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OpenAI debuts GPT-4, claiming the model “surpasses ChatGPT in its advanced reasoning capabilities”, available in ChatGPT Plus and as an API that has a waitlist — Following the research path from GPT, GPT-2, and GPT-3, our deep learning approach leverages more data and more computation …
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LinkedIn:
Adnan Boz, Vin Vashishta, and Dazza Greenwood
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@sama, @emollick, @openai, @sama, @benmschmidt, @drjimfan, @padday, @ruchowdh, @_akhaliq, @karpathy, @willmanidis, @lopp, @vboykis, @janleike, @tier10k, @anothercohen, @sama, @_jasonwei, @billym2k, @timnitgebru, @jsngr, @0xgaut, @anilananth, @borrowed_ideas, @srchvrs, @dps, @mascobot, @rsanti97, @lillysharples, @benmschmidt, @smokeawayyy, @michael_nielsen, @wintonark, @mattturck, @refikanadol, @jon_barron, @suhail, @thealexbanks, @douthatnyt, @alex_shephard, @hwchase17, @sentdex, @nandodf, @dystopiabreaker, @ykilcher, @dmvaldman, @danbarker, @danhendrycks, @nick_davidov, @osanseviero, @0xfoobar, @borisjabes, @tegmark, @danshipper, @ammaar, @tszzl, @stevesi, @heydave7, @gdb, @coldhealing, @jbrowder1, @luxalptraum, @michael_nielsen, @aeyakovenko, @garymarcus, @emollick, @jconorgrogan, @sama, @thom_wolf, @rasbt, @_willfalcon, @ali_exacute, @mathemagic1an, @0xfoobar, @yusuf_i_mehdi, @tszzl, @garymarcus, @gdb, @minimaxir, @autismcapital, @manlikemishap, @khanacademy, @saboo_shubham_, @nonmayorpete, @adamdangelo, @simonw, @chrisalbon, @debarghya_das, @lugaricano, @sjwhitmore, @drjimfan, @emostaque, @levie, @repligate, @woj_zaremba, @lugaricano, @tier10k, and @kondrich2
| Yusuf Mehdi / Bing Blogs: |
Microsoft says the new Bing is “running on GPT-4, which we've customized for search” and was using an early version of the model over the past five weeks — Congratulations to our partners at Open AI for their release of GPT-4 today. — We are happy to confirm that the new Bing …
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LinkedIn:
Jordi Ribas. Tweets:
@jordirib1, @mikeindustries, @peteratmsr, @maryjofoley, @repligate, @emollick, @repligate, and @tomwarren
| New York Times: |
GPT-4 has learned to be more precise and more accurate than its predecessor, gained the ability to respond to images as well as text, but still hallucinates — OpenAI has upgraded the technology that powers its online chatbot in notable ways. It's more accurate, but it still makes things up.
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@chafkin, @chafkin, @john_bailey, @npew, @dylanmatt, @whet, and @shiraovide
| TechCrunch: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta plans to cut 10,000 jobs and withdraw ~5,000 open roles, four months after cutting 11,000 jobs, and cancel “lower priority projects” — Meta plans to cut its workforce by another 10,000 people and withdraw around 5,000 open roles that it had yet to fill …
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LinkedIn:
Clinton McKellar and Marina Koytcheva
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@modestproposal1, @modestproposal1, @kurtwagner8, @borrowed_ideas, @silviakillings, @jason_kint, @jason, @jetscott, @jason_kint, @carlquintanilla, and @modestproposal1. Facebook:
Mark Zuckerberg
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LinkedIn and Kareem Bayoun
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@skasriel, @dave_krugman, @skasriel, @skasriel, @skasriel, @punk9059, @smdiehl, and @jackbutcher
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Google unveils generative AI features for Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, and other Workspace apps, helping users write text, summarize content, and create images — Google has announced a suite of upcoming generative AI features for its various Workspace apps, including Google Docs, Gmail, Sheets, and Slides.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Google launches an API for its PaLM language model and a MakerSuite app to help developers train PaLM, expands support for generative AI in Vertex AI, and more — Google is offering developers access to one of its most advanced AI language models: PaLM. The search giant is launching an API … | David Enrich / New York Times: |
Signature's and SVB's collapse follow GOP-led Dodd-Frank reforms that raised the “stress test” threshold from $50B to $250B, pushed by executives at both banks — Officials with Signature and Silicon Valley banks, which regulators seized in recent days, called for looser financial requirements for midsize banks.
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LinkedIn:
Herb Greenberg, Ethan Evans, Will Paige, Julia Caesar, and Naira J.
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@nic__carter, @stevenkelly49, @josephzeballos, @jayparsons, @joebiden, @peterbakernyt, @wealth, @rokhanna, @bobbybigwheel, @stevenzzhou, and @joenbc
| Andrew Ackerman / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Kim Mackrael / Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft signs a 10-year deal with cloud gaming startup Boosteroid to distribute Call of Duty games if the Activision bid is approved; Boosteroid has ~4M users — Agreement is part of push to convince regulators that the planned $75 billion acquisition won't harm the videogame industry
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Microsoft, The Verge, Bloomberg, Engadget, Windows Central, TheGamer, WinBuzzer, 9to5Google, Associated Press, Reuters, Game Developer, KitGuru, Neowin, and BigTechWire
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@logmey92 and @fedorovmykhailo
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple delays some employee bonuses as the company moves to once-a-year payouts, slows down hiring more, keeps more positions open, and reins in travel — Apple Inc. is delaying bonuses for some corporate divisions and expanding a cost-cutting effort, joining Silicon Valley peers … | Reuters: |
Sources and documents: India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removing pre-installed apps and mandate screening major OS updates via new security rules — India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Amazon reveals a range of consumer terminals that connect to Project Kuiper, starting at under $400, and now plans to launch the first satellites in H1 2024 — Amazon has revealed a range of customer terminals that connect to its broadband satellite network, Project Kuiper.
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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Anthropic, co-founded by former OpenAI employees, debuts Claude, a ChatGPT rival the startup says is less likely to hallucinate; companies can request access — Anthropic, an artificial-intelligence startup, is making its rival chatbot to OpenAI's popular ChatGPT available to businesses that want to add it to their products.
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@notionhq, @dinabass, and @rachelmetz
| Platformer: |
Sources: Microsoft laid off one of its responsible AI teams that was tasked with identifying the risks of integrating OpenAI's tech into its suite of products — As the company accelerates its push into AI products, the ethics and society team is gone — I.
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Fortune, Windows Central, TechRadar, Gizmodo, BigTechWire, MobileSyrup, WinBuzzer, Smoking Robot, and TechPowerUp
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@caseynewton, @zoeschiffer, @ibjiyongi, @tobywalsh, @arnoldyb, @emilymbender, and @wendynorris
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple announces Shop With a Specialist Over Video, a live video session available from 7am to 7pm PT on its website for US customers looking to buy an iPhone — Apple today announced that customers in the U.S. can now connect with an Apple Specialist over a live video session while shopping for an iPhone on the company's online store.
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Binance suspends UK deposit and withdrawal services via bank transfers and card payments after its local banking partner Paysafe stopped supporting UK pounds — Binance Holdings Ltd., the world's largest crypto exchange, is suspending deposit and withdrawal services via bank transfers …
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PYMNTS.com, Decrypt, Ethereum World News, Crypto Briefing, Inside Bitcoins, The Block, Finextra, and Forkast
| Rest of World: |
An in-depth look at tech's terrible 2022 in numbers: VC deal value down 38%, IPOs falling, an 85% drop in new unicorns, layoffs impacting 280,000+, and more — Reduced investment and large-scale layoffs have created dark times for tech globally. — In March 2022, the future of Muni, a Colombian e-commerce startup, looked bright.
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Rest of World. LinkedIn:
Sophie Schmidt. Tweets:
@restofworld, @restofworld, @karenkho, and @cengizyar
| Bloomberg: |
Source: US prosecutors are scrutinizing Telegram group chats between Jump, Jane Street, and Alameda employees in May 2022 over the TerraUSD stablecoin collapse — US prosecutors are scrutinizing chat-group conversations among prominent trading firms including Jump Trading Group and Jane Street Group …
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Bloomberg Law and Cryptonews
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@tier10k, @yueqi_yang, @mjpldn, @smdiehl, and @theskyhopper
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Open Health Stack, open-source tools centered on the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standards, for developers making health apps — Google announced a new open-source program called Open Health Stack for developers to build health-related apps.
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Google, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, Engadget, and MobiHealthNews
| New York Times: |
A look at the escalating funding frenzy of AI startups like Mobius, Dust, and Perplexity, attracting VC firms such as Sequoia, a16z, Index Ventures, and NEA — In just weeks, a gold rush into artificial intelligence start-ups has become a full-blown mania.Sponsor Posts
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