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| Reuters: |
Downdetector: users of AT&T, Verizon, and other networks report ongoing cellular outages across the US, starting at around 4:30AM ET; T-Mobile denies any issues — A cellular outage on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T (T.N) users in the United States, disrupting calls and text messages …
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Forums: r/oklahoma, r/ATT, r/technology, r/news, r/TeslaLounge, r/ATT, r/RhodeIsland, and r/ATT
| Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: |
Google plans to “pause the image generation of people” via Gemini and “re-release an improved version soon” while working to fix its race inaccuracy “issues” — - Critics on X say model is unable to accurately depict races — Google said it will re-release an improved version soon
Source: @google_comms. More: The Guardian, Financial Times, Reuters, The Verge, Android Authority, Business Insider, RTÉ, TechCrunch, CNBC, New York Post, Google, The National, Android Police, The Daily Caller, MSPoweruser, London Evening Standard, POCIT. Telling the stories …, Quartz, and Android Headlines
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| Kate Irwin / PCMag: |
Google says the company is working to immediately fix Gemini's “inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions”, after some users complained — Controversy is swirling around Google's generative AI tool Gemini as some users complain that its historical depictions are not accurate.
More: 9to5Google, The Verge, Cybernews.com, London Evening Standard, VentureBeat, BBC, Gizmodo, Forbes, VentureBeat, AI News, twitchy.com, Newsweek, IJR, Variety, Fast Company, The Decoder, Creative Bloq, MSPoweruser, WinBuzzer, PetaPixel, Mashable, Engadget, Gizmodo, New York Post, Daily Mail, 9to5Google, and Stratechery
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Forums: Hacker News and r/centrist
| Washington Post: |
Leaked files detail Chinese state-linked hacking groups carrying out large-scale, systematic cyber intrusions against governments, companies, and infrastructure — A trove of leaked documents from a Chinese state-linked hacking group shows that Beijing's intelligence and military groups …
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Forums: r/worldnews, r/China, and Slashdot
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony is testing PC support for its PlayStation VR2 headset, which currently works exclusively with the PS5, and hopes “to make this support available in 2024” — Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset is designed to work exclusively with a PS5, but the company is now testing out support for PC.
More: PlayStation.Blog, Game Developer, PCMag, Thurrott, PCWorld, Engadget, Windows Central, Dexerto, UploadVR, Tom's Guide, Comic Book, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, KitGuru, TweakTown, Neowin, TheGamer, TechRadar, MSPoweruser, Wccftech, MIXED Reality News, GameSpot, TechRaptor, 9to5Toys, Digital Trends, TechPowerUp, IGN, Press Start, Gamereactor UK, and GamingBolt
X: @playstation and @wario64
Forums: r/gadgets, r/technology, and r/PS5
| Reuters: |
Sources: Reddit signed a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search giant's AI models; source: the contract is worth ~$60M per year — Social media platform Reddit has struck a deal with Google (GOOGL.O) to make its content available for training …
More: Search Engine Land, WinBuzzer, MobileSyrup, New York Post, TechStartups, MSPoweruser, Benzinga, The Decoder, CoinXposure, KnowYourMobile, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, The Verge, and Wall Street Journal
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LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski and David Callahan
Forums: r/google, r/singularity, r/privacy, and r/news
| Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: |
Stability AI debuts a preview of Stable Diffusion 3.0, its next-gen flagship text-to-image model, aiming to offer improved image quality and better performance — Stability AI is out today with an early preview of its Stable Diffusion 3.0 next-generation flagship text-to-image generative AI model.
More: Stability AI. X: @emostaque, @emostaque, @snowden, @stabilityai, @stabilityai, @stabilityai, and @stabilityai. Forums: r/aiwars
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers warn that hackers are exploiting ConnectWise's remote access tool via a flaw “embarrassingly easy” to exploit; ConnectWise has confirmed the attacks — “I can't sugarcoat it — this shit is bad," said Huntress' CEO — Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability …
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LinkedIn: Derrick M, Seth Geftic, and Brian Krebs
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung plans to roll out One UI 6.1 in “late March” for the Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, and Tab 9 series, adding the full Galaxy AI suite and more — Samsung's next big Android update, One UI 6.1, debuted on the Galaxy S24 series last month, but is getting ready to make its way to more Galaxy devices.
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Forums: r/oneui, r/GalaxyTab, and r/GalaxyS23
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue up 265% YoY to $22.1B, vs. $20.62B est., Data Center revenue up 409% to $18.4B, Q1 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 15%+ — - Nvidia reported earnings after the bell that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and sales, and said revenue during …
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LinkedIn: Simon Bush and Subhan Ali
Forums: r/NVDA_Stock, r/technology, r/StockMarket, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Nigeria ordered telecoms to restrict access to the websites of some of the world's largest crypto exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken — Local consumers given only restricted access to markets like Binance and Coinbase — Authorities in Nigeria have blocked access …
More: Premium Times Nigeria, CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, Coinpedia Fintech News, and WeeTracker
LinkedIn: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Dr. Keita Broadwater
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Trend Micro and the UK NCA: LockBit was secretly building LockBit-NG-Dev, a new version of its file encrypting malware, when law enforcement took down the gang — LockBit ransomware developers were secretly building a new version of their file encrypting malware, dubbed LockBit-NG-Dev …
More: Trend Micro, UPI, GovInfoSecurity.com, ComputerWeekly.com, and HealthcareInfoSecurity.com. X: @bobmcardle
| Lauly Li / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Google plans to start assembling the Pixel 8 Pro in southern India in Q2 2024, followed by production of the Pixel 8 in northern India around mid-2024 — Search engine giant joins Apple, Samsung in tapping big South Asian market — Google will prepare a production line …
More: Business Today, CNBC, Azernews.Az, Reuters, Silicon UK, NewsBytes, Huawei Central, FE Tech Bytes, Livemint, Financial Times, Android Headlines, Benzinga, PhoneArena, Hindustan Times, and Channel NewsAsia. Forums: r/GooglePixel
| Shivam Patel / Reuters: |
X reports taking down accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government, which local media tied to farmers' protests, but disagrees with the action — Social media platform X said on Thursday it took down certain accounts and posts following an order by the Indian government …
More: BBC, Financial Times, Al Jazeera, Entrackr, Bloomberg, FE Tech Bytes, MediaNama, TechCrunch, and Livemint
X: @globalaffairs, @arvindgunasekar, @accessnow, and @ranaayyub
| Bloomberg: |
EigenLayer, which facilitates crypto “restaking” to build Ethereum projects via a points system, raised $100M from a16z, after raising $50M in March 2023 — - VC firm was the sole investor in EigenLayer's funding round — Crypto venture investments declined sharply in the past year
More: Metaverse Post, CoinDesk, EigenLayer Blog, The Block, The Block, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Insider, Cryptonews, NFTgators, CoinJournal, and CoinGape
X: @eigenlayer, @zerobeta, @boxmining, @eigenlayer, @saliencexbt, and @muyaoshen
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Sequoia-Klarna spat stemmed from Klarna co-founders Sebastian Siemiatkowski and Victor Jacobsson, dragging Michael Moritz and Sequoia into the fray — - Disputes within Klarna spilled over into high-profile VC drama — Sequoia backtracked on plans to boot Moritz from board
X: @aishagani and @aishagani
| Stanley Widianto / Reuters: |
Meta says “we understand Meta will not be required to pay for news content that publishers voluntarily post to our platforms” in Indonesia under a new law — Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O) on Thursday said it believes that a new Indonesia law does not require …
More: Sekretariat Kabinet … and Bloomberg
| Dr Richard Fletcher / Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: |
Analysis: at 2023's end, 48% of the top news websites in the US, the UK, and eight others had blocked OpenAI's crawler and 24% had blocked Google's AI crawler — In this factsheet we describe the proportion of top news websites in ten countries that block AI (artificial intelligence) crawlers.| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Substack says 3M+ customers subscribe to paid newsletters on its platform, up from 2M in February 2023, and credits its recommendations feature for the growth — - The company said it plans to expand the recommendations feature, which helps writers promote other newsletters in its network … | Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Amazon's $180 Echo Hub review: fast and interactive widgets, supports Zigbee, Thread, and Matter, but laggy touchscreen and some features need a subscription — Amazon's new control panel makes using an Alexa-powered smart home as easy as flipping a light switch (only better, trust me).
More: ZDNet, PCMag, USA Today, Stuff, Trusted Reviews, Android Central, nextpit, Android Police, T3, Tom's Guide, Pocket-lint, and TechHive
X: @jp2e and @quinnypig
| Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, who might be the biggest individual funder of AI education and research, having pledged $500M+ to the effort — The private-equity billionaire has donated more than half a billion dollars for AI education and research| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Instagram debuts its marketplace tool to connect brands and creators for partnerships or ads in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Japan, India, and Brazil — Instagram said today that it is expanding its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries.
More: Music Ally, RTTNews, B&T, and Meta
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