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| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Source: at an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said there are no plans for him to get a “giant equity stake” in OpenAI, calling that information “just not true” — At an all-hands meeting Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a …
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Threads: @benedictevans. X: @miramurati, @danprimack, @woj_zaremba, @haydenfield, @johnwilson, @steph_palazzolo, and @vikhyatk. LinkedIn: Hayden Field
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal: |
Current and former staff say OpenAI has rushed product announcements and safety testing, lost its lead over rivals, and Altman is detached from the day-to-day — Executives and researchers have left this year amid disputes over the company's values and fights among its leaders
More: Vox, TechCrunch, Big Technology, Business Insider, Cautious Optimism, PC Gamer, PR Daily, and Coinpedia Fintech News
X: @garrisonlovely, @garrisonlovely, @garrisonlovely, @ylecun, @garymarcus, @emollick, @aaronklein, and @semil
LinkedIn: Caitlin Gould and Paul Roetzer
Forums: Hacker News, r/artificial, r/OpenAI, r/singularity, r/technology, and r/Fauxmoi
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft details how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature, including making it opt-in and giving users an option to uninstall — In response to security concerns, Microsoft is detailing how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature …
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Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. Bluesky: @saltcreekbrews.bsky.social. X: @stevesi, @dwizzzlemsft, and @tomwarren
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text — The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple rethinks its movie strategy, including rolling back theatrical releases and cutting budgets for most to under $100M, after some box office misses — The tech giant intended to spend $1 billion annually on films for cinemas. After several box office disappointments …
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| Kyle Wiens / iFixit News: |
iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max teardown: great modularity upgrades and better repairability due to a dual-entry design and a metal enclosure for the 16 Pro's battery — We first cracked into the iPhone 16 lineup over the weekend, and we were impressed. The vanilla iPhone 16 earned a respectable 7 out of 10 repairability score.
More: iFixit on YouTube, How-To Geek, Android Headlines, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Wccftech, MacRumors, and Macworld
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Steam changes its subscriber agreement, removing its forced arbitration policy and allowing gamers to take legal action against its parent company Valve — Steam just removed its forced arbitration policy, opening the door for lawsuits against its parent company, Valve.
More: 404 Media, Steam Community, Engadget, PC Gamer, Digital Trends, GamingOnLinux, and Eurogamer.net. Forums: Slashdot
| Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post: |
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies — The platform blocked a journalist from sharing a purported research document on the candidate, mirroring its past controversy.
More: Ken Klippenstein, Alternet.org, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, The Bulwark, Raw Story, Mediaite, Twitchy, and RedState
Threads: @willoremus. Mastodon: @lilithsaintcrow …. X: @jason, @justinbaragona, @garymarcus, @willoremus, @viacristiano, @viacristiano, and @viacristiano. Forums: r/FreeSpeech
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
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Threads: @fergusryan, @kevincolliernbc, @alex.stamos, @kevincolliernbc, @reckless1280, and @alex.stamos
Mastodon: @emmreef@mastodon.world and @bruno_j_navarro …
X: @safety, @elonmusk, @willoremus, @bcmerchant, @esjesjesj, @rmac18, @kenbensinger, @alibreland, @rmac18, @rmac18, @kenbensinger, @thezedwards, and @jaredlholt
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not its factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale — The World's Call Center Capital Is Gripped by AI Fever — and Fear … Hello World
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Forums: r/hardware and r/wallstreetbets
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Intel and the US government plan to finalize $8.5B in direct funding for the chipmaker by 2024's 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
More: Tom's Hardware, Quartz, TechPowerUp, Benzinga, Android Headlines, Computerworld, and Reuters
| Washington Post: |
Neo-Nazis are creating AI videos of Hitler making English versions of his speeches and to rebrand him as “misunderstood” via TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube — Videos of the Nazi leader speaking in English are reaching millions online. Experts fear they are fueling a surge of antisemitism.
More: Metro.co.uk. Threads: @crumbler, @willoremus, @willoremus, and @esqueer_. Bluesky: @chrisella.bsky.social
X: @isdglobal, @iamisabellew, and @alsoacarpenter
| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
A look at some standout startups from Day 2 of YC's S24 Demo Day, including energy-efficient AI chips maker Exa Laboratories and freight carpooling startup Oway — Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator held the second Demo Day for its Summer 2024 cohort on Thursday, and just like we saw on Day 1 … Sponsor Posts
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