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Sam Altman says he has “many concerns” about the EU's proposed AI Act and OpenAI “will try to comply, but if we can't comply we will cease operating” — ChatGPT chief Sam Altman voices ‘many concerns’ over bloc's planned legislation| Morgan Meaker / Wired: |
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently visited London, part of tour to 17 cities, including Paris, Warsaw, and Lagos, to discuss AI, balanced regulation, and more — On a stop in London, the OpenAI CEO called for balanced regulation and warned of the risks of deepfake disinformation.
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| Kevin Breuninger / CNBC: |
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter Spaces suffers crashes, feedback glitches, and audio failures — - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement plans evening were derailed by massive technical glitches on Twitter that prevented him from declaring his candidacy.
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
A profile of Microsoft President Brad Smith, a DC veteran pushing to shape AI regulation, including by proposing a new agency, testing a well-worn playbook — In 2017, Microsoft president Brad Smith made a bold prediction. Speaking on a panel at the Davos World Economic Forum …
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Microsoft On the Issues, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, CyberScoop, Livemint, CNBC, and OnMSFT.com
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Fahrenheit, a group of bidders led by Arrington Capital, win an auction to oversee Celsius Network's assets, including $500M in “liquid cryptocurrency” — Failed crypto lender Celsius Network LLC is poised to restart as a new company after Fahrenheit LLC, a group of bidders led … | Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Microsoft says Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised “critical infrastructure organizations” across US industries, with a focus on gathering intelligence — - Chinese state-sponsored hackers have compromised “critical” cyber infrastructure in a variety of industries …
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Richard Staynings, Mike Slavick, and Jeremy Dallman
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
Margrethe Vestager says the EU and the UK disagreeing on Microsoft's Activision deal raises “important questions” and the EU was swayed by the proposed remedies — The European Union's decision to approve Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion plan to buy Activision Blizzard Inc …
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Sony announces Project Q, a handheld device with an 8-inch screen for streaming games from a PlayStation 5 via Remote Play over Wi-Fi, launching later in 2023 — Sony has officially confirmed it's working on a PlayStation handheld to make it easier to play your PS5 games.
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| Stan Schroeder / Mashable: |
OpenAI expands its free ChatGPT app for iOS, which launched in the US last week, to 11 countries, including the UK, Germany, France, and Nigeria — The smart chat assistant is at your service in 11 new markets. — OpenAI's ChatGPT app for iOS is available in 11 new markets.
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| Oliver Whang / New York Times: |
A study describes how a patient who was paralyzed from the waist down was able to walk naturally again with brain and spine implants using an AI thought decoder — In a new study, researchers describe a device that connects the intentions of a paralyzed patient to his physical movements.
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Pegasus was used in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict to target a government worker, a UN official, and others in 2021 and 2022, the first documented use in a war — The Armenia spyware victims include a former Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia (the Ombudsperson) …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok is testing its chatbot, Tako, in select markets; from the right side of the app, the bot helps users discover new content and ask questions about a video — AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are all the rage, so it's no surprise to learn that TikTok is now testing its own AI chatbot, as well.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q1 revenue down 13% YoY to $7.19B, vs. $6.52B est., Data Center revenue up 14% YoY, and a Q2 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 25%+ — - Nvidia reported first-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2024 on Wednesday, with a stronger-than-expected forecast that drove shares up 26% in extended trading.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Disney and Comcast's fight over Hulu; sources say their Hulu valuations differ significantly, they're in arbitration, and Comcast stopped funding Hulu — Parent companies are in final phase of battle marked by legal threats, broken promises and secret arbitration
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| Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: |
Tools for Humanity, co-founded by Sam Altman to build Worldcoin, raised a $115M Series C led by Blockchain Capital, aiming to scan everyone's eyes to create IDs — A crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has raised new funding to further its mission of providing a digital ID for everyone on the planet.
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CoinDesk, The Block, Decrypt, SiliconANGLE, Inside Bitcoins, Fortune, Cryptonews, Tech Startups, and CryptoPotato
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@tfh_technology, @worldcoin, @tiagosada, and @ryanjamesweeks
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google DeepMind details how its visual language model Flamingo generates descriptions for YouTube Shorts, stored as metadata and helping improve discoverability — Google just combined DeepMind and Google Brain into one big AI team, and on Wednesday, the new Google DeepMind shared details …
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DeepMind Blog
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden steps down, replaced by COO John Mountain as interim CEO; Starling, which has raised over $1B, reports £453M in FY2023 revenue — Anne Boden nearly lost a grip on Starling Bank years ago when the neobank was in the middle of a coup effort led by its CTO …
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Starling Bank, Silicon Republic, AltFi, Bloomberg, CNBC, Crowdfund Insider, City A.M., Financial Times, Finextra, Insider, BBC, and AltFi
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Nymbus, which offers tools for banks to migrate their legacy stack and help launch neobanks, raised a $70M Series D led by Insight Partners — Nymbus, a startup that partners with banks to migrate their legacy stack and launch neobanks to attract new customers, today announced …
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FinTech Futures, PYMNTS.com, FinSMEs, and Insight Partners
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Motorola Edge Plus review: excellent Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 performance and battery life, a sturdy build, and fast charging, but a curved display hampers usability — It's much closer to being a true flagship competitor, but the Edge Plus 2023 lacks the extra something that it needs to stand up to the category leaders.
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XDA Developers, Insider, CNET, Digital Trends, and Tom's Guide
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Binance launches NFT loans, starting with ether borrowing against “blue-chip” NFTs, such as BAYC, MAYC, and Azuki, with a current 7.91% annual interest rate — - Binance has launched NFT loans feature on its NFT marketplace. — The feature currently supports ETH borrowing against …
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CoinDesk, CryptoGlobe, and NFTgators
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Snowflake reports Q1 revenue up 48% YoY to $623.6M, vs. $608M est., forecasts Q2 product revenue below est., and plans to acquire startup Neeva; SNOW drops 10%+ — - Snowflake beat on the top and bottom lines for the fiscal first quarter, but it gave product revenue guidance that missed consensus estimates.
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Snowflake, TechCrunch, Silicon Valley Business …, Coinspeaker, Neeva, and Dow Jones Newswires
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