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After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles — Earlier this week, Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times that the company is going to roll out AI character profiles …
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Threads: @documentingmeta and @chriswelch
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Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| Mike Allen / Axios: |
Sources: Tim Cook will personally donate $1M to President-elect Trump's inaugural committee in the spirit of unity; Apple is not expected to donate — The company is not expected to give. — Cook, with a consistent presence in Washington, has made it clear over the years that he believes …
More: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, The Verge, Seeking Alpha, Advocate, and Daring Fireball
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
The US sanctions Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Technology over its alleged links to China-backed hacking group Flax Typhoon — The U.S. government has sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity company over its alleged links to a China government-backed hacking group, tracked as Flax Typhoon.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft says it expects to spend $80B in FY 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle AI workloads, with 50%+ of the spending in the US — Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post.
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Forums: r/AMD_Stock and Slashdot
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Apple and Strava partner to feature Strava athletes in Apple Fitness+ programming, add more detailed Fitness+ workout summaries in the Strava app, and more — Apple Fitness Plus is getting a fresh makeover in the Strava app. The two companies just announced they're collaborating to revamp … | Max Woolf / Max Woolf's Blog: |
In a test, asking Claude 3.5 Sonnet to “write better code” iteratively improved the code's features and speed, but more aggressive prompt engineering added bugs — In November 2023, after OpenAI added the ability for ChatGPT to generate images from DALL-E 3 within the ChatGPT web interface …
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Elon Musk fanboy Adrian Dittmann's X activity and alleged 4chan posts suggest he might be Musk's fake online persona; source: the viral 4chan screenshot is fake — Rumors that viral Elon Musk fanboy Adrian Dittmann is actually a fake online persona used by Musk himself have been reignited following fresh evidence linking the pair.
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| Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Intelligence, with features like Genmoji and Image Playground in iOS 18.2, requires 7GB of storage, compared to 4GB in iOS 18.1 — Apple Intelligence arrived on compatible iPhones, iPads, and Macs via a staggered rollout. There were new features launched in both iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Getty Images is exploring a merger with rival Shutterstock; Getty jumped 13% for a $983M market value, Shutterstock rose 7.9% for a $1.1B market value — - Getty weighing how to structure combo with stock-photo rival … Getty has been weighing how to structure a combination …
More: The Information and Reuters
| Molly White / Citation Needed: |
An in-depth look at Elon Musk's criticisms of Wikipedia, as he joins a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking information sources outside their control — The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
Bluesky: @tsmog, @babysquirrels, @ariannaciccone, @jasonkoebler, @marciano, @molly.wiki, @socalmom, @dangillmor, and @spbeaudet
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
PitchBook: generative AI companies worldwide raised $56B from VCs in 2024 across 885 deals, up 92% from 2023, with startups outside the US raising just $6.2B — If there was any doubt, the generative AI bubble didn't burst in 2024. — Investments in generative AI, which encompasses … | Reuters: |
China says shipments of foreign smartphones, including iPhones, fell 47.4% YoY in November, after a 44.25% YoY drop in October, marking four months of decline — Shipments to China of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone, fell by 47.4% in November from a year earlier …
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