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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google explains AI Overviews' viral mistakes and updates its systems, including “better detection for nonsensical queries” and limiting satire and humor content — Google this afternoon published a long response about AI Overviews and their accuracy.
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Researchers claim that 2,107 US voters, mostly older, white Republican women, accounted for spreading 80% of the fake news on Twitter during the 2020 election — A pair of studies published Thursday in the journal Science offers evidence not only that misinformation on social media changes minds …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its US users that may result in a version that operates independently of ByteDance — TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to overhaul Siri with more advanced AI, a move that will allow Siri to take command of all the features within apps for the first time — - The feature will be at the heart of renewed Apple push into AI — Idea is to operate features within individual apps using voice
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify has initiated a refund process for its discontinued Car Thing dashboard device, as consumers file a lawsuit claiming Spotify misled them — Spotify is facing continued backlash over its decision to discontinue support for Car Thing, its in-car streaming device …
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| Dan Fitzpatrick / Forbes: |
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Edu, an “affordable” version for universities, including GPT-4o access, custom GPT creation, and higher message limits than the free tier — OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Edu. This will be a specialized version of its AI platform designed specifically for universities.
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Bluesky: @tylerking.bsky.social. X: @bali_maha. LinkedIn: Stuart McSkimming, Sandro Gianella, and Aliisa Rosenthal
Forums: r/OpenAI and r/technology
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Tether acquires a $100M stake in US-listed bitcoin miner Bitdeer with an option to purchase an additional $50 million in shares within a year — - Bitcoin miner is owned by the Chinese billionaire Jihan Wu — Bitdeer was previously in talks with private credit firms
More: Bitdeer Technologies Group, The Block, CoinDesk, CoinGape, crypto.news, TheMinerMag, and Cointelegraph
| Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
OpenAI disrupted five influence operations in the past three months that accessed its products to covertly manipulate public opinion or shape political outcomes — Covert propagandists have already begun using generative artificial intelligence to boost their influence operations.
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| Forbes: |
OpenAI is hiring research engineers to rebuild its robotics team; sources: the company plans to develop tech that robot makers will integrate into their systems — After disbanding its efforts to build a general purpose robot in 2020, the AI juggernaut is embarking on a new attempt …
More: The Robot Report, Axios, The Overspill, and The Information
Forums: r/OpenAI and r/singularity
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
How Meta revamped Facebook's feed to show more posts from outside a person's network of friends and family, in a move to fight TikTok and win back younger users — - Feed now features a broader array of posts based on interest — More young adults are back on Facebook after years of declines
Threads: @davemolloy, @alexcartaz, @kurtwag8, @kurtwag8, and @mscottbrauer
| Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: |
Sources: Saudi Arabia's Prosperity7 participated in a ~$400M round in Zhipu AI at a $3B valuation, making it the only foreign investor in Chinese generative AI — Aramco's Prosperity7 takes part in investment round for start-up Zhipu AI — A Saudi Arabian fund has backed China's …
More: Bloomberg
| Evgeny Obedkov / Game World Observer: |
Sony says PS5 generated $106B in revenue in less than four years vs. PS4's $107B over seven years, PS5 in-game purchases spending up 176% over PS4, and more — Sony has published its annual business briefing. Here are the key takeaways about the performance of the PlayStation business and updates to the company's gaming strategy.
More: TechRadar, Digital Trends, TweakTown, TechSpot, Benzinga, TheGamer, GamesIndustry.biz, and Kotaku. Forums: r/technology
| Reuters: |
Sources: Tesla prepares to register its FSD with Chinese authorities as it plans a rollout in 2024 and selling the software as a monthly subscription in China — Tesla (TSLA.O) is preparing to register its ‘Full Self-Driving’ software with authorities in China in the run up to its planned rollout … | Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Dell reports Q1 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.24B, vs. 21.64B est., and expects its adjusted gross margin rate to decline in FY 2025; DELL drops 17%+ — Dell Technologies (DELL.N) said on Thursday it expects its adjusted gross margin rate to decline about 150 basis points in fiscal 2025 … | Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Sources and docs: Twitch will end the contracts of its current Safety Advisory Council members; the new council will be mostly composed of Twitch Ambassadors — Twitch on Friday will terminate all members of its Safety Advisory Council, according to sources familiar with the situation and documents viewed by CNBC.
More: Engadget, The Verge, and GamesIndustry.biz
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Valar Labs, which has developed AI models to help predict bladder cancer treatment outcomes, raised a $22M Series A led by DCVC and a16z — Putting AI to work in the healthcare industry is a tricky business; it's even more so in oncology, where the stakes are especially high.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Stripe says it will temporarily move to an invite-only model for new account sign-ups in India, as it navigates the country's evolving regulatory landscape — Stripe, the global fintech giant, said on Friday that it will temporarily move to an invite-only model for new account sign-ups in India …
More: Stripe, Finextra, and Inc42 Media
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
European Commission designates Temu as a “very large online platform” and says the company will have to comply with DSA rules by the end of September 2024 — Temu, the super low-cost e-commerce marketplace owned by Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo, is to face …
More: Reuters, Euractiv, European Commission, and Tech Xplore
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Spain's data protection regulator AEPD bans Meta from launching election features on Facebook and Instagram in the country, citing GDPR concerns — Meta has been banned from launching features on Facebook and Instagram that would have collected data on voters in Spain using the social networks ahead of next month's European Elections.
More: Verdict, Channel NewsAsia, and Reuters
| Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: |
STMicro announces plans to spend €5B on a chips manufacturing plant in Catania, Italy with the government providing €2B in subsidies under European Chips Act — STMicroelectronics NV said it plans to spend €5 billion ($5.4 billion) on a manufacturing plant for chips and packaging in Catania … Sponsor Posts
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