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23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021 — The Silicon Valley-based firm will continue marketing itself to investors with the goal of getting at least …
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Apple says the AirPods Max will get 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio, including Personalized Spatial Audio, and ultra‑low latency in April via a software update — A new firmware update coming in April will also include ultra low-latency for the $549 headphones.| Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: |
DeepSeek releases MIT-licensed DeepSeek-V3-0324, the latest version of their enormous DeepSeek v3 model; the previous DeepSeek v3 version had a custom license — deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek just released the latest version of their enormous DeepSeek v3 model …
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Google rolls out real-time AI video Gemini Live features, including the ability to “see” phone screens and phone camera feeds, for Gemini Advanced subscribers — Gemini can ‘see’ screens and camera feeds in real-time for some Google One AI Premium subscribers now.
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Source: South Korean AI inference chip startup FuriosaAI rejected Meta's $800M takeover offer, opting to grow the business as an independent company instead — Korean chip startup FuriosaAI has turned down an $800 million takeover offer from Meta Platforms Inc., choosing instead to grow … | Emma Bowman / NPR: |
A look at the Internet Archive, which sees ~100TB of data uploaded daily and has cataloged ~73K US government webpages that the Trump administration expunged — SAN FRANCISCO — If you've ever clicked on a hyperlink that's taken you to something called the Wayback Machine to view an old web page …
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A survey of 730 developers: 75% have tried AI, 35.6% are AI optimists, 38.4% are AI pessimists, freelancers use AI more, 50%+ of employers pay for AI, and more — We surveyed 730 coders and developers about how (and how often) they use AI chatbots on the job. The results amazed and disturbed us.
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Q&A with Reid Hoffman on making people AI-curious through his new book, Superagency, writing with AI, why AI “gloomers” are wrong, tech's DEI rollback, and more — The co-founder of LinkedIn and Democrat donor remains confident that AI can be good for all of us - if its introduction is handled in the right way| Hadlee Simons / Android Authority: |
Google confirms Google Maps had “a technical issue that caused the deletion of Timeline data for some people”, but says those with backups can restore the data — Update: Google has confirmed the issue, and it indeed advises affected users to restore their data via a previous backup.
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Malaysia plans to tighten chip rules and says Washington demanded it track high-end Nvidia chips entering the country, over suspicions that many end up in China — Trade minister says Washington suspects high-end semiconductors are making it to China despite trade controls
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Q&A with Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on the music creation platform, the economics of creator platforms, why creatives “deserve better” than AI tools, and more — Today, I'm talking with Kakul Srivastava, CEO of music creation platform Splice.| Muyao Shen / Bloomberg: |
Retail investors often bear the brunt of losses in the Solana blockchain's memecoin market, which is rife with insider trading cabals, rug pulls, and “sniping” — Rug pulls. Sniping. Trading “cabals.” The niche world of memecoins on the Solana blockchain is rife with danger …
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