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29  mars     11h00
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks (Meredith Whittaker LPE Project)
   Meredith Whittaker LPE Project: The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US based social networks Earlier this month, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from...
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Huawei reports fastest growth in four years for 2023, as revenue up 9.63% to 97.48B, net profit up 144.5% to 12.04B, consumer revenue up 17.3% to 34.79B (David Kirton Reuters)
   David Kirton Reuters: Huawei reports fastest growth in four years for , as revenue up . to . B, net profit up . to . B, consumer revenue up . to . B China’s Huawei Technologies HWT.UL saw its fastest growth in four years in , with a rebound in its consumer...
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An inside look at Windows and Surface leadership changes that could help Microsoft capitalize on AI PCs and transition Surface devices to Arm chips (Tom Warren The Verge)
   Tom Warren The Verge: An inside look at Windows and Surface leadership changes that could help Microsoft capitalize on AI PCs and transition Surface devices to Arm chips After Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay departed Microsoft last year, the software giant quickly split his two...
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Experts and documents: the US is years from having a reliable alternative source for time and navigation services if GPS signals are interrupted by adversaries (New York Times)
   New York Times: Experts and documents: the US is years from having a reliable alternative source for time and navigation services if GPS signals are interrupted by adversaries GPS has become essential for modern life, but its satellites and signals are vulnerable to attack. China is years...
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South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth (Sam Kim Bloomberg)
   Sam Kim Bloomberg: South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew . YoY in February , the most since late , with demand for AI related memory driving growth Chip exports continue to grow, boosting optimism for economy High performance memory chips supplied to Nvidia...
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New York-based The Brandtech Group, which provides generative AI-based tools for advertising and marketing campaigns, raised a 115M Series C at a 4B valuation (Daniel Thomas Financial Times)
   Daniel Thomas Financial Times: New York based The Brandtech Group, which provides generative AI based tools for advertising and marketing campaigns, raised a M Series C at a B valuation The Brandtech Group will use funds to disrupt industry with machine generated content and artificial...
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Sources: the Biden administration is making a list of advanced Chinese chip factories barred from receiving key tools, which could be released in a few months (Reuters)
   Reuters: Sources: the Biden administration is making a list of advanced Chinese chip factories barred from receiving key tools, which could be released in a few months The United States is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from receiving key tools ...
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NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines’ accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway (Gaby Del Valle The Verge)
   Gaby Del Valle The Verge: NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines’ accuracy, to test AI based gun detectors on the subway Evolv, the company supplying the scanners, is being investigated by both the FTC and SEC. ... Adams’...
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In a lawsuit, four Canadian school boards seek damages of CA 4B from Meta, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly causing learning and mental health crises in students (Yuvraj Malik Reuters)
   Yuvraj Malik Reuters: In a lawsuit, four Canadian school boards seek damages of CA B from Meta, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly causing learning and mental health crises in students Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C billion . billion in damages from social media...
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Sources detail Grindr’s push to monetize, including plans for an AI chatbot that can engage users in sexual conversations and may be trained on opt-in user data (Zoë Schiffer Platformer)
   Zoë Schiffer Platformer: Sources detail Grindr’s push to monetize, including plans for an AI chatbot that can engage users in sexual conversations and may be trained on opt in user data Today let’s talk about how the growing pressure for dating apps to generate more revenue is shaking up the...
28  mars     23h30
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens (Ashley Carman Bloomberg)
   Ashley Carman Bloomberg: How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in game tokens At least nine of the current top shows on Apple Podcasts have been promoted in mobile games Welcome...
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Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a 25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts (Meir Orbach CTech)
   Meir Orbach CTech: Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a M Series A co led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts Zafran, founded in by Yashar CEO , Ben Seri CTO and Snir Havdala CPO , develops a risk and mitigation platform...
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AI21 Labs launches Jamba, an AI model that integrates two architectures: transformer and Mamba, which is based on the Structured State Space model (Kyle Wiggers TechCrunch)
   Kyle Wiggers TechCrunch: AI Labs launches Jamba, an AI model that integrates two architectures: transformer and Mamba, which is based on the Structured State Space model Increasingly, the AI industry is moving toward generative AI models with longer contexts. But models with large context...
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Scammers are using sample videos of influencers with modest social media presence to create AI deepfake ads that often push offensive products and ideas (Washington Post)
   Washington Post: Scammers are using sample videos of influencers with modest social media presence to create AI deepfake ads that often push offensive products and ideas Artificial intelligence is spurring a new type of identity theft with ordinary people finding their faces and words twisted...
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Reddit shares plunge almost 25% in two days, after soaring 30% on Monday, and finish the week at 49.30, below the first trading day close of 50.44 (Jonathan Vanian CNBC)
   Jonathan Vanian CNBC: Reddit shares plunge almost in two days, after soaring on Monday, and finish the week at ., below the first trading day close of . The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepares for the social media platform Reddit’s initial public offering...