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Dutch regulator fines Clearview AI €30.5M, following fines from the UK, France, Australia, and Italy, but Clearview says it is not subject to GDPR — Clearview AI has been hit with its largest fine yet under Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by a Dutch regulator.| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Intel debuts Core Ultra 200V chips, touting AI performance, to ship in laptops from September 24 and rival Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and AMD's Strix Point — Do good things come to laptop buyers who wait? Today, Intel is revealing its first nine answers to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite …
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Sources detail OpenAI's struggles to transform into a no-nonsense, profit-driven company; 80% of its 1,700+ staff started after ChatGPT's November 2022 release — The maker of ChatGPT is struggling to transform itself into a profit-driven company while satisfying worries about the safety of artificial intelligence.| Denham Sadler / Information Age: |
Sydney-based Canva announces a price increase, including hikes of 300% for some users, citing its new AI and generative AI features, as it prepares for a US IPO — Not so affordable anymore. — Canva has announced a price increase of 300 per cent for some of its users …
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| Jean Mackenzie / BBC: |
A deepfake porn crisis has hit 500+ South Korean schools, as police investigate crime rings targeting two major universities and consider a probe into Telegram — Last Saturday, a Telegram message popped up on Heejin's phone from an anonymous sender. “Your pictures and personal information have been leaked.
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| Christiaan Hetzner / Fortune: |
Elon Musk says xAI brought its “Colossus 100k H100 training cluster online” over the weekend, which will “double in size to 200k (50k H200s) in a few months” — Say what you will about Elon Musk, but when the technological disruptor sets his mind to something, he plays to win.| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Instagram adds a comment feature for Stories; by default, only followers you follow back can leave comments — Instagram's latest feature aims to boost user interaction within Stories. The social media platform now allows followers to comment on each other's Stories … | Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab: |
Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search's AI Overviews, how it may impact traffic, and more — Google's generative AI search feature is here to stay, but will it actually impact how digital outlets do business?
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Pixel 9 Pro Fold impressions: a great upgrade from the Pixel Fold, better hinge and display crease, but it's heavy and apps struggle to fit new aspect ratio — I've spent the past few days with Google's Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is a stunning year-over-year upgrade from the company's first foldable.
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| Bloomberg: |
Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, and their super PACs haven't donated to Trump or Harris, instead pursuing a strategy of targeted donations to congressional campaigns — - Crypto firm's donations are shaking up Congressional races — Critics say crypto influence is akin to corporate ‘Death Star’
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| Yuka Konishi / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Apple plans to use OLED displays in all iPhone models sold from 2025, switching its lower-priced iPhone SE models from LCDs to OLEDs made by BOE and LG — U.S. tech giant to switch iPhone SE's screen to OLEDs in 2025 — TOKYO — Apple will use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) …
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Spotter debuts Spotter Studio, an AI suite to help video creators brainstorm concepts and more, for $49/month; Spotter's AI has analyzed 2B+ top YouTube videos — Spotter, the startup that provides financial solutions to content creators, announced Tuesday the launch of its new AI-powered creative suite.
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| Daniel Carvalho / Bloomberg: |
All five Brazilian judges on a Supreme Court panel vote to confirm the X ban in Brazil and fine those who don't comply with it by using a VPN; X can appeal — - Top court panel backs order by Moraes against social network — Justices also uphold fine for those who use VPN for access
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