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News Corp and OpenAI announce a multiyear agreement to bring News Corp's news content to OpenAI; sources: the deal could be worth $250M over five years — Agreement could generate over $250 million over five years for News Corp in cash and credits — Wall Street Journal owner News Corp struck …
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LinkedIn: Nicholas Gray and Artem Fishman
Forums: Hacker News, r/ChatGPT, and r/australia
| André Beganski / Decrypt: |
The US House passes the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, or FIT21, which would create a regulatory framework for digital assets — Dubbed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, or FIT21, the measure was approved by the House of Representatives with a 279-136 vote.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Pay now lets users see their card benefits and perks before selecting a card, use BNPL on more sites, and fill in card details through biometrics or PIN — Google Pay is rolling out a number of updates that capitalize on its integrations with other Google products, like Android and the Chrome browser.| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q1 revenue up 262% YoY to $26.04B, vs. $24.65B est., forecasts Q2 revenue above est., and splits its stock 10-for-1; NVDA jumps 5%+ after hours — Nvidia shares topped $1,000 for the first time in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker reported fiscal first-quarter results that topped analyst estimates.
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Forums: r/wallstreetbets and Slashdot
| Emilia David / The Verge: |
Truecaller partners with Microsoft's Azure AI Speech to let its AI Assistant users create an AI version of their voice to answer calls based on a recorded clip — Caller ID company Truecaller will let users create an AI version of their voice to answer calls.
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| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
Documents and sources: OpenAI didn't use Scarlett Johansson's voice for ChatGPT's Sky and hired another actress months before Sam Altman contacted Johansson — A different actress was hired to provide the voice for ChatGPT's ‘Sky,’ according to documents and recordings shared with the Washington Post.
More: Android Authority, Engadget, The Verge, iThinkDifferent, and AIM
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Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/neoliberal, r/ChatGPT, r/OpenAI, and r/singularity
| Kelsey Piper / Vox: |
Leaked OpenAI docs show aggressive tactics toward ex-employees and contradict leadership's comments about being unaware of provisions about equity cancellation — On Friday, Vox reported that employees at tech giant OpenAI who wanted to leave the company were confronted with expansive and highly restrictive exit documents.
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LinkedIn: Harish Pillay and Jeremy Kahn
Forums: news.ycombinator.com, Hacker News, r/OpenAI, and r/singularity
| Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News: |
Steve Kramer, the political consultant who admitted to commissioning the deepfake robocall of Biden, has been indicted in New Hampshire and faces five counts — Steve Kramer, the Democratic consultant whom NBC News first linked to the robocall impersonating the president, is facing five counts in New Hampshire.| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
US FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposes requiring the disclosure of content generated by AI in political ads on radio and TV, citing the use of deepfakes — U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday proposed requiring disclosure of content generated … | Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Zuckerberg creates the Meta Advisory Group with Patrick Collison, Nat Friedman, Tobi Lütke, and Charlie Songhurst, to advise on tech and growth opportunities — - Stripe's Collison, Shopify's Lütke among new advisers — Group to guide Meta on tech, strategic growth opportunities
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Threads: @katienotopoulos, @tookthescenicroute, and @daveleebbg
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Source: the US DOJ and state AGs plan to sue Live Nation on Thursday for illegally abusing its live ticketing monopoly through its 2010 Ticketmaster acquisition — - It will argue that Live Nation leveraged Ticketmaster's exclusive contracts with concert venues to maintain a monopoly …
More: Bloomberg, CNN, Financial Times, New York Times, KRQE-TV, Digital Music News, Washington Post, and The Verge. Forums: r/law
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Bluesky now lets users send DMs and says it's working on adding support for messages with images and end-to-end encryption — Bluesky will now let you send a direct message to other users. For now, you can only send messages containing text, but Bluesky is working on adding support for images and videos.
More: Bluesky, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, We Distribute, iThinkDifferent, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, and Engadget
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
In an interview, Brad Smith says Microsoft's deal with UAE-based AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of key US chips and AI technology abroad — Microsoft (MSFT.O) President Brad Smith said the tech company's high profile deal with the United Arab Emirates-backed AI firm G42 … | Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Praktika, which lets users create personalized AI-powered avatars to make learning a language feel more natural, raised a $35.5M Series A led by Blossom Capital — Most apps that help you learn languages feature a user experience that has you selecting options or swiping away wrong answer cards … | Josh Ye / Reuters: |
Lenovo reports Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $13.8B, vs. $13B est., second straight quarter of revenue growth, and net profit up 118% YoY to $248M, vs. $162M est. — China's Lenovo Group (0992.HK) reported a 9% rise in fourth-quarter revenue to $13.8 billion on Thursday, as the world's largest maker … | Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg: |
US-listed PDD, which runs Temu and Pinduoduo, reports Q1 revenue up 131% YoY to ~$12B and operating profit up 275% YoY to ~$3.6B, as global expansion gains pace — - The upstart Chinese player beats most results expectations — PDD remains upbeat on the outlook for Chinese consumption| Bloomberg: |
How social e-commerce app Xiaohongshu has defied China's tech sector crackdown and boomed through a combination of influencers, AI, and soft marketing tactics — - Xiaohongshu's profit last year beat peers including Weibo — The two co-founders have a combined fortune of $6 billion| Inci Ozbek / Bloomberg: |
Istanbul-based Colendi, which provides digital banking services, raised a $65M Series B at a $700M valuation from Citi Ventures and others — - Digital banking startup raised $65 million in Series B round — Colendi targets $1 billion valuation in new investment round
More: Tech.eu
| Financial Times: |
A profile of Sachin Dev Duggal, the CEO of Builder.ai, which offers low-code tools and has raised ~$450M, as sources describe staff retention problems and more — Founder of one of the UK's best-funded start-ups has been dogged by legal disputes during a meteoric business career| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
LA-based Aerodome, which uses autonomous drones to help first responders get a view of problems like crimes and fires, raised a $21.5M Series A led by CRV — If you've spent any time in Los Angeles, you're no doubt aware that police helicopters are a permanent fixture in the skies above.
More: Aerodome, FinSMEs, and VC News Daily
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Portland-based Hydrolix, a data lake service that offers a repository for log data, raised a $35M Series B led by S3 Ventures, bringing its total raised to $68M — In 2008, Marty Kagan, who'd previously worked at Cisco and Akamai, co-founded Cedexis, a (now-Cisco-owned) firm developing observability tech for content delivery networks.
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