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California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill SB 1047, saying it applies only to large AI models and doesn't account for if deployment is high risk — Governor seeks more encompassing rules than the bill opposed by OpenAI, Meta and supported by research scientists
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Sources: Apple considers options for its headsets, including moving compute to iPhone, and is working on homeOS; Masimo's new CEO could enable a deal with Apple — Meta's latest AR glasses and cheaper mixed-reality headset add pressure on Apple to make its Vision push work.
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Epic files a CA lawsuit accusing Samsung and Google of colluding to deter users from rival app stores via Samsung's Auto Blocker, and plans to speak to the EU — “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) and Samsung (005930.KS) …
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Sources: ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with Huawei Ascend 910B chips, which it already uses for less intensive inference tasks — TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with chips from compatriot Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) …
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pledges to keep investing in blockchain, AI, and biotech, in his first comments since his release from US custody on September 27 — - Zhao was released Friday after serving a four-month sentence — Binance founder in X post lays out plans including investment| The Information: |
Source: SoftBank's Vision Fund has agreed to invest $500M in OpenAI's latest funding round, SoftBank's first investment in OpenAI, which is raising $6.5B — SoftBank's Vision Fund has agreed to invest $500 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, which values the developer of ChatGPT …
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Raspberry Pi AI Camera review: the new $70 kit has a smart camera with performance that will cover 99% of basic user projects, and works as a standard Pi camera — Smarter Pi — Tom's Hardware Verdict … It may not come as a big surprise. After all, the $70 Raspberry Pi AI Camera …
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CA Governor Newsom signs the California Neurorights Act into law that treats “neural data” as personal sensitive info, aiming to protect brain data from misuse — The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
More: The Verge. Mastodon: @mikarv@someone.elses.computer. X: @neuro_rights. LinkedIn: Stephen Damianos and Doron Weber
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Qodo, which offers code generation and testing tools to the enterprise, raised a $40M Series A led by Susa Ventures and Square Peg — At first glance, Qodo, the startup previously known as CodiumAI, may appear to be yet another AI code generation tool. But the team, which is announcing … | Thomas Rid / Foreign Affairs: |
An FBI affidavit and European media leaks show how Russia's Doppelganger disinformation project operated and give insights into the Kremlin's online tactics — The Country's Propagandists Target the West—but Mislead the Kremlin, Too — In early September, the infamous Russian disinformation project known …
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AT&T agrees to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6B in cash, including $1.7B in pre-tax quarterly distributions in H2 2024 — - DirecTV is holding advanced talks to merge with rival Dish — AT&T and TPG are owners of DirecTV, which was founded in 1994| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
AMD releases BIOS updates to boost the performance of its Ryzen 9600X and 9700X processors, around a month after disappointing Zen 5 desktop CPU reviews — AMD is releasing new BIOS updates that will boost performance for its Ryzen 9600X / 9700X processors and address some latency issues.
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