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Source: at an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said there were no plans for him to get a “giant equity stake” in OpenAI, calling the information “just not true” — At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a …
More: Benzinga, Axios, Financial Times, Reuters, The Information, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, Spyglass, The Wrap, The Information, BusinessLIVE, Cybernews.com, DatacenterDynamics, Telegraph, and Tech Startups
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| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
X is blocking links to Ken Klippenstein's newsletter with a hacked JD Vance dossier and suspended Klippenstein's X account for posting Vance's private info — X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked document that's alleged to be the Trump campaign's research …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426, which forces digital stores to tell customers they are getting a revocable license when “buying” digital media — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music, and ebooks.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung unveils the $649+ Galaxy S24 FE, a “Fan Edition” value-focused version of the S24 with a 6.7" display, Exynos 2400e, and 8GB of RAM, in five colors — Samsung has just unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE, its latest “Fan Edition” smartphone, but with a questionable value proposition for those “fans.”
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Samsung unveils the 14.6" Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and 12.4" Galaxy Tab S10+, which are “built with AI enhancements”, available for $1,200+ and $999+, respectively — Both have similar spec sheets, so display size is the key difference. — Samsung is once again expanding its tablet lineup …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the US DOJ is probing Supermicro after a Hindenburg Research report; an ex-employee accused the company of accounting violations; SMCI closed down 12%+ — Former employee accused AI server maker of accounting violations — Super Micro Computer , the server maker that saw …
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| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
Google updates its AI note-taking assistant NotebookLM to let users get summaries of YouTube videos and audio files, and create sharable AI audio discussions — Google on Thursday announced new updates to its AI note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM, allowing users to get summaries …
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| Reuters: |
Indian food delivery company Swiggy files for an IPO in India; source: Swiggy plans to raise $1.25B at a $15B valuation — SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.25 billion, as the food delivery firm looks to tap … | Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale — - Intel's rapid decline has spurred takeover speculation — Arm is interested in product group, not factory operations| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based OS focused on user privacy and anonymity; Tails says it had “outgrown its existing structure” — The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity.
More: Tor Project blog, Ars Technica, Boing Boing, How-To Geek, SiliconANGLE, BetaNews, The Register, WebProNews, and LWN.net
| The Information: |
Source: Amazon exceeded its goal of $1.8B in ad-spending commitments for its video-streaming offerings, including Thursday Night Football, in the coming year — Amazon's decision to introduce ads within its Prime Video streaming service is already paying off for the company.| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Hugging Face surpasses 1M AI model listings for the first time; the platform began as a chatbot app in 2016 before becoming a hub for AI models in 2020 — Hugging Face cites community-driven customization as fuel for diverse AI model boom. — On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face … | Financial Times: |
Sources: Intel and the US government plan to finalize $8.5B in direct funding for the chipmaker by year-end, as Intel tries to stabilize its ailing business — Chipmaker is seeking ways to shore up its business although potential takeover approaches could complicate talks| Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu: |
Berlin-based Distribusion, a B2B marketplace connecting ground transportation providers and online travel retailers, raised an $80M Series C led by TQ Ventures — Distribusion connects thousands of bus, rail, ferry and public transport providers worldwide to a global network of travel retailers.
More: Distribusion, PhocusWire, Tech Funding News, and Silicon Canals
| Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat: |
Discord opens Activities, its ecosystem of apps and games, to all developers, letting them distribute and monetize apps on Discord via its Embedded Apps SDK — Discord announced today that it is opening development for Activities, its in-app ecosystem of apps and games, for all creators.
More: Discord Blog, Android Police, and XDA Developers
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Robinhood and Revolut are exploring offering their own stablecoins; Tether's USDT has grown to $120B, accounting for over two-thirds of market value — - Tether's USDT accounts for over two-thirds of market value — BitGo executive sees ‘hyper-fragmentation’ of stablecoins
More: Bitcoinist.com, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, The Information, and Watcher Guru
| Matt Mullenweg: |
Matt Mullenweg says Automattic has “been attempting to make a licensing deal” with WP Engine “for a very long time, and all they have done is string us along” — In short, WP Engine is violating WordPress' trademarks. Moreover, they have been doing so for years.
More: Fast Company and TechCrunch
| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
More: WordPress News, WP Engine's Status Page, TechRadar, TechSpot, BleepingComputer, MarTech, Tedium, TechCrunch, Dave Martin, and TechCrunch
Threads: @runakog. X: @wordpress, @wpengine, @viewfromthebox, @bgardner, @bgardner, @steelbridgeweb, @photomatt, @bgardner, @pressable, @tmeister, @automattic, @thedannorris, @rmccue, @wpdavidv, @bgardner, @shendison, @patchstackapp, @tomfrankly, @joshmanders, @timbouchard, @stshank, @williamsba, @mrlanphear, @fjzeit, @danielcid, @thespacedmonkey, @vinnysgreen, @benjmay, @itsdavemartin, @slexaxton, @tealou, @t3dotgg, @seldo, @dcurtis, @ozskier, @taraclaeys, @photomatt, @davidtaggart, @photomatt, @deviorobert, @photomatt, @photomatt, @photomatt, @carlhancock, @photomatt, @mgeheren, @raymmar_, @jbenton, and @keithdevon
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