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August 19, 2024, 4:55 PM

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Procreate CEO James Cuda says the iPad illustration startup is “not going to be introducing any generative AI into our products”, drawing praise from creatives  —  Many Procreate users can breathe a sigh of relief now that the popular iPad illustration app has taken a definitive stance against generative AI.
Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
CNBC:
Waymo unveils its cheaper “generation 6” self-driving tech that's integrated with Geely Zeekr vehicles, with 13 cameras and 4 lidar sensors, down from 29 and 5  —  Alphabet-owned Waymo revealed details about its newest “generation 6” self-driving technology on Monday.
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts a web app for Podcasts, letting users log in to listen to podcasts, view the Up Next queue and library, and browse new shows, at podcasts.apple.com  —  Apple Podcasts is expanding to the web, starting today.  You can access the new web app version at podcasts.apple.com …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
A week after data broker NPD confirmed a breach, which reportedly impacted 272M+ people, a review of NPD property Records Check shows exposed admin credentials  —  New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds …
Les Pounder / Tom's Hardware:
Raspberry Pi launches a Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB of RAM for $50, alongside the existing 4GB model for $60 and 8GB for $80, and may release a future 1GB model  —  Will a $50 Raspberry Pi 5 2GB be enough?  —  The Raspberry Pi 5 is still the single board computer against which all others are measured …
David Welch / Bloomberg:
Source: GM is cutting over 1,000 software engineers, including 600+ in Michigan, as the automaker moves to lean up its software and services organization  —  - Job reductions follow company push to bolster digital prowess  — Company has faced technology glitches in Blazer, Lyriq models
George Hammond / Financial Times:
Carta says 254 of its VC-backed clients went bust in Q1 2024 and the startup bankruptcy rate is over 7x that of 2019, as funds from the 2021-2022 boom run out  —  Private company shutdowns jump compared with last year despite AI funding frenzy, threatening millions of jobs at VC-backed firms

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