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Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is testing custom feeds for certain profiles or topics; the Threads' version seems easier to use than Bluesky's custom feeds — Threads is testing a way to create custom feeds for certain profiles or topics, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday.
More: TechCrunch, Mashable, Engadget, Neowin, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocket-lint, Newser, and Sherwood News
Threads: @zuck, @willoremus, @herb.scribner, @techjournalism, @crumbler, @carnage4life, @thetwolauras, @respectmyplanet22, @realsfdynasty, and @drtheresamacphail
Bluesky: @neighbor.bsky.social, @edavis.dev, @proggrrl.bsky.social, @lc-in-ca.bsky.social, and @blemley.us
X: @mikeisaac and @sarahpereztc
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Bluesky says it has “no intention” of taking user content to train AI tools, ahead of X implementing new terms of service that let it train AI on user content — ‘We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.’
More: anderegg.ca, The Wrap, Digital Trends, MakeUseOf, and PCMag
Bluesky: @bsky.app, @bsky.app, @techviews.bsky.social, @azarynn.etheirys.social, @ralanr.bsky.social, @dannymacfinn.bsky.social, @mario-y.bsky.social, @grezydragonlady.bsky.social, @johnny2tehb.bsky.social, @ficmenhitdiff.bsky.social, @xett.bsky.social, @00valcho.bsky.social, @jeffmiracola.bsky.social, @bluesilverwind.bsky.social, @kimchithecat.bsky.social, @ryandenton81.bsky.social, @crvscience.bsky.social, @p1ombo.bsky.social, @hikatamika.com, @tehninini.bsky.social, and @daveys-gaming.bsky.social. Forums: Hacker News
| Financial Times: |
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+ — Billionaire's rocket builder plots huge share sale while AI start-up closes in on $5bn funding round
More: CNBC, Quartz, Tech Startups, Wall Street Pit, SpaceNews, Reuters, Business Insider, The Record, and ZeroHedge News
| Jibin Joseph / PCMag: |
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time — After a survey found that 71% of Brits want revenge on scammers, mobile operator O2 deploys Daisy, an AI tool that keeps fraudsters on the line to waste their time.
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Threads: @carnage4life, @evilcheltdevil, @stopsatgreen, and @lasserodeck
Bluesky: @benjclarke.me and @moosic.bsky.social
X: @trinitytakei and @geerlingguy
LinkedIn: Seth Ruden, Peter Barclay, Brian Casteel, Lance Spitzner, James Lusher, and Jeff Geerling
Forums: r/Cyberpunk, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View — Views will be measured not just on video content but also on photos, text posts, and more. When Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced …
More: Facebook for Creators, Search Engine Land, and Social Media Today. Bluesky: @adrianng.bsky.social
| Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia: |
Biden admin finalizes its $6.6B CHIPS Act grant to TSMC; money will be disbursed in stages and TSMC is expected to receive at least $1B by the end of 2024 — LIMA, Peru — The Biden administration has finalized its $6.6 billion CHIPS Act grant to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. …
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Mastodon: @KimPerales@toad.social. LinkedIn: Sandra Watson, Christine Dotts, and Danielle Waterfield
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Eighteen GOP state AGs sue the SEC and its commissioners, including Gary Gensler, alleging crypto regulatory overreach without Congressional authorization — Ahead of an expected regulatory leadership transition following the election of Donald Trump, 18 states have filed suit against the Securities …
More: US Securities …, Inside Bitcoins, Fox Business, Cautious Optimism, Bitcoinist.com, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Techreport, The Crypto Basic, Coinspeaker, Protos, Blockhead, FXStreet, The Crypto Times, Cryptonews, Coinpedia Fintech News, Benzinga, The Hill, ZeroHedge News, CoinGape, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, crypto.news, Cryptopolitan, and Watcher Guru
| Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg: |
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech — Elon Musk's social media platform X sued to block a California law aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media … | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: |
Apple removes RFE/RL's Svoboda app from the Russian App Store at the demand of Roskomnadzor; Apple also removed recent podcasts by Ekho Moskvy and others — U.S. technology giant Apple has notified RFE/RL that it has removed several of its apps following a request from Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor.
More: Reuters, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Meduza, Meduza, and MacDailyNews
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
NASA partners with Microsoft to create Earth Copilot, an AI chatbot that can answer questions about the Earth using NASA's geospatial information — NASA is teaming up with Microsoft to create an AI chatbot designed to make it easier to access and understand scientific data about the Earth.
More: Microsoft, CNET, WinBuzzer, Digital Trends, TweakTown, TechRadar, Business Standard, Benzinga, Maginative, GeekWire, and Quartz
| Will Knight / Wired: |
How Physical Intelligence is trying to give robots a humanlike understanding of the physical world by feeding data from robots doing tasks into its AI model — Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how robots learn.| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Palantir stock jumps 9% after announcing a move from the NYSE to the Nasdaq; its stock is up 50%+ since reporting better-than-expected earnings on November 4 — Palantir shares continued their torrid run on Friday, soaring as much as 9% to a record, after the developer of software …
More: Yahoo Finance, Reuters, Motley Fool, Quartz, Proactive, Barron's Online, and Benzinga
| Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: |
Ant Group's profit grew ~193% YoY in the June quarter to $1.05B, reversing a year-long decline as it regains its footing from the Chinese government crackdown — - The Fintech company posted 7.5 billion in quarterly profit — Ant is seeking overseas and artificial intelligence expansion
More: Times of India and Reuters
| Ruxandra Iordache / CNBC: |
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