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Sam Altman expects “to raise a lot more over time” from Microsoft and other investors to keep up with the punishing costs of building more sophisticated LLMs — Sam Altman expects big tech group will back start-up's mission to create software as intelligent as humans
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| Sharon Goldman / VentureBeat: |
A look at OpenAI's structure where a six-member non-profit board can decide if AGI has been achieved, at which point Microsoft is excluded from some IP licenses — According to OpenAI, the six members of its nonprofit board of directors will determine when the company has “attained AGI” …
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| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
Google sues unnamed individuals in India and Vietnam for tricking US-based SMB owners with Facebook accounts into clicking fake Bard ads that install malware — Lawsuit attributes the alleged scheme to hackers in India and Vietnam — Scammers are capitalizing on the rush of consumer interest … | Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Google pays Apple 36% of the revenue it earns from search ads made through Safari, according to the testimony of an Alphabet economics expert at US v. Google — Kevin Murphy, a University of Chicago professor, disclosed the number during his testimony in Google's defense at the Justice Department's antitrust trial in Washington.| Maddie Stone / The Verge: |
After Apple voiced support for California's Right to Repair Act, a look at what's next for the movement, like tackling unsustainable designs and software locks — Apple stunned the world when it came out in support of California's right-to-repair law. But software locks and other obstacles seem …
More: New York Times, 9to5Mac, Tech Xplore, iFixit News, AppleInsider, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Nvidia announces the H200, an update to its standalone H100 accelerator that swaps 5.3Gbps/pin HBM3 memory for 6.5Gbps/pin HBM3E memory and ships in Q2 2024 — With faster and higher capacity HBM3E memory set to come online early in 2024, NVIDIA has been preparing its current-generation server GPU products to use the new memory.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
In a first, researchers show that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to full compromise — An error as small as a single flipped memory bit is all it takes to expose a private key. — For the first time …
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LinkedIn: Michael Pak, Jason W., and Sebastian S.
Forums: Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp launches a new Discord-like voice chat feature for large groups that is designed to be less disruptive than group calls, which ring every group member — WhatsApp is rolling out a new Discord-like voice chat feature for large groups, the Meta-owned company announced on Monday.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's work on its “ambitious and compelling” OS updates for 2024, paused for a week after hitting a key milestone in iOS 18 and macOS 15 development — Apple's recent software development delay underscores the need to get ambitious 2024 updates right.
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| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Salesforce names longtime executive Denise Dresser as Slack CEO, its third leader in the past year; Dresser was previously president of accelerated industries — “Denise is an incredible business leader who has excelled at every level in her career at Salesforce,” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff … | Hannah Lang / Reuters: |
In a major policy change, EWS says 2,100 banks on payment app Zelle began refunding imposter scam victims on June 30, 2023, after US lawmaker and CFPB pressure — Banks on the payment app Zelle have begun refunding victims of imposter scams to address consumer protection concerns raised … | James Rundle / Wall Street Journal: |
New York regulators draft rules focused on cybersecurity for hospitals, requiring them to assess risks and use tech like MFA, test incident response, and more — String of hacks at medical facilities prompts focus on security — New York regulators Monday plan to issue cybersecurity regulations … | Axios: |
The Block sells an 80% stake to Singaporean VC Foresight Ventures, valuing the crypto outlet at $70M and freeing the business from its financial ties to FTX — Crypto media company The Block sold a majority stake to Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures in a deal valuing the crypto outlet at $70 million.Sponsor Posts
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