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Disney, WBD, and other studios are licensing more content to Netflix in return for much-needed cash, but are holding back their most popular movies and shows — When building their own streaming companies, many entertainment studios ended lucrative licensing deals with Netflix.
More: The Streamable. Threads: @letmebe_e, @dantley, and @carnage4life
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A profile of Dr. Shih Chin-tay, who led Taiwan's foray into chip production in the 1970s after joining the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Hsinchu — When 23-year-old Shih Chin-tay boarded a plane for the United States in the summer of 1969, he was flying to a different world.
X: @viv_chand, @wingcommander1, @basuashis, and @sarthakgh
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
An interview with Tim Sweeney about Epic's win over Google and his concerns that Google will “get away with continuing their scheme” through “fake” remedies — ‘Fortnite’ maker's boss Tim Sweeney hopes court will avoid ‘fake’ remedies following landmark legal win over tech giant
More: The Verge, The Guardian, Patently Apple, Beyond Search, Business Insider, Tech Policy Press, and Wall Street Journal
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| Erin Woo / The Information: |
A look at the race for wearable AI as Meta adds multimodal AI to its Ray-Ban glasses and a source says OpenAI discussed adding GPT-4 with Vision to Snap devices — Next year's artificial intelligence battle is coming into focus—and it's all about glasses.
More: CoinGeek, nextpit, WVFRM Podcast on YouTube, Gizmodo, and Social Media Today
Threads: @mostly.borrowed.ideas. Bluesky: @cosmic.blue. X: @trungtphan, @julesterpak, @nirvahna_, @leefcallender, @teslavangelist, @l_aidback, @_bloodbones, @melusi_baloyi, @methekarthik, @anissagardizy8, @jmdenisme, @steph_palazzolo, @mkbhd, and @boztank. LinkedIn: Rafael Brown
| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
How conservationists are using an AI tool called CeruleanAI, developed by the Coral Restoration Foundation, to analyze 3D maps of reefs and monitor restoration — Time is running out to save the world's coral reefs, so conservationists are turning to every tool they can to protect vanishing reefs — including AI.| Washington Post: |
Experts and lawmakers say Tesla's recall is unlikely to solve the fundamental flaw of Tesla failing to limit where drivers can use Autopilot in the first place — Tesla's software update adds warnings to improve driver attention while using Autopilot — but doesn't limit where drivers can engage the technology
More: PCMag, Rolling Stone, and CNET
Threads: @lorakolodny, @noahshachtman, @undeadben, and @tapaseaswar
X: @rakeshlobster, @senblumenthal, @mateosfo, @stanphylcap, and @senblumenthal. LinkedIn: Philip Koopman
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces contingent pricing for subscriptions, letting developers give users a discounted price if they're actively subscribed to another subscription — Apple has announced a new “contingent pricing” feature for subscriptions in the App Store. According to the company …
More: Apple Developer, Engadget, PCMag, Mashable, PhoneArena, The Verge, AppleInsider, and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Adam Edelman / NBC News: |
Just three US states enacted laws in 2023 related to the use of AI and deepfakes in political campaigns, as the federal government fails to address the issue — Amid tepid federal involvement on the issue, just three states enacted laws this year attempting to address AI's effects on political campaigns.| Yue Wang / Forbes: |
SenseTime says co-founder Tang Xiao'ou, who was also a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, died of an unspecified illness on December 15 at age 55 — Tang Xiao'ou, who also taught information engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, died of an unspecified illness, according to SenseTime.| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Ex-Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleads guilty to hacking and stealing over $12.3M from Nirvana Finance and an unnamed crypto exchange in July 2022 — Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022.| Clare Duffy / CNN: |
As TikTok rolls out its new Creativity Program Beta, some creators say they're frustrated by its push to become a “mini YouTube” with videos of up to 15 minutes — New York CNN — — When TikTok took off in 2020 — with short dancing or comedy clips providing much-needed entertainment … | George Hammond / Financial Times: |
An interview with Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li on the lack of resources for academic AI, Silicon Valley's “bro” culture, keeping AI safe for humanity, and more — The China-born technologist on Silicon Valley's ‘bro’ culture — and her mission to keep AI safe for humanitySponsor Posts
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