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Downdetector: AT&T users report ongoing cellular outages across the US, starting at around 4:30AM ET; AT&T promises a fix; T-Mobile and Verizon deny any issues — A cellular phone service outage on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T (T.N) users in the United States …
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Forums: r/news, r/oklahoma, r/ATT, r/technology, r/technews, r/TeslaLounge, r/ATT, r/RhodeIsland, and r/ATT
| 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
Source: @google_comms. More: The Verge, Financial Times, PCMag, The Guardian, NBC News, Business Insider, Android Authority, CNBC, Yahoo News, MobileSyrup, UPI, RTÉ, New York Post, TechCrunch, Anadolu Ajansı …, London Evening Standard, Android Police, POCIT. Telling the stories …, The National, MSPoweruser, and Android Headlines
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Forums: r/singularity, r/google, and r/Bard
| Kate Irwin / PCMag: |
Google says it 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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Forums: Hacker News and r/centrist
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony is testing PC support for its PlayStation VR2 headset, which currently works exclusively with the 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.
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X: @wario64 and @playstation
Forums: r/PS5, r/gadgets, and r/technology
| 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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Forums: r/worldnews, r/worldnews, r/China, and Slashdot
| Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: |
Stability AI debuts a preview of Stable Diffusion 3.0, its next-gen flagship text-to-image model, aiming to offer improved image quality and better performance — Stability AI is out today with an early preview of its Stable Diffusion 3.0 next-generation flagship text-to-image generative AI model.
More: Stability AI, SiliconANGLE, The Decoder, and TechSpot
X: @emostaque, @stabilityai, @stabilityai, @stabilityai, @emostaque, @stabilityai, and @snowden. Forums: r/aiwars
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says its standalone Google Pay app GPay and its peer-to-peer payment feature will stop working in the US starting on June 4, 2024 — When Google Wallet launched in 2022, Google kept the “GPay” app around in a handful of countries. The company announced today that the old Google Pay app is soon going away in the US.
More: The Keyword, PYMNTS.com, Android Police, Droid Life, and BNN
| 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
More: a16z crypto, EigenLayer Blog, DL News, GeekWire, SiliconANGLE, Unchained, CoinDesk, Metaverse Post, Binance, The Block, Bitcoinist.com, CryptoPotato, crypto.news, Cointelegraph, NFTgators, The Block, and Cryptonews
X: @eigenlayer, @muyaoshen, @saliencexbt, @zerobeta, @boxmining, and @eigenlayer
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google rolls out its Gemini-powered “Help me write” tool in Chrome for macOS and Windows for English-speaking US users, offering shortform writing suggestions — Google has started rolling out “Help me write” — an experimental Gemini-powered generative AI feature for its Chrome browser … | Ismail Shakil / Reuters: |
The US FTC says Avast needs to pay $16.5M and stop selling web browsing data for ads to settle charges that the UK company misrepresented its use of such data — Software provider Avast Plc will need to pay $16.5 million and stop selling any web browsing data for advertising purposes …
More: Federal Trade Commission, BleepingComputer, 404 Media, PCMag, and Federal Trade Commission
X: @josephfcox, @wendyndavis, and @ftc
| 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.
More: Samsung Newsroom, CNET, HotHardware, nextpit, PetaPixel, Wccftech, TechRadar, Neowin, Gizmodo, Android Police, PCMag, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Engadget, and The Verge
Forums: r/oneui, r/GalaxyS23, and r/GalaxyTab
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Nigeria ordered telecoms to restrict access to the websites of some of the world's largest crypto exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken — Local consumers given only restricted access to markets like Binance and Coinbase — Authorities in Nigeria have blocked access …
More: Premium Times Nigeria, Bloomberg, CoinDesk, Watcher Guru, Milk Road, CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, Coinpedia Fintech News, and WeeTracker
LinkedIn: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Dr. Keita Broadwater
| Shivam Patel / Reuters: |
X reports taking down accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government, which local media tied to farmers' protests, but 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 …
More: Bloomberg, BBC, Financial Times, Al Jazeera, FE Tech Bytes, Digital Information World, MediaNama, TechCrunch, and Livemint
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Substack says 3M+ customers subscribe to paid newsletters on its platform, up from 2M in February 2023, and credits its recommendations feature for the growth — - The company said it plans to expand the recommendations feature, which helps writers promote other newsletters in its network … | 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 …
More: ConnectWise, BleepingComputer, Unit 42, Huntress Blog, Cybersecurity Dive, Horizon3.ai, ComputerWeekly.com, SC Media, Security Boulevard, and Dark Reading
Mastodon: @i0null@infosec.exchange and @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social
X: @shadowserver, @_johnhammond, @_johnhammond, @byron_wan, @hackingdave, @horizon3attack, @kostastsale, @ordinarygamers, @m_haggis, @shadowserver, @kylehanslovan, @huntresslabs, @functi0nzer0, and @cyberraiju
LinkedIn: Derrick M, Seth Geftic, and Brian Krebs
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Trend Micro and the UK NCA: LockBit was secretly building LockBit-NG-Dev, a new version of its file encrypting malware, when law enforcement took down the gang — LockBit ransomware developers were secretly building a new version of their file encrypting malware, dubbed LockBit-NG-Dev … | 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 around mid-2024 — Search engine giant joins Apple, Samsung in tapping big South Asian market — Google will prepare a production line …
More: ZDNet, Business Today, CNBC, Reuters, Azernews.Az, Huawei Central, Silicon UK, FE Tech Bytes, NewsBytes, Livemint, PhoneArena, Hindustan Times, and Channel NewsAsia. Forums: r/GooglePixel
| 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: Sekretariat Kabinet … and Bloomberg
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Amazon's $180 Echo Hub review: fast and interactive widgets, supports Zigbee, Thread, and Matter, but a laggy touchscreen and some features need a subscription — Amazon's new control panel makes using an Alexa-powered smart home as easy as flipping a light switch (only better, trust me).
More: ZDNet, Thurrott, Android Central, PCMag, USA Today, Stuff, Trusted Reviews, About Amazon, nextpit, Android Police, T3, Tom's Guide, Pocket-lint, and TechHive
X: @jp2e and @quinnypig
| 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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LinkedIn: Simon Bush and Subhan Ali
Forums: r/NVDA_Stock, r/technology, r/StockMarket, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| Dr Richard Fletcher / Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: |
Analysis: at 2023's end, 48% of the top news websites in the US, the UK, and eight others had blocked OpenAI's crawler and 24% had blocked Google's AI crawler — In this factsheet we describe the proportion of top news websites in ten countries that block AI (artificial intelligence) crawlers.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Sequoia-Klarna spat stemmed from Klarna co-founders Sebastian Siemiatkowski and Victor Jacobsson, dragging 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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google strikes a deal with Reddit, reportedly for $60M/year, giving Google access to the Reddit Data API to surface more Reddit content and train AI models — Google today announced an “expanded partnership” with Reddit that sees it get access to the forum website's data for training and other product uses.
More: The Wrap, The Keyword, The Verge, Reddit Upvoted, Reuters, Gizmodo, WinBuzzer, Search Engine Land, Quartz, One Man & His Blog, MobileSyrup, New York Post, TechStartups, Benzinga, MSPoweruser, The Decoder, CoinXposure, KnowYourMobile, The Verge, and Wall Street Journal
Threads: @crumbler. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @glenngabe, @reuters, @toddlombardo, @mrjnowlin, @basedtorba, @cherthedev, @annatonger, @reuters, @mmitchell_ai, @chirag_mehta, @rustybrick, and @brij
LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski and David Callahan
Forums: r/google, r/singularity, r/privacy, and r/news
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