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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
OpenAI introduces GPTs, custom versions of ChatGPT that ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users can create without any coding and monetize in its upcoming GPT Store — The GPT platform is a no-code way to make custom AI agents for all sorts of tasks, and it's available exclusively for ChatGPT Plus subscribers.
More: OpenAI, Platformer, Ars Technica, Cointelegraph, VentureBeat, Android Central, Social Media Today, CNBC, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Wired, TechRadar, CoinGape, Engadget, MSPoweruser, Financial Times, Android Authority, SiliconANGLE, Axios, Constellation Research, SlashGear, Voicebot.ai, Bloomberg, Thurrott, Analytics India Magazine, Christopher S. Penn, The Verge, Washington Post, and Windows Report
Threads: @ggoldator, @benedictevans, and @benedictevans
Mastodon: @mpesce@arvr.social and @jonkeegan@mastodon.social
X: @sullyomarr, @sarthakgh, @linusekenstam, @mattturck, @gow88_, @donasarkar, @jamesborow, @openai, @openai, @emollick, @rachelmetz, @emollick, @sama, @stevesi, @basedbeffjezos, @autismcapital, @kevin_indig, @gfodor, @emollick, @var_epsilon, @gamoid, @yacinemtb, @joannastern, @ilyaabyzov, @miramurati, and @karpathy
LinkedIn: Rupert Breheny, John Erik Metcalf, Ina Fried, Anna Mills, and Conor Grennan
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/OpenAI, and Slashdot
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI debuts GPT-4 Turbo with a 128K-token context window, an April 2023 knowledge cutoff, a JSON mode, new modalities in the API, and 2x to 3x cheaper tokens — Today at its first-ever developer conference, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4 Turbo, an improved version of its flagship text-generating AI model …
More: OpenAI, CNBC, The Verge, OpenAI, Business Today, Unite.AI, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, PYMNTS.com, Voicebot.ai, OpenAI, NBC 7 San Diego, TechRepublic, Metaverse Post, The Daily Dot, Analytics India Magazine, Gizmodo, Windows Report, MSPoweruser, Cybernews.com, The Register, Analytics India Magazine, The Decoder, The Messenger, Mashable, Search Engine Journal, Engadget, Fast Company, and PCMag
Mastodon: @simon@fedi.simonwillison.net and @anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz
X: @hamelhusain, @bobmcgrewai, @levie, @sama, @nisten, @lanceulanoff, @officiallogank, @officiallogank, @openai, @gregisenberg, @officiallogank, @tomwarren, @emollick, @brianroemmele, @avischiffmann, @pranavdixit, and @avischiffmann
LinkedIn: Laura Cajade Zacarías and John Vickers
Forums: Hacker News, r/SillyTavernAI, and Ars OpenForum
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
More: OpenAI. X: @alliekmiller, @danshipper, @abacaj, @alliekmiller, @simonw, @sullyomarr, @shyamalanadkat, @officiallogank, and @gdb
| OpenAI on YouTube: |
More: MarkTechPost, Neowin, CryptoSlate, ZDNet, Search Engine Journal, and VentureBeat
X: @openai, @emilychangtv, @photomatt, @tomwarren, @benbajarin, @jason, @officiallogank, @growing_daniel, @panzer, @shiraeis, @autismcapital, @joannastern, @mickeyxfriedman, and @gdb. LinkedIn: Jim Fan
Forums: Hacker News, r/OpenAI, r/artificial, and r/ChatGPT
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
More: Cointelegraph, The Information, and The Guardian
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft's Xbox and Inworld AI enter a multiyear partnership to create multi-platform AI-powered game development tools for narrative and character creation — Microsoft's Xbox and Inworld AI have partnered to create AI-powered game development tools for narrative and character creation.
More: Microsoft Game Dev, The Verge, Inworld, The Register, Windows Central, Bitcoin Insider, Wccftech, CoinStats, Tom's Hardware, The Messenger, Dexerto, Kotaku, Thurrott, Android Authority, PCMag, Developer Tech News, Dot Esports, and Windows Report
X: @betterthemask, @msftgamedev, @deeketweak, @haiyan, @yourpalclay, @kalaelizabeth, @ogg1993, @northead, @inworld_ai, @inworld_ai, and @inworld_ai
LinkedIn: Alesya Naberezhnova and Alesya Naberezhnova
Forums: r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/Games, r/technology, and r/xboxone
| Bloomberg: |
Some visitors to Yuga Labs' ApeFest in Hong Kong report experiencing eye burn, blaming the event's lighting; the Bored Ape creator acknowledges the situation — - Bored Ape digital collectibles among most popular in crypto — Yuga Labs organized ApeFest event in Hong Kong last week
More: 404 Media, The Block, Cointelegraph, The Verge, DL News, The Guardian, Dexerto, CoinDesk, Financial Times, Engadget, PC Gamer, and Insider
Threads: @crumbler. Mastodon: @recursive@hachyderm.io, @spaf@mstdn.social, @riana@mastodon.lawprofs.org, and @NicMakesStuff@indieweb.social
X: @feld4014, @boredapeyc, @cryptojune777, @cryptojune777, @crypto_birb, @0xtangle, @iamasifkamal, @cryptoturkweb3, @rsmck, @yallahhabibibtc, @3orovik, @jack_raines, @poordart, @hentaiavenger66, @investmentshulk, @illadaproducer, @cryptofinally, @web3adam, @sarahnemerson, @crypto_birb, @kylebrussell, @zekefaux, @edzitron, @pauly0x, @knveth, @ositanwanevu, @ahitposter, @vec0zy, @jeeeberts, @birdrespecter, @molly0xfff, @josephfcox, @basedkarbon, @eriqgardner, @tomgara, and @cryptojune777
LinkedIn: Daniel Tunkelang and Kelvin Low
Forums: Hacker News, r/HongKong, and r/offbeat
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Apple does not plan to release an Apple silicon version of the 27-inch iMac, encouraging consumers to buy a Mac Studio or Mac mini and a Studio Display instead — Apple will not be making an Apple Silicon version of the 27-inch iMac to replace the Intel-equipped model that it discontinued in 2022.
More: TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, iThinkDifferent, MacRumors, ZDNet, MacDailyNews, Apple Must, Ars Technica, TechRadar, Neowin, TweakTown, Cult of Mac, and iDownloadBlog.com
Mastodon: @paul@tapbots.social and @dcseifert@mastodon.social
X: @vadimyuryev, @rsgnl, @bzamayo, @markgurman, @lukemiani, @aapltree, and @jon_prosser
Forums: r/gadgets, r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Joe Osborne / PCMag: |
More: AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Forbes, Tom's Hardware, TechRadar, CNET, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, MobileSyrup, XDA Developers, Gizmodo, Wccftech, MacRumors, and BGR. X: @cnet
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Sony says it's terminating X integration for PS5 and PS4 starting November 13, 2023, meaning users won't be able to post and view content on X from the consoles — Sony is terminating its X (formerly Twitter) integrations for PS5 and PS4, meaning you soon won't be able to post screenshots and clips to X from those consoles.
More: TweakTown, PCMag, Eurogamer.net, The Messenger, PC Gamer, TechRadar, Gizmodo, Android Headlines, GameSpot, Dexerto, Press Start, and Polygon
Threads: @wario64, @cokomonx, @nuttybluerice, @day_of_lemay, @0xjessel, @cynicalelysian, @crumbler, @jussiejussie, and @firerock31
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) review: M3 Max beats the M1 Ultra, a nice design, and a ProMotion display, but RAM and SSD upgrades are pricey and the notch remains — A solid generational upgrade for a laptop that wouldn't be possible with Intel. — The next year or two will be a turning point …
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X: @patrick_orourke, @josesaezmerino, @bzamayo, @lafaiel, @nickdawg, and @jimmyjamesuk123. Forums: Ars OpenForum
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
More: TechCrunch, ZDNet, BGR, TechRadar, Daring Fireball, iThinkDifferent, Engadget, MacRumors, Forbes, 9to5Mac, Wccftech, calgaryherald, Pocket-lint, Tom's Guide, T3, British GQ, Stuff, and Brian Tong on YouTube
| Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
A survey of 167 researchers shows 104 studies about X have been canceled, suspended, or changed after X ended free academic access to its API and sued the CCDH — Social media researchers have canceled, suspended or changed more than 100 studies about X, formerly Twitter …
More: Ars Technica, X, iTnews, and Fortune
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
WeWork, valued at $47B in 2019, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its locations in the US and Canada, and reports liabilities between $10B and $50B — - Office-sharing company WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court Monday.
More: Bloomberg, Engadget, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, and abc7NY
| Sara Ashley O'Brien / Wall Street Journal: |
Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd plans to step down nearly a decade after founding the dating app, to be succeeded by Slack CEO Lidiane Jones on January 2, 2024 — The dating-app founder who marketed her product toward women will be replaced by Lidiane Jones, the Slack chief executive
More: Bumble Inc., BBC, TechCrunch, Financial Times, CNN, Fortune, San Francisco Business Times, TechCrunch, Reuters, TIME, CIO Dive, CNBC, and Bloomberg
X: @anngehan, @_emmahinchliffe, and @quinnypig
LinkedIn: SeyitBek U. and Sara O.
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
AI startup Vectara's Hallucination Evaluation Model: OpenAI's LLMs had the lowest hallucination rates, followed by Meta's; Google's PaLM-Chat had the highest — When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3 percent of the time, according to research from a new start-up.
More: Vectara, Vectara on GitHub, Hugging Face, and Vectara
X: @ahmedrezat, @mccannatron, @hsu_steve, @vectara, @ofermend, @nigelesl, @vectara, @vectara, and @alphawatchai. LinkedIn: Steve Hunt
Forums: Hacker News and r/ChatGPT
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Meta says there are now 1M active subscriptions to Instagram creators, just over a year after launching the subscriptions feature, and unveils new creator tools — There are now 1 million paid subscriptions to creators on Instagram, slowly transforming the platform into a space where creators can get paid directly by their fans.
More: Meta, Fortune, The Information, Neowin, PetaPixel, Android Headlines, PYMNTS.com, and Social Media Today
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube plans to test generative AI features for Premium users, like a comments summarizer and a conversational recommendations tool, first on Android in the US — YouTube will begin to experiment with new generative AI features, the company announced today.
More: YouTube Help Community, MacRumors, 9to5Google, PhoneArena, Neowin, and Engadget. LinkedIn: Daniel Tunkelang
| Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |
Internal documents: Cruise knew its cars struggled to detect large holes and sometimes had problems recognizing kids, prior to its California permitting crisis — According to internal materials reviewed by The Intercept, Cruise cars were also in danger of driving into holes in the road.
More: Forbes, CNBC, and The Verge
Mastodon: @Lazarou@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @protecttruth.bsky.social. X: @binarybits, @alexroy144, @davidzipper, and @cyrusphall
Forums: Hacker News and r/SelfDrivingCars
| Katie Paul / Reuters: |
Meta says it is barring political advertisers from using its new generative AI advertising products — Facebook owner Meta (META.O) is barring political advertisers from using its new generative AI advertising products, a company spokesperson said on Monday, cutting off campaigns' access … | Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
Epic's antitrust case against Google Play's app payment system goes to trial in San Francisco, after Google settled with Match on October 31 ahead of a trial — The maker of Fortnite is suing the search giant as it is defending a DoJ antitrust case — The long-running attempt by Epic Games …
More: CNBC, VentureBeat, GamesIndustry.biz, Kotaku, TechCrunch, Android Headlines, Bloomberg, Courthouse News Service, Washington Post, Associated Press, Tuko.co.ke, Yahoo Finance, The Verge, and Stock Market News
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social. X: @swiftstories, @florian4gamers, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, and @florian4gamers. Forums: Hacker News
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