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| Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: |
Google plans to “pause the image generation of people” via Gemini and “re-release an improved version soon” while working to fix its race inaccuracy “issues” — - Critics on X say model is unable to accurately depict races — Google said it will re-release an improved version soon
Source: @google_comms. More: The Guardian, Financial Times, Android Authority, The Verge, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Android Police, RTÉ, CNBC, The National, The Daily Caller, MSPoweruser, London Evening Standard, POCIT. Telling the stories …, Android Headlines, and Quartz
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| Kate Irwin / PCMag: |
Google says the company is working to immediately fix Gemini's “inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions”, after some users complained — Controversy is swirling around Google's generative AI tool Gemini as some users complain that its historical depictions are not accurate.
More: 9to5Google, The Verge, Cybernews.com, London Evening Standard, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, BBC, Forbes, twitchy.com, Newsweek, IJR, VentureBeat, WinBuzzer, Fast Company, The Decoder, Variety, Creative Bloq, MSPoweruser, PetaPixel, Mashable, Engadget, Gizmodo, New York Post, Daily Mail, 9to5Google, and Stratechery
Threads: @crumbler. X: @jackk, @google_comms, @debarghya_das, @id_aa_carmack, @paulg, @johnlu0x, @davidrozado, @basedtorba, @mostlypeacefull, @anothercohen, @stevesi, @micsolana, @vocalcry, @elonmusk, @razibkhan, @benthompson, @autismcapital, @uubzu, @natesilver538, @austen, @thecaptain_nemo, @stablequan, @basedtorba, @indian_bronson, @carnage4life, @realmemes6, @stevesi, @shiringhaffary, @chrisjbakke, @stevesi, @elonmusk, @growing_daniel, @endwokeness, @yacinemtb, @yacinemtb, @anothercohen, @benthompson, @pmarca, @powerbottomdad1, @nearcyan, @bindureddy, @noahpinion, @wesyang, @swiftonsecurity, @alexkolicich, @inversebrah, @0interestrates, @creatine_cycle, @pmarca, @pmarca, @itsjoeco, @lukolejnik, @yacinemtb, @basedbeffjezos, @growing_daniel, @buccocapital, @pstafarianprice, @paulg, @basedbeffjezos, @smtuffy, @redsteeze, @razibkhan, @pmarca, @carnage4life, @grummz, @carnage4life, @gordic_aleksa, @micsolana, @balajis, @yacinemtb, @shakoistslog, @lokijulianus, @plinz, @stevesi, @natesilver538, @growing_daniel, @m_wacker, and @imao_. Forums: Hacker News
| Reuters: |
Downdetector: users of AT&T, Verizon, and other networks report ongoing cellular outages across the US, starting at around 4:30AM ET; T-Mobile denies any issues — A cellular outage on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T (T.N) users in the United States, disrupting calls and text messages …
More: CNN, NBC News, CNBC, The Verge, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, USA Today, PCMag, Associated Press, Axios, Android Authority, The Register, Reuters, Benzinga, Android Police, DatacenterDynamics, Daily Mail, AT&T Community Forums, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, BBC, TMZ.com, Wired, Deadline, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Digital Trends, KnowTechie, Newser, SlashGear, TechRadar, Phone Scoop, FE Tech Bytes, and Telecoms Tech News
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Forums: r/oklahoma, r/ATT, r/ATT, r/ATT, r/technology, r/RhodeIsland, r/news, and r/TeslaLounge
| Washington Post: |
Leaked files detail Chinese state-linked hacking groups carrying out large-scale, systematic cyber intrusions against governments, companies, and infrastructure — A trove of leaked documents from a Chinese state-linked hacking group shows that Beijing's intelligence and military groups …
More: GitHub, Krebs on Security, Malwarebytes, SentinelOne, The Record, New York Times, Fortune, Risky.Biz, Associated Press, The Register, and CyberScoop
X: @bushidotoken, @azakasekai_, @byron_wan, @byron_wan, @mrbcyber, @kimzetter, @bxieus, @jamestobyne, @dakekang, @dakekang, @catecadell, @silascutler, @bushidotoken, @dcuthbert, @washingtonpost, @kimzetter, @rhcm123, @dakekang, @jorge_guajardo, and @adrianzenz. LinkedIn: Brian Krebs
Forums: r/worldnews, r/China, and Slashdot
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony is testing PC support for its PlayStation VR2 headset, which currently works exclusively with the PS5, and hopes “to make this support available in 2024” — Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset is designed to work exclusively with a PS5, but the company is now testing out support for PC.| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue up 265% YoY to $22.1B, vs. $20.62B est., Data Center revenue up 409% to $18.4B, Q1 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 15%+ — - Nvidia reported earnings after the bell that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and sales, and said revenue during …
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LinkedIn: Simon Bush and Subhan Ali
Forums: r/NVDA_Stock, r/technology, r/StockMarket, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers warn that hackers are exploiting ConnectWise's remote access tool via a flaw “embarrassingly easy” to exploit; ConnectWise has confirmed the attacks — “I can't sugarcoat it — this shit is bad," said Huntress' CEO — Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability …
More: ConnectWise, Huntress Blog, Horizon3.ai, BleepingComputer, SC Media, TechRadar, Cybernews.com, and Dark Reading
Mastodon: @i0null@infosec.exchange and @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social
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LinkedIn: Derrick M, Seth Geftic, and Brian Krebs
| Reuters: |
Sources: Reddit signed a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search giant's AI models; source: the contract is worth ~$60M per year — Social media platform Reddit has struck a deal with Google (GOOGL.O) to make its content available for training …
More: Search Engine Land, WinBuzzer, New York Post, TechStartups, MSPoweruser, iPhone in Canada Blog, KnowYourMobile, The Decoder, PhoneArena, Benzinga, CoinXposure, The Verge, and Wall Street Journal
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Forums: r/privacy, r/google, r/singularity, and r/news
| Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: |
Stability AI releases a preview of Stable Diffusion 3.0, its next flagship text-to-image model, aiming to offer improved image quality and better performance — Stability AI is out today with an early preview of its Stable Diffusion 3.0 next-generation flagship text-to-image generative AI model.
More: Stability AI. X: @emostaque, @emostaque, @snowden, @stabilityai, @stabilityai, @stabilityai, and @stabilityai
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung plans to roll out One UI 6.1 in “late March” for the Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, and Tab 9 series, adding the full Galaxy AI suite and more — Samsung's next big Android update, One UI 6.1, debuted on the Galaxy S24 series last month, but is getting ready to make its way to more Galaxy devices.
More: Samsung Newsroom, CNET, HotHardware, Wccftech, Sammy Fans, TechRadar, Neowin, Gizmochina, ZDNet, Android Headlines, Sam Lover, Tom's Guide, Gizmodo, Android Police, PCMag, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Engadget, and The Verge
Forums: r/oneui and r/GalaxyS23
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Trend Micro and the UK NCA: LockBit was secretly building LockBit-NG-Dev, a new version of its file encrypting malware, when law enforcement took down the gang — LockBit ransomware developers were secretly building a new version of their file encrypting malware, dubbed LockBit-NG-Dev … | Lauly Li / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Google plans to start assembling the Pixel 8 Pro in southern India in Q2 2024, followed by production of the Pixel 8 in northern India around mid-2024 — Search engine giant joins Apple, Samsung in tapping big South Asian market — Google will prepare a production line …
More: Business Today, Silicon UK, Reuters, CNBC, Android Headlines, NewsBytes, Huawei Central, PhoneArena, FE Tech Bytes, Hindustan Times, Livemint, Benzinga, and Channel NewsAsia. Forums: r/GooglePixel
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Sequoia-Klarna spat stemmed from co-founders Sebastian Siemiatkowski and Victor Jacobsson, which dragged Michael Moritz and Sequoia into the fray — - Disputes within Klarna spilled over into high-profile VC drama — Sequoia backtracked on plans to boot Moritz from board
X: @aishagani and @aishagani
| Shivam Patel / Reuters: |
X reports taking down accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government, which local media tied to farmers' protests, and disagrees with the action — Social media platform X said on Thursday it took down certain accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government … | Bloomberg: |
EigenLayer, which facilitates crypto “restaking” to build Ethereum projects via a points system, raised $100M from a16z, after raising $50M in March 2023 — - VC firm was the sole investor in EigenLayer's funding round — Crypto venture investments declined sharply in the past year
More: Metaverse Post, CoinDesk, The Block, The Block, EigenLayer Blog, Cryptonews, Cointelegraph, NFTgators, CoinGape, and CoinJournal
X: @eigenlayer, @boxmining, @eigenlayer, @saliencexbt, and @muyaoshen
| Stanley Widianto / Reuters: |
Meta says “we understand Meta will not be required to pay for news content that publishers voluntarily post to our platforms” in Indonesia under a new law — Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O) on Thursday said it believes that a new Indonesia law does not require …
More: Social Media Today, Sekretariat Kabinet …, and Bloomberg
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
The US FDA warns the agency has not “authorized, cleared, or approved any smartwatch or smart ring” that claims to measure blood glucose levels non-invasively — The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not want consumers to purchase or use smart watches … | Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, who might be the biggest individual funder of AI education and research, having pledged $500M+ to the effort — The private-equity billionaire has donated more than half a billion dollars for AI education and research| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Instagram launches its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries, including India, Japan, and the UK — Instagram said today that it is expanding its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries.
More: Social Signals, The Indian Express, Music Ally, RTTNews, B&T, and Meta
| Dr Richard Fletcher / Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: |
Analysis: by the end of 2023, 48% of the most popular news websites in the US, UK, and eight others blocked OpenAI's crawler and 24% blocked Google's crawler — In this factsheet we describe the proportion of top news websites in ten countries that block AI (artificial intelligence) crawlers.| Abhirup Roy / Reuters: |
A California regulator delays Waymo's application to expand robotaxi services to parts of the Los Angeles area and San Francisco's peninsula until June 19, 2024 — A California regulator has put on hold until June 19 an application by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Waymo to expand its robotaxi services … | Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg: |
The RBI's crackdown on Paytm, Visa, and others seems driven by sketchy actors riding speed and scale, underpinned by issues of identity, tech, and competition — The central bank is worried whether the country's 50 million merchants accepting online payments are real, and if they're moving money for genuine purposes.| Michael McCarthy / Front Office Sports: |
Sources: Amazon paid $120M for exclusive rights to show a 2025 NFL playoff game on Prime Video; NBCU paid $110M for the January 2024 NFL payoff game on Peacock — Out of the Big Four tech giants, Amazon is the most ambitious about invading live sports. The giant streamer is opening … | Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Framework releases a $499 version of its modular Laptop 13, with a “barebones configuration” built using leftover parts, and starts selling refurbished DDR4 RAM — Framework is now selling a $499 version of its modular 2021 Laptop 13, a “barebones configuration” …
More: PC Gamer, TechPowerUp, Framework Blog, and TechSpot
| Reuters: |
Taiwanese chip firms are moving to Japan as the China decoupling accelerates, with at least nine setting up shop or expanding operations over the past two years — Japan's efforts to rebuild its semiconductor industry are getting a shot in the arm as more and more Taiwanese chip companies expand here …
More: Bloomberg, Axios, Nikkei Asia, and Benzinga
| Anna Tong / Reuters: |
Over 700 people, including AI experts and executives, sign an open letter calling for more regulation of deepfakes, such as by criminalizing deepfake child porn — Artificial intelligence experts and industry executives, including one of the technology's trailblazers Yoshua Bengio … Sponsor Posts
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