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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils an updated Bing search engine and Edge browser powered by a next-gen custom OpenAI LLM, calling the duo an “AI-powered co-pilot for the web” — Microsoft has announced a new version of its search engine Bing, powered by an upgraded version of the same AI technology that underpins chatbot ChatGPT.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
A recap of Microsoft's event, where the company detailed the new Bing and Edge powered by OpenAI's next-gen model, AI progress, OpenAI partnership, and more — Microsoft is holding a surprise event at its Redmond headquarters today, where it's expected to focus on its OpenAI partnership and introduce a version of Bing with ChatGPT.
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| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
Hands-on with the new AI-powered Bing, which, when asked for the 2023 Grammys winners, made a list with citations in a minute; search will never be the same — Our columnist got an early look at the software's new ChatGPT-like powers — Bing with AI: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Why Search Is Changed Forever
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Source: Microsoft plans to release a service that helps large companies create chatbots or refine their existing ones using OpenAI's ChatGPT tech later in 2023 — - Microsoft plans to release technology to help big companies launch their own chatbots using the OpenAI ChatGPT technology, a person familiar with the plans told CNBC.| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft rolls out the “new Bing”, which uses a next-gen OpenAI large language model and Microsoft's new Prometheus Model, in “limited preview” at bing.com/new — REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft unveiled new versions of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser …
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Mozilla says the company is doing “exploratory work” for a Gecko-based browser on iOS in case Apple drops its WebKit requirement, after a similar move by Google — Work on a Gecko-based version of Firefox for iOS is underway, again — UPDATED Mozilla is planning for the day when Apple …
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Zoom plans to cut ~1,300 staff, or ~15% of its workforce, offering US employees up to 16 weeks severance, including salary, health care, and bonus; ZM jumps 5%+ — - Zoom on Tuesday announced plans to cut about 1,300 workers, or 15% of its workforce, according to a blog post shared to the company's website.
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
At the State of the Union, Biden called for Congress to strengthen data privacy protections and antitrust enforcement to stop Big Tech from self-preferencing — President Joe Biden threw his support behind tougher rules regulating Silicon Valley during his Second State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
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| Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: |
The Bank of England publishes two papers on a new digital pound, seeming to favor centralized databases over a blockchain and imposing a £10K limit per person — The Bank of England has set out technical features of its central bank digital currency, which officials have said is likely to be needed.| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Arm CEO Rene Haas says the company is committed to an IPO in 2023 after reporting Q3 revenue up 28% YoY to $746M and upfront license revenue up 65% YoY to $300M — The chief executive of Softbank-owned British chip technology firm Arm told Reuters on Tuesday that the company is committed to a stock market float this year.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung's Galaxy S23 series has a Game Booster feature that lets a plugged-in phone bypass the battery to use power directly from the charger and reduce heat — Gamers using the Galaxy S23 series are in for a bit of a treat, as a new feature on Samsung's latest flagships allows for savings …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Voice actors are increasingly being asked to sign away rights to their voices so clients can make synthetic AI versions that may eventually replace them — Motherboard spoke to multiple voice actors and advocacy organizations, some of which said contracts including language around synthetic voices are now very prevalent.
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| Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter reinstates Republican Senator Steve Daines, banned for a hunting photo flagged for “graphic violence”, after Elon Musk stepped in and amended the rule — Steve Daines, a Montana Republican, says his account was blocked over a picture flagged for ‘graphic violence’| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta asks many of its managers and directors to transition to individual contributor jobs or leave the company, “flattening” the organization — Meta Platforms Inc. is asking many of its managers and directors to transition to individual contributor jobs or leave …
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| New York Times: |
Long an AI leader, Meta has been cautious with chatbots, closing Galactica in November over toxic content and misinformation, letting OpenAI take center stage — It has long had technology to rival chatbots like ChatGPT, but can't afford to back artificial intelligence that can spread misinformation and toxic content.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Qustodio: kids aged 4 to 18 used TikTok for 107 minutes per day on average in 2022, up from 82 minutes in 2020, and 60% longer than YouTube's 67 minutes per day — For another year in a row, TikTok has found itself as the social app kids and teens are spending the most time using throughout the day, even outpacing YouTube.| Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: |
Binance executive Leon Foong says a full audit will take “a longer time”, arguing accountants are still learning about crypto, after Mazars retracted its report — Binance Holdings Ltd., operator of the world's largest digital-asset exchange, indicated a full audit of its assets … | Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Uber reports Q4 revenue up 49% YoY to $8.6B, gross bookings rose 19% YOY to $30.7B, and a record 2.1B customer trips, up 19% YoY; UBER jumps 7%+ pre-market — The company, which was hit hard in the early stages of the pandemic, saw revenue jump 49 percent from the same period a year ago.
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| Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk: |
A look at India's pilots for a retail and wholesale CBDC, planned for a national launch by the end of 2023, and differentiating the project from the UPI system — India launched two CBDC pilots last year, a wholesale CBDC and a retail CBDC. — Join the most important conversation in crypto … | Financial Times: |
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick says the UK could lose out on thousands of jobs by blocking Microsoft's acquisition and accuses Sony of “trying to sabotage” the bid — Bobby Kotick appeals to ‘fragile’ government as video game maker awaits decision on $75bn sale
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