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Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is testing custom feeds for certain profiles or topics; the Threads' version seems easier to use than Bluesky's custom feeds — Threads is testing a way to create custom feeds for certain profiles or topics, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday.
More: TechCrunch. Threads: @zuck, @willoremus, @crumbler, @herb.scribner, @carnage4life, @thetwolauras, @techjournalism, @realsfdynasty, and @drtheresamacphail
Bluesky: @lc-in-ca.bsky.social, @edavis.dev, @neighbor.bsky.social, @blemley.us, and @proggrrl.bsky.social. Forums: Slashdot
| Jibin Joseph / PCMag: |
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time — After a survey found that 71% of Brits want revenge on scammers, mobile operator O2 deploys Daisy, an AI tool that keeps fraudsters on the line to waste their time.
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Eighteen GOP state AGs sue the SEC and its commissioners, including Gary Gensler, alleging crypto regulatory overreach without Congressional authorization — Ahead of an expected regulatory leadership transition following the election of Donald Trump, 18 states have filed suit against the Securities …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+ — Billionaire's rocket builder plots huge share sale while AI start-up closes in on $5bn funding round
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View — Views will be measured not just on video content but also on photos, text posts, and more. When Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
NASA partners with Microsoft to create Earth Copilot, an AI chatbot that can answer questions about the Earth using NASA's geospatial information — NASA is teaming up with Microsoft to create an AI chatbot designed to make it easier to access and understand scientific data about the Earth.
More: Microsoft, TechRadar, WinBuzzer, Digital Trends, Business Standard, TweakTown, Benzinga, Maginative, GeekWire, and Quartz
X: @satyanadella and @microsoft
| Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia: |
Biden admin finalizes its $6.6B CHIPS Act grant to TSMC; money will be disbursed in stages and TSMC is expected to receive at least $1B by the end of 2024 — LIMA, Peru — The Biden administration has finalized its $6.6 billion CHIPS Act grant to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. …
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| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
OpenAI makes the ChatGPT desktop app for Windows available to all users, following an October release limited to paying ChatGPT subscribers — Previously limited to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, the app opens a ‘companion window’ on your PC, allowing you to easily use the AI chatbot alongside any other Windows programs.
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| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
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X: @openaidevs, @snazzylabs, @aqueelmiq, @stevenheidel, @dylanmatt, @rowancheung, @benhylak, @edwinarbus, @gregmadison, @embirico, and @koltregaskes. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Ruxandra Iordache / CNBC: |
Alibaba reports Q2 revenue up 5% YoY to ~$32.4B, below ~$32.7B est., and net income up 58% YoY to ~$6.07B due to the performance of its equity investments — Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba on Friday beat profit expectations in its September quarter, but sales fell short as sluggishness … | Will Knight / Wired: |
How Physical Intelligence is trying to give robots a humanlike understanding of the physical world by feeding data from robots doing tasks into its AI model — Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how robots learn.
X: @evankirstel and @willknight
| Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg: |
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech — Elon Musk's social media platform X sued to block a California law aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
TikTok makes its AI ad creation tool, Symphony Creative Studio, available to all advertisers and adds the ability to use content from Getty Images with the tool — TikTok will let advertisers pull in content from Getty Images when using the platform's AI ad creation tool.| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
The US DOJ says Cruise admits to submitting a false report to influence an investigation into an October 2023 crash with a pedestrian and will pay a $500K fine — General Motors' (GM.N) self-driving car unit, Cruise, admitted on Thursday to submitting a false report to influence … | Financial Times: |
A profile of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski amid hopes Klarna can achieve a $15B-$20B valuation in its US IPO, a redemption for the fintech poster child — Swedish entrepreneur born to Polish immigrants seeks to list the ‘buy now, pay later’ fintech in New York
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