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| Reuters: |
Downdetector: AT&T users report ongoing cellular outages across the US, starting at around 4:30AM ET; AT&T promises a fix; T-Mobile and Verizon deny any issues — A cellular phone service outage on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T (T.N) users in the United States …
More: CNN, NBC News, CNBC, The Verge, BleepingComputer, T-Mobile, NPR, AT&T Community Forums, CRN, Silicon Valley Business …, BBC, Gizmodo, The Register, Ars Technica, Associated Press, Washington Post, PCMag, USA Today, Axios, Android Authority, The Guardian, Benzinga, TechRadar, Neowin, New York Times, Droid Life, Android Police, New York Post, The Verge, Tom's Guide, DatacenterDynamics, BGR, SANS Internet Storm Center …, Channel Futures, Daily Mail, UPROXX, Fierce Wireless Industry News, Wired, TMZ.com, Deadline, Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, Bloomberg, iMore, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, SlashGear, and FE Tech Bytes
Mastodon: @cliffwade@allthingstech …. X: @sffdpio, @quinnypig, @dayvee87, @mgsiegler, @komumphrey1983, @bcheungz, @urbanzosf, @mattgelb, @rustybrick, @deitaone, @kuwsj_, and @carlquintanilla
Forums: r/oklahoma, r/ATT, r/technology, r/technews, r/news, r/TeslaLounge, r/ATT, r/RhodeIsland, and r/ATT
| Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: |
Google plans to “pause the image generation of people” via Gemini and “re-release an improved version soon” while working to fix its race inaccuracy “issues” — - Critics on X say model is unable to accurately depict races — Google said it will re-release an improved version soon
Source: @google_comms. More: PCMag, Financial Times, NBC News, The Guardian, The Verge, Business Insider, Android Authority, Yahoo News, CNBC, MobileSyrup, UPI, RTÉ, New York Post, TechCrunch, The National, London Evening Standard, Android Police, POCIT. Telling the stories …, MSPoweruser, and Android Headlines
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @drelidavid, @snowden, @elonmusk, @jconorgrogan, @aghamilton29, @deliprao, @wallstreetsilv, @drewpavlou, @prefshares, @razibkhan, @elonmusk, @sriramk, @anammostarac, @jconorgrogan, @clairlemon, @gergelyorosz, @jespow, @sherveen, @primordialaa, @imao_, @tarabull808, @iamdcinvestor, @realgeorgehotz, and @realjameswoods
Forums: r/singularity, r/google, and r/Bard
| Kate Irwin / PCMag: |
Google says it is working to immediately fix Gemini's “inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions”, after some users complained — Controversy is swirling around Google's generative AI tool Gemini as some users complain that its historical depictions are not accurate.
More: The Verge, 9to5Google, Dexerto, Ars Technica, Cybernews.com, London Evening Standard, Fortune, VentureBeat, BBC, VentureBeat, Forbes, Creative Bloq, twitchy.com, Gizmodo, MSPoweruser, WinBuzzer, Newsweek, The Decoder, IJR, Gizmodo, New York Post, Daily Mail, 9to5Google, and Stratechery
Threads: @crumbler. X: @jackk, @google_comms, @debarghya_das, @id_aa_carmack, @johnlu0x, @paulg, @snowden, @vocalcry, @micsolana, @anothercohen, @elonmusk, @razibkhan, @benthompson, @autismcapital, @uubzu, @natesilver538, @austen, @thecaptain_nemo, @stablequan, @basedtorba, @indian_bronson, @carnage4life, @realmemes6, @stevesi, @shiringhaffary, @basedtorba, @davidrozado, @chrisjbakke, @stevesi, @elonmusk, @growing_daniel, @endwokeness, @yacinemtb, @yacinemtb, @anothercohen, @benthompson, @pmarca, @powerbottomdad1, @nearcyan, @bindureddy, @noahpinion, @wesyang, @swiftonsecurity, @alexkolicich, @inversebrah, @0interestrates, @creatine_cycle, @pmarca, @itsjoeco, @lukolejnik, @yacinemtb, @basedbeffjezos, @growing_daniel, @stevesi, @buccocapital, @pstafarianprice, @paulg, @basedbeffjezos, @smtuffy, @redsteeze, @razibkhan, @pmarca, @carnage4life, @grummz, @carnage4life, @mostlypeacefull, @gordic_aleksa, @micsolana, @balajis, @yacinemtb, @shakoistslog, @lokijulianus, @plinz, @pmarca, @stevesi, @natesilver538, @growing_daniel, @m_wacker, and @imao_. LinkedIn: Karim Ginena, PhD
Forums: Hacker News and r/centrist
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony is testing PC support for its PlayStation VR2 headset, which currently works exclusively with the PS5, and hopes “to make this support available in 2024” — Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset is designed to work exclusively with a PS5, but the company is now testing out support for PC.
More: PlayStation.Blog, Road to VR, Dexerto, Game Developer, PCMag, Thurrott, PCWorld, Engadget, Windows Central, UploadVR, Metro, Gameranx, Tom's Guide, Comic Book, KitGuru, TweakTown, TechRadar, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, MSPoweruser, Wccftech, TheGamer, Neowin, TechPowerUp, and TechRaptor
X: @wario64 and @playstation
Forums: r/PS5, r/gadgets, and r/technology
| Washington Post: |
Leaked files detail Chinese state-linked hacking groups carrying out large-scale, systematic cyber intrusions against governments, companies, and infrastructure — A trove of leaked documents from a Chinese state-linked hacking group shows that Beijing's intelligence and military groups …
More: GitHub, Associated Press, Krebs on Security, Malwarebytes, SentinelOne, The Record, New York Times, New York Times, Financial Times, Daily Mail, Fortune, Risky.Biz, Business Today, The Register, and CyberScoop
X: @bushidotoken, @azakasekai_, @kimzetter, @bxieus, @mrbcyber, @jamestobyne, @dakekang, @dakekang, @byron_wan, @catecadell, @silascutler, @bushidotoken, @dcuthbert, @washingtonpost, @kimzetter, @byron_wan, @rhcm123, @dakekang, @jorge_guajardo, and @adrianzenz. LinkedIn: Brian Krebs
Forums: r/worldnews, r/worldnews, r/China, and Slashdot
| Reuters: |
Sources: Reddit signed a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search giant's AI models; source: the contract is worth ~$60M per year — Social media platform Reddit has struck a deal with Google (GOOGL.O) to make its content available for training …
More: WinBuzzer, Search Engine Land, Reddit Upvoted, MobileSyrup, The Keyword, New York Post, TechStartups, Benzinga, MSPoweruser, The Decoder, CoinXposure, KnowYourMobile, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, and Wall Street Journal
Threads: @crumbler. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @rustybrick, @glenngabe, @reuters, @toddlombardo, @mrjnowlin, @basedtorba, @cherthedev, @annatonger, @reuters, @mmitchell_ai, @chirag_mehta, and @brij
LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski and David Callahan
Forums: r/google, r/singularity, r/privacy, and r/news
| Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: |
Stability AI debuts a preview of Stable Diffusion 3.0, its next-gen flagship text-to-image model, aiming to offer improved image quality and better performance — Stability AI is out today with an early preview of its Stable Diffusion 3.0 next-generation flagship text-to-image generative AI model.
More: Stability AI, SiliconANGLE, The Decoder, and TechSpot
X: @emostaque, @stabilityai, @stabilityai, @stabilityai, @emostaque, @stabilityai, and @snowden. Forums: r/aiwars
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung plans to roll out One UI 6.1 in “late March” for the Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, and Tab 9 series, adding the full Galaxy AI suite and more — Samsung's next big Android update, One UI 6.1, debuted on the Galaxy S24 series last month, but is getting ready to make its way to more Galaxy devices.
More: Samsung Newsroom, CNET, HotHardware, nextpit, PetaPixel, Wccftech, TechRadar, Neowin, Gizmodo, Android Police, PCMag, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Engadget, and The Verge
Forums: r/oneui, r/GalaxyS23, and r/GalaxyTab
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Nigeria ordered telecoms to restrict access to the websites of some of the world's largest crypto exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken — Local consumers given only restricted access to markets like Binance and Coinbase — Authorities in Nigeria have blocked access …
More: Premium Times Nigeria, CoinDesk, Watcher Guru, Milk Road, CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, Coinpedia Fintech News, and WeeTracker
LinkedIn: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Dr. Keita Broadwater
| Ismail Shakil / Reuters: |
The US FTC says Avast needs to pay $16.5M and stop selling web browsing data for ads to settle charges that the UK company misrepresented its use of such data — Software provider Avast Plc will need to pay $16.5 million and stop selling any web browsing data for advertising purposes …
More: Federal Trade Commission, BleepingComputer, and Federal Trade Commission
X: @wendyndavis and @ftc
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers warn that hackers are exploiting ConnectWise's remote access tool via a flaw “embarrassingly easy” to exploit; ConnectWise has confirmed the attacks — “I can't sugarcoat it — this shit is bad," said Huntress' CEO — Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability …
More: ConnectWise, BleepingComputer, Huntress Blog, Unit 42, Cybersecurity Dive, Horizon3.ai, SC Media, Security Boulevard, Cybernews.com, and Dark Reading
Mastodon: @i0null@infosec.exchange and @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social
X: @shadowserver, @_johnhammond, @_johnhammond, @byron_wan, @hackingdave, @horizon3attack, @kostastsale, @ordinarygamers, @m_haggis, @shadowserver, @kylehanslovan, @huntresslabs, @functi0nzer0, and @cyberraiju
LinkedIn: Derrick M, Seth Geftic, and Brian Krebs
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Substack says 3M+ customers subscribe to paid newsletters on its platform, up from 2M in February 2023, and credits its recommendations feature for the growth — - The company said it plans to expand the recommendations feature, which helps writers promote other newsletters in its network … | Bloomberg: |
EigenLayer, which facilitates crypto “restaking” to build Ethereum projects via a points system, raised $100M from a16z, after raising $50M in March 2023 — - VC firm was the sole investor in EigenLayer's funding round — Crypto venture investments declined sharply in the past year
More: SiliconANGLE, EigenLayer Blog, Unchained, Metaverse Post, Binance, CoinDesk, The Block, CryptoPotato, crypto.news, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Insider, The Block, Cryptonews, and NFTgators
X: @eigenlayer, @zerobeta, @muyaoshen, @saliencexbt, @boxmining, and @eigenlayer
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google rolls out its Gemini-powered “Help me write” tool in Chrome for macOS and Windows for English-speaking US users, offering shortform writing suggestions — Google has started rolling out “Help me write” — an experimental Gemini-powered generative AI feature for its Chrome browser … | Shivam Patel / Reuters: |
X reports taking down accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government, which local media tied to farmers' protests, but disagrees with the action — Social media platform X said on Thursday it took down certain accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government …
More: Bloomberg, BBC, Financial Times, Al Jazeera, FE Tech Bytes, Digital Information World, MediaNama, TechCrunch, and Livemint
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Trend Micro and the UK NCA: LockBit was secretly building LockBit-NG-Dev, a new version of its file encrypting malware, when law enforcement took down the gang — LockBit ransomware developers were secretly building a new version of their file encrypting malware, dubbed LockBit-NG-Dev … | Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue up 265% YoY to $22.1B, vs. $20.62B est., Data Center revenue up 409% to $18.4B, Q1 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 15%+ — - Nvidia reported earnings after the bell that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and sales, and said revenue during …
More: Nvidia Newsroom, HotHardware, ExtremeTech, Silicon UK, New York Times, Bloomberg, Fierce Electronics, The Guardian, Forbes, Benzinga, KNSD-TV, Euronews, Computing, Converge! Network Digest, diginomica, Money & Markets, LLC, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Reuters, Constellation Research, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Forbes
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @nikitabier, @carnage4life, @munster_gene, @ldignan, @munster_gene, @thetranscript_, @thetranscript_, @nearcyan, @thetranscript_, @thetranscript_, @munster_gene, @economyapp, @tomwarren, @byrnehobart, @thetranscript_, @danielnewmanuv, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @thetranscript_, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @lastcallcnbc, @thetranscript_, @brianroemmele, @munster_gene, @byrnehobart, @deitaone, @withbelay, @trade_the_news, @stockmktnewz, and @stockmktnewz
LinkedIn: Simon Bush and Subhan Ali
Forums: r/NVDA_Stock, r/technology, r/StockMarket, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says its standalone Google Pay app GPay and its peer-to-peer payment feature will stop working in the US starting on June 4, 2024 — When Google Wallet launched in 2022, Google kept the “GPay” app around in a handful of countries. The company announced today that the old Google Pay app is soon going away in the US.
More: PYMNTS.com, The Keyword, and BNN
| Lauly Li / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Google plans to start assembling the Pixel 8 Pro in southern India in Q2 2024, followed by production of the Pixel 8 in northern India around mid-2024 — Search engine giant joins Apple, Samsung in tapping big South Asian market — Google will prepare a production line …
More: Business Today, CNBC, Reuters, Azernews.Az, Huawei Central, Silicon UK, FE Tech Bytes, Financial Times, NewsBytes, Livemint, PhoneArena, Hindustan Times, and Channel NewsAsia. Forums: r/GooglePixel
| Stanley Widianto / Reuters: |
Meta says “we understand Meta will not be required to pay for news content that publishers voluntarily post to our platforms” in Indonesia under a new law — Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O) on Thursday said it believes that a new Indonesia law does not require …
More: Sekretariat Kabinet … and Bloomberg
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Amazon's $180 Echo Hub review: fast and interactive widgets, supports Zigbee, Thread, and Matter, but a laggy touchscreen and some features need a subscription — Amazon's new control panel makes using an Alexa-powered smart home as easy as flipping a light switch (only better, trust me).
More: ZDNet, Thurrott, PCMag, USA Today, Stuff, Trusted Reviews, Android Central, About Amazon, nextpit, Android Police, T3, Tom's Guide, Pocket-lint, and TechHive
X: @jp2e and @quinnypig
| Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
Google plans to integrate Gemini into its Performance Max ad placement tool, helping brands generate longer headlines, after adding Gemini to Google Workspace — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Thursday it will integrate its Gemini artificial intelligence models into an existing product for advertisers …
More: Search Engine Land, Search Engine Land, AdExchanger, Computerworld, VentureBeat, Associated Press, Bloomberg, PhoneArena, TechRadar, Investopedia, CoinGape, iPhone in Canada Blog, Google, Search Engine Journal, MediaPost, MSPoweruser, 9to5Google, Android Police, Ars Technica, Engadget, Reuters, Inc.com, Ars Technica, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, PhoneArena, CIO.com, and Neowin
| Dr Richard Fletcher / Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: |
Analysis: at 2023's end, 48% of the top news websites in the US, the UK, and eight others had blocked OpenAI's crawler and 24% had blocked Google's AI crawler — In this factsheet we describe the proportion of top news websites in ten countries that block AI (artificial intelligence) crawlers.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Sequoia-Klarna spat stemmed from Klarna co-founders Sebastian Siemiatkowski and Victor Jacobsson, dragging Michael Moritz and Sequoia into the fray — - Disputes within Klarna spilled over into high-profile VC drama — Sequoia backtracked on plans to boot Moritz from boardSponsor Posts
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