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Stability AI says Emad Mostaque resigned as CEO and from the board “to pursue decentralized AI”; COO Shan Shan Wong and CTO Christian Laforte named interim CEOs — Mostaque has told a number of people close to him that he plans to step down as chief executive …
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LinkedIn: Jon Lam and Jim Geduldick
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A look at the US DOJ's lawsuit against Apple, comparisons to Microsoft suit in the 1990s, basic factual errors, why it is clearly a political case, and more — March 21, 2024 the United States filed an antitrust complaint against Apple. The filing is a new approach to antitrust and hinges …
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| Reuters: |
Source: Spain's High Court orders the suspension of Telegram after media companies complained it was allowing users to upload their content without permission — Spain's High Court has ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram's services in the country after media companies complained … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Redis, the popular in-memory data store, switches from the open source 3-clause BSD license to a controversial dual-license model — Redis, the popular in-memory data store, is switching away from the open-source three-clause BSD license. Instead, in a move that is clearly aimed to prevent …
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LinkedIn: Emerson Martinez and Spencer Tuttle
| M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: |
BeReal's challenges show the difficulty for new consumer apps to break out absent a big platform shift, as users lack the time to try additional consumer apps — The recent reports that BeReal is struggling with either a fundraise or growth or both, is a bummer.
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| David Ingram / NBC News: |
Sensor Tower: in February 2024, X had 27M US DAUs of its mobile app, down 18% YoY, and the US user base has been flat or down every month since November 2022 — X usage has declined as downloads of Threads have surged in recent weeks. — The number of people using X daily is falling …
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Forums: r/technology, r/TheAllinPodcasts, r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/Twitter, and Beehaw
| John Thornhill / Financial Times: |
Microsoft's deal with Inflection is a further sign that the emerging AI economy will probably be dominated by the US tech giants, as the AI talent war heats up — Microsoft's agreement with two founders of Inflection is the latest sign that deep-pocketed companies are scooping up much of the expertise in AI
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| Chris Stokel-Walker / Fast Company: |
Q&A with ex-CEO of CrowdTangle Brandon Silverman about the founding principle of the research tool, Meta's decision to close it in an election year, and more — Meta announced this month that in August it will be closing CrowdTangle, the platform monitoring tool the company bought in 2016.| The Information: |
Source: HeyGen, which uses AI to generate avatars and voices for videos, is raising $60M led by Benchmark at a $440M valuation, amid concerns about China ties — HeyGen, a three-year-old startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate avatars and voices for videos …
X: @kateclarktweets, @amir, and @steph_palazzolo
| Jesusegun Alagbe / Rest of World: |
Filmmakers, critics, and users detail why Prime Video failed in Africa; Amazon laid off staff and scaled back operations on the continent in January 2024 — Filmmakers, critics, and users blame the platform's struggle in Africa on poor user experience, a lack of local content, and mediocre publicity.
More: Pocket-lint. X: @jesusegun1, @ugotalksalot, and @restofworld
LinkedIn: Ato Micah, Manoj Narender Madnani, Fadi Ismail, and David Adeleke
| Reuters: |
Didi Q4: revenue up 55.4% YoY to ~$6.83B, a ~$113.15M net income, up from a loss in Q4 2022, as the company continues its recovery after regulatory challenges — Didi Global, China's largest ride-hailing company, on Saturday reported a fourth-quarter profit, indicating that the Chinese ride-hailing leader …
More: Bloomberg and DiDi Global
| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
GM says it has stopped sharing driving data with two data brokers, after a report showed GM and others collecting and sharing data without clear consent — G.M. had provided information about braking, acceleration and speed to LexisNexis Risk Solution and Verisk, firms that generated driver risk profiles for insurers.
More: Detroit Free Press, Ars Technica, and The Verge
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LinkedIn: Brian Jackson, Eric Starkman, and Philip Koopman
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