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Figma disables its recently launched generative AI app design tool Make Design, after a user showed it copied Apple's Weather when asked to design a weather app — The design tool Figma has disabled a newly launched AI-powered app design tool after a user showed that it was clearly copying Apple's weather app.
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Responding to criticism, Figma's CTO says the Make Design feature is “powered by off-the-shelf models and a bespoke design system that we commissioned” — Figma says it didn't train the generative AI models it used and blames a ‘bespoke design system.’| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple will get an observer role on OpenAI's board, with Phil Schiller chosen for the position, as part of their partnership announced last month — - Apple's observer position would match that of Microsoft — Phil Schiller, Apple's former marketing chief, chosen for role
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| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Meta shares its research on Meta 3D Gen, a system that creates high-quality 3D assets from text descriptions in less than a minute — Meta, the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, introduced Meta 3D Gen today, a new AI system that creates high-quality 3D assets from text descriptions in less than a minute.
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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Blockchain platform Polkadot faces criticism from users after spending $36M+ on marketing and outreach in H1 2024, nearly half of its total spend of $87M — The blockchain spent $87 million in the first six months this year, with marketing activities accounting for the majority of expenses.| Financial Times: |
Google says its greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48% in the past five years due to the expansion of the data centers that underpin its AI efforts — Tech giant's ambition of reaching ‘net zero’ by 2030 under threat from power demands of artificial intelligence systems
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
For ~10 years, millions of macOS and iOS apps using CocoaPods were vulnerable to a serious flaw in the dependency manager, which was patched in October 2023 — Apps that used code libraries hosted on CocoaPods were vulnerable for about 10 years. — Vulnerabilities that went undetected …
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| Kamila Wojciechowska / Android Authority: |
Source: Google plans AI features for the Pixel 9 under the Google AI brand, like Pixel Screenshots, which lets users search their screenshots using on-device AI — Google's implementation of the feature means good news for those concerned with privacy. — •
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat adds new features, including letting Snapchat+ subscribers design a personalized house on Snap Map and send Snaps that last less than .5 seconds — Snapchat is introducing new ways for users to personalize their accounts, the company announced on Tuesday.
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| Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: |
Source: generative AI video startup Runway is in talks to raise $450M at about a $4B valuation, with General Atlantic in talks to lead the round — Runway, already the best funded among a cluster of startups developing artificial intelligence software to generate videos for Hollywood … | Reuters: |
Sources: Magic, a US startup developing AI models for coding tasks, is in talks to raise $200M+ at a $1.5B valuation — Magic, a U.S. startup developing artificial-intelligence models to write software, is in talks to raise over $200 million in a funding round valuing it at $1.5 billion …
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| Eric Geller / Wired: |
A look at a US State Department program to train diplomats in cybersecurity, privacy, and other tech issues, allowing them to spot threats and advance US policy — The US State Department is training diplomats in cybersecurity, privacy, telecommunications, and other technology issues, allowing them to advance US policy abroad.| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Meta says it will lift its ban on the word “shaheed”, or “martyr” in English, after its oversight board's year-long review found the approach to be “overbroad” — Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word “shaheed” …
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