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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google explains AI Overviews' viral mistakes and updates its systems, including better detection of nonsensical queries and limiting satire and humor content — Google this afternoon published a long response about AI Overviews and their accuracy. The Search feature launched at I/O 2024 …
More: The Keyword, Search Engine Roundtable, Engadget, Livemint, The Verge, Android Police, Washington Post, Search Engine Journal, BGR, MEDIANAMA, PhoneArena, Hindustan Times, Business Standard, BetaNews, Cryptopolitan, Android Authority, Neowin, and Search Engine Land
Threads: @thatadamguy, @hughsteruk, @micfarris, and @katienotopoulos
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| Reuters: |
Sources: TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its US users that may result in a version that operates independently of ByteDance — TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version …
More: South China Morning Post, The Verge, Dexerto, 9to5Mac, Tech.co, Asia Financial, The News International, Tech in Asia, PYMNTS.com, Social Media Today, JD Supra, Benzinga, Cybernews.com, The Texas Tribune, New York Post, Al Jazeera, Digital Music News, NewsBytes, and Press Enterprise
Threads: @daveleebbg. X: @tiktokpolicy, @readkrystalhu, @marchofer, and @pearswick. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski
Forums: r/technews, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Dan Fitzpatrick / Forbes: |
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Edu, an “affordable” version for universities, including GPT-4o access, custom GPT creation, and higher message limits than the free tier — OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Edu. This will be a specialized version of its AI platform designed specifically for universities.
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Forums: r/OpenAI and r/technology
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify has initiated a refund process for its discontinued Car Thing dashboard device, as consumers file a lawsuit claiming Spotify misled them — Spotify is facing continued backlash over its decision to discontinue support for Car Thing, its in-car streaming device …
More: Engadget, Billboard, Music Ally, The Verge, Ars Technica, ClassAction.org Blog, Benzinga, Android Authority, Phandroid, Android Headlines, PCMag, Liliputing, PhoneArena, ClassAction.org, Notebookcheck, Digital Music News, and 9to5Google
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Researchers claim just 2,107 US voters, mostly older, white Republican women, accounted for spreading 80% of the fake news on Twitter during the 2020 election — A pair of studies published Thursday in the journal Science offers evidence not only that misinformation on social media changes minds …
More: Ars Technica, Science, Science, Science, and Morningstar, Inc.
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Forums: r/nottheonion and Ars OpenForum
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to overhaul Siri with more advanced AI, a move that will allow Siri to take command of all the features within apps for the first time — - The feature will be at the heart of renewed Apple push into AI — Idea is to operate features within individual apps using voice
More: 9to5Mac, Engadget, Dexerto, MacRumors, Benzinga, Tech in Asia, TechRadar, Wccftech, Tom's Guide, iMore, The Decoder, 24/7 Wall St., BGR, MacDailyNews, Phandroid, Hindustan Times, Trak.in, Livemint, KnowTechie, Spyglass, Mashable, The Rundown AI, MySmartPrice, Cult of Mac, iClarified, PhoneArena, Android Headlines, Jerusalem Post, iDrop News, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Macworld, Android Authority, Digital Trends, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Supercharged, Daring Fireball, NewsBytes, and Spyglass
Threads: @rsgnl, @vthallam, and @nick_statt. Mastodon: @iryantldr@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @janinegibson.bsky.social
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Forums: r/apple, r/OpenAI, and MacRumors Forums
| Evgeny Obedkov / Game World Observer: |
Sony says PS5 generated $106B in revenue in less than four years vs. PS4's $107B over seven years, PS5 in-game purchases spending up 176% over PS4, and more — Sony has published its annual business briefing. Here are the key takeaways about the performance of the PlayStation business and updates to the company's gaming strategy.
More: TechRadar, Video Games Chronicle, TechSpot, TweakTown, Benzinga, TheGamer, GamesIndustry.biz, and Kotaku. Forums: r/technology
| Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
OpenAI disrupted five influence operations in the past three months that accessed its products to covertly manipulate public opinion or shape political outcomes — Covert propagandists have already begun using generative artificial intelligence to boost their influence operations.
More: OpenAI, NPR, New York Times, CSO, Engadget, The Crypto Times, WinBuzzer, Business Today, Silicon Republic, The Hacker News, Interesting Engineering, The Independent, Maginative, Financial Times, SiliconANGLE, The Register, Cointelegraph, Bloomberg, The Guardian, PCMag, TIME, Tech Xplore, The Record, and Axios
X: @benimmo, @krishnanrohit, @mikeisaac, @miles_brundage, and @mikeisaac
LinkedIn: Jennie Baird and Katrina Mulligan
Forums: r/technology, r/anime_titties, and r/ActiveMeasures
| Forbes: |
OpenAI is hiring research engineers to rebuild its robotics team; sources: the company plans to develop tech that robot makers will integrate into their systems — After disbanding its efforts to build a general purpose robot in 2020, the AI juggernaut is embarking on a new attempt … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Lumen details how malware bricked 600K+ routers connected to an autonomous system number belonging to a US ISP in October 2023; the ISP seems to be Windstream — An unknown threat actor with equally unknown motives forces ISP to replace routers. — One day last October …
More: Lumen, Reuters, Cybernews.com, SecurityWeek, CNET, The Register, BleepingComputer, and CircleID
Forums: r/cybersecurity, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
How Meta revamped Facebook's feed to show more posts from outside a person's network of friends and family, in a move to fight TikTok and win back younger users — - Feed now features a broader array of posts based on interest — More young adults are back on Facebook after years of declines
Threads: @davemolloy, @alexcartaz, @kurtwag8, @kurtwag8, and @mscottbrauer
| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Dell reports Q1 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.24B, vs. 21.64B est., and expects its adjusted gross margin rate to decline in FY 2025; DELL drops 17%+ — Dell Technologies (DELL.N) said on Thursday it expects its adjusted gross margin rate to decline about 150 basis points in fiscal 2025 … | Reuters: |
Sources: Tesla prepares to register its FSD with Chinese authorities as it plans a rollout in 2024 and selling the software as a monthly subscription in China — Tesla (TSLA.O) is preparing to register its ‘Full Self-Driving’ software with authorities in China in the run up to its planned rollout … | Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
European Commission designates Temu as a “very large online platform” and says the company will have to comply with DSA rules by the end of September 2024 — Temu, the super low-cost e-commerce marketplace owned by Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo, is to face …
More: Euractiv, European Commission, and Tech Xplore
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Sources and docs: Twitch will end the contracts of its current Safety Advisory Council members; the new council will be mostly composed of Twitch Ambassadors — Twitch on Friday will terminate all members of its Safety Advisory Council, according to sources familiar with the situation and documents viewed by CNBC.
More: Engadget, The Verge, and GamesIndustry.biz
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Spain's data protection regulator AEPD bans Meta from launching election features on Facebook and Instagram in the country, citing GDPR concerns — Meta has been banned from launching features on Facebook and Instagram that would have collected data on voters in Spain using the social networks ahead of next month's European Elections.
More: Channel NewsAsia and Reuters
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Meta begins rolling out TweetDeck-style customizable feeds on Threads globally, following a test that started earlier this month — Threads is widely rolling out a desktop site redesign that lets you customize your homepage with a series of feeds, similar to TweetDeck.
More: Engadget, KnowTechie, Neowin, PhoneArena, Social Media Today, and 9to5Mac
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Stripe says it will temporarily move to an invite-only model for new account sign-ups in India, as it navigates the country's evolving regulatory landscape — Stripe, the global fintech giant, said on Friday that it will temporarily move to an invite-only model for new account sign-ups in India …
More: Stripe, Finextra, and Inc42 Media
| Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: |
STMicro announces plans to spend €5B on a chips manufacturing plant in Catania, Italy with the government providing €2B in subsidies under European Chips Act — STMicroelectronics NV said it plans to spend €5 billion ($5.4 billion) on a manufacturing plant for chips and packaging in Catania … Sponsor Posts
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