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Users of the popular AI chatbot platform Character.AI are reporting that their bots' personalities changed a few days ago and aren't as fun as they once were (Samantha Cole/404 Media) Users of the popular AI chatbot platform Character.AI are reporting that their bots' personalities changed a few days ago and aren't as fun as they once were (Samantha Cole/404 Media) Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Google will hold a Pixel event on August 13 at 10AM PT in Mountain View, where the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and Pixel Watch 3 are expected (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google will hold a Pixel event on August 13 at 10AM PT in Mountain View, where the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and Pixel Watch 3 are expected (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2024 Rating: 5
New York judge partially lifts Trump gag order in hush-money case New York judge partially lifts Trump gag order in hush-money case Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Florence elects first woman mayor Florence elects first woman mayor Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Firefighters battle deadly fire in Moscow office building Firefighters battle deadly fire in Moscow office building Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Klarity, which uses AI to let companies automate reviews of invoices and other documents, raised a $70M Series B led by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross (Kalley Huang/The Information) Klarity, which uses AI to let companies automate reviews of invoices and other documents, raised a $70M Series B led by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross (Kalley Huang/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2024 Rating: 5
China and EU to hold talks on electric car tariffs China and EU to hold talks on electric car tariffs Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Interviews with ~12 media executives, including Brian Roberts, John Malone, Barry Diller, and Ted Sarandos, about the future of streaming, bundling, ads, more (New York Times) Interviews with ~12 media executives, including Brian Roberts, John Malone, Barry Diller, and Ted Sarandos, about the future of streaming, bundling, ads, more (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2024 Rating: 5
At least 1,301 people died during Hajj - Saudi Arabia At least 1,301 people died during Hajj - Saudi Arabia Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Deadly attacks on Dagestan synagogue and churches Deadly attacks on Dagestan synagogue and churches Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2024 Rating: 5
How Sweden's push to go cashless has left consumers and the country vulnerable to online fraud; value of fraudulent transactions has doubled since 2021 (Bloomberg) How Sweden's push to go cashless has left consumers and the country vulnerable to online fraud; value of fraudulent transactions has doubled since 2021 (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Iranian rapper's death sentence overturned Iranian rapper's death sentence overturned Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2024 Rating: 5
An interview with Netflix's senior encoding technology director Anne Aaron about the company's cutting-edge codecs, preparing for livestreaming, and more (Janko Roettgers/The Verge) An interview with Netflix's senior encoding technology director Anne Aaron about the company's cutting-edge codecs, preparing for livestreaming, and more (Janko Roettgers/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Ireland protests over suspended term for assault by soldier Ireland protests over suspended term for assault by soldier Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Barcelona mayor vows to abolish holiday lets Barcelona mayor vows to abolish holiday lets Reviewed by swadu on June 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Change Healthcare says the February ransomware attack on its systems resulted in the theft of medical records of a "substantial proportion of people" in the US (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Change Healthcare says the February ransomware attack on its systems resulted in the theft of medical records of a "substantial proportion of people" in the US (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 21, 2024 Rating: 5
UK's richest family convicted of exploiting servants UK's richest family convicted of exploiting servants Reviewed by swadu on June 21, 2024 Rating: 5
How some Meta users in the US are turning to small claims court, often successfully, to recover their Facebook or Instagram accounts; some won financial damages (Karissa Bell/Engadget) How some Meta users in the US are turning to small claims court, often successfully, to recover their Facebook or Instagram accounts; some won financial damages (Karissa Bell/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on June 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Donald Sutherland on a career that defied convention Watch: Donald Sutherland on a career that defied convention Reviewed by swadu on June 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese coast guard 'with bare hands' Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese coast guard 'with bare hands' Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2024 Rating: 5
China's top-valued AI startup, Moonshot AI, recently debuted a role-play chat app and music maker app in the US; Chinese rival MiniMax also expanded to the US (The Information) China's top-valued AI startup, Moonshot AI, recently debuted a role-play chat app and music maker app in the US; Chinese rival MiniMax also expanded to the US (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Macron condemns antisemitism after Jewish girl is raped Macron condemns antisemitism after Jewish girl is raped Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Forbes demands Perplexity not infringe on Forbes IP and drop Forbes-sourced articles; Perplexity-made content remains without attribution, including on YouTube (Sara Fischer/Axios) Forbes demands Perplexity not infringe on Forbes IP and drop Forbes-sourced articles; Perplexity-made content remains without attribution, including on YouTube (Sara Fischer/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on June 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Putin arrives in North Korea ahead of talks with Kim Jong-un Putin arrives in North Korea ahead of talks with Kim Jong-un Reviewed by swadu on June 18, 2024 Rating: 5
HPE and Nvidia unveil private cloud offerings for generative AI workloads coming this fall, including HPE Private Cloud AI, a co-developed "turnkey" option (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research) HPE and Nvidia unveil private cloud offerings for generative AI workloads coming this fall, including HPE Private Cloud AI, a co-developed "turnkey" option (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research) Reviewed by swadu on June 18, 2024 Rating: 5
DeepMind is developing AI tech to take raw pixels of videos and generate synced soundtracks; it's not too convincing, and there are no plans to release publicly (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) DeepMind is developing AI tech to take raw pixels of videos and generate synced soundtracks; it's not too convincing, and there are no plans to release publicly (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: 'There goes the trampoline, goodbye' Watch: 'There goes the trampoline, goodbye' Reviewed by swadu on June 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple says it will no longer offer Apple Pay Later, the BNPL service launched in the US in 2023, and will focus on installment loan features coming this year (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Apple says it will no longer offer Apple Pay Later, the BNPL service launched in the US in 2023, and will focus on installment loan features coming this year (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on June 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand Reviewed by swadu on June 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Kids are interacting with AI in school and online, serving as testers for a new generation of tech, making them the ones to experience some of its worst effects (Caroline Mimbs Nyce/The Atlantic) Kids are interacting with AI in school and online, serving as testers for a new generation of tech, making them the ones to experience some of its worst effects (Caroline Mimbs Nyce/The Atlantic) Reviewed by swadu on June 16, 2024 Rating: 5
At least 14 Hajj pilgrims die in intense heat At least 14 Hajj pilgrims die in intense heat Reviewed by swadu on June 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature in iOS 18 that lets users give Siri a new wake word, such as "hello, computer" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Apple added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature in iOS 18 that lets users give Siri a new wake word, such as "hello, computer" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2024 Rating: 5
How Duolingo uses streaks and notifications to keep users coming back to the app; 5M of Duolingo's 30M+ DAUs have one year streaks and 70% have weeklong streaks (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal) How Duolingo uses streaks and notifications to keep users coming back to the app; 5M of Duolingo's 30M+ DAUs have one year streaks and 70% have weeklong streaks (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Eight Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah operation, IDF says Eight Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah operation, IDF says Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Putin peace terms slammed as Ukraine summit begins Putin peace terms slammed as Ukraine summit begins Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based LLM developer founded last year by Google alumni, is raising ~$100M at a $1B valuation in a round led by NEA, Khosla, and Lux (The Information) Sources: Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based LLM developer founded last year by Google alumni, is raising ~$100M at a $1B valuation in a round led by NEA, Khosla, and Lux (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on June 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Mustafa Suleyman's presence at Microsoft is causing some awkwardness with OpenAI, as he looks at the algorithms behind models like GPT-4 (Reed Albergotti/Semafor) Sources: Mustafa Suleyman's presence at Microsoft is causing some awkwardness with OpenAI, as he looks at the algorithms behind models like GPT-4 (Reed Albergotti/Semafor) Reviewed by swadu on June 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: the EU plans to charge Meta under the DMA, focusing on its pay or consent model where users pay a subscription for an ad-free Facebook and Instagram (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Sources: the EU plans to charge Meta under the DMA, focusing on its pay or consent model where users pay a subscription for an ad-free Facebook and Instagram (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on June 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Protests across Brazil over divisive abortion law Protests across Brazil over divisive abortion law Reviewed by swadu on June 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Adobe Q2: revenue up 10% YoY to $5.31B, vs. $5.29B est., Digital Media revenue up 11% to $3.91B, Digital Experience revenue up 9%; ADBE jumps 14%+ after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Adobe Q2: revenue up 10% YoY to $5.31B, vs. $5.29B est., Digital Media revenue up 11% to $3.91B, Digital Experience revenue up 9%; ADBE jumps 14%+ after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple's WWDC demos, with the integration of generative AI across its products, show the value of seeing AI as a feature rather than a standalone app or device (Will Knight/Wired) Apple's WWDC demos, with the integration of generative AI across its products, show the value of seeing AI as a feature rather than a standalone app or device (Will Knight/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on June 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Google releases patches for 50 security vulnerabilities impacting its Pixel devices, including a zero-day that has been exploited in targeted attacks (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Google releases patches for 50 security vulnerabilities impacting its Pixel devices, including a zero-day that has been exploited in targeted attacks (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on June 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Parents of ex-hostage tell BBC of his 'miracle' return Parents of ex-hostage tell BBC of his 'miracle' return Reviewed by swadu on June 12, 2024 Rating: 5
Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon agree to pay $4.47B to resolve a US SEC lawsuit, after a jury in April found them liable for fraud following a civil trial (Bloomberg) Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon agree to pay $4.47B to resolve a US SEC lawsuit, after a jury in April found them liable for fraud following a civil trial (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 12, 2024 Rating: 5
Opposition party agrees to join SA unity government Opposition party agrees to join SA unity government Reviewed by swadu on June 12, 2024 Rating: 5
Microsoft is removing the Custom GPT Builder feature from the consumer version of Copilot Pro on July 10, just three months after launching the feature (Usama Jawad/XDA Developers) Microsoft is removing the Custom GPT Builder feature from the consumer version of Copilot Pro on July 10, just three months after launching the feature (Usama Jawad/XDA Developers) Reviewed by swadu on June 11, 2024 Rating: 5
Hamas seeks 'complete halt' to war in Gaza proposal response Hamas seeks 'complete halt' to war in Gaza proposal response Reviewed by swadu on June 11, 2024 Rating: 5
GM is investing another $850M into Cruise to help cover the startup's operational costs as it slowly resumes testing its self-driving vehicles in some US cities (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) GM is investing another $850M into Cruise to help cover the startup's operational costs as it slowly resumes testing its self-driving vehicles in some US cities (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 11, 2024 Rating: 5
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