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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
The European Commission issues a preliminary antitrust complaint against Google over its ad business, suggesting breaking up the unit; Google can now reply — The European Commission has made a formal antitrust complaint against Google and its ad business, saying that its preliminary view is that …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/neoliberal, and r/worldnews
| The Verge: |
Staff memo: Reddit's CEO says “like all blowups on Reddit, this one will pass”, new moderation tools are vital, wearing Reddit gear in public is risky, and more — In an internal memo sent Monday afternoon to Reddit staff, CEO Steve Huffman addressed the recent blowback directed at the company …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
As over 8,000 subreddits go dark, Google's results, which often improve when adding “reddit” to the search, have suffered — Over 8,000 subreddits have gone dark to protest Reddit's upcoming API changes, and it's shown me just how much I rely on Reddit to find useful, human-sounding information in my Google search results.
More: Washington Post. Tweets: @broderick, @tonyajoriley, @keep_indoors, @broskifgc, @realhumanschwab, @nikitabier, and @gabrielayuso
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Over 300 subreddits, including r/aww, r/music, and r/videos, plan to extend their protests indefinitely; 8,400+ have now gone private or into a restricted mode — / ‘More is needed for Reddit to act.’ — Moderators of many Reddit communities are pledging to keep their subreddits private or restricted indefinitely.
More: The Block, TechCrunch, Dexerto, TweakTown, 9to5Google, IT Brew, Android Authority, Engadget, and Analytics Insight
Tweets: @lukeplunkett, @5le, @pubgreddit, @martinsfp, and @alexeheath
Forums: Hacker News, r/ModCoord, r/linux_gaming, and r/hackernews
| The Verge: |
More: Stratechery, Axios, Fast Company, and Platformer
Mastodon: @christianselig@mastodon …. Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/popculturechat, and r/hackernews
| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
The European Parliament passes the AI Act, which would curtail facial recognition, mandate data disclosures, and more; a final version should pass later in 2023 — A draft law in the European Parliament has become the world's most far-reaching attempt to address the potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence.
More: European Parliament, Bloomberg, Insider, Tom's Hardware, Washington Post, The Guardian, Nikkei Asia, Access Now, Business Post, Wall Street Journal, Agence France-Presse, TIME, CNBC, WinBuzzer, PC Gamer, and Publications press releases
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| BBC: |
Margrethe Vestager says discrimination, not extinction, is a more pressing concern for AI due to training models and “guardrails” are needed to counter bias — Discrimination is a more pressing concern from advancing artificial intelligence than human extinction, says the EU's competition chief.
More: The Guardian and New York Times
Tweets: @maosbot, @sashamtl, @stefanfschubert, @riptari, and @timandraharknes
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI releases new GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4 versions that include a new “function calling” feature, and reduces the pricing of the original GPT-3.5-turbo by 25% — As the competition in the generative AI space grows fiercer, OpenAI is upgrading its text-generating models while reducing pricing.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Amazon VP of EC2 Dave Brown says AWS is considering using AMD's new MI300 chips and declined to use Nvidia's DGX Cloud chips; Oracle is Nvidia's first partner — Amazon Web Services (AMZN.O), the world's largest cloud computing provider, is considering using new artificial intelligence chips …
More: Cointelegraph, Barron's Online, Reuters, NBC 7 San Diego, Analytics Insight, and Silicon Valley Business …. Forums: r/AMD_Stock
| Hassan Mujtaba / Wccftech: |
More: Bloomberg, Club386, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Guru3D.com, HotHardware, Forbes, Tom's Hardware, ServeTheHome, AnandTech, and AnandTech
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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
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Forums: Hacker News and r/LocalLLaMA
| New York Times: |
A US federal judge asks the SEC and Binance to strike a compromise over the Binance.US asset freeze, while criticizing the SEC's use of its enforcement powers — A judge urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to reach a compromise with Binance that would allow the world's largest … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
A US court issues a temporary restraining order preventing Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition and sets an evidentiary hearing for June 22 and 23, 2023 — A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order that will prevent Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard — at least for now.
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| Nicole Carpenter / Polygon: |
Swedish gaming conglomerate Embracer Group plans to close multiple studios, cancel games, and cut staff, after a $2B deal unexpectedly fell through — Embracer Group has close to 17,000 employees over more than 100 studios, many of which were acquired over the past few years
More: Embracer Group, Embracer Group, The Verge, Engadget, PC Gamer, Press Start, Axios, Eurogamer.net, Gematsu, Variety, and GamesIndustry.biz
Tweets: @drewlevin, @joshscherr, @futterish, and @lewis_gordon
| Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: |
Vodafone and Three agree to combine to create the UK's largest mobile network, pending regulatory approval, and will take on £6B in debt; Vodafone will own 51% — Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. agreed to combine their UK mobile businesses in a deal that will create …
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Tweets: @mattophobia, @tomwarren, @benwood, and @alexdobie
| Marnie Munoz / Bloomberg: |
Study: US cyber insurance premiums surged 50% in 2022, due to ransomware attacks and online commerce, as policy holders claimed $7.2B, up 3x in three years — US cyber insurance premiums surged 50% in 2022 as increased ransomware attacks and online commerce drove demand for coverage.| Nic Newman / Reuters Institute: |
Reuters' 2023 Digital News Report: despite social media fragmentation, users' dependence on platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook drops and TikTok grows — This year's report comes against the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, a continuing war in the heart of Europe, and further climate instability across the world.
More: Reuters, Nieman Lab, Reuters Institute, BBC, Tech Xplore, Press Gazette, Metro, Crikey, The Guardian, Fox News, and ChinaTechNews.com
| James Cirrone / Blockworks: |
After Apple threatened App Store delisting, Nostr-based social media app Damus must remove bitcoin tipping on posts but can keep the button on profiles — Damus creator William Casarin told his followers on the app that Apple would allow zaps, just with a slight tweak
More: CNBC, crypto.news, Coinspeaker, The Block, Micky, Inside Bitcoins, Fortune, Reclaim The Net, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, Decrypt, CryptoSlate, and Bitcoinist.com
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Spotify shifts its podcast strategy from being a sort of HBO by releasing exclusive shows to providing tools for podcast creators, similar to YouTube's model — Over the past four years, Spotify Technology SA has announced a succession of splashy deals showing off how much money it's willing … | Reuters: |
Sources: Arm discusses participating in its IPO with 10+ clients, including Intel, Apple, Alphabet, TSMC, and Samsung; any decision won't come until August — June 12 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's (9984.T) Arm is in talks with some of its biggest customers and end users about bringing … | Jessie Pang / Reuters: |
Versions of the Glory to Hong Kong protest song were unavailable on iTunes, Spotify, and Instagram Reels in Hong Kong, after the government sought an injunction — Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong” were unavailable on Apple's iTunes Store, Spotify … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers steal encryption keys stored in smart cards and smartphones by video recording the devices' power LEDs, with some significant real-world limitations — Key-leaking side channels are a fact of life. Now they can be done by video-recording power LEDs.| Axios: |
Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce a bill denying Section 230 protections for generative AI content; experts are split on whether §230 applies — Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal want to clarify that the internet's bedrock liability law does not apply to generative AI …
Tweets: @kevincollier, @abigailmarone, and @hawleymo
| Sayan Chakraborty / Nikkei Asia: |
Peak XV head Shailendra Singh discusses the Sequoia split, saying the move will remove potential conflicts, especially in AI and with Sequoia's US portfolio — Split with American parent eliminates potential conflicts in hot sectors like AI — Managing Director Shailendra Singh …
More: Bloomberg, Crowdfund Insider, DealStreetAsia, and Tech in Asia
| Chris Plante / Polygon: |
Q&A with Phil Spencer on AI in games, using Xbox data and machine learning, Game Pass lessons, “living games”, expanding Minecraft, looking to 2024, and more — Phil Spencer talks with Polygon about the future of living games, Xbox's huge 2024, AI, and more — Did Xbox really lose the console war?Sponsor Posts
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