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| Will Knight / Wired: |
A look at Databricks' new open-source model DBRX, an LLM that cost ~$10M to train over several months and, Databricks says, outshines Llama 2, Mixtral, and Grok — Startup Databricks just released DBRX, the most powerful open source large language model yet—eclipsing Meta's Llama 2.
More: Databricks, Bloomberg, InfoWorld, TechCrunch, The Information, Databricks, Constellation Research, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, ITPro, and Databricks
Threads: @vthallam. X: @mattshumer_, @emostaque, @abacaj, @alighodsi, @jefrankle, @jefrankle, @downingark, @stevesi, @jefrankle, @dylan522p, @chamath, @natolambert, @databricks, @lindensli, @mvpatel2000, @vitaliychiley, @code_star, @code_star, and @code_star
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Affinity and Canva publish a joint pledge promising to keep Affinity's design software “fair, transparent, and affordable”, including its “perpetual licenses” — After Canva's acquisition of Affinity design software sparked concern regarding the future …
More: Affinity, Joan Westenberg, TechSpot, Silicon Canals, Techpoint Africa, BetaNews, 9to5Mac, mjtsai.com, TechCrunch, and Bloomberg
Threads: @todd_coleman. X: @thatanimeweirdo, @t3dotgg, @passivestar_, @jamesjdominguez, @affinitybyserif, and @demisbellot. Forums: r/Affinity
| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
Google researchers observed 97 zero-day exploits in the wild in 2023, up 50% from 62 in 2022; 48 were used by espionage actors and 10 were financially-motivated — Cybersecurity experts are warning that zero-day exploits, which can be used to compromise devices before anyone is aware they're vulnerable …
More: BleepingComputer, The Keyword, PCMag, The Register, iPhone in Canada Blog, CyberScoop, Cyber Kendra, Google Cloud Blog, Dark Reading, Forbes, Android Central, TechRadar, GovInfoSecurity.com, and SecurityWeek
X: @maddiestone, @profwoodward, and @rseroter
Forums: r/netsec and r/cybersecurity
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Disney adds Hulu to Disney+, after beta testing the integration since December 2023; Disney+ subscribers who don't pay for Hulu can still search for Hulu shows — “Content recommendations are going to be more relevant based on your usage,” says Joe Earley, president of direct-to-consumer for Disney Entertainment.
More: Disney Plus Press, The Walt Disney Company, The Verge, PCMag, 9to5Google, Engadget, Variety, Gitsul Group, Ad Age, Light Reading, The Streamable, The Information, IGN, GameSpot, Neowin, Deadline, The Wrap, Digital Trends, and The Streamr
X: @tvgrimreaper and @aaron
LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski and Trent Morrison
Forums: r/DisneyPlus and r/cordcutters
| Reuters: |
A US judge rules that the SEC's lawsuit against Coinbase can proceed, but dismisses one claim that Coinbase acted as an unregistered broker via Coinbase Wallet — A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday said the U.S. securities regulator's lawsuit against Coinbase (COIN.O) can move forward …
More: The Verge, CoinDesk, Unchained, PYMNTS.com, Decrypt, Finbold, DL News, The Block, CNBC, Coinspeaker, CoinGape, Bitcoinist.com, Bloomberg, crypto.news, The Crypto Times, Cointelegraph, CoinJournal, Crowdfund Insider, and Financial Times
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Forums: r/ethtrader and r/Buttcoin
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Elon Musk says X plans to make xAI's Grok available to all Premium subscribers “later this week”, expanding on Premium+ support; X Premium costs $8 per month — Following Elon Musk's xAI's move to open source its Grok large language model earlier in March, the X owner on Tuesday … | CNBC: |
Amazon plans to invest $2.75B in Anthropic, the second tranche of Amazon's planned $4B investment in the AI startup, after a $1.25B tranche in September 2023 — Amazon is making its largest outside investment in its three-decade history as it looks to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence race.
More: VentureBeat, New York Times, Bloomberg, About Amazon, and The Hollywood Reporter
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| Colleen McClain / Pew Research Center: |
A survey of 10,133 US adults: 43% of those aged 18-29 used ChatGPT in February 2024, up from 33% in July 2023, compared to 27% of 30-49 and 23% of all adults — It's been more than a year since ChatGPT's public debut set the tech world abuzz. And Americans' use of the chatbot is ticking up … | Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
At Intel's AI Summit in Taipei, executives say Copilot will soon run locally on PCs and that there will be a 40 TOPS requirement for NPUs on next-gen AI PCs — Let the TOPS wars begin. — We've previously reported on industry rumors that Microsoft's Copilot AI service will soon run locally …
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| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
| Wall Street Journal: |
How Phil Schiller, now an Apple Fellow, emerged as Apple's most ardent public defender of its ecosystem, under attacks from the US DOJ, the EU, rivals, and more — Former Chief Marketing Officer Phil Schiller has frequently made it clear that Apple doesn't intend to yield to developer criticism| Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg: |
Blockchain game Munchables, which offers rewards for looking after digital creatures, loses ~$63M in ETH in a hack; the hacker seems to have returned the funds — - Blockchain-based Munchables game confirmed a security incident — Munchables declared all user funds safe later the same day| Marcia Sekhose / 91mobiles: |
Source: the Google Pixel 9 will have three sizes, the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL; alleged Pixel 9 renders show two rear cameras and a compact body — - New 5K renders give us a close look at the vanilla Google Pixel 9. — In addition to Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro, Google will also launch Pixel 9 Pro XL.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google adds a tool that lets US users swipe left or right to rate apparel and accessories to get style recommendations on mobile browsers and Google app — Google is rolling out a new update that makes it easier for users to find personalized shopping results, the company announced on Wednesday.
More: The Keyword, The Verge, Lifewire, and News.ng
| Michelle F Davis / Bloomberg: |
Sources: blockchain AI companies SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, and Ocean Protocol are discussing merging their tokens into ASI, with a ~$7.5B fully diluted value — Three artificial intelligence companies that operate on blockchain are in talks to merge their crypto tokens, a move aimed at helping them develop a decentralized AI platform.
More: PYMNTS.com, Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol, and SingularityNET, Finbold, Decrypt, CryptoSlate, The Block, Bitcoin Insider, CoinGape, Cryptonews, Crypto Briefing, Coinpedia Fintech News, Coinspeaker, crypto.news, CCN.com, Blockonomi, CoinDesk, NewsBTC, The Crypto Times, and Benzinga. Forums: r/FetchAI_Community
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google adds AI-generated trip itineraries to Search, translation to Circle to Search, and curated recommendations in Maps in 40+ cities across the US and Canada — Google is introducing a handful of updates that aim to take some of the stress out of planning trips and outings …
More: 9to5Google, TechCrunch, The Keyword, Engadget, Android Authority, The Keyword, 9to5Google, Android Central, Mashable, Tom's Guide, and Skift. X: @scobleizer
| Sheera Frenkel / New York Times: |
Israeli officials detail an expansive and experimental facial recognition program in Gaza to catalog Palestinians without their knowledge, starting in late 2023 — The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others.
More: Cryptopolitan. X: @william_fitz, @sopgood, @fbajak, @awinston, @arifcrafiq, @shashj, @evan_greer, @arictoler, @kashhill, @shashj, and @shashj
Forums: Hacker News and r/worldnews
| Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal: |
How tech companies' search for AI experts, amid a shortage of candidates, led to million-dollar-a-year compensation packages, poaching entire teams, and more — The artificial-intelligence boom is sending Silicon Valley's talent wars to new extremes. Tech companies are serving up million-dollar …
Threads: @jjackyliang. X: @emostaque, @emostaque, @emostaque, @deviparikh, @andrewcurran_, @lateinteraction, @headinthebox, and @jasonlk
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Source: Salesforce paid $20M+ to license Einstein's image in October 2016, hoping to stand out in the AI space; the proceeds go to Jerusalem's Hebrew University — It's tough to stand out as a tech company working on artificial intelligence. Albert Einstein is Salesforce's solution.| Martin Coulter / Reuters: |
Tech industry group Boardwave, representing 1,300 founders, CEOs, and others, urges the UK to provide more support for the software industry in a white paper — Britain's government has been urged to provide more support for the software industry with measures including tax incentives and talent visas.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Gemini to some Google Messages beta users with RCS enabled on select Pixel and Galaxy devices, letting users chat to Gemini over RCS — Following the announcement a month ago, Gemini is starting to roll out for some Google Messages beta users.| Clothilde Goujard / Politico: |
Amazon loses an EU legal bid to delay complying with DSA rules on making its online ad library publicly available, after a judge rejected Amazon's request — Tech giant said it is “disappointed with this decision.” — Amazon lost a legal bid to delay obeying part of the European Union's new content moderation law.
More: Search Engine Land, Reuters, TechCrunch, and Court of Justice of the European Union
X: @reinfeld and @lewis_crofts
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Some Apple users report being targeted in “MFA bombing” attacks, in which phishers inundate their devices with alerts to approve a password change or login — Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple's password reset feature.
More: Mashable, MacRumors, ZDNet, PCMag, AppleInsider, Macworld, iMore, BGR, Tom's Guide, XDA Developers, Hindustan Times, Cybernews.com, Finbold, iThinkDifferent, TechRadar, The Sun, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Infosec Exchange
Mastodon: @briankrebs@infosec.exchange, @danwing@infosec.exchange, @briankrebs@infosec.exchange, and @briankrebs@infosec.exchange
X: @parth220_ and @mattjay
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and MacRumors Forums
| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
HSBC releases its HSBC Gold Token, minted on its Orion digital assets platform, via its online banking and app, after testing the service in November 2023 — The bank is claiming bragging rights for being the first bank to create a blockchain-based real world asset aimed at retail investors.| Financial Times: |
A profile of Swedish accounting software maker Fortnox, valued at $4.6B after its stock rose 5x since 2020, as some analysts question its growth prospects — Stock in $4.6bn company has boomed under chief executive Tommy Eklund. Analysts question how much further its niche business can expandSponsor Posts
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