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February 3, 2023, 4:50 PM
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Financial Times:
Sources: Google invested ~$300M in Anthropic for a ~10% stake, making the generative AI startup use the money on Google Cloud, echoing Microsoft's OpenAI deal  —  Cash-for-computing deal shows how large tech groups are investing in companies at the vanguard of generative AI
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Inside ChatGPT's rushed launch, as some OpenAI executives feared rivals upstaging them; Sam Altman worries about a regulatory backlash and inflated expectations  —  Even inside the company, the chatbot's popularity has come as something of a shock.  —  One day in mid-November …
Forbes:
Q&A with Sam Altman on AI systems replacing search engines, Microsoft's OpenAI investments, how artificial general intelligence may “break capitalism”, and more  —  In a rare interview, OpenAI's CEO talks about AI model ChatGPT, artificial general intelligence and Google Search.
Rohan Goswami / CNBC:
Activision Blizzard settles with the SEC for $35M, over claims of violating federal whistleblower protections and not maintaining adequate disclosure standards  —  - Activision Blizzard will settle with the SEC for $35 million, over claims that the company violated federal whistleblower protections …
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
Some US emergency services operators say they are inundated with false, automated calls by the Apple Watches or iPhone 14s of skiers and fitness enthusiasts  —  911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Twitter cuts off API access to Movetodon, a useful tool for finding and following one's Twitter followers on Mastodon; it's unclear if the tool broke any rule  —  from the trying-to-lock-the-barn-doors dept  —  People keep claiming that Mastodon isn't scaring Elon Musk …
BuzzFeed News:
Twitter ending free API access could have the unfortunate side effect of killing many useful bots, like @MakeItAQuote, @BigTechAlert, @_weather_bot_, and more
TechCrunch:
Twitter plans to discontinue free access to its API starting on February 9, ending support for both v1.1 and v2, and launch a “paid basic tier” instead
More: The Verge, CNN, The Verge, MobileSyrup, TheGamer, Horrific/Terrific, and Insider
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Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Elon Musk says Twitter will start sharing revenue from reply-thread ads with users who pay for Twitter Blue, starting on February 3, but doesn't give details
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the FTC is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, though the timing remains in flux, and is also scrutinizing Amazon Prime's bundling practices  —  Federal Trade Commission considers challenge to array of practices by Amazon, a target of criticism from Chair Lina Khan
Dave Lee / Financial Times:
Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft will collectively incur $10B+ in charges related to 50,000 job cuts, real estate changes, and other cost saving measures  —  Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reveal hefty price tag as they rein in spending  —  Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft …
Harmeet Singh Walia / Counterpoint Research:
Global smartphone shipments declined 12% YoY to 1.2B units in 2022, the lowest since 2013; Apple took 18% share, 48% revenue, and 85% operating profit growth  —  - The global smartphone market declined by 18% YoY to reach 304 million units in Q4 2022.  — Apple replaced Samsung …
Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk:
As the spat between Binance and WazirX escalates, Binance invites the Indian crypto exchange to withdraw its assets held in Binance wallets after February 3  —  The solution ostensibly ends worries about what would happen to customer funds if Binance and WazirX end their collaboration.
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group is working with AI startups Jasper and Nota to help produce articles from its own content library and pitch journalists  —  Arena Group uses the technology to help produce Men's Journal pieces such as workout tips  —  The publisher of Sports Illustrated …
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Italy's privacy watchdog orders San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker Replika to stop processing local users' data over concerns its tech poses risks to minors  —  San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker, Replika — which operates a freemium ‘virtual friendship’ service based …
More: Reuters
Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
Sundar Pichai says Google will make LLMs like LaMDA available “in the coming weeks and months”, which users will be able to use “as a companion to search”
Amazon:
Amazon Q4: revenue up 9% YoY to $149.2B, net income down 98% YoY to $278M, AWS revenue up 20% YoY to $21.4B, and employees down 4% to 1.54M; stock is down 5%+

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From Mediagazer

Sara Fischer / Axios:
60 Minutes' CECOT segment, pulled by Bari Weiss, was mistakenly aired in Canada via an app owned by Global Television, which airs 60 Minutes in the country

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD's board says it will “carefully review and consider” Paramount's revised offer, which includes a full backstop personally guaranteed by Larry Ellison

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Email to staff: NPR's standards chief proposes limiting quotes from University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias, “an expert at getting himself quoted”

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Wall Street Journal:
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Rita Liao / TechCrunch:
Two days after approving decentralized social network Damus, Apple complies with China's ask to remove the app from the App Store in China for “illegal” content
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
A former employee of IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti pleads guilty to stealing gigabytes of confidential data in December 2020 and trying to extort a 50 BTC ransom
Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal:
Tim Cook estimates iPhone revenue would have grown “absent the supply constraints”, currency fluctuations were a challenge, and that layoffs are a “last resort”
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