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Big names like Kelsey Hightower pull out of the DevTernity conference after allegations its founder made fake profiles of female speakers to boost diversity — The founder of a software developer conference has been accused of creating fake female speakers to bolster diversity numbers …
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The US, the UK, and more than a dozen other countries release joint guidelines for AI system development, including creating systems that are “secure by design” — The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: fast-fashion giant Shein confidentially files for a US IPO, potentially in 2024, with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley as underwriters — The Chinese company was valued at $66 billion earlier this year — Shein, the China-founded online fashion company that won …
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
The European Commission says Amazon's $1.4B iRobot acquisition may restrict competition; Amazon says it's working to address the EC's concerns; IRBT drops 18%+ — EU antitrust regulators said on Monday Amazon's (AMZN.O) $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot (IRBT.O) … | Shira Ovide / Washington Post: |
Many local US police departments are fearmongering by issuing warnings about the privacy risk of iPhone's NameDrop, used to share contact information wirelessly — Some police departments have said the new iPhone feature is risky. Don't worry about it.| Wall Street Journal: |
WSJ created Instagram accounts following only young gymnasts and influencers and found salacious Reels, like risqué footage of kids, shown next to big brand ads — Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands
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| Hannah Lang / Reuters: |
A US judge rules ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao cannot leave the US until a court considers whether he should remain through his sentencing hearing in February — Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao cannot leave the United States for the time being, a federal judge said on Monday … | Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Google says it is investigating an issue caused by Google Drive's desktop app, after users' reports in recent days that some of their files have disappeared — Over the past few days, quite a few Google Drive users have noticed files go missing, and now Google is confirming that it is looking …
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| David Heaney / UploadVR: |
Finland-based Varjo launches the XR-4, a $3,990 mixed reality headset aimed at businesses, touting a 120-degree field of view, 4K displays, and more — Varjo just announced the XR-4 series, its latest range of ultra high end PC-based headsets for enterprise and governments.
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| Chloe Cornish / Financial Times: |
As Elon Musk visits Israel, an official says Musk “reach[ed] a principle understanding” that Starlink “can only be operated in Israel” with government approval — Entrepreneur meets country's leaders amid furore over alleged antisemitism on his social platform X
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| Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
AWS announces the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, a $195 compact computer, adapted from the Fire TV Cube, to let workers access cloud-based virtual desktops — Amazon Web Services Inc. today debuted the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, a compact computer that workers can use to access cloud-based virtual desktops.
More: About Amazon, The Register, Amazon Web Services, Inc., TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Android Headlines, On my Om, Liliputing, TechSpot, Neowin, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, PCMag, TechRadar, Thurrott, MSPoweruser, and GeekWire
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Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
How OpenAI's leadership chaos points to lingering governance issues and could affect its business prospects as it moves forward fundraising at an $86B valuation — Also Binance's guilty plea and Finnish electricity prices. — OpenAI — Ten days ago OpenAI was worth $86 billion.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Reddit is talking with potential investors for an IPO as soon as in Q1 2024; cloud data management startup Rubrik is also considering an IPO in Q1 2024 — - Social media firm working with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs — Kim Kardashian's Skims also weighing options including IPO
More: PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, The Verge, and Reddit Upvoted
| Reuters: |
Experts say Tron has overtaken bitcoin as the go-to funding method for Israel-designated terror groups; Israel froze 143 Tron wallets between 2021 and 2023 — A new front has emerged in Israel's fight against the funding of Iran-backed militant groups from Hamas to Hezbollah: A fast-growing crypto network called Tron.| Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: ByteDance plans to cut ~1,000 jobs and discontinue all but a few games that have yet to launch, backing away from its aggressive investments since 2016 — Layoffs come as China company intensifies efforts in generative AI — ByteDance, operator of short-video app TikTok, has invested aggressively in gaming since 2016.| Josh Ye / Reuters: |
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