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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing them of betraying an agreement from OpenAI's founding to develop AI toward the “benefit of humanity” over profits — OpenAI is not so open now, Musk claims, following the closed source release of the company's artificial general intelligence technology under Microsoft.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Filing: Elon Musk says OpenAI is “not just developing but is actually refining an AGI to maximize profits for Microsoft” and claims GPT-4 constitutes an AGI — Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and affiliated entities, alleging the ChatGPT makers …
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| Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk might be suing OpenAI because he is a troll and has a grudge but his lawsuit puts a spotlight on the empty humanitarian posturing by AI businesses — Too many AI startups have seen their noble goals imperiled by Big Tech's gravitational pull. — Call it an epic troll by Elon Musk … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
After criticism, Apple says iOS 17.4 won't remove Home Screen web apps in the EU, which will continue to be built on WebKit and its security architecture — Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union.
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Meta plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in early April 2024 and stop signing deals for traditional news content in those countries — Meta Platforms Inc. is winding down its news feature in the US and Australia, part of a broader shift away from the category for the social media giant.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google confirms it is blocking rooted Android phones from using RCS, citing the need to abide by the RCS standard's “operating measures” to stop spam and abuse — In recent weeks, Android users with rooted or bootloader unlocked phones have found that RCS in Google Messages does not work.
More: The Verge, MobileSyrup, Android Headlines, Sam Lover, Forbes, Android Authority, Phandroid, and Android Police
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Apple says users and a number of government agencies in the EU raised concerns about the security risks of allowing app sideloading on iOS to comply with DMA — A number of government agencies in the European Union and elsewhere have voiced concerns about security risks as Apple (AAPL.O) …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Google pulls 12+ popular apps from the Play Store in India for persistently not complying with billing policies, escalating a three-year dispute in the country — Google pulled more than a dozen popular apps including recruitment platform Naukri, matrimony service Shaadi …
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| Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian: |
A US judge orders the NSO Group to hand over its code for Pegasus and other spyware products to Meta, as part of Meta's ongoing litigation to protect WhatsApp — Israeli company NSO Group is accused in lawsuit by Meta's messaging app of spying on 1,400 users over a two-week period
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| Vittoria Elliott / Wired: |
In a hearing, a federal judge sounded skeptical of X's claims in its lawsuit against CCDH; an expert says it is “a SLAPP suit disguised as a contractual suit” — X alleges that the Center for Countering Digital Hate cost it millions by showing that hate speech was spreading on the platform.
More: NPR, 9to5Mac, CoinGape, Associated Press, Reuters, and Benzinga
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| The Guardian: |
An investigation into ClothOff, an app being used to make deepfake porn images of underage girls, finds a brother and sister in Belarus are linked to the app — Exclusive: Guardian investigation for podcast series Black Box reveals names connected to app that generated nonconsensual images of underage girls around the world
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify launches the Audiobooks Access Tier, which gives free users in the US access to 15 hours of audiobooks per month for $9.99 per month — After adding 15 hours of free audiobooks listening to its subscription plan late last year, Spotify today is introducing a $9.99 per month option … Sponsor Posts
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