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Source: ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has approached ByteDance to express interest in buying TikTok and floated the idea of partnering to Sam Altman and others — Legislation forcing a sale or shutdown of the popular app has rekindled interest in possible deal
More: PCMag, Business Insider, Dexerto, Daily Mail, Engadget, Forbes, Newsmax, NewsBytes, and The Information
Threads: @msbertenthal. Mastodon: @jalefkowit@octodon.social. X: @alubacap, @tomwarren, @florian4gamers, @dgwbirch, @jchengwsj, @jchengwsj, @jchengwsj, and @jchengwsj. LinkedIn: Joshua Brown
Forums: r/kindafunny, r/Fauxmoi, and r/technology
| Washington Post: |
A look at the challenges of academic AI research, as costs to develop generative AI models grow rapidly and tech companies' salaries drain academia of talent — With eye-popping salaries and access to costly computing power, AI companies are draining academia of talent
More: Cryptopolitan. Threads: @paul_rietschka. Mastodon: @Mer__edith@mastodon.world. X: @glennklockwood, @chrisgpotts, @brian_henderson, @coles_nicholas_, @natolambert, @vijarkohli, @mer__edith, @mer__edith, @carnage4life, @russellwald, @mer__edith, and @mer__edith
LinkedIn: Stuart Shulman, Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner, Russell Wald, and Catherine Breslin
| Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI: |
Looking back at “Deep Learning is Hitting a Wall”, a 2022 article ridiculed by many, and how it still seems that a paradigm shift is needed to attain AGI — Report card on an infamous paper. — Two years ago today I published my most infamous article:| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at the design options Apple considered for its car, including one by Jony Ive that resembled a modern reincarnation of the 1950s Volkswagen microbus — The Apple car was a case study in what happens when corporate indecision, technological challenges and market realities combine …
More: 9to5Mac, Barron's Online, Wccftech, iMore, AppleInsider, Benzinga, PCMag, MobileSyrup, PhoneArena, Yanko Design, and SlashGear
| Boone Ashworth / Wired: |
A look at AI-enabled dolls, such as those made by South Korea's Hyodol and Israel's Intuition Robotics, which offer companionship and assistance to older adults — Social robots for older adults might not be new, but now they're recording, listening—and talking back.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Q&A with ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden about his support for Web3 gaming company Readygg, blockchain games, mass layoffs, AI, controlling costs, and more — Shawn Layden used to run Sony Interactive Entertainment's Worldwide Studios, a position that gave him unique insight into the whole industry and triple-A games.
More: GameSpot, GamingBolt, Game Rant, Forbes, Video Games Chronicle, Push Square, and Wccftech
X: @markkilborn, @woggerman1974, @vicious696, @realph, @redgamingtech, @realph, @playtr0n, @realph, @matpiscatella, @garethpbarry, @nextgenplayer, and @deantak. LinkedIn: Christos Makridis
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
An interview with Slack CEO Denise Dresser about bringing her own personality to the job, plans to use generative AI, competing with Microsoft Teams, and more — Three chief executives in one year will do that — It's not often you see an established company burn through three CEOs in less than a year.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
More: San Francisco Examiner. X: @anshublog, @jordannovet, @rogoswami, and @jordannovet
LinkedIn: Joe Williams, Jordan Novet, and Bill Corbett
| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
Roku faces a backlash after it appears to lock devices of users who don't agree to its new Dispute Resolution Terms, asking them to write a letter to opt out — Users are opted in automatically unless they write a letter to Roku by March 21. — Roku customers are threatening to stop using …
More: TechCrunch, ZDNet, Lifewire, The US Sun, FlatpanelsHD, 9to5Google, BGR, Android Authority, Tom's Guide, PCMag, and Gizmodo
Mastodon: @kim_harding@mastodon.scot, @lilithsaintcrow …, and @Cloudscout@oldbytes.space
X: @leftyvegan, @nikki_t, @carnage4life, @richontech, @nash076, @rloewe65, and @davezatz
LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski and Jesse Redniss
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, Hacker News, r/technology, r/StallmanWasRight, and r/privacy
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
London-based Griffin Bank, which offers an API-driven “banking as a service” platform, raised a $24M Series A extension, after a $13.5M Series A in June 2023 — Founded by former Silicon Valley engineers, UK-based Griffin Bank, an API-driven banking-as-a-service platform …
More: Sifted
| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
Influencers on Facebook, Instagram, Discord, Reddit, and TikTok are promoting Chinese ecommerce sites like Pandabuy, known for knockoffs, using affiliate links — Influencers on TikTok and Reddit earn a cut of the counterfeit goods trade by promoting high-quality “replicas” sourced from ecommerce sites in China.| Sophia Cai / Axios: |
A look at Trump's TikTok flip-flop, as he recognizes the app's appeal to younger voters and repairs his relation with ByteDance investor and GOP donor Jeff Yass — I don't want Facebook, who cheated in the last Election, doing better. They are a true Enemy of the People!" Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday.
More: The Tech Basic, News, Politics …, Politico, CBS News, HuffPost, InsideHook, New York Post, New York Magazine, Political Wire, Mashable, Business Insider, Oneindia, Reuters, Livemint, WAVY-TV, Malay Mail, The Information, Washington Post, Engadget, Rolling Stone, Australia & World, Deadline, South China Morning Post, Fortune, BGR, and Daily Mail
Threads: @atiredcliche, @11thjeff, @jordy.lawson.7, and @realrossi
X: @luke_metro, @randpaul, @sunnyright, @micsolana, @sunnyright, @bonchieredstate, @vivekgramaswamy, @noahpinion, @sonnybunch, @sophiacai99, @shehzadyounis, @binarybits, @maggienyt, @micsolana, and @mattyglesias
Forums: r/usanews, r/politics, and r/neoliberal
| Jeremy Gray / PetaPixel: |
How Google rolled out Street View in Germany after 10+ years of resistance, as Street View's utility trumped privacy concerns in Europe's most private country — For residents and tourists alike, Google Maps Street View is an exceptionally useful navigational tool.| Lindsay Clark / The Register: |
Palantir wins a US Army contract worth $178.4M to provide battlefield AI systems for the TITAN ground station, the Army's first “AI-defined vehicle” — US spy-tech firm at center of UK health data systems applies its technology to altogether different ends
More: Palantir, C4ISRNET, Bloomberg Television on YouTube, Anduril, Interesting Engineering, Proactive, Investor's Business Daily, Decrypt, Breaking Defense, Barron's Online, and Benzinga
Mastodon: @AAKL@noc.social. X: @ssankar, @elianoayounes, @cnbcovertime, @amitisinvesting, @wendyranderson, @anduriltech, @amitisinvesting, @hayleyinvests, @kurtosiscapital, and @palantirtech
Forums: r/technews and Slashdot
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