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Interviews with lawmakers and sources reveal how, over just 11 days, MEPs created a draft bill on generative AI, a rare example of quick consensus in the EU — As recently as February, generative AI did not feature prominently in EU lawmakers' plans for regulating generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as ChatGPT.| Reuters: |
EU lawmakers push forward an AI Act draft, which includes requiring companies deploying generative AI tools to disclose copyrighted material used for training — Companies deploying generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, will have to disclose any copyrighted material used to develop their systems …
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ChatGPT is available again in Italy after OpenAI met regulator Garante's demands, including a form for EU users to object to having their data used for training — ChatGPT's maker said Friday that the artificial intelligence chatbot is available again in Italy after the company met the demands …
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Docs and sources: OpenAI closed a $300M+ share sale at a $27B-$29B valuation; backers include Tiger Global, Sequoia, a16z, Thrive, K2 Global, and Founders Fund — Updated to note that the Microsoft investment closed in January. The money from VCs reported here, part of a tender offer, is separate to that.| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Sources: the US DOJ discovered the SolarWinds breach in late May 2020, months before its public disclosure in December 2020, but was unaware of its significance — In May 2020, the US Department of Justice stumbled upon Russian hackers in its network, but did not realize the significance of what it had found for six months.
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Jack Dorsey criticized Elon Musk's leadership of Twitter on Bluesky and refused to take responsibility for the acquisition, claiming “it all went south” — The former CEO issued his strongest criticism yet of Musk's takeover of the social media site
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Source: IRL CEO Abraham Shafi has stepped down, following allegations the messaging startup used bots to inflate the users it reported publicly and to investors — Abraham Shafi has stepped down as CEO of messaging app IRL following allegations that the company used bots to inflate the users … | Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
A WSJ columnist used Synthesia, ElevenLabs, and ChatGPT to create an AI clone that could trick her bank's voice biometric system, make a TikTok, and more — Our columnist replaced herself with AI voice and video to see how humanlike the tech can be. The results were eerie.
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Apple drops its lawsuit against Gerard Williams III, a former Apple chip executive who allegedly poached its employees and used company resources to start Nuvia — Apple Inc. dropped its lawsuit against a former chip executive the company sued for allegedly poaching its employees for a startup.| Forbes: |
Filing and sources: drone delivery startup Zipline is raising a $330M Series F at a ~$4.2B valuation, up from its $2.7B valuation for its Series E in June 2021 — The funding, revealed in a filing, shows that the logistics company priced a $330 million Series F funding round in April.
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Quebec-based E2ip, which develops tech for smart displays and surfaces, raised a $120M Series B co-led by Export Development Canada and McRock Capital — Export Development Canada and McRock Capital co-led the round. — St-Laurent, Québec-based E2ip Technologies …
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| Vivian Wang / New York Times: |
A look at livestream shopping in China, where an estimated $500B in goods were sold on apps like Douyin in 2022, an 8x jump since 2019, amid regulatory scrutiny — Star sellers can amass huge followings and eye-popping fortunes, through a format that mixes consumerism and entertainment.
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