Sony researchers: skin tone measures adopted by Google, Meta, and others for their image algorithms don't properly capture the red and yellow hues in human skin
Paresh Dave / Wired: Sony researchers: skin tone measures adopted by Google, Meta, and others for...
PE firm Vista, with another backer, acquires a majority stake in TRG Screen, which makes subscription spend management software; sources say for about $250M
Kamaron Leach / Bloomberg: PE firm Vista, with another backer, acquires a majority stake in TRG...
Filing: the SEC asked a federal judge on October 3 to deny a Coinbase motion seeking the dismissal of SEC's lawsuit by citing a court ruling in Ripple's favor
Reuters: Filing: the SEC asked a federal judge on October 3 to deny a Coinbase motion...
The Browser Company updates Arc with GPT 3.5 and Anthropic features: Ask ChatGPT, Tidy Tab Titles, Tidy Downloads, Five-Second Previews, and Ask on Page
David Pierce / The Verge: The Browser Company updates Arc with GPT 3.5 and Anthropic features:...
The European Commission starts collective risk assessments on advanced chips, AI, quantum, and biotech, the most sensitive areas for security and tech leakage
János Allenbach-Ammann / Euractiv: The European Commission starts collective risk assessments on advanced chips, AI, quantum,...
Ripple's Singapore arm secures a license as a major payment institution from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, after an in-principle approval in June 2023
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: Ripple's Singapore arm secures a license as a major payment institution from...
A US judge rejects the SEC's motion to file an interlocutory appeal against July 2023's Ripple ruling and sets an April 2024 trial date to resolve other issues
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A US judge rejects the SEC's motion to file an interlocutory appeal...
Samsung announces the 6.4'' Galaxy S23 FE for $600, the 10.9'' Galaxy Tab S9 FE for $450, the 12.4'' Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ for $700, and the Galaxy Buds FE for $100
Timi Cantisano / XDA Developers: Samsung announces the 6.4" Galaxy S23 FE for $600, the 10.9"...
Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise $2B+ from Google and others, at a $20B to $30B valuation, and projects generating $200M in revenue by the end of 2023
The Information: Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise $2B+ from Google and others, at a...
MrBeast asks whether social media platforms are “ready to handle the rise of AI deepfakes” after a deepfake scam TikTok ad, since deleted, used his likeness
Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News: MrBeast asks whether social media platforms are “ready to handle the...
Code in the latest build of the Spotify app suggests the company is working on AI-generated playlists based on users' prompts, likely available in English only
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Code in the latest build of the Spotify app suggests the company...
A US judge rules X violated its duties to cover employee legal expenses and must pay $1.1M in fees to Parag Agrawal, Vijaya Gadde, and other former executives
Jef Feeley / Bloomberg: A US judge rules X violated its duties to cover employee legal...
Microsoft rolls out DALL-E 3 to all Bing Chat and Bing Image Creator users; OpenAI plans to roll out DALL-E 3 to paying ChatGPT subscribers later in October
David Pierce / The Verge: Microsoft rolls out DALL-E 3 to all Bing Chat and Bing...
The UK's Independent Publishers Alliance urges members to block OpenAI and Google crawling, as OpenAI extends ChatGPT's training database beyond September 2021
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: The UK's Independent Publishers Alliance urges members to block OpenAI and...
Microsoft unveils new OneDrive features, like Copilot integration coming in December, a Fluent design refresh for its web app, better offline support, and more
Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft unveils new OneDrive features, like Copilot integration coming in December,...
Cape Town-based Stitch, which enables businesses to build, optimize, and scale financial products using its APIs, raised a $25M Series A extension led by Ribbit
Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: Cape Town-based Stitch, which enables businesses to build, optimize, and scale financial...
London-based Unitary, an AI-based visual content moderation tool which is currently classifying 6M videos per day, raised a $15M Series A led by Creandum
Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: London-based Unitary, an AI-based visual content moderation tool which is currently classifying...
Sources: Meta pitched a plan to EU regulators to charge European users a subscription fee to use Facebook and Instagram without ads starting at €10 per month
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta pitched a plan to EU regulators to charge...
Investigation: several Taiwanese tech companies are secretly helping Huawei build chip plants in southern China, an unusual collaboration with political risks
Bloomberg: Investigation: several Taiwanese tech companies are secretly helping Huawei build chip plants in southern China,...
Email: Chainalysis lays off ~150 employees, or 15%+ of its workforce, and plans to focus on government contracts; the company cut staff by ~5% in February 2023
Steven Ehrlich / Forbes: Email: Chainalysis lays off ~150 employees, or 15%+ of its workforce, and...
TikTok confirms the company is running a limited-scale test of an ad-free subscription plan, but only says the market is not the US and does not share the price
Todd Spangler / Variety: TikTok confirms the company is running a limited-scale test of an ad-free...
Source: Instagram seeks to revive interest in Threads by getting creators to post more, making Threads a place for real-time updates about big events, and more
Sylvia Varnham O'Regan / The Information: Source: Instagram seeks to revive interest in Threads by getting...
Filing: Virginia-based cybersecurity company IronNet, which was founded in 2014 by a former NSA director and raised $400M+, has shut down and laid off its staff
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Filing: Virginia-based cybersecurity company IronNet, which was founded in 2014 by a...
Sources: ByteDance offers to buy back staff shares at a $223.5B valuation, down nearly 26% YoY, and made $20B+ in 2022 operating profit as revenue growth slowed
Wall Street Journal: Sources: ByteDance offers to buy back staff shares at a $223.5B valuation, down...
Sources: at Foxconn's Sriperumbudur factory, key to Apple's pivot to India, issues persist, like disciplinary wage docking and poorer conditions for contractors
Billy Perrigo / TIME: Sources: at Foxconn's Sriperumbudur factory, key to Apple's pivot to India, issues...
Documents and sources undermine Flexport founder Ryan Petersen's claims that CEO Dave Clark overspent, overhired, and overpromised before being forced to resign
CNBC: Documents and sources undermine Flexport founder Ryan Petersen's claims that CEO Dave Clark overspent, overhired,...
While Adobe, Getty Images, Stability AI, and YouTube have pledged to share some generative AI profits with creators, none have shared specific payout amounts
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: While Adobe, Getty Images, Stability AI, and YouTube have pledged to share...
US v. Google: Satya Nadella says Google cemented its search dominance via default search deals with Apple and he may have been overenthusiastic about ChatGPT
Wall Street Journal: US v. Google: Satya Nadella says Google cemented its search dominance via default...
Paris Hilton and her company 11:11 Media sign a partnership with X to create four original video content programs per year to promote X's Live Shopping product
Todd Spangler / Variety: Paris Hilton and her company 11:11 Media sign a partnership with X...
Code within the TikTok app indicates that the company is testing an ad-free subscription plan for $4.99 per month in the US
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority: TikTok is testing an ad-free monthly subscription plan — For $4.99...
Fact-checking sites have been declining worldwide as social media platforms cut back on disinformation efforts, and bogus AI-generated content thrives online
New York Times: Fact-checking sites have been declining worldwide as social media platforms cut back on...
Q&A with Microsoft's consumer chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi on AI trends, competition, taking over some of Panos Panay's responsibilities, and more
Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Q&A with Microsoft's consumer chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi on AI trends,...
Nick Clegg says Meta used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its new AI assistant and took steps to filter private details from training datasets
Katie Paul / Reuters: Nick Clegg says Meta used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train...
Filing: LG suspends the inclusion of ATSC 3.0, an IP-based broadcast system, in its 2024 lineup of US TVs due to a “challenging and uncertain patent landscape”
Jeff Baumgartner / Light Reading: Filing: LG suspends the inclusion of ATSC 3.0, an IP-based broadcast...
Between ChatGPT's surprisingly human voice and Meta's AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of social networks populated by synthetic companions
Casey Newton / Platformer: Between ChatGPT's surprisingly human voice and Meta's AI characters, we may be...
Filing: Robinhood says it expects a $100M charge in Q3 to resolve some legal and regulatory matters that were previously disclosed
Reuters: Filing: Robinhood says it expects a $100M charge in Q3 to resolve some legal and...
A Canadian appeals court rules that Google's search engine is covered by federal privacy law, which could give Canadians the “right to be forgotten” on Google
Sean Fine / Globe and Mail: A Canadian appeals court rules that Google's search engine is...
Apple says iPhone 15 models could be running “warmer than expected” due to a few factors, like an iOS 17 bug and updates to Instagram and other third-party apps
Patrick Holland / CNET: Apple says iPhone 15 models could be running “warmer than expected” due...
NSA's outgoing director Paul Nakasone announces an AI security center, after an NSA study identified protecting American AI models as a national security issue
Associated Press: NSA's outgoing director Paul Nakasone announces an AI security center, after an NSA study...
US DoD Chief Digital and AI Officer Craig Martell says the agency wants to use AI safely and urges companies to be more transparent about their AI software
Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: US DoD Chief Digital and AI Officer Craig Martell says the agency...
An interview with Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström about his upbringing, his VC firm Atomico, the vitality of Europe's startup space, a Skype “mafia”, and more
John Thornhill / Financial Times: An interview with Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström about his upbringing, his...
Q&A with YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe on NFL Sunday Ticket “exceeding expectations”, Multiview interest, the Charter-Disney dispute, and more
Dade Hayes / Deadline: Q&A with YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe on NFL Sunday...
A history of Vine's failure to build relationships with its top creators, who Vine leadership resented for gaming the app's ranking algorithm and their humor
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: A history of Vine's failure to build relationships with its top...
Leaked internal messages from 2020 and 2021 detail Huawei's efforts to lobby Greek officials; filings: Huawei's 2022 sales in Greece rose 56% YoY to €258M
New York Times: Leaked internal messages from 2020 and 2021 detail Huawei's efforts to lobby Greek...
Data and sources: TikTok Shop was on pace to handle $6B+ worth of transactions in Indonesia in 2023, before its ban in the country, and $17B+ in Southeast Asia
Juro Osawa / The Information: Data and sources: TikTok Shop was on pace to handle $6B+...
Research: ahead of Slovakia's parliamentary elections, AI-generated deepfake videos of politicians are spreading on Facebook, Telegram, and other platforms
Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: Research: ahead of Slovakia's parliamentary elections, AI-generated deepfake videos of politicians are...
A look at FTX 2.0 Coalition, a group of creditors led by FTX CEO John Ray III that has almost 3,000 members and is looking to relaunch the exchange without SBF
Joel Khalili / Wired: A look at FTX 2.0 Coalition, a group of creditors led by...
Researchers report critical vulnerabilities in the Exim mail transfer agent allowing remote code execution; Exim is used by as many as 253K servers
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Researchers report critical vulnerabilities in the Exim mail transfer agent allowing...
Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long, which has been trained with longer sequences, outperforming GPT-3.5 Turbo and Claude 2 when responding to long user prompts
Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long, which has been trained with longer...
Letter: the US SEC told Bolt the startup likely won't face enforcement action after a 15-month probe into whether Bolt violated securities laws when fundraising
Forbes: Letter: the US SEC told Bolt the startup likely won't face enforcement action after a...