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T-Mobile says its satellite texting feature, currently in beta and powered by Starlink, will cost $15 per month starting in July 2025 for users on most plans — - Anticipated upgrade goes into a free beta period until July … The service is in beta mode now and users can sign up online to participate …
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Observations on AI and how it may change society, the likely uneven impact of AGI, which could mess up the balance of power between capital and labor, and more — Our mission is to ensure that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) benefits all of humanity.
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| New York Times: |
Chainalysis: just under 700K wallets recorded gains on $TRUMP, 810K+ have lost money, and $6.6B has been secured in cashed-out profits, mostly by early buyers — Some traders made tens of millions off a new cryptocurrency launched by President Trump and his sons. Many others lost out.
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| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
A study found that phishing tests and other training programs designed to educate employees about online dangers reduced phishing success rates by just 2% — Researchers say the ruses, aimed at teaching gullible employees about the dangers lurking online, don't even work| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
How DeepSeek's R1 led to more chatbots' “chains of thought” being shown to users; an expert says seeing a chatbot's supposed inner monologue can trigger empathy — How Chinese start-up DeepSeek triggered a rush to launch chatbots that “reason.”
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Source: TikTok CEO Shou Chew proposed to senior White House officials a US-based joint venture between US investors and TikTok that would oversee data security — Vance tapped to help oversee negotiations, with companies including Oracle and Amazon signaling interest while TikTok officials hope to avoid a sale
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| Financial Times: |
A look at the race to bring satellite-connected smartphones to a wider market, as estimates suggest that ~350M people lack access to mobile broadband coverage — Race to bring satellite-connected phones to wider market heats up as some question bullish promises from operators
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| Alice Robb / Bloomberg: |
A look at the debate over how much authors should get paid for licensing books to train AI; Microsoft offered HarperCollins $5K/title, of which authors get 50% — Most experts agree that tech companies should pay creators whose work is used to train artificial intelligence.| Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters: |
TrendForce: China's share of global mature node manufacturing capacity in 2024 was 34%, below Taiwan's 43%, but China is forecasted to exceed Taiwan by 2027 — When Taiwan's Powerchip Technology entered a deal with the eastern Chinese city of Hefei in 2015 to set up a new chip foundry … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Shein asked some top apparel suppliers in China to set up new production lines in Vietnam, with incentives like higher procurement prices of up to 30% — - It's offering higher procurement prices and guaranteed orders — Fast fashion giant racing to mitigate impact of Trump tariffs| Financial Times: |
Macron announces that companies have agreed to invest €109B in AI projects in France in the coming years, saying it's France's equivalent to Stargate for the US — French president speaks ahead of AI summit in Paris involving executives such as OpenAI's Sam Altman
More: Australian Financial Review, France 24, Reuters, RFI, Bloomberg, and The Japan Times
Forums: r/wallstreetbets and r/singularity
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Christie's plans to hold its first AI art auction, beginning February 20; critics say the sale elevates AI tools trained on artists' works without their consent — Fine art auction house, Christie's, has sold AI-generated art before. But soon, it plans to hold its first show dedicated solely …
More: Decrypt, Forbes, Cautious Optimism, Open Letter, Artnet News, Christie's, Reuters, The Art Newspaper, and Observer
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