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Google Research details Imagen, an AI-based text-to-image generator to rival OpenAI's DALL-E 2 — The AI world is still figuring out how to deal with the amazing show of prowess that is DALL-E 2's ability to draw/paint/imagine just about anything... but OpenAI isn't the only one working on something like that.
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Spotify is slowly bringing back political ads on podcasts after pausing them in early 2020, and says it has strengthened its advertiser verification system — Spotify stopped hosting political ads on its services in early 2020, citing a lack of “robustness” in its systems … | Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Snap CEO warns employees the company will miss its Q2 revenue and earnings targets as its growth weakens, and plans to slow hiring; stock drops 29%+ — - Snap will miss its own targets for revenue and adjusted earnings in the current quarter, CEO Evan Speigel warned on Monday in a note to employees.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Broadcom is in talks to pay ~$140 per share, or about $60B, for VMware, and the companies are aiming to announce the cash-and-stock deal on Thursday — The two companies are aiming to announce the cash-and-stock deal Thursday — Broadcom Inc. AVGO -3.10%▼ …
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| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
As Street View turns 15, Google announces several updates, including historical imagery on iOS and Android and a smaller camera system for its cars — Street View for Google Maps launched 15 years ago this week, and Google is taking advantage of the anniversary to drop some updates …
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Delivery startup Gorillas lays off half its “global office workforce”, around 300 people, and will reassess its operations in Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Belgium — An unsustainable business or just a side effect of the tech downturn? — Grocery app Gorillas …
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CA State Assembly approves a bill letting parents sue social media companies if children become “addicted” to the companies' products; bill needs a final vote — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children …
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The UK's data protection watchdog fines Clearview AI £7.5M+ for violating privacy laws and orders the company to delete UK citizen information from its systems — The UK's data protection watchdog has confirmed a penalty for the controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI …
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Sources: Coinbase is testing an app from Ray Dalio's company Principles that lets staff rate each other on how well they exemplify Coinbase's 10 cultural tenets — Coinbase, a cryptocurrency trading firm that garnered attention for banning salary negotiations and political speech among employees …
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| Deirdre Bosa / CNBC: |
Sources: Airbnb plans to remove all mainland China listings for homes and experiences by this summer, but will keep a Beijing office focusing on outbound travel — - All mainland Chinese listings — homes and experiences — will be taken down by this summer, but Airbnb will continue to maintain … | Patrick Klepek / VICE: |
The QA team at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software votes 19-3 to unionize, as US labor board prosecutors determined the company “illegally threatened staff” — A huge event in the crunch-prone video game industry, which has long resisted organized labor. — Patrick Klepek
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| Riley de León / CNBC: |
eBay partners with NFT startup OneOf to launch 13 digital collectibles featuring Wayne Gretzky, and plans more sports NFTs throughout 2022, starting at $10 each — - eBay is getting into NFTs — and hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is featured in the first collection from the e-commerce company.| New York Times: |
A look at efforts by 50+ countries to control the data produced by their citizens, governments, and businesses, driven by privacy concerns, economics, and more — Nations are accelerating efforts to control data produced within their perimeters, disrupting the flow of what has become a kind of digital currency.
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