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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Grok's chatbot on X says Elon Musk is superior at almost anything, including drinking urine; Musk says Grok was “manipulated by adversarial prompting” — Elon Musk is as smart as da Vinci, fitter than LeBron James, and really good at drinking piss.
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Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop to make file transfers between iPhones and Android devices easier, starting with the Pixel 10 family — When it comes to sharing moments between family and friends, what device you have shouldn't matter — sharing should just work.
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| Leo Marchandon / Reuters: |
After a delay, Ubisoft reports Q2 net bookings up 39% YoY to €490.8M, above €450M est., and expects Q3 bookings of €305M; Ubisoft resumed trading on November 21 — - Delay due to accounting change and debt covenant breach — Breach addressed with early loan repayment using proceeds from Tencent investment
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| Daniel Zuidijk / Bloomberg: |
Ubisoft delayed reporting its Q2 results after auditors found it improperly booked sales from a partnership as revenue, forcing it to restate its accounts — Ubisoft Entertainment SA said it will use money from a Tencent Holdings Ltd. investment to pay off debt after the video-game publisher breached …
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| New York Times: |
Q&A with Roblox co-founder and CEO David Baszucki on using face scans to verify age, having a chat function on Roblox, AI content moderation at scale, and more — This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform.| The Information: |
Internal memo: Sam Altman told OpenAI employees last month that Google's recent progress in AI could “create some temporary economic headwinds for our company” — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told colleagues last month that Google's recent progress in artificial intelligence could …
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| Renju Jose / Reuters: |
Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban; Twitch plans to deactivate accounts for 16-and-under users from Jan. 9 and bar new underage users from Dec. 10 — Australia's internet watchdog on Friday said it would include Amazon.com-owned (AMZN.O) live streaming service Twitch …
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| Heekyong Yang / Reuters: |
Samsung names mobile chief TM Roh as co-CEO and DX division head; Roh was serving as consumer business acting head since April after co-CEO Han Jong-Hee's death — - TM Roh named co-CEO, heads device experience division — Roh previously served as acting head of consumer business since April
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
IBM and Cisco plan to link quantum computers over long distances and aim to provide a proof-of-concept by 2030, potentially paving the way for quantum internet — IBM (IBM.N) and Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) on Thursday said they plan to link quantum computers over long distances …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
At a recent all-hands meeting, Google's head of AI infrastructure Amin Vahdat said Google must double AI compute capacity every six months to meet demand — Google 's AI infrastructure boss told employees that the company has to double its compute capacity every six months in order to meet demand for artificial intelligence services.| Pew Research Center: |
A survey of US adults on social media: 84% use YouTube, 71% use Facebook, 50% use Instagram, 37% use TikTok, 32% use WhatsApp, 26% use Reddit, and 21% use X — Growing shares of U.S. adults say they are using Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit, but YouTube still rises to the top
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI expands group chats in ChatGPT globally to all logged-in users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, after piloting the feature in select regions — ChatGPT is launching group chats globally to all users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, OpenAI announced on Thursday.
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X: @openai, @bentossell, @lukeharries_, @sulmanrc, @yuchenj_uw, @nickaturley, @iethics, and @fidjissimo. Bluesky: @edzitron.com
| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Source: Kalshi raised $1B led by Sequoia and CapitalG at a $11B valuation, less than two months after it announced a $300M fundraise at a $5B valuation — Kalshi, a prediction market that allows people to bet on future events, has raised a massive $1 billion round at a $11 billion valuation …
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| Bloomberg: |
Numerai, which trades stocks using AI-driven ideas from freelance finance quants, raised a $30M Series C led by university endowments at a $500M valuation — A crowdsourcing hedge fund backed by billionaire Paul Tudor Jones has raised fresh capital from university endowments and venture firms …
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| Bloomberg: |
OpenAI partners with Foxconn to design and develop data center server racks to be manufactured in the US; Foxconn will produce cabling, power systems, and more — OpenAI is partnering with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. to design and manufacture hardware for data centers …
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| Mike Scarcella / Reuters: |
X ends its 2023 lawsuit against law firm Wachtell to recover most of the $90M fee the firm received for defeating Musk's bid to exit his $44B Twitter buyout — Elon Musk's social media platform X has ended its lawsuit against elite law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz that sought to recover …
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| Katherine Davis / Axios: |
Sorcero, which makes AI agents for pharmaceutical companies to market new medications, raised a $42.5M Series B, bringing its total funding to $59M — Sorcero, an agentic AI platform for the pharmaceutical industry, raised a $42.5 million Series B, CEO Dipanwita Das tells Axios Pro.
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| Bloomberg: |
Meta enters electricity trading to help accelerate the construction of new US power plants critical for its AI infrastructure buildout — Meta Platforms Inc. is venturing into the complex world of electricity trading, betting it can accelerate the construction of new US power plants … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta rolls out link sharing to let users invite up to eight people into their Hyperscape virtual rooms via a Quest 3 or 3S headset, or the Horizon mobile app — The company is rolling out the ability to hang out in Hyperscape rooms with your friends.
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X: @heaney555, @samcscole, @bmfshow, @edwardahn9, and @barrsm
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| Bloomberg: |
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