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Microsoft announces the Maia 100 chip for Azure clients, already in testing for its Bing and Office AI tools, and Cobalt, a chip for servers, launching in 2024 — Software giant seeks to reduce dependence on outside suppliers in two key growth areas.
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| Mat Honan / MIT Technology Review: |
Q&A with Satya Nadella on Microsoft's OpenAI relationship, the ongoing developer platform shift, AI fueling a creative revolution, and generative AI IP lawsuits — In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Nadella shares his view of the platform shift for developers.| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Bing adds AI-generated captions to some search results, using GPT-4 to analyze a user's search query and the contents of webpages to create custom snippets — Bing is now using AI to generate captions for some of its search result snippets. Bing is using GPT-4 to make the …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
More: Ars Technica, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, The Verge, and Constellation Research
| Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central: |
More: Microsoft 365 Blog, PYMNTS.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, and Neowin
| Usama Jawad / XDA Developers: |
More: Microsoft Tech Community, The Verge, TechCrunch, The Messenger, ZDNet, and PCWorld
| Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab: |
Pew: 30% of US adults regularly get their news from Facebook; 26%, from YouTube; 16%, Instagram; 14%, TikTok; 12%, X; 8%, Reddit; and 5%, Nextdoor and LinkedIn — Facebook may be ready to divorce the news business, but it's still the No. 1 source of news on social media for Americans.
More: Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, Washington Post, Forbes, Social Media Today, Deadline, Axios, and Reuters
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| Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone: |
Elon Musk replied “You have said the actual truth” to an X user who, replying to a “Hitler was right” inquiry, accused Jewish groups of “hatred against whites” — The billionaire amplified a post Wednesday accusing the Jewish community of promoting “dialectical hatred against whites”
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| Nathan Edwards / The Verge: |
The Wireless Power Consortium says the first Qi v2.0 devices are arriving in time for the holidays and over 100 are in certification testing or waiting in line — Qi2 — the next version of the wireless charging standard, now with more magnets! — is more almost-here than ever.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Bard access for teens that “meet the minimum age requirement to manage their own Google Account” and have English set, with safeguards in place — Following the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in September, Google is rolling out Bard access for teens with safety guardrails in place.
More: The Keyword, Engadget, The Economic Times, Mashable, and The Verge
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Meta rolls out new Instagram filters, and says it's testing letting users create custom stickers from their photos and videos, improvements to Reels, and more — Instagram is changing a lot these days, especially when it comes to the ways in which we can share our content with others and segment different audiences.
More: Meta, Instagram, MySmartPrice, MacRumors, Lifewire, Vision 2 Mobile, PetaPixel, Search Engine Journal, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Social Media Today, and HYPEBEAST. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Connor Jones / The Register: |
Security researchers detail the largest cyberattack against Danish critical infrastructure, which involved Zyxel zero-days and affected 22 companies in May 2023 — Zyxel zero days and nation-state actors (maybe) had a hand in the sector's worst cybersecurity event on record| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
GitGuardian: nearly 3K of the 450K projects submitted to PyPI exposed at least one credential in code, like API keys, including some from “very large companies” — Many transgressions come from “very large companies that have robust security teams.”
More: GitGuardian Blog, Security Boulevard, Infosecurity, and SecurityWeek
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Threads tests tags, a way of categorizing posts similar to hashtags without the # symbol being visible, initially in Australia and other countries “soon” — Instagram's Threads app has been duping Twitter/X in a number of ways and today it's adding one more feature that's been core …
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| Music Business Worldwide: |
Stability AI VP of Audio Ed Newton-Rex resigns, saying he disagrees with the company's view that training generative AI models on copyrighted works is fair use — Ed Newton-Rex has quit his role at Stability AI. In an exclusive op-ed, he shares why.
More: Decrypt and The Register
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @ednewtonrex, @kylebrussell, @paulmarks12, and @future_of_music. Forums: r/aiwars
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Google News is ending support for paid magazines starting December 18 and says users will be able to export copies of paid magazines before the shutdown — A lesser known feature of the Google News app (and the website) is its ability to show digital copies of magazines, but the company is set to remove this option in a month's time.| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
The FCC adopts a rule to prevent the “digital discrimination” of broadband access based on income, race, and more; ISPs and their GOP allies oppose the measure — Industry and GOP say rule goes too far, warn of a chilling effect on broadband investment| Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: |
In 2022, Meta quietly began letting ads say past US elections were “rigged” or “stolen”; sources say executives decided this based on free speech considerations — Company weighed free-speech considerations in changing its policy last year
More: The Guardian, Gizmodo, CNN, Proactiveinvestors NA, and Mother Jones
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google launches two Titan Security Keys with FIDO2 that can store up to 250 unique passkeys, and commits to giving 100K security keys to high-risk users in 2024 — Google has been selling its own line of Titan Security Keys for several years now, and new USB-C and USB-A models with NFC today let you store passkeys.
More: The Keyword, The Record, Engadget, The Verge, Notebookcheck, How-To Geek, Android Central, Stock Market News, Android Authority, Wired, BetaNews, and TechRadar. X: @quinnypig
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google debuts Notes, a Search Labs experiment that lets users annotate search results, including with images and colorful fonts; notes show up “within minutes” — Ever wanted to add your own annotations to search results you find on Google? With Google's new “Notes” experiment … | Niamh Rowe / Wired: |
Companies that provide Microsoft, Google, and others with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring minors, often exposing them to traumatic content — Companies that provide Big Tech with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring young teens to work on their platforms, often exposing them to traumatic content.
X: @katiedrumm, @peterguest, and @niamhrowe7
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Paxos gets in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to issue a USD-backed stablecoin; Paxos claims it is the only company to get approval — - Paxos has created a Singaporean entity for launching a new USD-backed stablecoin in the country. — Paxos Digital Singapore Pte.
More: PR Newswire, Bloomberg, Metaverse Post, Tech in Asia, CoinGape, Watcher Guru, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph
| Ryosuke Eguchi / Nikkei Asia: |
Analysis: Chinese imports of chip manufacturing equipment rose 93% YoY to $8.7B in Q3 2023 and imports of lithography equipment from the Netherlands jumped 6x — Purchases from Netherlands jump as Chinese buyers grab what they can — Netherlands-based ASML is a major supplier …
More: The Register and The Investor
| Julia Love / Bloomberg: |
Human smugglers are using Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and WhatsApp to recruit a new generation of coyotes to transport migrants from Mexico to the US — Cartel-backed networks are using Snapchat, TikTok and other apps to entice drivers into transporting migrants.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
YouTube adds enhanced bitrate 1080p video support, first available on iOS, to Android, the web, and smart TVs, and debuts achievement badges for users 18 and up — YouTube is expanding a few new features for premium users, the company announced on Wednesday.
More: YouTube Official Blog, Engadget, Droid Life, Android Authority, Social Media Today, Digital Trends, Android Central, and Lifewire. LinkedIn: Matt Kramer
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