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Docs: OpenAI's monthly revenue hit $300M in August, up 1,700% since 2023 beginning; it expects ~$3.7B in 2024 sales but may lose ~$5B, and had 350M MAUs in June — As the company looks for more outside investors, documents reviewed by The New York Times show consumer fascination with ChatGPT and a serious need for more cash.
More: The Information, Blood in the Machine, CNBC, and The Verge
Threads: @benedictevans. X: @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @modestproposal1, @modestproposal1, @amir, @mikeisaac, @zerohedge, @modestproposal1, @eringriffith, and @mikeisaac
| Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal: |
Current and former staff say OpenAI has rushed product announcements and safety testing, lost its lead over rivals, and Altman is detached from the day-to-day — Executives and researchers have left this year amid disputes over the company's values and fights among its leaders
More: Vox, The Information, The Verge, The Economist, Business Insider, PC Gamer, PR Daily, TechCrunch, and Cautious Optimism
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LinkedIn: Caitlin Gould and Paul Roetzer
Forums: Hacker News, r/artificial, r/OpenAI, r/singularity, r/technology, and r/Fauxmoi
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Source: at an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said there are no plans for him to get a “giant equity stake” in OpenAI, calling that information “just not true” — At an all-hands meeting Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a …
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Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text — The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules.
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Forums: r/technology, r/leetcode, and r/technews
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft details how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature, including making it opt-in and giving users an option to uninstall — In response to security concerns, Microsoft is detailing how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature …
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LinkedIn: Ann Johnson and David Weston
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
The US DOJ charges two Russians for operating $1B+ money laundering services for cybercriminals; one is accused of operating the Joker's Stash marketplace — The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against two Russian nationals for operating billion-dollar money laundering services … | Eric Tucker / Associated Press: |
The US DOJ charges three hackers employed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard for allegedly hacking Trump's presidential campaign and disseminating stolen info — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
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| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
The UK CMA rules that Amazon's $4B Anthropic deal does not qualify for an investigation under merger laws as Anthropic's UK revenue didn't meet threshold limits — The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that the tie-up did not qualify for an investigation under merger laws.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Steam changes its subscriber agreement, removing its forced arbitration policy and allowing gamers to take legal action against its parent company Valve — Steam just removed its forced arbitration policy, opening the door for lawsuits against its parent company, Valve.
More: 404 Media, Steam Community, PC Gamer, Ars Technica, Wccftech, Engadget, Polygon, Digital Trends, Eurogamer.net, and GamingOnLinux
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Gemini-powered contextual Smart Replies, which analyzes the context of an email and suggests a detailed reply, in Gmail for paid users — Following the announcement at I/O 2024, Google is now rolling out Contextual Smart Replies to Gmail for Android and iOS.
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Bluesky: @guythe3pointone4.bsky.social and @scottsd.bsky.social
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple rethinks its movie strategy, including rolling back theatrical releases and cutting budgets for most to under $100M, after some box office misses — The tech giant intended to spend $1 billion annually on films for cinemas. After several box office disappointments …
More: Ars Technica, PYMNTS.com, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, Thurrott, Spyglass, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Benzinga, and MacDailyNews
X: @lucas_shaw and @pkafka
Forums: r/movies and r/boxoffice
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not its factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale — The World's Call Center Capital Is Gripped by AI Fever — and Fear … Hello World
More: The Register, This is Money, Business Standard, Reuters, ExtremeTech, Tech Monitor, The Times, Taipei Times, Benzinga, TweakTown, Thurrott, CCN.com, Silicon UK, RTTNews, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, MobileSyrup, PC Gamer, Fortune, Neowin, TrendForce News, Electronics Weekly, Proactive, South China Morning Post, and Life Style Extra
Forums: r/hardware and r/wallstreetbets
| Financial Times: |
More: SiliconANGLE, Quartz, Android Headlines, TechPowerUp, Benzinga, Tom's Hardware, Computerworld, and Reuters
| Kyle Wiens / iFixit News: |
iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max teardown: great modularity upgrades and better repairability due to a dual-entry design and a metal enclosure for the 16 Pro's battery — We first cracked into the iPhone 16 lineup over the weekend, and we were impressed. The vanilla iPhone 16 earned a respectable 7 out of 10 repairability score.
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
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