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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
MobileCoin Chief Product Officer Bob Lee, who worked on CashApp as Square's CTO and on Android at Google, dies after being stabbed in San Francisco on April 4 — Bob Lee, the chief product officer at MobileCoin, was killed in a fatal stabbing in San Francisco.
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LinkedIn:
Jenny Lee, Matthew King, David Baker, and Wesley Chan
Tweets:
@billbarhydt, @zoink, @jakeshieldsajj, @thepbxguy, @jakeshieldsajj, @brookejenkinssf, @yishan, @arrington, @mattdorsey, @mattocko, @vsodera, @markfidelman, @thatrpb, @wublockchain, @msquinn, @paulbohm, @garrytan, @zachtratar, @bradfordcross, @amuse, @kelicallaghan, @ericmigi, @zainjaffer, @downi75, @iainthomson, @peterpham, @z, @starbuxman, @mgsiegler, @richardtitus, @saranormous, @om, @rsg, @tsmith, @loic, @proetrie, @arrington, @sallyshin, @haxor, @laparisa, @jbyttow, @davidnayfeld, @johnhering, @tjmanotoc, @wwwjim, @adamsinger, @scottadamssays, @katie_roof, @fern, @jeffnolan, @kevinweil, @jason, @sbuss, @crazyfoo, @benadida, @activeasian, @aboodman, @epsilontheory, @ai, @shipilev, @torrenegra, @zebulgar, @iamdansnow, @rstephens, @kylesgibson, @zachcoelius, @hemeon, @lucy_guo, @kristyt, @davidlee, @mbostock, @bgalbs, @doranimated, @abhay, @puncsky, @dennishegstad, @sfpd, @phil_lewis_, @tomgara, @gregosuri, @bcantrill, @zamn, @joshmedia, @html5cat, and @autismcapital
| Washington Post: |
Study: ChatGPT cited nonexistent Washington Post, Miami Herald, and Los Angeles Times articles and fabricated a sexual harassment story about a law professor — The AI chatbot can misrepresent key facts with great flourish, even citing a fake Washington Post article as evidence
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@willoremus, @pranshuverma_, @jcpunongbayan, @jgarzik, @bfriedmandc, @maxkennerly, @wwwojtekk, @garymarcus, @albertfong98, @sarahscire, @chrismvasq, @rebekahdenn, @jackshafer, @rking618, @willoremus, @fordm, @cfiesler, @shannonvallor, @lizhighleyman, @kevinschawinski, @oablanchard, @jonathanturley, @tsvenson, @privacymatters, @klingebeil, and @cephira
| Matt Novak / Forbes: |
Twitter adds a “US state-affiliated media” label to NPR's account, seemingly contradicting Twitter's previous policy that used NPR as an example of an exception — Twitter added a warning to NPR's Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as “state-affiliated media,” …
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@johnmcquaid@journa.host. Tweets:
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| Semafor: |
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| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Meta releases its Segment Anything Model and Segment Anything 1-Billion mask dataset, hoping to help researchers with computer vision and object identification — Artificial intelligence researchers at Meta Platforms Inc. said today that they're hoping to democratize a key aspect of computer vision.
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LinkedIn:
Kiryl Trembovolski. Tweets:
@metaai, @drjimfan, @metaai, @notwaldorf, @benhammersley, @anshelsag, @aayushjaiswal07, @jobvo, @ylecun, @jsotterbach, @khosravi_bardia, @cyhsm, @hrafntho, @vjeux, @chombabupe, @simonw, @danfei_xu, @mascobot, @iandanforth, @ericjang11, @coolnalu, @sgourley, @chris_j_paxton, @alexandrecadrin, @dazzkraz, @tberzin, @alphasignalai, @drjimfan, @drjimfan, @jnack, @tanayj, @jayhadhope, @xf1280, @dariuschapman, @building_jarvis, @dhruvbatradb, and @marktenenholtz
| Kazuyuki Okudaira / Nikkei Asia: |
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says the company plans to begin commercializing its proprietary generative AI in 2023 and is at the “very forefront” of the LLM field — Facebook parent expects tech to help clients better reach audiences, reduce costs — TOKYO — Facebook owner Meta intends …
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Insider, CNBC, The Register, Gizmodo, Decrypt, Forbes, Social Media Today, Silicon Valley Business …, and Mashable
LinkedIn:
Ashley Capoot. Tweets:
@domdifurio, @yoda, @news_by_nick, @bradfordcross, @yoda, @gbildson, and @glenngabe
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Report: Phil Harrison, the head of defunct cloud gaming service Google Stadia, left the company in January 2023; Harrison joined Google as a VP in January 2018 — When Google launched Stadia, it put gaming industry veteran Phil Harrison at the lead. Now, it's been confirmed Harrison has left the company.
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Insider. More:
The Verge, Ars Technica, Destructoid, Game Developer, Ruetir, PC Gamer, VG Charts, Future Game Releases, Video Games Chronicle, Eurogamer.net, Game News 24, GossipChimp, Sirus Gaming, IGN, Neowin, and KitGuru
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@hughlangley, @henereyg, and @tomwarren
| Tom Henderson / Insider Gaming: |
Source: Sony is developing a PlayStation handheld, codenamed Q Lite, featuring Remote Play with the PS5, an 8-inch 1080p LCD touchscreen, and adaptive triggers — Following days of speculation, Insider Gaming can report that there's a new PlayStation Handheld in development.
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The Verge, HotHardware, CNET, Tom's Hardware, TweakTown, Game Rant, BGR, TechSpot, Neowin, Kotaku, GameSpot, SlashGear, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, Push Square, MobileSyrup, Game Developer, and Tom's Guide
Tweets:
@mcquack306, @puertorock77_, @jnlgame, @benjisales, and @psplustracker
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says Play Store apps that allow account creation will soon need to let users “initiate account and data deletion from within the app and online” — Google is continuing its work on Data safety in the Play Store by requiring that developers provide a way for users to delete their account data.
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Android Developers Blog, CNET, BleepingComputer, Android Central, Engadget, Gizmodo, Pocketables, MobileSyrup, The Verge, TechCrunch, PCMag, Android Authority, SlashGear, Droid Life, XDA Developers, BGR, Neowin, and TechSpot. Tweets:
@mishaalrahman
| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Source: Binance rejected buying Tron founder Justin Sun's Huobi stake due to Huobi's alleged ties to China; Sun's Huobi involvement is shrouded in secrecy — Binance has no interest in buying Huobi due to its rumored ties to China, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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Bloomberg, Ethereum World News, and CoinGape
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@justinsuntron, @justinsuntron, @wublockchain, @adamscochran, and @napgener
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI details its approach to AI safety, including evaluating AI systems, improving safeguards based on real-world use, protecting kids, and respecting privacy — Ensuring that AI systems are built, deployed, and used safely is critical to our mission. — Authors — OpenAI — Safety & Alignment
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SiliconANGLE and Mashable
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group plans to acquire US-based mobile game maker Scopely for $4.9B; Scopely was reportedly valued at $5.4B in October 2021 — Savvy Games Group announced an agreement to acquire Scopely, a maker of mobile games including “Star Trek Fleet Command,” “Marvel Strike Force …
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Savvy Games Group, Scopely, Axios, Reuters, Game Developer, socaltech.com, GamesIndustry.biz, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, The Information, dot.LA, Financial Times, Bloomberg, and GameSpot
LinkedIn:
Alexander Schäfer, Mike DeLaet, Bill Young, and Chirag Ambwani
Tweets:
@ankbul, @atifkhan31, @lazerow, @d_hasselberg, @mjones, @nickstatt, and @domsplaying
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Substack unveils Notes, letting users share posts, quotes, images, links, and more, shown in a short form feed that “may look like familiar social media feeds” — Substack announced today that it's introducing a new Notes feature that is designed to let users share posts, quotes, comments, images, links and ideas.
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On Substack, Fast Company, Mashable, and KnowTechie
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
A week ahead of Ethereum's Shanghai and Capella upgrades, ETH is up 6% over the past three days, surpassing $1,900 to a nine-month high and outperforming BTC — - Ether is trading at a nine-month high and has outperformed bitcoin this week ahead of a major network upgrade.
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CoinDesk, CoinDesk, Bitcoinist.com, Cointelegraph, NewsBTC, The Block, Bitcoinist.com, Cryptopolitan, CoinDesk, and CoinDesk. Tweets:
@coindesk
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources detail Apple's gamble to shift production from China, including wooing other countries and assembling “tiger teams” to address supply chain weaknesses — In late March, when Tim Cook made his first public appearance in China since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic …
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PingWest, PhoneArena, and MacDailyNews
Tweets:
@jimpethokoukis, @jorge_guajardo, @shiraovide, @carlquintanilla, @gdp1985, @jessefelder, @lisaabramowicz1, @niubi, and @news_by_nick
| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
In a probe begun in October 2022, Ofcom finds Amazon, Microsoft, and Google may be harming UK cloud market competition and plans to refer the case to the CMA — Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.'s cloud services could face a full-blown antitrust probe in the UK after the country's digital regulator …
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Ofcom, Ofcom, The Guardian, Fortune, Network World, Light Reading, SiliconANGLE, The Register, CNN, and Financial Times
| Stephanie Li / DealStreetAsia: |
China-based SJ Semiconductor, which offers a 12-inch wafer bumping and testing service, raised a $340M Series C extension at a $1.8B valuation — Chinese chip maker SJ Semiconductor has raised nearly $340 million in its Series C extension round, according to a release.| RT Watson / The Block: |
Decentraland says 26K attended its virtual fashion week in March 2023, vs. 108K in 2022, a 76% drop, despite brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Adidas sponsoring — - Fashion Week attendance on Decentraland dropped to 26,000 from 108,000. No more than 900 people were online simultaneously during the four-day event.
Tweets:
@_danilo
| Aisha Counts / Bloomberg: |
SimilarWeb: of the 2.6M people who visited the Twitter Blue sales webpage in March 2023, only 116K signed up; less than 1% of monthly users subscribe to Blue — Twitter Inc. is struggling to sell users on its new subscription product, Twitter Blue, according to a new report.
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Mashable and The Information
Tweets:
@aishacounts, @famousbl3, @davetroy, @mattbinder, @libshipwreck, @evan_rosenfeld, @marketminute, @karengeier, @edzitron, @ashleylatke, and @randfish
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Stripe processed $817B in transactions in 2022, up 26% YoY, vs. 60% growth from 2020 to 2021; new customers grew 19% YoY, of which 55% were outside of the US — Stripe, the payments and fintech giant currently valued at $50 billion, sometimes feels like it has been forever on the brink of a public listing.
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PYMNTS.com, Stripe, Inc., and American Banker
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India's Ministry of Electronics and IT says the government does not plan to regulate AI growth, calling the sector “significant and strategic” for the country — India does not plan to regulate the growth of AI within the South Asian market, identifying the sector as a “significant and strategic” area for the nation.Sponsor Posts
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