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A recap of the testimony from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, IBM VP Christina Montgomery, and professor Gary Marcus at a US Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify to Congress on AI like ChatGPT as regulations and oversight are being considered.
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Sam Altman tells Congress that AI regulation is “essential” but must let companies adapt to new tech, suggests safety measures and a licensing regime, and more — OpenAI's chief executive Sam Altman called on US lawmakers to regulate fast-advancing artificial intelligence technology …
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Apple unveils new cognitive, vision, and speech accessibility features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, like an AI voice that sounds like the user's, coming in 2023 — Apple previewed a suite of new features today to improve cognitive, vision and speech accessibility.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple rolls out new concert discovery features, including Set Lists in Apple Music for select artists and Guides to local venues in Apple Maps for select cities — Apple is bringing concert discovery to two of its flagship apps, Apple Music and Apple Maps, the company announced today.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google updates its inactivity policy: accounts inactive for at least two years will be deleted, except for those with YouTube videos, starting in December 2023 — In 2020, Google said it would remove content stored in an inactive account (but not the account itself) to preserve storage space.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple touts $2B+ in App Store fraud stopped in 2022, nearly 3.9M stolen credit cards blocked, 147M+ ratings/reviews removed, and 428K developer accounts closed — Apple is out with a new press release today touting the success of the App Store's ability to prevent fraud.| Washington Post: |
The US announces charges, sanctions, and a $10M reward for info leading to the arrest of Russian national Mikhail Matveev, a Babuk ransomware campaign suspect — The Justice, Treasury and State departments announced a crackdown on suspect Mikhail Matveev, with economic sanctions and a $10 million reward for his arrest
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| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
The US DOJ alleges former Apple engineer Weibao Wang stole Apple's autonomous tech, including source code, for a Chinese company working on a self-driving car — - Weibao Wang was charged with six counts of theft or attempted theft by prosecutors, who allege he stole troves of source code …
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| Judith Bannermanquist / Cointelegraph: |
Crypto wallet company Ledger faces criticism after it unveiled an optional seed phrase recovery subscription service that some security experts say is insecure — Many members of the crypto community believe Ledger's latest seed phrase recovery feature is a bad idea. — 362 Total views
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| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
Tech companies are racing to run generative AI natively on mobile devices to reduce computing costs, but face hurdles like limited memory and processing power — Tech companies seek processing power in handsets to reduce computing costs and improve speed of AI chatbots
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
IBM says it has acquired cloud data protection company Polar Security, a source says for around $60M, and plans to integrate Polar into its Guardium unit — Update: IBM has now confirmed the news and said Polar will be integrated into its Guardium unit (itself based on an acquisition from way back in 2009).
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Researchers bought phones from PropertyRoom.com, a top auction house for US police departments, and found many of them were not wiped and had no PIN or passcode — Countless smartphones seized in arrests and searches by police forces across the United States are being auctioned online without … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who joined Amazon after the 2018 acquisition, sells the startup Honest Day's Work to smart lock maker Latch and will become its CEO — Jamie Siminoff has been busy. The Ring founder quietly exited the advisor role he took back in March after exiting the brand's CEO role.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Zoom plans to add Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude across its platform, starting with Contact Center; the company didn't detail the integration for other areas — Zoom is partnering with Anthropic to integrate the company's AI assistant across its productivity platform.
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| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Framework Laptop 13 review: fully user-repairable, DIY kits, a 3:2 screen, long battery life, and better audio but pricey, a generic look, and a plasticky build — The 2023 Framework Laptop 13 remains a DIY dream while fixing many of the 2022 Framework Laptop's biggest issues.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Meta spins out Kustomer, after acquiring the CRM startup for ~$1B in a deal that closed in 2022; Kustomer raises $60M at a reported $250M valuation — Meta's grand experiment in building an enterprise-ready customer service platform has come to a close: the parent of Facebook has officially spun …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Source: Twitter acquires recruiting startup Laskie for “tens of millions” in cash and stock, its first deal under Elon Musk; PitchBook: Laskie had raised $6M — Twitter appears to have made its first deal of the Elon Musk era: Buying a job-matching tech startup called Laskie, Axios has learned.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Hippocratic AI, which is building an LLM for health care, raised a $50M seed co-led by General Catalyst and a16z at a valuation in the “triple digit millions” — AI, specifically generative AI, has the potential to transform healthcare. — At least, that sales pitch … | Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
A jailed Saudi dissident's sister sues Twitter under RICO, arguing repeated security failures let staff reveal his ID and thousands of others' to Saudi Arabia — SAN FRANCISCO — The sister of an imprisoned Saudi dissident filed suit against Twitter Tuesday, arguing that it broke the law … | Bill Peters / Marketwatch: |
Rumble says it has acquired podcasting and livestreaming app Callin, and Callin's co-founder David Sacks will join Rumble's board of directors — 'I strongly support Rumble's unwavering commitment to free speech in the face of growing censorship and government overreach,' Sacks says in plans to join right-wing video platform
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The EU's Council approves the Markets in Crypto Assets rules, making the EU the first major jurisdiction with a crypto licensing regime, taking effect in 2024 — The landmark Markets in Crypto Assets regulation was given final approval by the EU's Council, which also agreed a new law for sharing data on crypto tax holdings.| Alexandra Alter / New York Times: |
Q&A with Michael Lewis on his FTX book, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, set to debut on October 3, visiting SBF, a possible trial, and more — About a year after the author Michael Lewis began to shadow Bankman-Fried, the founder of the crypto exchange FTX, Bankman-Fried was arrested.Sponsor Posts
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