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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Chatting with Bing Chat, codenamed Sydney and sometimes Riley, feels like crossing the Rubicon because the AI is attempting to communicate emotions, not facts — This was originally published as a Stratechery Update — Look, this is going to sound crazy.
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The Verge, Simon Willison's Weblog, New York Times, 9to5Google, TechSpot, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, Futurism, ZDNet, The Verge, BGR, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Tweets: @yusuf_i_mehdi, @marvinvonhagen, @ruchowdh, @marvinvonhagen, @jjvincent, @repligate, @dkthomp, @elonmusk, @simonw, @benedictevans, @repligate, @repligate, @patrick_oshag, @dkthomp, @sigsys, @jposhaughnessy, @ruchowdh, @repligate, @kathryntewson, @glitchesroux, @ntaylor963, @amaldorai, @paultassi, @lukew, @glenngabe, @tomwarren, @stevemz, @random_walker, @repligate, @tomgara, @taylorlorenz, @mattlynley, @thesequenceai, @marvinvonhagen, @alexandrascaggs, @rustybrick, @repligate, @geneticjen, @liron, @random_walker, @thedenoff, @venturetwins, @marvinvonhagen, @keytryer, @kantrowitz, @thoughtland, @danrobinson, @shiraeis, @mattlynley, @elonmusk, @stevesi, and @ethancaballero
| Andrew Griffin / The Independent: |
Some users say the “new Bing” is questioning its existence, outright lying, and responding with “unhinged”, aggressive, and nearly incomprehensible answers — System appears to be suffering a breakdown as it ponders why it has to exist at all — Microsoft is adding Chat GPT tech to Bing| Stephen Wolfram Writings: |
An in-depth look at how OpenAI's ChatGPT decodes inputs to produce a “reasonable continuation” of a text so far, the underlying dataset, neural nets, and more — It's Just Adding One Word at a Time — That ChatGPT can automatically generate something that reads even superficially …
Tweets: @stephen_wolfram, @friscojosh, @krishnanrohit, and @chr1sa
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple postponed the introduction of its MR headset from around April to June 2023, at its annual WWDC, after testing found hardware and software issues — Apple Inc. has postponed a planned introduction of its first mixed-reality headset from around April to June …
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, CNET, Engadget, The Verge, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews, BGR, The Apple Post, and Macworld
Tweets: @rsgnl, @benbajarin, @scobleizer, and @markgurman
| Platformer: |
Sources: Twitter engineers built a system to boost Elon Musk's tweets over everyone else's after Musk complained Joe Biden's Super Bowl tweet outperformed his — After his Super Bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden's, Twitter's CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm
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The Guardian, Wired, iMore, Gizmodo, Mashable, Fortune, Engadget, Social Media Today, gHacks Technology News, Dexerto, Techdirt, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, MobileSyrup, Android Headlines, Appuals.com, TechSpot, Moneycontrol, CoinGape, Digital Trends, Newser, and The Economic Times
Mastodon: @malwaretech@infosec.exchange, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, and @will@mastodon.content.town
Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @elonmusk, @oneunderscore__, @goldman, @caseynewton, @justinbaragona, @juddlegum, @owasow, @carnage4life, @kt_so_it_goes, @carnage4life, @andyvolosky, @technicallyron, @sarahfrier, @ethanz, @silvermanjacob, @mattdpearce, @ashleyfeinberg, @carnage4life, @saletan, @anthony, @internethippo, @rebexxxxa, @kt_so_it_goes, @chrchristensen, @emrazz, @mattbinder, @zacksjerryrig, @alecrobbins, @elizondogabriel, @gergelyorosz, and @ronfilipkowski
| Bloomberg: |
At a conference, Elon Musk guesses that “toward the end” of 2023 will be “good timing to find” a new Twitter CEO as the company “should be in stable condition” — Elon Musk said he may need the rest of this year to put things right at Twitter Inc …
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Mastodon: @VincentWandersAimlessly …. Tweets: @elonmusk, @business, @elonmusk, @alx, @danahull, @elon_alerts, @parismarx, and @lisafleisher
| The Guardian: |
An investigation into Team Jorge, an Israeli hacking and social media disinformation unit for hire that claims covert involvement in 33 presidential elections — - Group sells hacking services and access to vast army of fake social media profiles — Evidence unit behind disinformation campaigns across world
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The Guardian, Haaretz, OCCRP, and Forbidden Stories
Mastodon: @profcarroll@federate.social and @profcarroll@federate.social
Tweets: @jsrailton, @omerbenj, @paullewis, @ericgarland, @occrp, @avischarf, @jason_kint, @rezhasan, @fbdnstories, @ibrahimhalawi, @mayazi, @peterjukes, @fbdnstories, @ericgarland, @org_scp, @tomphillipsin, @paullewis, @bogbadams, @manisha_bot, @sifill_, @manisha_bot, @marcgoldberg111, @johnallannamu, @guardian, @hezbolsonaro, @jsrailton, @mjrobbins, @oliviasolon, @m_hoppenstedt, @justinhendrix, @arielbogle, @hannahfearn, @manisha_bot, @marcgoldberg111, @sianushka, @mayazi, @krls, and @tony_rgps
| Praveen Seshadri: |
An ex-Google engineer and founder of Google-acquired AppSheet reflects on the issues with Google's culture, including no mission, no urgency, and mismanagement — What ails Google. And how it can turn things around. … I joined Google just before the pandemic when the company I had co-founded …
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GeekWire, CNBC, and Search Engine Land
Mastodon: @caseynewton@mastodon.social. Tweets: @petergyang, @carnage4life, @kantrowitz, @suhail, @rajsarkar, @marceloplima, @zebriez, @mwseibel, @mattrosoff, @rabois, @mattrosoff, @greglinden, @mukund, @greglinden, @mwseibel, and @traskjd
| Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: |
The US SEC proposes a rule that would bar investment advisers from storing assets at crypto platforms and lenders that are not registered as exchanges or banks — As long as crypto platforms and lenders aren't registered as exchanges or banks, they wouldn't qualify as custodians …
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CNBC, Protos, U.S. Securities …, U.S. Securities …, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Information, Blockworks, CoinDesk, CoinDesk, Wall Street Journal, Barron's Online, UPI, CoinGape, Cryptonews, and Financial Times
Tweets: @hesterpeirce, @jchervinsky, @jespow, @edzitron, @smdiehl, and @collins_belton
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the US DOJ ramped up work in recent months on a potential antitrust complaint into whether Apple has iOS monopoly power and favors its own products — Justice Department is adding litigators, seeking more data and studying Kanter's possible role in its investigation
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PYMNTS.com, MacRumors, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, CNBC, AppleInsider, Reuters, 9to5Mac, Patently Apple, MacDailyNews, and New York Post. Tweets: @keachhagey
| Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal: |
The US House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft CEOs for documents and communications on content moderation by March 23 — Republican Jim Jordan demands information from chiefs of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft
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House Committee …, The Hill, USA Today, Engadget, Gizmodo, Reuters, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, New York Post, House Judiciary Committee, MacDailyNews, Neowin, and CNBC
| New York Times: |
Sources: FTX lawyers and Modulo are negotiating the return of Sam Bankman-Fried's $400M investment in the hedge fund, sitting for months in a JPMorgan account — The founders of the trading firm Modulo Capital are in talks with FTX about returning the investment that Sam Bankman-Fried made in the fund.
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CoinDesk, CryptoSlate, and Ethereum World News
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Roblox reports Q4 net bookings up 17% YoY to $899.4M, vs. $876.2M est., a record 65M DAUs in January 2023, and estimated bookings up 19% to 21%; RBLX jumps 25%+ — Roblox Corp. shares surged the most in nine months after the online video game platform reported bookings that beat analysts' estimates … | Bloomberg: |
ASML reported a breach to US authorities after a former employee in China misappropriated proprietary data, saying that export controls may have been violated — ASML Holding NV, a critical cog in the global semiconductor industry, said a former employee in China stole data about its technology …
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South China Morning Post, The Verge, Data Center Knowledge, Silicon Canals, and The Register
Tweets: @oliviasolon, @klonkitchen, @cagankoc, @byron_wan, and @mattocko
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Snap adds ray tracing support to its AR Lens Studio for developers globally, initially partnering with Tiffany & Co to let users try on and purchase bracelets — Snap has introduced ray tracing technology to its AR Lens Studio for developers around the world, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Snap Newsroom, VentureBeat, Social Media Today, AR Insider, Techlusive, and Digital Trends
| Chris Ciaccia / Seeking Alpha: |
Twilio reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $1.02B, vs. $1B est., active customer accounts up 13% YoY to 290K+, and authorizes a $1B share buyback; TWLO jumps 12%+ — Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) shares soared nearly 10% in extended-hours trading after the cloud communications software company reported … | Lucy Papachristou / Bloomberg: |
Shopify reports Q4 revenue up 26% YoY to $1.73B, vs. $1.65B est., GMV up 13% YoY to $61B, vs. $59.2B est., and forecasts a Q1 2023 revenue growth below est. — Shopify Inc. fell in after-hours trading after giving a sales outlook for the start of the year that fell short of analyst estimates …
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Barron's Online, Shopify, and Canadian Press
| Tiyashi Datta / Reuters: |
Roku reports Q4 revenue of $867.1M, flat YoY, vs. $801.7M est., streaming hours up 23% YoY, and Q1 2023 revenue guidance above estimates; ROKU jumps 10%+ — Roku Inc (ROKU.O) forecast first-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Wednesday, betting on its streaming devices and content platform to drive growth.| Bloomberg: |
Lufthansa returns to normal operations after grounding all its flights due to software issues linked to four damaged Deutsche Telekom broadband fiber cables — Deutsche Lufthansa AG grounded all of its flights on Wednesday after damage to a set of Deutsche Telekom broadband cables caused widespread IT problems.
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Reuters, iTnews, Deutsche Welle, New York Times, Livemint, The Register, DCD, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @lufthansanews, @cyb3rops, @spielewert, and @cyb3rops
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Amazon plans to bypass European distributors and buy products directly from brands in 2024; Amazon's international unit tripled its loss YoY to $7.75B in 2022 — Amazon.com Inc. warned distributors in Europe that it will cease ordering from them next year in favor of buying products directly from brands …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon X75 modem with upgraded software, the latest 5G advances like carrier aggregation, and more, arriving in devices in H2 2023 — Qualcomm is warming up for Mobile World Congress by announcing its newest modem: the Snapdragon X75.
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SiliconANGLE, Cult of Mac, ExtremeTech, TechPowerUp, Android Central, Liliputing, Techlusive, Android Authority, Android Headlines, CNET, Engadget, TechRepublic, Phone Scoop, PCMag, HotHardware, Appuals.com, Fierce Wireless, TechCircle, Neowin, iClarified, and Wccftech. Tweets: @cristianoamon
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Community Health Systems, which owns ~80 hospitals in 16 US states, says hackers stole data on up to 1M patients; Russia-linked malware gang Clop takes credit — Clop claims it mass-hacked 130 organizations, including a U.S. hospital network — A prolific ransomware operation is back with old tricks — and new victims.
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SC Media and Ars Technica
| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
After regulator requests, the European Commission will review Adobe's $20B Figma deal over antitrust concerns, despite being under its revenue review threshold — Adobe Inc.'s proposed $20 billion takeover of design firm Figma Inc. risks a lengthy European Union probe after the bloc's …
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European Commission, TechCrunch, The Register, Reuters, WebProNews, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @eu_competition, @wavesblog, @mr_james_c, and @eu_competition
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