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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| CNBC: |
Waymo plans to test its robotaxis in Tokyo in early 2025, its first international expansion, partnering with 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.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads now has 100M+ DAUs, revealing its DAU figure for the first time, and 300M+ MAUs, up from 275M+ MAUs in November 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.
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| Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal: |
The European Commission opens a formal DSA investigation into TikTok over concerns foreign actors used it to interfere in the Romanian presidential elections — The probe comes after judges in the country annulled the outcome of the first round of presidential elections, citing concerns of Russian interference| Rishav Chatterjee / Reuters: |
Australia's privacy watchdog says Meta agreed to a AU$50M settlement over a 2020 Cambridge Analytica lawsuit alleging 300K+ Facebook users' data was exposed — The Australian Information Commissioner said on Tuesday it has withdrawn civil penalty proceedings against Meta Platforms (META.O) …
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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Search available to logged-in users, not just subscribers, and says users 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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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Framework releases a $39 modular component to add two extra M.2 slots to the Laptop 16, letting users have 26TB+ of storage, and updates the Laptop 16's cooling — The most ambitious laptop ever made just got a long-promised modular upgrade. … At launch, you only had two options … | 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.| 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.
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| Financial Times: |
The UK opens a consultation on AI and copyright, and aims to offer an “opt out” copyright exception, force companies to open models to scrutiny, and more — Consultation could see easier access to copyrighted works but require tech groups to be clearer on what they have used| Bloomberg: |
Alibaba agrees to sell its Intime department store business, part of a plan to unify online and offline retailing in 2017, for ~$1B, taking a record $1.3B loss — - Chinese tech company agrees to sell Intime to Youngor Fashion — Alibaba has pivoted toward consolidating its core businesses
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