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Faulty court filing redactions: TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for US teenagers, despite internal research validating concerns — For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers.
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LinkedIn: Cecily Kellogg, Scott Galloway, and Carl D. Marci
Forums: r/neoliberal, r/NPR, r/law, and r/technology
| New York Times: |
A look at Elon Musk's unparalleled involvement in the US election; sources: Trump's campaign contacted X to stop the circulation of the hacked JD Vance dossier — Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself.
More: CNN, The Information, Alternet.org, New York Magazine, Raw Story, Quartz, Mediaite, The Hill, New Republic, and emptywheel
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X: @tvietor08, @timodc, @jason_kint, and @kevincollier
Forums: r/neoliberal, r/inthenews, r/politics, and r/pittsburgh
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Adam Mosseri attributes Instagram and Threads' moderation issues, causing users to lose access to their accounts, to human moderator “mistakes”, not AI systems — Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Friday addressed the moderation issues that saw Instagram and Threads users losing access …
More: The Verge, Thurrott, Android Headlines, and Engadget
Threads: @mosseri, @timfullerton, @cult_papa, @abelian_cat, @timfullerton, @mosseri, @emmak67, @mossbergwalt, @moskov, @stonekettle, @mosseri, @andymstone, @cult_papa, and @ism.and.ist
Bluesky: @kevinkleinpdx.bsky.social and @linh.social
| Business Insider: |
Analysts question the feasibility of Tesla's robotaxi plan, citing a lack of rideshare partnerships and Musk's history of missing FSD targets; TSLA drops 8.8% — - Tesla's driverless taxi plan has been met with skepticism over its feasibility and competition with rivals.
More: The Guardian, Ars Technica, Understanding AI, Pixel Envy, Benzinga, Financial Times, CNET, CNBC, Observer, Jalopnik, Fortune, Forbes, Yahoo Lifestyle, Futurism, TESLARATI, Rolling Stone, Bloomberg, ZeroHedge News, Daring Fireball, Spyglass, and Auto Express
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LinkedIn: Patrick Gallagher, Emil Protalinski, and Prof. Ahmed Banafa
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| Aarian Marshall / Wired: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: Microsoft plans to test the ability to stream games that users own but aren't in the Xbox Game Pass library, starting with Xbox Insiders in November — Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell …
More: Game Rant, Android Headlines, MakeUseOf, 9to5Google, Gamereactor UK, Neowin, Kotaku, XboxEra, Eurogamer.net, GameSpot, Digital Trends, Benzinga, Wccftech, Trusted Reviews, and Windows Central
Forums: r/GeForceNOW, r/xcloud, r/xbox, and r/Games
| Rozanna Latiff / Reuters: |
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees globally, including less than 500 in Malaysia, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation — Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia …
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X: @attorneynora, @imnormgoh, @stokel, @cwunews, @jamesrbuk, @niamh_mcintyre, @jaspjackson, and @niamh_mcintyre. LinkedIn: Norman Goh. Forums: r/malaysia
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Steam now tells its users that they're buying a license, not a game, ahead of a California law that forces companies to do so when customers “buy” digital media — The company appears to be getting ahead of a California law going into force next year.
More: The Verge, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PCWorld, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, IGN, MobileSyrup, Gameranx, PC Gamer, How-To Geek, TechSpot, Eurogamer.net, Mashable, Thurrott, Game Rant, Digital Trends, PlayStation LifeStyle, Neowin, PC Games Insider, and Cryptopolitan
Forums: r/SteamDeck, r/gamingnews, r/Games, r/pcgaming, r/technology, and r/technews
| Bloomberg: |
Investigation: Uber and Lyft lockouts for 800+ NYC drivers occurred almost every hour of every day, saving the companies hundreds of millions of dollars in pay — One August morning in south Brooklyn, Mohamed Mohamed did what he's done almost every day for nine years: He woke up at 5 a.m. …
More: New York Post, landing.podtrac.com, Fortune, and Benzinga
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Forums: r/uber, r/newyorkcity, and r/nyc
| Dario Amodei: |
An essay on what a “powerful AI” may look like and how it could positively transform the world in biology, neuroscience, economic development, work, and more — How AI Could Transform the World for the Better — I think and talk a lot about the risks of powerful AI.
More: TechCrunch and The Verge
X: @deanwball, @jacobmenick, @drtechlash, @jackclarksf, @darioamodei, @leopoldasch, @amasad, @erikbryn, and @aaron_begg
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Filing: in OpenAI's $6.6B round, Khosla Ventures invested $405M; the majority, or possibly all, was pooled from other investors via a special purpose vehicle — Khosla Ventures has raised $405 million for OpenAI, according to a regulatory filing. — Based on the filing alone … | Daniel Wiessner / Reuters: |
The US NLRB accuses Apple of interfering with workers' rights to organize by restricting their social media and Slack use, its second Apple complaint in a month — Apple (AAPL.O) has been accused by a U.S. labor board of interfering with workers' rights to collectively advocate … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Salt Typhoon hackers still had access to some parts of US broadband networks within the past week, and investigators don't know what they were seeking — In letters to AT&T, Verizon and Lumen, lawmakers ask about proposed measures the companies will take to protect U.S. wiretap systems
More: The Register, Nextgov/FCW, CyberScoop, Washington Examiner, and The Record
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