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December 30, 2023, 6:10 PM
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Anil Dash / Rolling Stone:
In 2024, the internet is about to see the biggest reshuffling of power in 25 years, with a resurgent “human web” and regulators forcing tech giants to open up  —  The new year offers many of the promises of an online moment we haven't seen in a quarter-century … Everything is changing rapidly.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Filing: US prosecutors have decided not to pursue a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, as much of the evidence was already presented at the first trial  —  U.S. prosecutors said on Friday they do not plan to proceed with a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted …
Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Joe Kiani, whose company Masimo spent ~$100M suing Apple, as some say his aggressive use of the US patent system stymies the innovation of others  —  Joe Kiani has taken on Apple in a patent dispute that has cost his company millions of dollars to pursue.  So far he is winning, but the fight isn't over.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Microsoft launches Microsoft Copilot for iOS and iPadOS, a free ChatGPT-like app that supports GPT-4 and DALL-E 3, three days after its Android launch  —  Just days after introducing a Copilot app on Android, Microsoft has rolled out an app for its AI chatbot on iOS and iPadOS.
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
A look at the rise of AI-generated virtual influencers, with some charging thousands of dollars to promote products, leading to concerns from human influencers  —  Hyper-realistic ‘virtual influencers’ are being used to promote leading brands — drawing ire from human content creators
Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI:
OpenAI and others will likely face more copyright lawsuits as systems like DALL-E produce copyright-infringing materials without attribution or informing users  —  A full of spectrum of infringement  —  At around the same time as news of the New York Times lawsuit vs OpenAI broke …
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
A look at Australia's maturing tech sector, which faces challenges like a shortage of late-stage capital and a scarcity of executives with scaling experience  —  The country has punched above its weight on a global scale for years.  Can it attract the funding and talent, and become inclusive enough, to play at the top?
Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
How effective altruism, described by some as a cult obsessed with AI doomsday, is influencing White House, Congress, and others' approach toward AI regulation  —  Effective altruism is increasingly described as a cult.  But as the movement's billionaire adherents pour money into D.C. …
Rita Liao / TechCrunch:
Chinese robotaxi companies are shifting to less advanced but more commercially viable smart-driving solutions, as funding dries up and losses continue to mount  —  Losses push China's self-driving upstarts to seek new revenue streams  —  A few years ago, robotaxis were the darlings of venture capitalists in China.
A.O. Scott / New York Times:
How some authors are embracing ChatGPT and other chatbots as the latest iteration of an ancient literary conceit, a writer's “muse”  —  What happens to literature when writers embrace A.I. as their muse?  —  The robots of literature and movies usually present either an existential danger or an erotic frisson.

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Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6%

Max Tani / Semafor:
NYT reporters are circulating a draft of an open letter to Joe Kahn, criticizing the editor over recent comments they said were dismissive of young reporters

Nidhi Subbaraman / Wall Street Journal:
Fake studies have flooded publishers of scientific journals resulting in retractions and millions of dollars in lost revenue; Wiley plans to shutter 19 journals

More News

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The UK's NHS deploys an AI stethoscope from Mayo Clinic spinoff Eko in 200 GP surgeries to detect heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and valvular heart disease
Tanya Snyder / Politico:
Lidar sensor tech is the latest flashpoint in the US-China trade war, as the US lidar industry mounts a lobbying offensive against Chinese companies like Hesai
CNBC:
After a 33% plunge in 2022, the Nasdaq finished 2023 up 43%, its best year since 2020, led by Nvidia, which soared 239%, and Meta, which jumped almost 200%

Earlier Picks

NBC News:
Sources: US intelligence determined that the Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US in January and February 2023 used a US ISP to communicate with China
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
GitHub launches GPT-4-powered Copilot Chat in general availability for all users, in the sidebar of Microsoft's IDEs, Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio
Usama Jawad / XDA Developers:
Microsoft disables Windows App Installer's ms-appinstaller after the URI scheme was used to spread malware; Microsoft disabled and re-enabled the scheme in 2022
Reuters:
A US judge sides with the SEC, ruling that Terraform broke the law by not registering four cryptocurrencies, but dismisses the SEC's security-based swap claims
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