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Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says content on the open web is “freeware” that anyone can copy or use to reproduce, due to the fair use “social contract” — Microsoft's CEO of AI said that content on the open web can be copied and used to create new content.
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
TeamViewer warns that its corporate environment was breached on June 26, and attributes the cyberattack to the Russian hacking group APT29 aka Midnight Blizzard — The remote access software company TeamViewer is warning that its corporate environment was breached in a cyberattack yesterday …
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| Financial Times: |
The EU explores an antitrust probe into Microsoft's OpenAI deal, after the EC dropped a merger review due to a lack of evidence that Microsoft controls OpenAI — EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies' alliance — Brussels is preparing for an antitrust investigation …
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon hires the CEO and co-founders of Adept, which builds AI agents that automate enterprise workflows, to join its AGI team and will use some of Adept's tech — Amazon is amping up its AI efforts by hiring executives from Adept, a San Francisco-based startup building “agents” that automate enterprise workflows.
More: The Information, TechCrunch, and Adept
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The US SEC sues Consensys over its MetaMask service, alleging the wallet tool was an unregistered broker that “engaged in the offer and sale of securities” — The SEC alleged that MetaMask acted as an unregistered securities broker and that its staking service violated securities laws.
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| Eliza Gkritsi / Euractiv: |
Margrethe Vestager says Apple's decision not to launch its AI features in the EU is a “stunning, open declaration” of the company's anticompetitive behavior — Apple's decision not to launch its own artificial intelligence (AI) features in the EU is a “stunning declaration” …
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X: @castrotech, @tomhebertdc, and @johnobrennan2
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple launches the Vision Pro in mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore, the first time the device has been officially available outside of the US — Apple's Vision Pro spatial computing headset today arrived at Apple Store locations across China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore.
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| The Information: |
Sources: Apple may use electrically induced adhesive debonding to make batteries easier to replace, starting with one iPhone 16 model, to comply with EU rules — Under pressure from regulators in Europe and elsewhere, Apple in recent years has taken small steps toward making the iPhone easier for consumers to repair.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Lambda, which rents out servers powered by Nvidia's AI chips, is in talks to raise $800M, after a $320M Series C at a $1.5B valuation in February — Silicon Valley start-up that rents out servers powered by chip giant seeks to capitalise on investor interest
More: Tom's Hardware
| Tim Marchman / Wired: |
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic — WIRED was able to download stories from publishers like The New York Times and The Atlantic using Poe's Assistant bot.| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Infosys McCamish Systems, which provides consulting, IT, and outsourcing services, says LockBit stole sensitive info of 6M+ people in a 2023 ransomware attack — Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) disclosed that the LockBit ransomware attack it suffered earlier this year impacted sensitive information of more than six million individuals.| Reuters: |
Baidu unveils an upgraded version of its AI model, Ernie 4.0 Turbo, and says its chatbot Ernie Bot has reached 300M users since its launch — Chinese search engine giant Baidu(9888.HK) on Friday unveiled an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Ernie 4.0 Turbo …
More: Seeking Alpha, Cryptopolitan, Neowin, Cautious Optimism, and SiliconANGLE. Forums: r/singularity
| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Kleiner Perkins has raised more than $2B for two new funds: $825M for a fund targeting young startups and $1.2B for a later-stage fund — The Silicon Valley firm will look for startups leveraging AI for growth — Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins has raised more than $2 billion in new cash for two new funds.
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