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California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill SB 1047, saying it applies only to large AI models and doesn't account for if deployment is high risk — Governor seeks more encompassing rules than the bill opposed by OpenAI, Meta and supported by research scientists
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Apple is no longer in talks to participate in an OpenAI funding round that is expected to raise as much as $6.5B — Company behind ChatGPT is aiming to raise around $6.5 billion in funding set to close next week — Apple is no longer in talks to participate in an OpenAI funding round expected …
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| New York Times: |
Docs: OpenAI had $300M in monthly revenue in August, up 1,700% since early 2023, 350M MAUs in June, and expects ~$3.7B in annual sales but $5B in losses in 2024 — As the company looks for more outside investors, documents reviewed by The New York Times show consumer fascination with ChatGPT and a serious need for more cash.
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| Matthew Lynley / Supervised: |
A look at OpenAI's sprawling product portfolio as the startup matures into a real business and runs into the challenges of avoiding product creep — Plus: OpenAI's portfolio is getting a little big. — ∙ Paid — This issue was finished on a mobile device so I apologize ahead of time for any typos and formatting errors.| New York Times: |
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple considers options for its headsets, including moving compute to iPhone, and is working on homeOS; Masimo's new CEO could enable a deal with Apple — Meta's latest AR glasses and cheaper mixed-reality headset add pressure on Apple to make its Vision push work.
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| Jonathan Moens / New York Times: |
CA Governor Newsom signs the California Neurorights Act into law that treats “neural data” as personal sensitive info, aiming to protect brain data from misuse — The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
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| Jem Aswad / Variety: |
YouTube blocks songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, and others in the US, after its music licensing agreement with performing rights organization SESAC expired — Songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, R.E.M., Burna Boy, Rush and many others are currently unplayable on YouTube in the U.S. due …
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| Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: |
An interview with SolarWinds CISO Tim Brown on the 2020 breach, facing SEC charges that were largely dismissed in July 2024, global cyber regulations, and more — Tim Brown was first cyber executive to face SEC charges after a massive Russian hack — The first cyber chief to fight an effort …
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Antenna: Netflix cancellations spiked for a few days in late July 2024 after Reed Hastings endorsed Kamala Harris and announced a $7M super PAC donation — Rate of cancellations almost tripled after Trump backers called for action against the streaming service. — Say goodbye to another tough week in Hollywood.
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| Alex Perry / Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg's personal wealth has climbed almost sixfold to $200B+ in less than two years, buoyed by Meta's record-high share price, which is up 60%+ YTD — - Meta CEO's wealth has jumped sixfold in the past two years — Shares of Meta are trading near record high, up 60% this year| Ricardo Brito / Reuters: |
Court documents: Brazil's Supreme Court says X still needs to pay $5M+ in pending fines, including a new one, before being allowed to resume service in Brazil — Brazil's Supreme Court said on Friday that social platform X still needs to pay just over $5 million in pending fines … | Aswath Damodaran / Financial Times: |
NYU professor Aswath Damodaran on an AI bot that is trained on his equity valuation work that is in the public domain, why AI will empower generalists, and more — Whether the risks to jobs is real or not, it behoves us all to act like it is given how consequential the costs could beSponsor Posts
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