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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Epic says Apple removed its iOS developer account, hampering its app store plans, and shares a letter from Apple lawyers calling Epic “verifiably untrustworthy” — After Epic CEO Tim Sweeney criticized how Apple is rolling out alternative app stores on iOS in the EU …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/LinusTechTips, r/pcgaming, r/gaming, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
In letter to Epic, Apple's lawyers cite Tim Sweeney's public attacks, including an X post, and say Epic is part of a “global effort to undermine” Apple's rules — In the latest installment of Things No One Should Lose Sleep Over, Epic Games says Apple has taken down its newly reinstated developer account in the EU.
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Mastodon: @ChanceHMiller@mastodon.social and @ambulephabus@mastodon.social
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| Punchbowl News: |
The White House is backing a bipartisan bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok if it wants to remain in US app stores — The Biden White House is backing a bipartisan bill that could lead to a ban on the hugely popular social media app TikTok in the United States.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
As part of its DMA compliance plan, Google details its program that lets Play Store developers lead EEA users outside their app, including fees of 5% to 17% — Google today is sharing more details about the fees that will accompany its plan to comply with Europe's new Digital Markets Act …
More: The Keyword, Google Help Center, 9to5Google, and Computing
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Microsoft engineer Shane Jones warns the FTC and Microsoft's board that Copilot Designer generates violent and sexual images, violates copyright laws, and more — - Shane Jones, who's worked at Microsoft for six years, has been testing the company's AI image generator in his free time and told CNBC he is disturbed by his findings.
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Forums: r/DeFranco and Slashdot
| Eric Tucker / Associated Press: |
The US DOJ says a former Google software engineer has been charged with stealing AI technology from Google while secretly working with two China-based companies — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company …
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| The Verge: |
OpenAI says that while discussing a for-profit structure, Elon Musk “wanted us to merge with Tesla” or “majority equity, initial board control, and to be CEO” — In a blog post published on Tuesday, OpenAI said it will move to dismiss “all of Elon's claims” …
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| Bloomberg: |
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta details WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability under the EU's DMA, saying third parties must use Signal's protocol, which Meta already uses for encryption — Meta today is offering more details about how it plans to make its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger …
More: Engineering at Meta, Business Insider, Daring Fireball, Engadget, iMore, PCMag, GSMArena.com, RestorePrivacy, and iPhone in Canada Blog
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| Financial Times: |
Email: Spanish data protection regulator AEPD demands Worldcoin cease collecting personal data in the country and gives the company 72 hours to prove compliance — Spain has moved to block Sam Altman's cryptocurrency project Worldcoin, the latest blow to a venture that has raised controversy … | Dell Cameron / Wired: |
In a letter, 41 state AGs call on Meta to address the “dramatic increase” in Facebook and Instagram account takeovers and say hackers buy ads on its services — A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked …
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| Will Shanklin / Engadget: |
Twitch details its 2024 plans, including redesigning its mobile app for the first time since 2019 to add mod tools, the ability to upload short videos, and more — It promises “a more modern, immersive viewing experience” later this year. — Twitch is redesigning its mobile app for the first time since 2019.| Bloomberg: |
A deep dive into Apple's failed EV project: management's indecision, various prototypes, partnership talks with Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, McLaren, and others, more — Tim Cook shut down plans to acquire Tesla before cycling through a junkyard's worth of self-driving designs over the past decade.
More: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Six Colors, and MacDailyNews
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/cars, and MacRumors Forums
| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
NIST staff, US officials, congressional aides, and tech executives detail a massive resources gap between NIST, tasked with keeping AI safe, and tech companies — Funding challenges at the National Institute of Standards and Technology could jeopardize the Biden administration AI work
More: The Hill. X: @rmpatterson46, @yosariantwo, @jgrantindc, @arekfurt, @mark_riedl, @nitashatiku, @willoremus, @kylebrussell, @tonyromm, @cat_zakrzewski, @vivekchil, @correadan, and @fbajak. LinkedIn: Cat Zakrzewski
| Clare Duffy / CNN: |
CCDH: Midjourney, DreamStudio, ChatGPT Plus, and Microsoft Image Creator created election disinformation in 41% of tests; Midjourney was most likely to do so — New York CNN — — Leading artificial intelligence image generators can be manipulated into creating misleading election-related images … | Axios: |
Sources: a16z expects to raise $6.5B to $7B for a master feeder fund by early April; 50% would go to its fourth growth fund and 10% to its second gaming fund — - Half would go to the firm's fourth growth fund, which would represent a significant size decline from its $5 billion predecessor.| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Facebook says it's working on an AI system for its video recommendations across its entire ecosystem, and tests have led to an 8%-10% gain in Reels watch time — - Tom Alison, the head of Facebook, said on Wednesday that the company is working on a AI model to “power our entire video ecosystem.”| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Dutch government creates a task force to address ASML's concerns around skilled workers, regulations, and electricity, to keep ASML in the country — - Government has set up a task force to keep ASML in Netherlands — The Netherlands has lost Shell, Unilever to relocations| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
More than 100 top AI researchers sign an open letter imploring AI companies to provide a legal and technical safe harbor for researchers to study their products — Tech company policies have put a chill on independent AI research, says open letter — More than 100 top artificial intelligence …
More: MIT, Benzinga, Computerworld, Knight First Amendment …, AI Snake Oil, and MIT
Mastodon: @michaelzimmer@aoir.social. X: @mozilla, @shayneredford, @rishibommasani, @sayashk, and @ashwinforga. LinkedIn: Carol Anderson
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Canalys Q4 2023 smartphone chip shipments: MediaTek rose 21% YoY to 117M, Apple rose 7% YoY to 78M, Qualcomm rose 1% YoY to 69M; Samsung dropped 48% YoY to 13M — Google Pixel is coming off of its best-selling year to date, but according to one report, Google shipped fewer Tensor chips in Q4 2023.| Michael J. Totten / City Journal: |
A look at the AI revolution, reminiscent of the industrial revolution but unfolding over years rather than centuries, and the views of AI optimists and doomers — Machines can now talk with us in ways that aren't preprogrammed. They can draw pictures, write passable (if generic) …
X: @cityjournal, @cityjournal, @jacobjaber, @sapinker, and @bgurley
| Assaf Gilead / Globes Online: |
Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty raised $100M in a “pre-IPO round” at an estimated $2.5B valuation and reports $100M ARR, after raising $400M in 2021 — Claroty provides infrastructure cybersecurity and secures connected devices in all Pfizer, BMW, Siemens and Schneider plants.Sponsor Posts
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