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Polymarket says the FBI seized CEO Shayne Coplan's phone and electronics; source: the DOJ is investigating Polymarket for allegedly accepting bets from US users — - Polymarket says FBI agents seized CEO's phone, electronics — Platform has taken recent measures to weed out US traders
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Forums: Hacker News, r/law, r/Buttcoin, r/neoliberal, r/Conservative, and r/somethingiswrong2024
| Ramish Zafar / Wccftech: |
AMD says it will lay off ~4% of its global staff to align “resources with our largest growth opportunities”; SEC filing: AMD had 26,000 employees at 2023's end — According to a spokesperson, chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., is laying off a portion of its global workforce.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI plans to launch a new AI agent codenamed Operator, which can use a computer to take actions on a person's behalf, in January — The new software, codenamed “Operator,” is set to be released in January. — OpenAI is preparing to launch a new artificial intelligence agent codenamed …
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Forums: r/singularity and Slashdot
| Jody Godoy / Reuters: |
A US judge rules that Meta must face trial in a US FTC lawsuit seeking its breakup over claims that it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to crush its competitors — Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) must face trial in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break up over claims … | The Information: |
Sources: Instagram's ad unit plans to launch ads on Threads in early 2025; Meta's public statements imply any ad rollout for Threads next year will be slow — Meta Platforms plans to introduce advertisements to its text app, Threads, early next year, hoping to cash in on the app's rapid growth …
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Threads: @mattnavarra, @lucasknorr, @davidcelis, @theofficialkatya, @guillecummings, and @jonloomer. Forums: Slashdot
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Cisco reports Q1 revenue down 6% YoY to $13.8B, vs. $13.77B estimated, net income down 25% to $2.7B, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates — - Company has been working to recover from yearlong slump — Federal government spending is seen as a weak spot for Cisco
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| Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: |
In a policy blueprint, OpenAI says the US and its neighbors should form a “North American Compact for AI” to compete with China in talent, financing, and more — - The startup called for a ‘North American Compact on AI’ — OpenAI said US must backstop, streamline AI infrastructure
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon debuts Amazon Haul, a storefront in its app offering “crazy low prices” on a range of items, with free shipping on $25+ orders, to take on Temu and Shein — Amazon has rolled out a new storefront featuring apparel, home goods, electronics and other items priced below $20 …
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Sources: OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are seeing diminishing returns from costly efforts to build new AI models; a new Gemini model is missing internal targets — Three of the leading artificial intelligence companies are seeing diminishing returns from their costly efforts to develop newer models.
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Google announces new features for the Fitbit Ace LTE, its smartwatch for kids, including family group chats, messaging for siblings, and a new mini-game — Fitbit's Ace LTE, the smartwatch designed for ages 7+, is introducing new features to help families stay connected and get active together.
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| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
CoreWeave closed a $650M secondary share sale led by Jane Street, Magnetar, Fidelity Management, and Macquarie Capital, a source says at a $23B valuation — AI cloud startup CoreWeave said on Wednesday it has closed a $650 million minority investment led by Jane Street, Magnetar …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
FBI and CISA: Chinese hackers breached multiple US telecom companies, compromising the “private communications” of US officials and stealing customer call data — CISA and the FBI confirmed that Chinese hackers compromised the “private communications” of a “limited number” …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
DeepL, which was valued at $2B in May 2024, debuts DeepL Voice to give users real-time text translations of others speaking in one of 13 different languages — DeepL has made a name for itself with online text translation it claims is more nuanced and precise than services from the likes of Google … | Theodore Schleifer / New York Times: |
Sources detail Elon Musk's role in Trump's transition: Mar-a-Lago meetings, calls with world leaders, voicing support for Brendan Carr at the FCC, and more — He's on the patio. He's on the golf course. Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world's richest man.
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
An interview with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who won't rule out more Xbox games on other consoles, says an Xbox handheld is “a few years out”, and more — Phil Spencer is planning how to enter and partner in the handheld device and mobile-store markets
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| Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: |
Spotify plans to pay incentives to video creators who hit certain viewing thresholds and, in January, to let Premium subscribers view podcast videos without ads — Audio-streaming giant plans to pay hosts to make podcast videos and allow premium subscribers to watch them without ads| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google says it will test removing news articles from EU-based publishers from Search for 1% of users in France, Poland, Italy, Spain, and other EU countries — As Google continues to navigate its relationship with publishers, regulators, and news readers, the company is starting a pretty drastic test …
More: The Keyword, 9to5Google, Engadget, Android Central, and Android Headlines
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says real-time protections against scam calls and malicious apps are rolling out on Pixel 6 or newer devices and coming soon to more Android phones — After demoing at I/O 2024 in May, Google is rolling out real-time Scam Detection for phone calls on Pixel devices.| Charles Daly / Bloomberg: |
Klarna files for a US IPO; analysts put Klarna's implied valuation at ~$14.6B in October 2024 after shareholder Chrysalis upped the value of its stake to ~$154M — Swedish payments firm Klarna Group Plc has filed for an initial public offering in the US, ending months of speculation …
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X: @jordanhmckee, @alys_key, and @maxkarpis
| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Toronto-based Zero Gravity Labs, which is building a decentralized AI operating system, raised a $40M seed and secured a $250M “token purchase commitment” — The seed round included contributions from Hack VC, Delphi Digital, OKX Ventures, Polygon and Animoca Brands
More: SiliconANGLE, Decrypt, The Block, and Cointelegraph
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Sources: Thrive Capital is in talks to invest ~$1B in analytics software maker Databricks at a ~$55B valuation; PitchBook: DataBricks has raised $4B+ so far — - Software startup tender offer to value company at $55 billion — Snowflake competitor has tapped private markets to delay IPO
More: Reuters
| Nicole Hegarty / ABC: |
Australia plans to enact laws imposing a “digital duty of care” on big tech, which would make companies liable for citizens' safety online — In short: — Online platforms would be legally responsible for keeping Australians safe online under new Digital Duty of Care laws.
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| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Google DeepMind releases AlphaFold 3's source code and model weights for academic use, which could accelerate scientific discovery and drug development — Google DeepMind has unexpectedly released the source code and model weights of AlphaFold 3 for academic use, marking a significant advance …
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X: @pushmeet, @maxjaderberg, @paulynamagana, @ddelalamo, and @officiallogank. LinkedIn: Juan Castillo
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Docs and sources: Amazon has discontinued a secretive effort to develop an at-home fertility tracker, which was part of its moonshot incubator Grand Challenge — Amazon has discontinued a secretive effort to develop an at-home fertility tracker, according to internal documents and people familiar with the matter.
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