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Memo: Microsoft is laying off 650 staff from its gaming business, bringing the cuts in its gaming business to 2,550 jobs since acquiring Activision Blizzard — No games canceled or studios closed this time. — Microsoft is laying off a further 650 staff from its gaming business …
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Sources: OpenAI is in talks to raise $6.5B in equity financing at a $150B valuation and raise $5B in debt from banks in the form of a revolving credit facility — - Company set to raise $6.5 billion in equity financing — Banks also in talks to issue startup $5 billion in debt
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Threads: @alexheath. X: @brianmcc, @garymarcus, @edzitron, @morningbrew, @filippie509, @deedydas, @scottnover, @jack_raines, @edludlow, @knowerofmarkets, @mikeisaac, and @stefanfschubert. Forums: r/singularity
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail gaining the ability to generate counterfeit HTTPS certificates and more after buying an expired WHOIS server domain for the .mobi TLD for $20 — .mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo.
More: watchTowr Labs, The Register, CSO, and Metacurity
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google adds Audio Overview to NotebookLM, letting users turn documents into audio discussions with two AI hosts that summarize and explain the source material — Google announced on Wednesday that its AI note-taking and research app, NotebookLM, is adding a new “audio conversations” feature.
More: The Keyword, Hindustan Times, Business Standard, The Verge, Metaverse Post, Forbes, TestingCatalog, News.ng, Maginative, PCMag, Techopedia, Android Central, 9to5Google, and ZDNET
Threads: @rstephens. X: @kristileilani, @labsdotgoogle, @kristileilani, @stevenbjohnson, @stevenbjohnson, @stevenbjohnson, and @jason. LinkedIn: Raiza Martin. Forums: r/artificial
| Sarah Emerson / Forbes: |
Sources: Adam Neumann's Flowcarbon, which raised $70M in 2022 from a16z and others, is refunding investors after failing to launch its Goddess Nature Token — Flowcarbon secured millions of dollars in funding from investors like Andreessen Horowitz to merge carbon credits with the blockchain …
More: Proactive, Business Insider, Blockonomi, Cryptonews, TechCrunch, and Cointelegraph
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Ireland's DPC opens an investigation into Google's GDPR compliance over using the personal information of EU users for training foundational AI models — Google's lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied … | Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Infineon says it has developed 300mm gallium nitride wafers, which can produce 2.3x more chips than 200mm wafers and speed their adoption for AI applications — - Chipmaker announces breakthrough in gallium nitride production — Compound semiconductors can be more efficient than silicon| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
The UK gives data centers Critical National Infrastructure designation, enabling the government to coordinate better against hackers and unexpected cyber events — LONDON — The U.K. on Thursday said it now classes data centers as critical infrastructure, in a move that is expected …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky rolls out the ability to post videos of up to 60 seconds with optional attached subtitles; each post can contain one video, and adult content is allowed — Bluesky, the social networking startup now nearing 10 million users thanks to X's ban in Brazil, will now allow users to share videos …
More: Bluesky, The Verge, PCMag, The Overspill, Neowin, Mashable, MediaPost, and Engadget
Threads: @yorush, @eiaraief, @crumbler, @grantmcconnaughey, and @sarahprz
Bluesky: @bsky.app, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @pfrazee.com, and @emilyliu.me
Forums: r/technology, r/BlueskySocial, and Slashdot
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WhatsApp brings Meta Verified badges to small businesses in India, starting at ~$8/month, and gives them the ability to send customized messages to customers — WhatsApp is now letting small businesses in India sign up for a Meta Verified badge and giving them the ability to send customized messages to customers.| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
Adobe says generative AI features powered by its Firefly Video model will be available before the end of 2024 on the Premiere Pro beta app and on a free website — Users will get their first chance to try out Adobe's AI model for video generation in just a couple months.
More: The Adobe Blog, Adobe Video & Motion on YouTube, CNET, WinBuzzer, The Verge, Adobe Press Releases, The Indian Express, VentureBeat, Reuters, Pocket-lint, Lifewire, Digital Trends, Maginative, Seeking Alpha, Creative Bloq, LifeHacker, Techopedia, Benzinga, Engadget, PetaPixel, Tom's Guide, How-To Geek, and Axios
X: @acostin, @btibor91, @adobevideo, @adobevideo, @icreatelife, @kyl33t, @rufusd, @icreatelife, @icreatelife, @kyl33t, @kyl33t, and @aseemaa
LinkedIn: Sven Doelle, Alexandru Costin, Saigin Govender, Lior Shapira, Kylee Peña, and Jingwan
| Todd Feathers / Gizmodo: |
Nevada is working with Google to launch a generative AI tool that will issue recommendations to human referees on whether unemployed workers should get benefits — The state is working with Google on a first-of-its-kind generative AI system that will analyze transcripts from appeals hearings …
More: Ars Technica, Pivot to AI, WinBuzzer, Android Headlines, Engadget, Entrepreneur, Notebookcheck, Windows Central, and Futurism
Threads: @thebrianpenny. Mastodon: @lauren@mastodon …, @CatherineFlick@mastodon.me.uk, @jonny@neuromatch.social, @jonathankoren@sfba.social, @mcc@mastodon.social, @munin@infosec.exchange, and @j12t@j12t.social
X: @jasongorman, @giovannitorre, @evermoremichele, @roycerk2, @toddfeathers, @jessthebp, @toddfeathers, @rbosetti, and @jonshaffer. LinkedIn: Damien P. Williams, PhD. Forums: Ars OpenForum
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