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| Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters: |
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner — Reddit (RDDT.N) has partnered with OpenAI to bring the social media platform's content to ChatGPT, the companies said on Thursday.
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Threads: @crumbler. Bluesky: @aarongreenspan.com. X: @openai, @carnage4life, @haydenfield, @lilyraynyc, @reddit, @shiringhaffary, @leanmediaorg, @ryanjones, @netcapgirl, @andrewcurran_, @lilyraynyc, @kantrowitz, @mikeisaac, and @kyliebytes. LinkedIn: Clara Lin Hawking
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA, r/wallstreetbets, r/technology, r/technology, and r/OpenAI
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Take-Two announces a fall 2025 release date for GTA VI, reports Q4 bookings down 3% YoY to $1.35B, and lowers its FY 2025 bookings forecast from $7B+ to $5.55B+ — - Game maker lowers forecast for 2025 bookings as a result — The 2013 version of game has sold over 200 million copies
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X: @_tom_henderson_, @raymondglomgold, @that1detectiv3, @that1detectiv3, and @videotechuk_. Forums: r/GTA
| Wall Street Journal: |
DOJ charges five people for allegedly duping 300+ US companies into hiring North Korea-linked remote IT workers and helping fund the country's nuclear program — Justice Department alleges Arizona woman and others helped foreign workers with North Korean connections get freelance gigs at U.S. companies| Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: |
Sony Music sends letters to 700+ AI companies, developers, and music streaming platforms warning over the “unauthorized use” of Sony's content in training AI — Music group representing Adele and Beyoncé contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of content
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Bluesky: @blowdart.me. X: @ryanmorrisonjer, @quinnypig, @julianharris, @danielthomasldn, @emostaque, @ksredelinghuys, @florian4gamers, @ednewtonrex, and @lucas_shaw. LinkedIn: Lucas Shaw
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
The EU opens a formal DSA investigation into Meta, to assess if Facebook, Instagram, and its other apps were reinforcing “rabbit hole” effects and other issues — Facebook and Instagram owner to be investigated on whether it does enough to protect mental health of young users
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Meta starts testing TweetDeck-style customizable feeds on Threads that are stacked in a column interface on the web, available to selected users — Meta is starting to test a TweetDeck-like experience for Threads today. It will allow Threads users to create customizable feeds that are stacked …
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Threads: @zuck, @mosseri, @crumbler, @cfzzz_, @magicaltrash, @drummerwrites, @dankennedy_nu, @mattnavarra, @oliverdarcy, @ggonzalez1210, @crumbler, @sokane1, @kurtwag8, @tomwarrenuk, @contz, @taylorlorenz, @reckless1280, @mgsiegler, @austin6warren, and @mattnavarra. X: @tomwarren
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok is testing 60-minute videos, which would let media companies post full TV show episodes and put TikTok in even more direct competition with YouTube — TikTok is testing the ability for users to upload 60-minute videos, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday.
More: Social Media Today, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Wccftech, iThinkDifferent, PCMag, Mind.ua, GSMArena.com, and YouTube Official Blog
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Server CPU designer Ampere announces that its AmpereOne chip family will grow to 256 cores by next year; Ampere will work with Qualcomm on cloud AI accelerators — Server CPU designer Ampere Computing announced its AmpereOne chip family will grow to 256 cores by next year.| Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: |
AI coding startup Replit, which raised $220M+ and was last valued at $1B, lays off 30 employees, or 20% of its staff, and pivots to enterprise sales — Replit, a San Francisco-based startup developing an artificial intelligence-powered coding assistant, has laid off 30 employees …
More: SiliconANGLE and VentureBeat
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated dots to iPhone and iPad screens to reduce motion sickness for passengers using them in moving vehicles — Apple today announced new accessibility features coming to its devices later this year, and one feature in particular that is likely …
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Google updates its accessibility apps: Lookout, to use a phone to recognize objects, a text-free mode in Look To Speak, and adds Maps wheelchair data on desktop — It's also making wheelchair information on Google Maps available on desktop. — Google has updated some of its accessibility apps …
More: The Keyword, Thurrott, Android Headlines, The Verge, Neowin, Gizmodo, CNET, and TechCrunch. LinkedIn: Jen
| Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Microsoft is asking about 700 to 800 employees involved in its China-based AI and cloud computing operations to consider relocating to other countries — Request comes as Biden administration toughens controls on China's access to cutting-edge American technology
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Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post: |
Youth advocacy group Encode Justice unveils 22 policy recommendations to ensure AI protects the “lives, rights, and livelihoods” of young people by 2030 — Youth activists issued a sweeping call to action on Thursday for heightened artificial intelligence protections …
More: Encode Justice. X: @encodejustice, @sneharevanur, @viacristiano, @erinmote, @humanetech_, and @encodejustice
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google launches a Gemini add-on for educational institutes via Workspace, available in Gemini Education and Education Premium tiers in English for users over 18 — Google introduced a ton of new Gemini-related products at its Google I/O developer conference recently, and its Education suite is also getting an AI boost.
More: The Keyword, The Verge, Android Headlines, Chrome Unboxed, Neowin, ZDNet, Android Police, and 9to5Google
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| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Figma is letting staff and early investors sell up to $900M of shares in a tender at a $12.5B valuation, down ~38% from Adobe's $20B acquisition proposal — Figma employees and early shareholders collectively will be able to sell as much as $900 million of their shares after lining … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Analyst briefing: Microsoft will launch its Cobalt 100 chips, announced in November 2023, to Azure clients as a public preview at its Build conference next week — Microsoft will launch its custom Cobalt 100 chips to customers as a public preview at its Build conference next week, TechCrunch has learned.
X: @mattrosoff and @techcrunch
| Jessica Mathews / Fortune: |
How GM is scrambling to save Cruise, which has become a liability after one of its automated vehicles hit and dragged a pedestrian 20 feet in October 2023 — October 2 was a quiet night on the streets of San Francisco. It was moderately cloudy, and Fleet Week activities had just begun at Sunset Library.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
X rolls out a revamped version of its Communities feature, which lets users network around topics of interest, including improved discovery tools and search — X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out a revamped version of its Communities feature, which lets users network around topics of interest … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Disney, Fox, and WBD unveil the name of their sports streaming venture: Venu Sports, which is set to debut in fall 2024 — “We are excited to officially introduce Venu Sports, a brand that we feel captures the spirit of an all-new streaming home where sports fans outside of the traditional pay TV ecosystem …
More: The Information, The Atlantic, Associated Press, Deadline, TechRadar, The Verge, Reuters, Spyglass, Light Reading, Lifewire, IGN, Adweek, 9to5Mac, Decider, The Streamable, and Digital Trends
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Google releases an emergency Chrome update to patch the third zero-day vulnerability exploited within a week, and the seventh zero-day fix in 2024 so far — Google has released a new emergency Chrome security update to address the third zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks within a week.
More: Google Chrome Releases, SiliconANGLE, The Hacker News, ZDNet, KnowTechie, SC Media, WinBuzzer, and Security Affairs. X: @oct0xor
| Daniel Zuidijk / Bloomberg: |
Ubisoft falls ~15% after warning that Q1 net bookings will be ~€275M, below €376M est., and reporting a €401M adjusted operating income in FY 2024 — Ubisoft Entertainment SA shares fell the most in 16 months on Thursday after the French video game publisher warned bookings …
More: IGN, IGN, Engadget, Pocket Gamer.biz, Eurogamer.net, Destructoid, and Game World Observer. Forums: r/gaming
| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
Hugging Face, which is “profitable, or close to profitable”, commits $10M in free shared GPUs to help small developers, academics, and others create AI apps — Hugging Face, one of the biggest names in machine learning, is committing $10 million in free shared GPUs to help developers create new AI technologies.
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