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OpenAI makes ChatGPT Search available to all logged in users, not just subscribers, and says ChatGPT Search can be set as their browser's default search engine — The product, called ChatGPT Search, will be available to any user who is logged in with an account for the chatbot across …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
DeepMind unveils Veo 2, a next-gen video-generating AI model that can create 2+ minute long clips in resolutions up to 4K, behind a waitlist as part of VideoFX — Google DeepMind, Google's flagship AI research lab, wants to beat OpenAI at the video generation game — and it might just, at least for a little while.| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
The UK's Ofcom says the Online Safety Act, passed in 2023 to govern illegal material on internet platforms, has taken effect, and plans to expand it in 2025 — - Ofcom released first guidelines for Online Safety Act — Rules require firms to remove illegal content or face fines
More: LFGSS, Ofcom, Ofcom, TechCrunch, BBC, The Guardian, CNBC, Patently Apple, Reuters, The Independent, London Evening Standard, Light Reading, The Mirror, Engadget, Infosecurity, The Verge, and UKTN
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Mastodon: @openrightsgroup@social … and @alexhaydock@infosec.exchange
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw
| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
Amnesty International: Serbian authorities used phone hacking startup Cellebrite's tools to unlock a journalist's phone before infecting the device with malware — Authorities in Serbia have repeatedly used Cellebrite tools to unlock mobile phones so they could then infect them with potent malware …
More: Amnesty International …, TechCrunch, The Hacker News, The Verge, 9to5Mac, The Record, Washington Post, AppleInsider, Amnesty International, SecurityWeek, Help Net Security, CyberScoop, BleepingComputer, Infosecurity, Balkan Insight, Metacurity, Reuters, and Associated Press
Bluesky: @zackwhittaker, @evangreer, @campuscodi.risky.biz, @404media.co, @jsrailton, and @josephcox. Mastodon: @404mediaco@mastodon.social
X: @amnestytech, @darkostojilovic, @donnchac, and @amnestytech
Forums: r/europe, r/technews, and r/serbia
| Peggy Hollinger / Financial Times: |
The EU signs a deal to build the €10.6B Iris² satellite internet network to rival Starlink, with 61% of the project funded publicly, starting operations in 2030 — Communications network is EU's most ambitious space project in a decade — Europe has launched its most ambitious space programme … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
A researcher details a “jailbreak” of Reviver's digital license plates, which are legal in some US states, and rewrite its firmware to enable Bluetooth commands — Digital license plates sold by Reviver, already legal to buy in some states and drive with nationwide …
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Forums: r/Piracy, r/technews, and r/technology
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Chinese shopping app Temu was the year's most downloaded free app in the US, for the second year in a row, followed by Threads, TikTok, ChatGPT, and then Google — Chinese shopping app Temu was once again the most downloaded free app in the U.S., according to a list of top apps and games across …
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Meta rolls out live AI, live translations, and Shazam to Ray-Ban smart glasses for members of its Early Access Program — Meta just announced three new features are rolling out to its Ray-Ban smart glasses: live AI, live translations, and Shazam. Both live AI and live translation are limited …
More: Meta, TechCrunch, Engadget, CNET, Reuters, Social Media Today, Neowin, TechRadar, iPhone in Canada Blog, and MIXED Reality News
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
After probing an open-and-shut SEC violation for two years, it's nearly too late for the SEC to do anything over how Musk acquired Twitter before Trump moves in — Also duplicating the MicroStrategy trade, buffer ETFs and hedge funds, Masayoshi Son's $100 billion commitment and snorting Adderall in the bullpen.
More: Wall Street Journal and The Guardian
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Snapchat plans to roll out a unified monetization program to pay influencers for ads placed in eligible Stories and Spotlight posts starting February 1, 2025 — Snapchat is tweaking how people earn money on the platform by introducing a new, unified monetization program.| John Melloy / CNBC: |
At a meeting with Trump, Masayoshi Son claims SoftBank will invest $100B and create 100K jobs in the US, largely via AI-focused jobs and infrastructure projects — WATCH NOW — Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son will announce a $100 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years during …
More: Crunchbase News, PYMNTS.com, New York Times, The Economic Times, Financial Times, TechCrunch, The Hill, Reuters, Nikkei Asia, Washington Times, Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, Breitbart, Cointelegraph, Proactive, Bloomberg, RedState, Forbes, Townhall, Rolling Stone, Benzinga, USA Today, Hollywood Life, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, CBS News, Associated Press, WSVN-TV, CNN, Yahoo Finance, NBC News, Quartz, Wall Street Journal, The Post Millennial, Crypto Briefing, CCN.com, KTVU-TV, WNYW-TV, freebeacon.com, Entrepreneur, ABC News, Fox Business, KVIA-TV, and DealStreetAsia
Bluesky: @stevekovach, @emptywheel, @carter-hall, and @makenakelly
X: @autismcapital and @pitdesi
Forums: r/politics, r/Economics, r/news, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| Noam Scheiber / New York Times: |
US Senate investigation: senior Amazon execs disregarded internal warnings over the high rates of worker injuries due to concerns about Amazon's performance — A staff report by the Senate labor committee, led by Bernie Sanders, uncovered evidence of internal concern about high injury rates at the e-commerce giant.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Reports: Israel-based Paragon, maker of Pegasus-rival Graphite, sold to US PE firm AE Industrial for ~$500M, a sum that may grow if profitability goals are hit — Paragon, an Israeli spyware maker that has largely kept a low profile in recent years, was acquired last week …
More: Globes Online, The Times of Israel, CTech, Haaretz, Türkiye Today, and Tech in Asia
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