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YouTube and, according to a source, Spotify are not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or to allow their iPad app to run on the platform — - Users of those services will be steered toward the web — Searches indicate apps from Meta may also be unavailable
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Zuckerberg says Meta wants to build and open source AGI, and brings AI group FAIR closer to the generative AI team; Meta will own 340K+ H100 GPUs by 2024's end — And he wants Meta to open source it. Eventually. Maybe. … Fueling the generative AI craze is a belief that the tech industry …
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| Andy Baio / Waxy.org: |
A history of Ello, which defined itself as an alternative to ad-driven social media, from its 2014 launch and funding to its quiet sale and sudden death in 2023 — Ello launched on August 7, 2014 with big dreams and big promises, a new social network defined by what it wouldn't do.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the European Union's competition watchdog intends to block Amazon's $1.7B bid to purchase iRobot; IRBT drops ~40% after hours — European Union's competition watchdog is weighing the tech giant's $1.7 billion bid to purchase Roomba maker iRobot — The European Union's competition …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Internal video and memo: Apple sees health care, training, and education as key areas for the Vision Pro, and will give employees a 25% discount on the device — - Company has teams focused on enterprise and education uses — Employees to get at least a 25% discount on Apple Vision Pro
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft makes Reading Coach, its AI-powered tool that provides learners with personalized reading practice, available for free on the web — Microsoft today made Reading Coach, its AI-powered tool that provides learners with personalized reading practice, available at no cost to anyone with a Microsoft account.| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
In the footnotes of the Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra online listings, Samsung says that Galaxy AI features will be free only until the end of 2025 — AI is the big selling point of Samsung's new Galaxy S24 series, but the new, rather good suite of Galaxy AI features may eventually come with a cost, the company has confirmed.
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Some video podcasts are using AI-generated product placements from a company called Rembrand to supplement their typical host-read ads — A startup backed by United Talent Agency and L'Oreal is aiming to give podcasters a new line of revenue — Hello and welcome back to Soundbite.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
A look at the reasons why Artifact failed, including not growing its user base outside the US and user confusion about its ever-growing set of features — Last week, Artifact, a buzzy news app from Instagram's co-founders, announced it was shutting down after failing to gain critical mass …
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| Jessica Hagen / MobiHealthNews: |
Forta, which combines AI and a training course for parents to offer personalized therapy for autistic children, raised a $55M Series A led by Insight Partners — The company will use the funds to grow its autism therapy practice, continue AI and LLM research, and develop clinical algorithms.| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Bellevue, WA-based Oleria, which helps companies manage employee access to applications and data, raised a $33.1M Series A led by Evolution Equity Partners — GeekWire's in-depth startup coverage tells the stories of the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene.
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| TechCrunch: |
Analysis: the total number of US startups with a $1B+ valuation grew 14x from 39 in 2013 to 532 in 2023, 78% today are B2B, 93% are privately valued, and more — Aileen Lee is the founder of Cowboy Ventures. She partners at the earliest stages with enterprise and consumer-oriented startup teams …
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
World leaders at the 2024 World Economic Forum fret over AI-powered misinformation and job displacement, following excitement about ChatGPT at the 2023 WEF — Between wine tastings and sledding excursions, world leaders fret over AI-powered misinformation and job displacement
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Filing: Apple details new US App Store rules letting devs link to external payments, says apps in its Video Partner and News Partner program are not eligible — Apple this week updated its App Store rules to comply with a court order after the Supreme Court declined to hear … | Rocky Swift / Reuters: |
AWS says it plans to invest $15.24B in Japan by 2027 to expand facilities in the metropolises of Tokyo and Osaka to meet growing customer demand — Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Friday it plans to invest 2.26 trillion yen ($15.24 billion) in Japan by 2027 to expand its cloud computing infrastructure.| Ryan Broderick / Fast Company: |
Former and current Twitch employees describe how Twitch never understood what its users wanted, failed to go mainstream, alienated its top creators, and more — Four years after Twitch took over the livestreaming world, its future is more uncertain than ever.| Julian Nabil / Forbes Middle East: |
Dubai-based online business travel service Tumodo raised a $35M pre-seed co-led by MENA-focused angel investors and plans to expand to 25 more countries by 2026 — The UAE's online business travel platform Tumodo raised $35 million in a pre-seed round, co-led by MENA-focused angel investors.
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