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ISD: top NC and FEMA officials responding to Hurricane Helene face a flurry of antisemitic attacks, largely on X, where the posts collectively got 10M+ views — Report finds Elon Musk's X is fueling conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts and preparations for Hurricane Milton.
More: Politico, Associated Press, and ISD
Threads: @carnage4life, @politico, @chrisperkinscepx, @shakerhoward, @steveth72, and @willoremus
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Bluesky: @dell-adams.bsky.social. X: @megancoyne46, @whcommsdir, @hadas_gold, @liahaberman, and @elizlanders
Forums: r/Georgia, r/NorthCarolina, and r/pics
| Kati Pohjanpalo / Bloomberg: |
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize in Physics to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for “foundational discoveries” in machine learning — - John J. Hopfield, Geoffrey E. Hinton worked on neural networks — Their work laid foundations for machine learning and AI
More: Nobel Prize, Pivot to AI, The Guardian, Nobel Prize on YouTube, BetaKit, New York Times, Associated Press, BBC, University of Toronto, iTnews, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Techstrong.ai, Telegraph, CNN, Popular Science, CBS News, The Boston Globe, VentureBeat, Observer, Daily Sabah, WinBuzzer, New Scientist, MIT Technology Review, Business Today, Gulf Times, Scientific American, The Indian Express, AIM, Financial Times, Reuters, STAT, Business Insider, The Decoder, The Mirror, NBC News, Quartz, UPI, Silicon Republic, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, HPCwire, Fortune, Princeton University News, BusinessLIVE, Canadian Press, Los Angeles Times, The Verge, and Engadget
X: @nobelprize, @ilyasut, @skdh, @mihonarium, @jeuasommenulle, @whippletom, @nobelprize, @ludditehacker, @newlefteviews, @philipcball, @drjimfan, @reasther, @xuanalogue, @nobelprize, @krishnanrohit, @ethancaballero, @andrewlbeam, @tegmark, @iamtimnguyen, @nobelprize, @jeffdean, @cambridge_uni, @fortnow, @jfpuget, @joelhellermark, @shakeelhashim, @mark_riedl, @tsarnick, @uoft, and @nobelprize
LinkedIn: Joel Hellermark and Jean Rohmer
Forums: r/worldnews and r/computerscience
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Short seller Hindenburg releases a report accusing Roblox of inflating user metrics to investors and prioritizing growth over protecting minors; RBLX drops 5%+ — Research firm alleges the videogame company has exaggerated user data and engagement figures — Short-selling firm Hindenburg Research …
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X: @hindenburgres, @hindenburgres, @edzitron, @hindenburgres, @mathver, @venikunche, @hindenburgres, @hindenburgres, and @livcarville. Forums: r/wallstreetbets
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
Study: X does not act quickly to remove AI-made nonconsensual nude images reported as nonconsensual intimate media but will if reported for copyright violations — Researchers posted AI-generated nude images to Twitter to see how the company responds to reports of copyright violation versus reports of nonconsensual nudity.
Mastodon: @williamgunn@mastodon.social and @josephcox@infosec.exchange
| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
An era of politically motivated AI slop is here, exacerbating viral conspiracy theories and making a big impact after disasters, as in the US, Brazil, and Gaza — The era of politically-motivated AI slop is here and it sucks. — By now, if you have spent any amount of time reading …
Threads: @technicallymims, @cwarzel, @jasonkoebler, @esqueer_, and @reckless1280. Mastodon: @gedankenstuecke@scholar …
| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
Crypto.com sues the US SEC after receiving a Wells notice that the agency plans to bring an enforcement action against it; Consensys sued the SEC in April 2024 — - The crypto trading platform said it decided to sue the agency after receiving a Wells notice and said the SEC's actions left them “with no other choice.”
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe launches a Content Authenticity web app to let creators use its Content Credentials “nutrition labels” to apply attribution and opt out of AI training — Adobe is expanding its Content Credentials “nutrition labels” to make it even easier for creatives to be credited for their work … | Bloomberg: |
Brazil's Supreme Court authorizes the return of X after the company complied with its demands, including taking down some accounts and appointing a legal agent — - Court banned platform in August as billionaire defied orders — Social network had 22 million users in South American country| Kathrin Hille / Financial Times: |
Foxconn Chair Young Liu says the company plans to build a plant in Mexico's Guadalajara to make Nvidia GB200 Blackwell AI servers, as tech decouples from China — Decision to base plant in Guadalajara shows ‘nearshoring’ of supply chains away from China — Electronics manufacturing group Foxconn …
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Forums: r/technews and r/NVDA_Stock
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Rockstar brings Red Dead Redemption to PC, 14 years after its PS3 and Xbox 360 release, available via Rockstar, Steam, and the Epic Games Store on October 29 — It will arrive on October 29 with zombie spin-off Undead Nightmare bundled in. — Fourteen years after it debuted on PS3 and Xbox 360 …
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X: @rockstargames, @joshimuz, and @videotechuk_
Forums: r/gamernews, r/kindafunny, and Slashdot
| Daniel Arkin / NBC News: |
A bipartisan coalition of 14 US state AGs file lawsuits accusing TikTok of damaging young users' mental health and collecting data without parental consent — The legal broadside alleges TikTok violated state laws by falsely claiming its service is safe for young people.
More: NY State Attorney General, Gizmodo, WWD, Associated Press, TechCrunch, Breitbart, New York Times, BBC, MediaPost, NPR, Deadline, CNET, MPR News, Gothamist, New York Post, IGN, Washington Times, What's Trending, NTD, Chain Store Age, Sky News, Times of India, CNBC, Mercury News, New York Daily News, The Daily Caller, CBS News, New Jersey Online, UPI, The Boston Globe, Courthouse News Service, Engadget, Mashable, Legit.ng, State of California, Forbes, The Hill, abc7NY, and Fast Company
X: @sapna and @parismarx
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
OpenAI signs a content deal with Hearst, letting it use content from 40+ local newspapers and 20+ magazines, after deals with Condé Nast and Dotdash Meredith — - Like its other recent publisher deals, OpenAI says Hearst content that's used to fuel answers to user queries in ChatGPT will feature … | Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
Samsung removes the Galaxy Z Fold2, which launched in September 2020 for $2,000, from its list of devices that will receive security updates — Samsung is no longer providing software or security updates for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphone that it released in September 2020.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Bellevue, Washington-based Auger, founded by ex-Amazon and Flexport exec Dave Clark to offer AI-powered supply chain tools, raised a $100M seed led by Oak HC/FT — Dave Clark has had a rollercoaster of a time these past two years. — After stepping down in June 2022 as CEO …
More: Seattle Business Journal, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, GeekWire, FreightWaves, Fortune, Axios, and The Information
| Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal: |
TrendForce: TSMC's global foundry revenue share will hit ~64% in 2024, up from 51% in 2019, while Samsung's share is set to drop to ~10%, down from 16% in 2019 — South Korean tech giant's rivals seize ground in memory and contract manufacturing — SEOUL—For a major maker of semiconductors … | Reuters: |
More: Samsung Newsroom, Android Headlines, PCMag, Wccftech, Cybernews.com, MSPoweruser, Korea Joongang Daily, CNBC, Yonhap News Agency, and The Korea Times. Forums: r/stocks
| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
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