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Thoughts on OpenAI's recent fundraise reports and how Apple reportedly backing out, while still using ChatGPT for Apple Intelligence, may lead to awkward deals (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass) Thoughts on OpenAI's recent fundraise reports and how Apple reportedly backing out, while still using ChatGPT for Apple Intelligence, may lead to awkward deals (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass) Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Joyful welcome by stranded astronauts for SpaceX capsule crew Joyful welcome by stranded astronauts for SpaceX capsule crew Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2024 Rating: 5
US country music star Kris Kristofferson dies, aged 88 US country music star Kris Kristofferson dies, aged 88 Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2024 Rating: 5
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill SB 1047; source: Newsom vetoed because the bill applies only to large AI models and leaves others unregulated (Wall Street Journal) California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill SB 1047; source: Newsom vetoed because the bill applies only to large AI models and leaves others unregulated (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Young Lebanese girl left fighting for life after Israeli strikes Young Lebanese girl left fighting for life after Israeli strikes Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Bumble, Muzz, and Match Group are pushing their friend-finding and community-building products to attract young users hit by so-called dating app fatigue (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times) Bumble, Muzz, and Match Group are pushing their friend-finding and community-building products to attract young users hit by so-called dating app fatigue (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Drone video shows Hurricane Helene's path of destruction Drone video shows Hurricane Helene's path of destruction Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Iran warns Hezbollah leader's blood 'will not go unavenged' Iran warns Hezbollah leader's blood 'will not go unavenged' Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Reporter captures moment air strike hits Beirut Watch: Reporter captures moment air strike hits Beirut Reviewed by swadu on September 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Neo-Nazis are creating AI videos of Hitler making English versions of his speeches and to rebrand him as "misunderstood" via TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube (Washington Post) Neo-Nazis are creating AI videos of Hitler making English versions of his speeches and to rebrand him as "misunderstood" via TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube (Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on September 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Pope says church must be ashamed of Belgium sexual abuse Pope says church must be ashamed of Belgium sexual abuse Reviewed by swadu on September 27, 2024 Rating: 5
X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked JD Vance dossier; X suspended the newsletter author Ken Klippenstein's account (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge) X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked JD Vance dossier; X suspended the newsletter author Ken Klippenstein's account (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 26, 2024 Rating: 5
NYC mayor charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds NYC mayor charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds Reviewed by swadu on September 26, 2024 Rating: 5
LG Display agrees to sell its stake in its large LCD display plant in China to TCL's LCD unit CSOT for ~$1.54B; LG will now no longer make LCD panels in China (Reuters) LG Display agrees to sell its stake in its large LCD display plant in China to TCL's LCD unit CSOT for ~$1.54B; LG will now no longer make LCD panels in China (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on September 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta unveils a prototype of Orion, its first AR glasses, with a 70-degree FoV, wireless neural input wristband, silicon carbide lenses, and micro-LED projectors (Alex Heath/The Verge) Meta unveils a prototype of Orion, its first AR glasses, with a 70-degree FoV, wireless neural input wristband, silicon carbide lenses, and micro-LED projectors (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Sri Lanka's new president dissolves parliament Sri Lanka's new president dissolves parliament Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI adds five voices to Advanced Voice Mode, which is now rolling out to ChatGPT Plus and Teams users and, next week, to enterprise and education users (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch) OpenAI adds five voices to Advanced Voice Mode, which is now rolling out to ChatGPT Plus and Teams users and, next week, to enterprise and education users (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2024 Rating: 5
US to ban Chinese tech in cars US to ban Chinese tech in cars Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Microsoft releases a progress report on its efforts to make security its top priority, which began in November 2023 after a scathing report from the US CSRB (Tom Warren/The Verge) Microsoft releases a progress report on its efforts to make security its top priority, which began in November 2023 after a scathing report from the US CSRB (Tom Warren/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2024 Rating: 5
An analysis shows that at least 26 US states have passed or are considering bills regulating the use of generative AI in election-related communications (Ivana Saric/Axios) An analysis shows that at least 26 US states have passed or are considering bills regulating the use of generative AI in election-related communications (Ivana Saric/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: TSMC and Samsung execs have visited the UAE and are considering building chip factories funded by the UAE, with a central role for Abu Dhabi's Mubadala (Wall Street Journal) Sources: TSMC and Samsung execs have visited the UAE and are considering building chip factories funded by the UAE, with a central role for Abu Dhabi's Mubadala (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Checkmate for Russia as global chess ban upheld Checkmate for Russia as global chess ban upheld Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Russia dissident freed in prisoner swap vows to return Watch: Russia dissident freed in prisoner swap vows to return Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Docs: in Perplexity's new ad model, brands will be able to bid for a "sponsored" question, which features an AI-generated answer approved by the advertiser (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times) Docs: in Perplexity's new ad model, brands will be able to bid for a "sponsored" question, which features an AI-generated answer approved by the advertiser (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Flight diverted after passenger finds live mouse in meal Flight diverted after passenger finds live mouse in meal Reviewed by swadu on September 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Twitch changes how it enforces its community guidelines: strikes for some offenses will depreciate over time, users will get more info about strikes, and more (Ash Parrish/The Verge) Twitch changes how it enforces its community guidelines: strikes for some offenses will depreciate over time, users will get more info about strikes, and more (Ash Parrish/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 20, 2024 Rating: 5
'Our husbands didn't go to war for Ukraine so we can sit around crying' 'Our husbands didn't go to war for Ukraine so we can sit around crying' Reviewed by swadu on September 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Guinea stadium massacre fugitive extradited from Liberia Guinea stadium massacre fugitive extradited from Liberia Reviewed by swadu on September 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple seeds iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 public betas with some Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and Siri redesign (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Apple seeds iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 public betas with some Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and Siri redesign (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on September 19, 2024 Rating: 5
X changes how it delivers its site in Brazil, evading Brazilian ISPs' digital roadblocks set up in recent weeks; a source says X's approach relies on Cloudflare (Jack Nicas/New York Times) X changes how it delivers its site in Brazil, evading Brazilian ISPs' digital roadblocks set up in recent weeks; a source says X's approach relies on Cloudflare (Jack Nicas/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on September 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Walkie-talkie explosions spark chaos at Beirut funerals Walkie-talkie explosions spark chaos at Beirut funerals Reviewed by swadu on September 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal (Reuters) Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on September 18, 2024 Rating: 5
SocialAI, a new iOS app that looks like a social network, is filled entirely with bots and lets users populate their network with up to 32 types of bots (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch) SocialAI, a new iOS app that looks like a social network, is filled entirely with bots and lets users populate their network with up to 32 types of bots (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on September 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Snap unveils new Spectacles it will lease to devs creating Snapchat AR lenses, with a more immersive display, longer battery life, and a more lightweight design (Alex Heath/The Verge) Snap unveils new Spectacles it will lease to devs creating Snapchat AR lenses, with a more immersive display, longer battery life, and a more lightweight design (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Gunman lurked for hours before Trump's last-minute game of golf Gunman lurked for hours before Trump's last-minute game of golf Reviewed by swadu on September 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees to return to the office five days a week, citing the importance of the policy to the company's culture (Annie Palmer/CNBC) Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees to return to the office five days a week, citing the importance of the policy to the company's culture (Annie Palmer/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on September 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Jackson 5 singer Tito Jackson dead at 70 Jackson 5 singer Tito Jackson dead at 70 Reviewed by swadu on September 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Vance doubles down on false 'pet-eating' claims Vance doubles down on false 'pet-eating' claims Reviewed by swadu on September 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump safe after gunshots in his vicinity - campaign Trump safe after gunshots in his vicinity - campaign Reviewed by swadu on September 15, 2024 Rating: 5
The Port of Seattle says the Rhysida ransomware operation was behind an August 24 cyberattack and that it appears "some Port data was obtained by the actor" (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) The Port of Seattle says the Rhysida ransomware operation was behind an August 24 cyberattack and that it appears "some Port data was obtained by the actor" (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on September 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple's Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, though it introduces another barrier to DIY repairs (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac) Apple's Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, though it introduces another barrier to DIY repairs (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on September 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Google Pixel 9 Pro teardown: impressive repairability for a foldable, with a highly modular design that separates high mechanical wear parts like the USB-C port (Shahram Mokhtari/iFixit News) Google Pixel 9 Pro teardown: impressive repairability for a foldable, with a highly modular design that separates high mechanical wear parts like the USB-C port (Shahram Mokhtari/iFixit News) Reviewed by swadu on September 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Floods devastate parts of Romania and Czech Republic Floods devastate parts of Romania and Czech Republic Reviewed by swadu on September 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump says he has "absolutely no intention" of selling his Trump Media stock when the lockup period expires; DJT initially popped 25%+, then closed up about 12% (CNBC) Trump says he has "absolutely no intention" of selling his Trump Media stock when the lockup period expires; DJT initially popped 25%+, then closed up about 12% (CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on September 13, 2024 Rating: 5
A TuSimple shareholder letter alleges "potentially fraudulent activities" as it tries to move ~$450M to China to pivot from self-driving trucks to AI animation (TechCrunch) A TuSimple shareholder letter alleges "potentially fraudulent activities" as it tries to move ~$450M to China to pivot from self-driving trucks to AI animation (TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on September 13, 2024 Rating: 5
German prosecutors open a sexual harassment probe into SAP CTO Jürgen Müller, after SAP said he'd resign at the end of September due to "inappropriate" behavior (Bloomberg) German prosecutors open a sexual harassment probe into SAP CTO Jürgen Müller, after SAP said he'd resign at the end of September due to "inappropriate" behavior (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on September 13, 2024 Rating: 5
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