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| Kate Irwin / PCMag: |
Google says the company is working to immediately fix Gemini's “inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions”, after some users complained — Controversy is swirling around Google's generative AI tool Gemini as some users complain that its historical depictions are not accurate.
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| Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: |
Google plans to “pause the image generation of people” via Gemini and “re-release an improved version soon” while working to fix its race inaccuracy “issues” — - Critics on X say model is unable to accurately depict races — Google said it will re-release an improved version soon
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| Washington Post: |
Leaked files detail Chinese state-linked hacking groups carrying out large-scale, systematic cyber intrusions against governments, companies, and infrastructure — A trove of leaked documents from a Chinese state-linked hacking group shows that Beijing's intelligence and military groups …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue up 265% YoY to $22.1B, vs. $20.62B est., Data Center revenue up 409% to $18.4B, Q1 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 15%+ — - Nvidia reported earnings after the bell that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and sales, and said revenue during …
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| Reuters: |
Downdetector: users of AT&T, Verizon, and other networks report ongoing cellular outages across the US, starting around 4:30AM ET; T-Mobile denies any issues — A cellular outage early on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T (T.N) users in the United States, disrupting calls and text messages …
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers warn that hackers are exploiting ConnectWise's remote access tool via a flaw “embarrassingly easy” to exploit; ConnectWise has confirmed the attacks — “I can't sugarcoat it — this shit is bad," said Huntress' CEO — Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability …
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LinkedIn: Derrick M, Seth Geftic, and Brian Krebs
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung plans to roll out One UI 6.1 in “late March” for the Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, and Tab 9 series, adding the full Galaxy AI suite and more — Samsung's next big Android update, One UI 6.1, debuted on the Galaxy S24 series last month, but is getting ready to make its way to more Galaxy devices.
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Forums: r/oneui and r/GalaxyS23
| Reuters: |
Sources: Reddit has inked a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search giant's AI models; source: the contract is worth ~$60M a year — Social media platform Reddit has struck a deal with Google (GOOGL.O) to make its content available for training …
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Forums: r/privacy, r/google, r/singularity, and r/news
| Lauly Li / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Google plans to start assembling the Pixel 8 Pro in southern India in Q2 2024, followed by production of the Pixel 8 in northern India in H2 2024 — Search engine giant joins Apple, Samsung in tapping big South Asian market — Google will prepare a production line … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony is testing PC support for the PlayStation VR2 headset, which currently works exclusively with a PS5, and hopes “to make this support available in 2024” — Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset is designed to work exclusively with a PS5, but the company is now testing out support for PC.
More: PlayStation.Blog, Digital Trends, and Tom's Guide
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Sequoia-Klarna spat stemmed from co-founders Sebastian Siemiatkowski and Victor Jacobsson, which dragged Michael Moritz and Sequoia into the fray — - Disputes within Klarna spilled over into high-profile VC drama — Sequoia backtracked on plans to boot Moritz from board| Shivam Patel / Reuters: |
X reports taking down accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government, which local media tied to farmers' protests, and disagrees with the action — Social media platform X said on Thursday it took down certain accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
The US FDA warns the agency has not “authorized, cleared, or approved any smartwatch or smart ring” that claims to measure blood glucose levels non-invasively — The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not want consumers to purchase or use smart watches …
More: US Food and Drug …, 9to5Mac, PCMag, The Verge, Silicon Republic, CNN, BGR, TweakTown, Reuters, Associated Press, Digital Trends, Patently Apple, and Forbes
| Stanley Widianto / Reuters: |
Meta says “we understand Meta will not be required to pay for news content that publishers voluntarily post to our platforms” in Indonesia under a new law — Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O) on Thursday said it believes that a new Indonesia law does not require …
More: Social Media Today, Sekretariat Kabinet …, and Bloomberg
| Bloomberg: |
EigenLayer, which facilitates crypto “restaking” to build Ethereum projects via a points system, raised $100M from a16z, after raising $50M in March 2023 — - VC firm was the sole investor in EigenLayer's funding round — Crypto venture investments declined sharply in the past year| Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, who might be the biggest individual funder of AI education and research, having pledged $500M+ to the effort — The private-equity billionaire has donated more than half a billion dollars for AI education and research| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Instagram launches its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries, including India, Japan, and the UK — Instagram said today that it is expanding its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries.
More: The Indian Express, RTTNews, B&T, and Meta
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
BuzzFeed sells Complex, acquired for $300M in 2021, to livestream shopping platform Ntwrk for $108.6M; BuzzFeed plans to lay off 16% of its workforce — - The Wall Street Journal reported that BuzzFeed is also looking to possibly sell its social media food brand Tasty.
More: Variety, Music Ally, Adweek, and New York Times
| Abhirup Roy / Reuters: |
A California regulator delays Waymo's application to expand robotaxi services to parts of the Los Angeles area and San Francisco's peninsula until June 19, 2024 — A California regulator has put on hold until June 19 an application by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Waymo to expand its robotaxi services … | Michael McCarthy / Front Office Sports: |
Sources: Amazon paid $120M for exclusive rights to show a 2025 NFL playoff game on Prime Video; NBCU paid $110M for the January 2024 NFL payoff game on Peacock — Out of the Big Four tech giants, Amazon is the most ambitious about invading live sports. The giant streamer is opening … | Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg: |
The RBI's crackdown on Paytm, Visa, and others seems driven by sketchy actors riding speed and scale, underpinned by issues of identity, tech, and competition — The central bank is worried whether the country's 50 million merchants accepting online payments are real, and if they're moving money for genuine purposes.| Anna Tong / Reuters: |
Over 700 people, including AI experts and executives, sign an open letter calling for more regulation of deepfakes, such as by criminalizing deepfake child porn — Artificial intelligence experts and industry executives, including one of the technology's trailblazers Yoshua Bengio … | Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Framework releases a $499 version of its modular Laptop 13, with a “barebones configuration” built using leftover parts, and starts selling refurbished DDR4 RAM — Framework is now selling a $499 version of its modular 2021 Laptop 13, a “barebones configuration” …
More: XDA Developers, TechSpot, and Framework Blog
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