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Sources: Apple built Ajax, a framework for building LLMs, created a chatbot app that some engineers call “Apple GPT”, and is planning an AI announcement in 2024 — - Company builds large language models and internal chatbot — Executives haven't decided how to release tools to consumers
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| Or Goren / Cord Busters: |
Netflix removes its most affordable $10/month ad-free Basic tier in the US and UK, charging new and rejoining members £10.99/month or $15.49/month for no ads — This post may contain affiliate links* — Breaking: In a major shakeup of its pricing model, Netflix, the global streaming giant …
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| Lisa Richwine / Reuters: |
Netflix Q2: revenue up 2.7% YoY to $8.2B, vs. $8.3B est., net income up 3.3% YoY to $1.5B, 5.9M net new subscribers, vs. 1.9M est., and a Q3 forecast below est. — Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) handily beat Wall Street earnings forecasts on Wednesday as a password-sharing crackdown …
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| Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter: |
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard agree to extend the finalization of their merger agreement to October 18, pending the outcome of negotiations with the UK CMA — Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend their merger agreement pending the outcome of negotiations with UK regulators.
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| C. Scott Brown / Android Authority: |
Google launches Nearby Share for Windows, letting users transfer files between PCs and Android devices close to each other, after debuting a beta in March 2023 — Anyone can download Nearby Share for Windows now, but your future laptop might come with it pre-installed. — • — TL;DR
More: The Keyword, PCWorld, Thurrott, TechCrunch, Android Central, TechSpot, Google Help Center, Engadget, Windows Central, The Verge, Neowin, Android Headlines, XDA Developers, 9to5Google, BigTechWire, Phone Scoop, Pocketables, SlashGear, Liliputing, Droid Life, and Phandroid. Twitter: @mishaalrahman
| Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft plans to give 31 security logs to its lower-cost cloud service licensees for free in September 2023, after its China hack disclosures drew criticism — Company says it will make security logs available to customers with lower-cost cloud services — Microsoft said it plans …
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LinkedIn: Vasu Jakkal and C. Kelly Bissell
Twitter: @ericgeller, @rootsecdev, and @teroalhonen
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
France designates Société Générale's blockchain unit Forge a digital asset service provider, issuing the country's first license under its new crypto rules — - Forge awarded permissions to act as custodian, trade crypto — License will help meet demand from institutional clients: CEO
More: SG FORGE, AMF, CryptoSlate, crypto.news, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, DL News, CryptoPotato, Bitcoinist.com, Blockworks, Crypto Daily, and Decrypt. Twitter: @cointelegraph
| Matthew Humphries / PCMag: |
Intel grants Asus a non-exclusive license to its NUC designs; Asus plans to make, sell, and support 10th to 13th gen systems and can develop new system designs — The agreement covers existing NUCs and allows Asus to design new models. … , Asus is granted a non-exclusive license …
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LinkedIn: Jeff Jacob and Pat Gelsinger
Twitter: @asuspressroom and @intelnews
| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
Meta launches a standalone WhatsApp app for Wear OS 3, letting smartwatch users start chats, reply to messages, and take calls without their connected phone — WhatsApp has finally launched its standalone app for smartwatches running Google's Wear OS, after much anticipation and months-long beta testing.| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Microsoft, OpenAI, Cohere, and others are testing using “synthetic data” as developers find generic data from the web is no longer good enough for training LLMs — Microsoft, OpenAI and Cohere experiment with “synthetic data,” as they reach the limits of information created by humans
More: OnMSFT.com, Fast Company, and Neowin
| Bloomberg: |
Researchers say hate speech and misinformation on Twitter are up; CEO Linda Yaccarino says that's “incorrect” and touts improvements, like ad placement controls — Since Musk's takeover, a number of researchers see a rise in hate speech, violent content
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| Emmy Lucas / Forbes: |
Los Angeles-based Karat Financial, which offers creators banking and credit card services, raised a $70M Series B, split as $40M in equity and $30M in debt — The creator economy is booming: Goldman Sachs estimates its total addressable market to be $250 billion today.
More: TechCrunch, The Information, Karat Financial, VentureBeat, and Tubefilter
| Wayne Ma / The Information: |
Sources: Meta delayed releasing AR glasses to at least 2027, after having to cut the microLED display, lidar, 3D projector, and more due to technical setbacks — In March 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic began to transform the world, the company then known as Facebook struck a deal to buy …
More: Android Central, Social Media Today, Android Authority, UploadVR, BigTechWire, and SlashGear
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Unity launches PolySpatial, which was unveiled alongside the Vision Pro at WWDC to help developers port and create 3D experiences for Apple's visionOS, in beta — Unity this morning announced that it has opened the beta version of its development platform for visionOS.
More: Ars Technica, Business Wire, Unity Blog, MacRumors, CNBC, Auganix.org, UploadVR, BetaNews, 9to5Mac, Neowin, iMore, and Game Developer
| Kate Clark / The Information: |
Michael Moritz leaves Sequoia for the firm's wealth management business; sources: partners Mike Vernal, Michelle Fradin, Kais Khimji, and Daniel Chen also left — Five Sequoia Capital partners have left the firm, the biggest shakeup to the storied venture firm's leadership since its leader Roelof Botha took over a year ago.
More: Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Silicon Valley Business …, and Financial Times. Twitter: @kateclarktweets
| Brian Fung / CNN: |
The DOJ and the FTC release draft updates to US merger guidelines, introducing potentially comprehensive changes to reviews for the first time in over a decade — The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday released a set of long-anticipated draft updates …
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LinkedIn: Shaoul Sussman. Twitter: @bedoyaftc, @khushitavasant, @econliberties, @econliberties, @econliberties, @econliberties, @ftc, and @pat_garofalo
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Threads uses a largely replicated Instagram algorithm, prioritizing creators' and friends' posts over hard news, and relies on Instagram moderators — Facebook's parent company downgrades current affairs on Threads app and refuses to engage with Canadian law designed to fund media groups| Gene Park / Washington Post: |
A look at “non-playable character” TikTok creators, like Pinkydoll, who livestream themselves saying phrases and doing robotic actions repetitively for tips — On TikTok, a woman named Pinkydoll with a thousand-yard stare faces you, undulating just enough to let you know she's alive.
More: Dexerto, The Guardian, and New York Times
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Microsoft's stock closed up 4% at $359.49 on July 18, an all-time high, after announcing Microsoft 365 Copilot's subscription pricing; MSFT is up 45%+ in 2023 — - Microsoft shares rallied to an all-time high after the company announced pricing for its new Microsoft 365 artificial intelligence subscription service.
More: The Verge, Microsoft 365 Blog, Thurrott, Adweek, iThinkDifferent, Windows Central, MSPoweruser, BigTechWire, OnMSFT.com, WinBuzzer, Reuters, and Engadget
| Gijong Lee / The Elec: |
Sources: Samsung has begun the development of a smart ring, the so-called Galaxy Ring, using circuit boards made by Japan's Meiko — Device to offer health information to wearers Samsung has started the development of a new smart device that will come in the form of a ring, TheElec has learned.
| Andrew Tarantola / Engadget: |
In an earnings call, Elon Musk says Tesla is open to licensing its FSD software and hardware to other carmakers and is “already in discussions” with a major OEM — “We're not trying to keep this to ourselves” ~ Tesla CEO Elon Musk. — In a surprise announcement during Tesla's …
More: Insider, Nikkei Asia, The Verge, MobileSyrup, Electrek, CleanTechnica, TESLARATI, and Android Headlines
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
IBM reports Q2 revenue flat YoY at $15.48B, vs. $15.58B est., net income up 14% YoY to $1.6B, software up 7% YoY to $6.6B, and consulting up 4% YoY to $5B — - IBM reported better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday, expanding its gross margin. — Revenue missed consensus estimates.| Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
Miami-based Cosmic Wire, which sells blockchain infrastructure and metaverse creation tools, raised a $30M seed led by the Solana Foundation and Polygon — The startup offers metaverse creation tools and a list of general blockchain infrastructure solutions.
More: The Block, Cosmic Wire, and Metaverse Post
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