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June 14, 2023, 2:55 PM
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Jon Porter / The Verge:
The European Commission issues a preliminary antitrust complaint against Google over its ad business, suggesting breaking up the unit; Google can now reply  —  The European Commission has made a formal antitrust complaint against Google and its ad business, saying that its preliminary view is that …
Adam Satariano / New York Times:
The European Parliament passes the AI Act, which would curtail facial recognition, mandate data disclosures, and more; a final version should pass later in 2023  —  A draft law in the European Parliament has become the world's most far-reaching attempt to address the potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence.
BBC:
Margrethe Vestager says discrimination, not extinction, is a more pressing concern for AI due to training models and “guardrails” are needed to counter bias  —  Discrimination is a more pressing concern from advancing artificial intelligence than human extinction, says the EU's competition chief.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
As over 8,000 subreddits go dark, Google's results, which often improve when adding “reddit” to the search, have suffered  —  Over 8,000 subreddits have gone dark to protest Reddit's upcoming API changes, and it's shown me just how much I rely on Reddit to find useful, human-sounding information in my Google search results.
Forbes:
A profile of Guangying “Heina” Chen, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao's mysterious associate who appears repeatedly in the SEC's lawsuit against the crypto exchange  —  CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao's mysterious associate Guangying Chen emerges as a key player in his company's operations …
New York Times:
A US federal judge urges the SEC to strike a compromise with Binance over the Binance.US asset freeze, while criticizing the SEC's use of its enforcement powers
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI releases new GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4 versions with a new “function calling” feature for coding, and cuts the price of the original GPT-3.5-turbo by 25%  —  As the competition in the generative AI space grows fiercer, OpenAI is upgrading its text-generating models while reducing pricing.
Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
IBM details using its 127-qubit quantum processor to simulate the behavior of 127 atom-scale bar magnets, known as the Ising model, in less than a millisecond  —  A quantum computer came up with better answers to a physics problem than a conventional supercomputer.
Nic Newman / Reuters Institute:
Reuters' 2023 Digital News Report: despite fragmentation, users' dependence on social media platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook declines and TikTok gains  —  This year's report comes against the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, a continuing war in the heart of Europe, and further climate instability across the world.
River Davis / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Japanese ride-hailing app Go, which has a nearly 75% local market share, as some taxi operators say founder Ichiro Kawanabe pushed them to avoid Uber  —  Challenge in Japan shows how local operators can derail ride-hailing app's overseas ambitions
Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech:
Razer updates its Blade 14 laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Nvidia's RTX 4060 or RTX 4070, up to 32GB of RAM, and 14" QHD+ 240Hz display, starting at $2,400  —  Despite running late and experiencing shipping delays, AMD's latest Zen 4 mobile chips with RDNA 3 graphics and Ryzen AI …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
A US court issues a temporary restraining order preventing Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition and sets an evidentiary hearing for June 22 and 23, 2023  —  A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order that will prevent Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard — at least for now.
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Vodafone and Three agree to merge, forming the UK's largest mobile network, pending months of regulatory review, and take on £6B in debt; Vodafone would own 51%  —  Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. agreed to combine their UK mobile businesses in a deal that will create …

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From Mediagazer

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump says Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic trainwreck” and “CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW”; earlier CBS aired the Kennedy Center Honors, hosted by Trump

Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller calls for CBS staff who “revolted” over Bari Weiss' decision to postpone 60 Minutes' CECOT segment to be fired

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast extends Mike Cavanagh's contract through January 1, 2029, and grants a ~$35M performance-based stock package; he's set to become co-CEO in January 2026

More News

Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
Comprehensive.io: average salaries for senior engineers who specialize in AI and ML are 12% higher than for those who do not; AI-related salaries are up 4% YoY
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
Some US doctors are using ChatGPT to communicate more empathetically with patients, including when breaking bad news and explaining medical recommendations
Financial Times:
Analysis: the EU funds Huawei to run 11 projects, from AI to 6G and cloud computing, despite several EU nations banning the company from their telecom networks

Earlier Picks

The Block:
Filing: the SEC anticipates taking 120 days to potentially respond to Coinbase's request for rulemaking on digital asset trading; Coinbase asked for seven days
Clothilde Goujard / Politico:
The Irish DPC says Google must delay Bard's EU launch because the company has given insufficient info about how the AI tool would respect EU data privacy rules
James Cirrone / Blockworks:
After Apple threatened an App Store delisting, Nostr-based social media app Damus says Apple requires removing bitcoin tipping on posts but not on user profiles
Nicole Carpenter / Polygon:
Swedish gaming conglomerate Embracer Group plans to close multiple studios, cancel several games, and lay off staff, after a $2B deal unexpectedly fell through
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