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An interview with Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on culturally aware LLMs, developer productivity with generative AI, women's health tech, and more (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) An interview with Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on culturally aware LLMs, developer productivity with generative AI, women's health tech, and more (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2023 Rating: 5
How OpenAI's low-key ChatGPT launch a year ago kickstarted a generational shift in the tech industry and what it means for the future of AI and the world (David Pierce/The Verge) How OpenAI's low-key ChatGPT launch a year ago kickstarted a generational shift in the tech industry and what it means for the future of AI and the world (David Pierce/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Japan asks US to stop flying Osprey military aircrafts after deadly crash Japan asks US to stop flying Osprey military aircrafts after deadly crash Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Amazon debuts Titan Image Generator, an AI model that can create images from text and add invisible watermarks to them, in preview for AWS customers on Bedrock (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Amazon debuts Titan Image Generator, an AI model that can create images from text and add invisible watermarks to them, in preview for AWS customers on Bedrock (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Google and Canada have reached an agreement in their dispute over the Online News Act; source: Google will pay news companies around $100M per year (CBC News) Sources: Google and Canada have reached an agreement in their dispute over the Online News Act; source: Google will pay news companies around $100M per year (CBC News) Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Sticky Vicky: Legendary Benidorm dancer dies aged 80 Sticky Vicky: Legendary Benidorm dancer dies aged 80 Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Yoga sect leader Gregorian Bivolaru and followers arrested in France Yoga sect leader Gregorian Bivolaru and followers arrested in France Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Pakistan: Woman killed after being seen with man in viral photo Pakistan: Woman killed after being seen with man in viral photo Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Survey of Substack and Telegram finds "scores" of white supremacist, neo-Confederate, and Nazi newsletters among Substack's ~17K total; over 16 use Nazi symbols (Jonathan M. Katz/The Atlantic) Survey of Substack and Telegram finds "scores" of white supremacist, neo-Confederate, and Nazi newsletters among Substack's ~17K total; over 16 use Nazi symbols (Jonathan M. Katz/The Atlantic) Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2023 Rating: 5
A US judge rules ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao cannot leave the US until a court considers whether he should remain through his sentencing hearing in February (Hannah Lang/Reuters) A US judge rules ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao cannot leave the US until a court considers whether he should remain through his sentencing hearing in February (Hannah Lang/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Ninety-eight Christmas trees and a gingerbread White House Ninety-eight Christmas trees and a gingerbread White House Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2023 Rating: 5
The European Commission says Amazon's $1.4B iRobot acquisition may restrict competition; Amazon says it's working to address the EC's concerns; IRBT drops 18%+ (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) The European Commission says Amazon's $1.4B iRobot acquisition may restrict competition; Amazon says it's working to address the EC's concerns; IRBT drops 18%+ (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Slick videos or more 'authentic' content? The Israel-Gaza battles raging on TikTok and X Slick videos or more 'authentic' content? The Israel-Gaza battles raging on TikTok and X Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at Shein's NYC pop-up store, which resembled its website and may have only reinforced Shein's image of being quick, cheap, and not quite as it seems (Mia Sato/The Verge) A look at Shein's NYC pop-up store, which resembled its website and may have only reinforced Shein's image of being quick, cheap, and not quite as it seems (Mia Sato/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Israel-Gaza: Four-year-old girl among released hostages Israel-Gaza: Four-year-old girl among released hostages Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Dozens kidnapped by motorcycle 'bandits' in north Nigeria Dozens kidnapped by motorcycle 'bandits' in north Nigeria Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Unsealed docs in a lawsuit by 30+ state AGs: Meta received 1.1M+ reports of under-13s on Instagram since early 2019 yet it "disabled only a fraction" of those (Natasha Singer/New York Times) Unsealed docs in a lawsuit by 30+ state AGs: Meta received 1.1M+ reports of under-13s on Instagram since early 2019 yet it "disabled only a fraction" of those (Natasha Singer/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Italy rallies to condemn violence against women draw huge crowds Italy rallies to condemn violence against women draw huge crowds Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Adobe: US online Black Friday sales hit $9.8B, up 7.5% YoY; Salesforce, which uses different metrics, says online sales hit $16.4B in the US and $70.9B globally (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Adobe: US online Black Friday sales hit $9.8B, up 7.5% YoY; Salesforce, which uses different metrics, says online sales hit $16.4B in the US and $70.9B globally (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Dutch media: Chimera, a China-linked hacker group, infiltrated Dutch semiconductor giant NXP's network between 2017 and 2020 and stole chip designs and more (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware) Dutch media: Chimera, a China-linked hacker group, infiltrated Dutch semiconductor giant NXP's network between 2017 and 2020 and stole chip designs and more (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware) Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2023 Rating: 5
The UK and South Korea warn that the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is using a zero-day in the authentication software MagicLine4NX for supply-chain attacks (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) The UK and South Korea warn that the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is using a zero-day in the authentication software MagicLine4NX for supply-chain attacks (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2023 Rating: 5
FOIA docs: Prashant Bhardwaj, hired in March as the US OCC's first officer to police fintech firms, lied about his work history; OCC quietly replaced Bhardwaj (Michael Roddan/The Information) FOIA docs: Prashant Bhardwaj, hired in March as the US OCC's first officer to police fintech firms, lied about his work history; OCC quietly replaced Bhardwaj (Michael Roddan/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Dublin riot saw most riot police deployed in Irish state history Dublin riot saw most riot police deployed in Irish state history Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Filing: Nvidia says regulators in the EU and China requested information about its sale of GPUs and how it allocates their supply (Aaron Holmes/The Information) Filing: Nvidia says regulators in the EU and China requested information about its sale of GPUs and how it allocates their supply (Aaron Holmes/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Some Pixel 8 Pro owners notice circular bumps on the screen; Google says they are "impressions from components" and don't impact durability or performance (Abner Li/9to5Google) Some Pixel 8 Pro owners notice circular bumps on the screen; Google says they are "impressions from components" and don't impact durability or performance (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade: Annual event stars SpongeBob and minor protest Macy's Thanksgiving Parade: Annual event stars SpongeBob and minor protest Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Q&A with Intel executive VP and GM of Technology Development Ann Kelleher on the company's new Fab 34 in Ireland, upcoming nodes, Intel's roadmap, and more (Dr. Ian Cutress/More Than Moore) Q&A with Intel executive VP and GM of Technology Development Ann Kelleher on the company's new Fab 34 in Ireland, upcoming nodes, Intel's roadmap, and more (Dr. Ian Cutress/More Than Moore) Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Automotive tech company Valeo sues Nvidia, after an Nvidia engineer accidentally shared data he stole from his former employer Valeo, on a video call with Valeo (Bloomberg) Automotive tech company Valeo sues Nvidia, after an Nvidia engineer accidentally shared data he stole from his former employer Valeo, on a video call with Valeo (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Microsoft says North Korean group Lazarus has breached software company CyberLink and modified one of its installers to push malware in a supply-chain attack (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Microsoft says North Korean group Lazarus has breached software company CyberLink and modified one of its installers to push malware in a supply-chain attack (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Russia sending migrants to our border, Estonia says Russia sending migrants to our border, Estonia says Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Graphcore lays off most of its staff in China and discontinues sales in the country, citing US export rules; China made up 20% to 25% of Graphcore's business (Bloomberg) Graphcore lays off most of its staff in China and discontinues sales in the country, citing US export rules; China made up 20% to 25% of Graphcore's business (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Richard Teng, Binance's head of regional markets outside the US, is a leading candidate being considered to take over as Binance CEO (David Jeans/Forbes) Sources: Richard Teng, Binance's head of regional markets outside the US, is a leading candidate being considered to take over as Binance CEO (David Jeans/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on November 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Video shows car interior mauled by a trapped bear Video shows car interior mauled by a trapped bear Reviewed by swadu on November 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Sam Altman's move to Microsoft is not a done deal; he and Brockman are open to returning to OpenAI if the remaining board members who fired him resign (The Verge) Sources: Sam Altman's move to Microsoft is not a done deal; he and Brockman are open to returning to OpenAI if the remaining board members who fired him resign (The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on November 20, 2023 Rating: 5
Amazon launches AI Ready, a program with free AI classes that aims to train at least 2M people by 2025 on basic to advanced AI skills (Wall Street Journal) Amazon launches AI Ready, a program with free AI classes that aims to train at least 2M people by 2025 on basic to advanced AI skills (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on November 20, 2023 Rating: 5
Source: more than 100 OpenAI customers contacted Anthropic over the weekend, and others reached out to Google Cloud and Cohere (Aaron Holmes/The Information) Source: more than 100 OpenAI customers contacted Anthropic over the weekend, and others reached out to Google Cloud and Cohere (Aaron Holmes/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on November 20, 2023 Rating: 5
Jamala: Ukrainian Eurovision winner added to Russia's wanted list Jamala: Ukrainian Eurovision winner added to Russia's wanted list Reviewed by swadu on November 20, 2023 Rating: 5
ATP Finals 2023 results: Novak Djokovic beats Jannik Sinner to win title ATP Finals 2023 results: Novak Djokovic beats Jannik Sinner to win title Reviewed by swadu on November 19, 2023 Rating: 5
How the very unusual governance structure of OpenAI, born out of effective altruism, led to the firing of Sam Altman, as the philosophy clashed with reality (James Ball/Techtris) How the very unusual governance structure of OpenAI, born out of effective altruism, led to the firing of Sam Altman, as the philosophy clashed with reality (James Ball/Techtris) Reviewed by swadu on November 19, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: before his ouster, Sam Altman was trying to raise money in the Middle East for a venture, codenamed Tigris, to produce TPUs and compete with Nvidia (Bloomberg) Sources: before his ouster, Sam Altman was trying to raise money in the Middle East for a venture, codenamed Tigris, to produce TPUs and compete with Nvidia (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on November 19, 2023 Rating: 5
Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea Reviewed by swadu on November 19, 2023 Rating: 5
OpenAI memo: Altman's firing was not due to "malfeasance" or related to financial, business, safety, or security practices but a "breakdown in communication" (Axios) OpenAI memo: Altman's firing was not due to "malfeasance" or related to financial, business, safety, or security practices but a "breakdown in communication" (Axios) Reviewed by swadu on November 18, 2023 Rating: 5
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