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Nvidia hits a $3T market cap and passes Apple as the second most valuable public US company, behind Microsoft — Nvidia passed Apple in market cap on Wednesday as investors continue betting on the chipmaker behind the artificial intelligence boom. It is now the second-most valuable public company, behind Microsoft.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Carl Pei says smartphones will be the main AI form factor of the future, but the UX needs to be redefined, and Phone (3) will be Nothing's first true AI phone — Nothing CEO Carl Pei just published a video in which he makes two big claims: that smartphones are in fact the AI gadget of the future …
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Humane tells Ai Pin owners that they should “immediately” stop using the charging case, citing issues with a battery cell that “may pose a fire safety risk” — Humane is telling AI Pin owners today that they should “immediately” stop using the charging case that came with its AI gadget.
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| Jenny Gross / New York Times: |
Several hospitals in London face major disruptions after a June 3 ransomware attack on Synnovis, which provides lab services for the UK's NHS — A system used by several major London hospitals was targeted in a ransomware cyberattack, forcing the cancellation of services and the diversion of patients.
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| Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority: |
In a UK compliance statement, Apple revealed that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will receive security updates for a minimum of five years from September 2023 — Apple will support the latest iPhones for at least five years, less than the seven years guaranteed by Samsung and Google. — • — TL;DR
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The US FTC opens an antitrust probe of Microsoft's deal with Inflection AI that included hiring Mustafa Suleyman and paying $650M to resell Inflection's tech — Commission has sent subpoenas to tech giant and startup, asking whether their partnership evaded required government review| David McCabe / New York Times: |
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Stability AI releases Stable Audio Open, a text-to-audio model that generates up to 47 seconds of samples and sound effects, prohibited for commercial use — Stability AI, the startup behind the AI-powered art generator Stable Diffusion, has released an open AI model for generating sounds …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google will store Maps Timeline data locally on users' devices instead of their Google account starting December 1, after announcing the change in December 2023 — Google Maps is changing the way it handles your location data. Instead of backing up your data to the cloud, Google will soon store it locally on your device.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Mistral introduces AI model customization options, including an SDK for fine-tuning its models on workstations, servers, and small data center nodes — French AI startup Mistral is introducing new AI model customization options, including paid plans, to let developers and enterprises fine-tune … | Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
The Greater Memphis Chamber says xAI plans to develop a new facility in Memphis to house a supercomputer and could receive tax breaks and other incentives — - Startup could receive tax breaks and other business incentives — New facility would come on the heels of $6 billion fundraising
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google is acquiring software virtualization company Cameyo to deeply integrate virtualized Windows app support into ChromeOS, after a partnership in April 2023 — Google is acquiring software virtualization company Cameyo in a push to deeply integrate virtualized Windows app support into ChromeOS.
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| Daniel Cancel / Bloomberg: |
Brazil-based Kanastra, which supplies back-office technology for asset-backed securities funds, raised a $21M Series A led by Kaszek, following a $13M seed — - Venture firm helps raise $21 million for Kanastra in Series A — Startup supplies technology for asset-backed securities funds| Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg: |
Paxos International, a UAE-based affiliate of Paxos, launches Lift Dollar, or USDL, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar that will pay a ~5% yield to holders — - The Lift Dollar is issued by new affiliate Paxos International — USDL will pay a yield to holders equal to about 5% per annum
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| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's robotaxi unit Zoox plans to start testing its autonomous vehicles this summer in Austin and Miami, the company's fourth and fifth public testing cities — Zoox, Amazon's self-driving unit, is bringing its autonomous vehicles to more cities. — The self-driving technology company …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Wix unveils an AI-powered app builder that creates iOS and Android apps from descriptions provided by users in a chat, coming to its $99/month Branded App plan — Wix, the platform known chiefly for its web design tools, is launching a generative AI feature that'll let customers create … | Will Shanklin / Engadget: |
YouTube plans to restrict some content pertaining to the real use of guns from viewers under 18 starting on June 18, a year after a watchdog group report — Last year, a nonprofit flagged gun-related videos recommended to children's accounts. — YouTube quietly snuck in a policy change …
More: Business Standard, GOA, The Hill, Gothamist, Gizmochina, and Android Police
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| Nikkei Asia: |
An analysis finds 90K+ images of popular anime characters on generative AI image sharing sites; ~2.5K images had multiple similarities to the original artwork — —An animator working for a Tokyo-based production company — “This Pikachu” was drawn by generative AI.| Reuters: |
Duolingo deletes LGBTQ+ references in Russia after being warned by the country's communications regulator that the content is classed as “extremism” — Language learning app Duolingo (DUOL.O) has deleted references in Russia to what Moscow calls “non-traditional sexual relations” …
More: Meduza.io, The Moscow Times, The Independent, The Times, The Times, PinkNews, and Context
| Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
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