @adamnash, and @harrymccracken
| Financial Times: |
Sources: after burning through $7B in the past year, YMTC has had to raise billions of dollars in capital, as the Chinese chipmaker tries to adapt to US curbs — Memory chipmaker was running out of cash after a year of combating Washington's tighter controls
X: @djbaileydtc
| Reuters: |
Boeing investigates a cyber incident that impacted its parts and distribution business, days after LockBit announced stealing “a tremendous amount” of data — Boeing (BA.N), one of the world's largest defense and space contractors, said on Wednesday it was investigating … | Brian Steinberg / Variety: |
Shareholder letter: Netflix says its ad tier has 15M+ MAUs globally, accounting for ~30% of new sign-ups where it's available, and plans new ad formats for 2024 — Netflix is ready to use “The Crown,” “Squid Game” and other signature series to take ad dollars from rival streamers.| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Chainguard, which helps companies secure their open-source software supply chain, raised a $61M Series B led by Spark Capital, taking its total funding to $116M — Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup, raised $61 million in a Series B round.Sponsor Posts
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How listening to employees builds better workplaces — A workplace where employees feel heard is a workplace that thrives. Employee listening goes beyond collecting feedback; it's about understanding, valuing …
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