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Docs: OpenAI had $300M in monthly revenue in August, up 1,700% since early 2023, 350M MAUs in June, and expects ~$3.7B in annual sales but $5B in losses in 2024 — As the company looks for more outside investors, documents reviewed by The New York Times show consumer fascination with ChatGPT and a serious need for more cash.
More: TechCrunch, Reuters, Engadget, The Information, CNBC, and The Verge
Threads: @gruber, @paul_rietschka, @benedictevans, and @kalihays1
| Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal: |
Current and former staff say OpenAI has rushed product announcements and safety testing, lost its lead over rivals, and Altman is detached from the day-to-day — Executives and researchers have left this year amid disputes over the company's values and fights among its leaders
More: Vox, The Verge, The Information, The Economist, Business Insider, PR Daily, TechCrunch, Cautious Optimism, and PC Gamer
X: @blakeandersonw, @krishnanrohit, @steipete, @ylecun, @jacquesthibs, @garymarcus, @garrisonlovely, @garymarcus, @garrisonlovely, @hpc_guru, @garrisonlovely, @aaronklein, @dseetharaman, @dseetharaman, @thegartsy, and @semil
LinkedIn: Caitlin Gould and Paul Roetzer
Forums: Hacker News, r/artificial, r/singularity, r/OpenAI, r/technology, and r/Fauxmoi
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
More: The Atlantic, The Information, Fortune, New York Post, Quartz, The Decoder, Business Today, Forbes, WinBuzzer, and Proactive
Threads: @benedictevans. X: @miramurati, @woj_zaremba, @haydenfield, @danprimack, @emollick, @chehendriksen, @morningbrew, @shiringhaffary, @pt, @kr00ney, @carnage4life, @steph_palazzolo, @vikhyatk, @zerohedge, @carnage4life, and @johnwilson. LinkedIn: Hayden Field
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
More: Axios, SiliconANGLE, Spyglass, San Francisco Business Times, Supervised, Business Insider, Benzinga, The Decoder, and Financial Express
X: @inafried and @cpassariello
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text — The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules.
More: Data Protection Commission, Reuters, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, The Information, Associated Press, Infosecurity, Euronews, Cybernews.com, The Independent, PCMag, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, Tech Startups, UPI, International Business Times, HotHardware, The Tech Basic, Borneo Bulletin Online, News.ng, RetailWire, CNET, MobileSyrup, The Hill, CyberScoop, SiliconANGLE, THEWILL NEWS MEDIA, DataBreaches.Net, Cyber Security News, Android Headlines, BGR, Bloomberg, Invezz, iPhone in Canada Blog, Neowin, The Record, Wall Street Journal, Silicon Republic, The Irish Times, Irish Mirror, Business Plus, Euractiv, Irish Examiner, RTÉ, Boing Boing, Irish Independent, and BBC
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Forums: r/leetcode, r/technology, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft details how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature, including making it opt-in and giving users an option to uninstall — In response to security concerns, Microsoft is detailing how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature …
More: Windows Experience Blog, Windows Central, BBC, Ars Technica, Engadget, Gizmodo, BleepingComputer, TechPowerUp, The Register, How-To Geek, PCMag, Neowin, Liliputing, Digital Trends, Android Authority, Tom's Hardware, MobileSyrup, Petri IT Knowledgebase, Bloomberg, BetaNews, CNET, Thurrott, and GeekWire
Mastodon: @mttaggart@infosec.town and @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. Bluesky: @saltcreekbrews.bsky.social
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LinkedIn: David Weston and Ann Johnson
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Mango DAO, Mango Labs, and Blockworks Foundation agree to destroy MNGO tokens and ask crypto exchanges to stop trading them as part of an SEC settlement — Mango DAO, Mango Labs and Blockworks Foundation agreed to settle charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday.
More: US Securities …, DL News, NFTgators, Decrypt, Bloomberg, CoinJournal, crypto.news, Blockworks, Crypto Briefing, CoinGape, Cryptonews, CryptoSlate, Crowdfund Insider, and Cryptopolitan
X: @blockworks_, @0xgoku_, @0xgoku_, @0xgoku_, @0xgoku_, @spreekaway, and @secgov
| Eric Tucker / Associated Press: |
The US DOJ charges three hackers employed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard for allegedly hacking Trump's presidential campaign and disseminating stolen info — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
More: U.S. Department …, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, The Register, CNN, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, BleepingComputer, CyberScoop, Nextgov/FCW, RedState, New York Times, The Indian Express, UPI, Default, PCMag, The Record, Politico, TechCrunch, Alternet.org, Press Association, Axios, Engadget, Daily Press, freebeacon.com, The Justice Department on YouTube, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Fast Company, NPR, Missouri Independent, and The Hill
X: @fbi, @bing_chris, @rc_greenway, @lorenzofb, @fbi, @fbi, @petestrzok, @michaelgwaltz, @kyledcheney, @repmiketurner, @ohrick4, @tysonbrody, @dojnatsec, @bing_chris, @kyledcheney, @ericgeller, @isaacdovere, @jasonmbrodsky, @fbi, @oxleyio, @etuckerap, @vmsalama, @alec_sears, @jerrydunleavy, @ericgeller, and @ustreasury. Forums: r/law
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Steam changes its subscriber agreement, removing its forced arbitration policy and allowing gamers to take legal action against its parent company Valve — Steam just removed its forced arbitration policy, opening the door for lawsuits against its parent company, Valve.
More: 404 Media, PC Gamer, Steam Community, Wccftech, Ars Technica, Polygon, Engadget, Digital Trends, GamingOnLinux, and Eurogamer.net
Mastodon: @Skirmisher@snoot.tube. X: @jason_koebler, @florian4gamers, @steamdb, @rockleesmile, @wickedplayer494, @wickedplayer494, @protox0, @codenamegamma, and @seannessytv. Forums: Slashdot
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
The US DOJ charges two Russians for operating $1B+ money laundering services for cybercriminals; one is accused of operating the Joker's Stash marketplace — The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against two Russian nationals for operating billion-dollar money laundering services …
More: Krebs on Security, US Department of Justice, PCMag, PaymentSecurity.io, Flashpoint, Cryptopolitan, Coinpedia Fintech News, SecurityWeek, Bitcoin Insider, and crypto.news
X: @edvanews, @usattyaber, @stateinl, @secretservice, @mopeng, @darkwebinformer, @vxdb, and @secretservice. LinkedIn: Brian Krebs
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Gemini-powered contextual Smart Replies, which analyzes the context of an email and suggests a detailed reply, in Gmail for paid users — Following the announcement at I/O 2024, Google is now rolling out Contextual Smart Replies to Gmail for Android and iOS.
More: Google Workspace Updates, Android Authority, Android Headlines, ZDNET, The Tech Basic, Maginative, PCMag, Wccftech, MobileSyrup, Engadget, Phandroid, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Hindustan Times, The Verge, Android Police, and Business Standard
Bluesky: @scottsd.bsky.social and @guythe3pointone4.bsky.social
| Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post: |
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies — The platform blocked a journalist from sharing a purported research document on the candidate, mirroring its past controversy.
More: Business Insider, Ken Klippenstein, and The Verge
X: @justinbaragona, @willoremus, @jason, @garymarcus, @viacristiano, @viacristiano, @viacristiano, and @arictoler. Forums: r/FreeSpeech
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple rethinks its movie strategy, including rolling back theatrical releases and cutting budgets for most to under $100M, after some box office misses — The tech giant intended to spend $1 billion annually on films for cinemas. After several box office disappointments …
More: Ars Technica, Spyglass, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, PYMNTS.com, AppleInsider, Deadline, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, Benzinga, and MacDailyNews
Forums: r/movies, r/tvPlus, and r/boxoffice
| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
The UK CMA rules that Amazon's $4B Anthropic deal does not qualify for an investigation under merger laws as Anthropic's UK revenue didn't meet threshold limits — The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that the tie-up did not qualify for an investigation under merger laws.
More: GOV.UK, CIO Dive, The Decoder, UPI, TechRepublic, TechCrunch, Maginative, PYMNTS.com, ai fray, Wall Street Journal, Tech Xplore, Benzinga, Proactive, GovInfoSecurity.com, UKTN, and Reuters. LinkedIn: Joel Bamford
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not its factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale — The World's Call Center Capital Is Gripped by AI Fever — and Fear … Hello World| Financial Times: |
More: SiliconANGLE, Android Headlines, TechPowerUp, Quartz, Tom's Hardware, Benzinga, and Computerworld
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