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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Google DeepMind unveils Veo 2, a video generation model that can create clips over two minutes long at resolutions up to 4K, available in VideoFX via a waitlist — Google DeepMind, Google's flagship AI research lab, wants to beat OpenAI at the video generation game — and it might just, at least for a little while.
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X: @googledeepmind, @simonw, @gbarthmaron, @ai_for_success, @swyx, @rubenevillegas, @tkipf, @angrypenguinpng, @doomie, @ada_rob, @matthewberman, @rpnickson, @matthewberman, @dylanneve10, @doomie, @drjwrae, @andrewcurran_, @hhm, @diesol, @gbarthmaron, @thexeophon, @karpathy, @jason, @conorgrennan, @web3willbefree, @tkipf, @ai_for_success, @sundarpichai, @rubenevillegas, @krishnanrohit, @alexanderchen, @bilawalsidhu, @rowancheung, @hhm, @trondw, @doomie, @poolio, @_tim_brooks, @mayorkingai, @kimmonismus, @mattturck, @_tim_brooks, @officiallogank, and @doomie. LinkedIn: Sandeep Verma
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google debuts Whisk, an image generator that takes other images as prompts to suggest the subject, scene, and style, and uses the new, “latest” Imagen 3 version — Google has announced a new AI tool called Whisk that lets you generate images using other images as prompts instead of requiring a long text prompt.
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Bluesky: @jaypeters.net. X: @emollick, @jasonbaldridge, @joshtwoodward, @samhouston, and @samhouston
| Lawrence Hurley / NBC News: |
ByteDance asks SCOTUS to block the US law that could ban TikTok on January 19; when asked about the law, Trump says he has a “warm spot” in his heart for TikTok — The law will go into effect on Jan. 19 if the justices don't grant the company's request.
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| NBC News: |
Source: Trump meets with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew at Mar-a-Lago, the same day that the company asks the Supreme Court to block the law that could ban the app — President-elect Donald Trump tried to ban TikTok in 2020 but was blocked by the courts. He has since changed his position on the issue.
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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Search available to logged-in users, not just subscribers, and says they can set ChatGPT Search as their browser's default search engine — The product, called ChatGPT Search, will be available to any user who is logged in with an account for the chatbot across …
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| CNBC: |
Waymo plans to test its robotaxis in Tokyo in early 2025, its first international expansion, with partners taxi operator Nihon Kotsu and taxi hailing app GO — Alphabet-owned Waymo announced Monday that it will start testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, the company's first step toward international expansion.
More: The Verge, TechCrunch, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and Waymo
| Fred Lambert / Electrek: |
Sources: Tesla received a high number of complaints about HW4 self-driving hardware in recent Teslas; source: Tesla service was told to downplay safety concerns — Brand-new Tesla vehicles are experiencing self-driving computer failures, which are resulting in significant problems.| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
The UK's Ofcom says the Online Safety Act, passed in 2023 to govern illegal material on internet platforms, has taken effect, and plans to expand it in 2025 — - Ofcom released first guidelines for Online Safety Act — Rules require firms to remove illegal content or face fines
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Chinese shopping app Temu was the year's top free app in the US iOS App Store, same as last year, followed by Threads, TikTok, ChatGPT, and then Google — Chinese shopping app Temu was once again the most downloaded free app in the U.S., according to a list of top apps and games across the App Store released by Apple on Monday.
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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Meta rolls out three new Ray-Ban Meta features: “live AI” for videos and live translations for Early Access Program members, and Shazam for US and Canada users — Meta just announced three new features are rolling out to its Ray-Ban smart glasses: live AI, live translations, and Shazam.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads now has 100M+ DAUs, revealing its DAU count for the first time, and 300M+ MAUs, up from 275M+ MAUs in Q3 2024 — It's a notable milestone not just because it's a big number; it's also the first time Meta has a daily active user figure publicly.
More: Engadget. Bluesky: @jaypeters.net. Threads: @zuck, @richphoto.io, @tomwarrenuk, @sarahfrier, @kurtwag8, @mosseri, @matthewfacciani, @greenbaumly, @joshmcconnell, and @noise.in.vacuum
| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
Amnesty International: Serbian authorities used phone hacking startup Cellebrite's tools to unlock a journalist's phone before infecting the device with malware — Authorities in Serbia have repeatedly used Cellebrite tools to unlock mobile phones so they could then infect them with potent malware …
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Bluesky: @campuscodi.risky.biz, @evangreer, @404media.co, @josephcox, @jsrailton, and @zackwhittaker
Mastodon: @404mediaco@mastodon.social and @FirewallDragons …
X: @amnestytech, @amnestytech, @darkostojilovic, @donnchac, and @benlovejoy
Forums: r/europe, r/technews, and r/serbia
| Peggy Hollinger / Financial Times: |
The EU signs a deal to build the €10.6B Iris² satellite internet network to rival Starlink, with 61% of the project funded publicly, starting operations in 2030 — Communications network is EU's most ambitious space project in a decade — Europe has launched its most ambitious space programme … | Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
After probing an open-and-shut SEC violation for two years, it's nearly too late for the SEC to do anything over how Musk acquired Twitter before Trump moves in — Also duplicating the MicroStrategy trade, buffer ETFs and hedge funds, Masayoshi Son's $100 billion commitment and snorting Adderall in the bullpen.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Reports: Israel-based Paragon, maker of Pegasus-rival Graphite, sold to US PE firm AE Industrial for ~$500M, a sum that may grow if profitability goals are hit — Paragon, an Israeli spyware maker that has largely kept a low profile in recent years, was acquired last week …
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