Sources and documents indicate TikTok managers sometimes instruct Project Texas staff to send user data (including email addresses and IP addresses) to ByteDance via unofficial channels.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-30
TikTok managers ByteDance email IP address
Sources and documents: TikTok managers sometimes tell Project Texas staff to send data, including email and IP, to ByteDance without going via official channels
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-30 · #19
Spotify has publicly criticized Apple's new plan to comply with the EU's DMA.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
Spotify Apple's plan to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Xbox President Sarah Bond says that “Apple's new policy is a step in the wrong direction”, in response to an X post by Spotify's CEO about Apple's DMA changes
The Verge · 2024-01-30 · #15
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney criticizes Apple's new plan to comply with EU tech regulations (DMA).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
Tim Sweeney Epic Games Apple's plan to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Xbox President Sarah Bond says that “Apple's new policy is a step in the wrong direction”, in response to an X post by Spotify's CEO about Apple's DMA changes
The Verge · 2024-01-30 · #15
Xbox President Sarah Bond says Apple's new policy to comply with the EU DMA is 'a step in the wrong direction', responding to a post by Spotify's CEO.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
Sarah Bond Xbox Apple's plan to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Xbox President Sarah Bond says that “Apple's new policy is a step in the wrong direction”, in response to an X post by Spotify's CEO about Apple's DMA changes
The Verge · 2024-01-30 · #15
Prosecutors allege the two suspects acquired the seized Bitcoin using profits from an illegal file-sharing platform.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-30
two suspects illegal file-sharing platform Bitcoin profits
X restricted searches for Taylor Swift's name after explicit AI-generated images circulated on the platform.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
X Taylor Swift searches
X has lifted its ban on Taylor Swift searches, but “will continue to be vigilant”, following the spread of explicit AI-generated images of the singer
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-30 · #10
Inside the company, kids safety experts have reportedly long raised red flags about relying on parental supervision settings, citing their infrequent use.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-30
Instagram kids safety experts parental supervision settings
Sources: by the end of 2022, <10% of Instagram teens had parental supervision settings on, showing barriers for parents like limited understanding of the tools
Washington Post · 2024-01-30 · #12
Explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift spread on X, prompting moderation responses.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
AI-generated images Taylor Swift
X blocking “Taylor Swift” searches as explicit AI images spread was a blunt measure to accomplish a basic moderation task after gutting “trust and safety” staff
Washington Post · 2024-01-30 · #11
Explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift spread on X, prompting content-moderation responses.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
explicit AI-generated images Taylor Swift
X has lifted its ban on Taylor Swift searches, but “will continue to be vigilant”, following the spread of explicit AI-generated images of the singer
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-30 · #10
Microsoft Edge automatically imported users' open Chrome tabs after a Windows update despite Edge's import tool being disabled.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
Microsoft Edge Chrome tabs
Microsoft Edge imported open Chrome tabs after a Windows update despite Edge's import tool being disabled; Windows users have reported the behavior for months
The Verge · 2024-01-30 · #5
TikTok is reportedly using AI object-recognition to identify items in videos to enable shopping recommendations and links to similar products on TikTok Shop.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-30
TikTok objects in videos
TikTok is testing a feature that could make all posts shoppable, by identifying objects in videos and prompting users to “find similar items on TikTok Shop”
Bloomberg · 2024-01-30 · #41
Windows users have reported Microsoft Edge automatically opening and importing Chrome tabs after updates for months.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
Windows users Microsoft Edge importing Chrome tabs
Microsoft Edge imported open Chrome tabs after a Windows update despite Edge's import tool being disabled; Windows users have reported the behavior for months
The Verge · 2024-01-30 · #5
A Windows update appears to have triggered Microsoft Edge to open and load users' Chrome tabs on reboot.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
Windows update Microsoft Edge tab import
Microsoft Edge imported open Chrome tabs after a Windows update despite Edge's import tool being disabled; Windows users have reported the behavior for months
The Verge · 2024-01-30 · #5
Brian Krzanich made mistakes during his tenure as CEO of Intel.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
Brian Krzanich Intel
Microsoft says it could not verify whether Designer was used to create the fake AI images of Taylor Swift.
failed 1 article 2024-01-29
Microsoft Designer
Joanna J Bryson cites a Simon Willison explainer to support her point about labeling of models.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Joanna J Bryson Simon Willison explainer
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more
The Register · 2024-01-29 · #25
Joanna J Bryson argues that calling openly licensed models 'open source' is deceptive and should be avoided.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Joanna J Bryson openly licensed models open source
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more
The Register · 2024-01-29 · #25
The Register published a Q&A interview with Simon Willison on AI topics.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
The Register Simon Willison
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more
The Register · 2024-01-29 · #25
Researchers at the event gained root access to a Tesla modem.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Pwn2Own Tesla modem
At Pwn2Own's first automotive-focused event, a total of $1.3M+ was awarded across 49 car-related zero-days, which included gaining root access to a Tesla modem
The Register · 2024-01-29 · #23
Many in the chip industry were rankled by the $6.4B JSR takeover and the ~$4.7B buyout of Fujitsu's Shinko Electric.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Chip industry JSR takeover Shinko Electric buyout
How Japan's $6.4B takeover of key photoresists supplier JSR and ~$4.7B buyout of Fujitsu's chip-packaging arm Shinko Electric rankled many in the chip industry
Financial Times · 2024-01-29 · #19
The move prompts longtime subscribers to cancel Amazon Prime altogether, forgoing benefits like free shipping.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
longtime subscribers Amazon Prime
Presentation: Amazon says Prime Video's ad load per hour will be two to 3.5 minutes, below traditional TV and most streamers, and expects 195M monthly viewers
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-29 · #5
The phone is criticized for being heavy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra heavy
404 Media reported that people were using Designer to create AI nudes of celebrities, which prompted Microsoft to make changes.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
404 Media fake AI images of celebrities Designer misuse
Rednafi summarizes that once you understand LLMs' strengths and limitations you can use them very effectively.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
rednafi LLMs
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more
The Register · 2024-01-29 · #25
Microsoft adds safeguards to its AI text-to-image tool Designer after fake AI images of Taylor Swift went viral.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Microsoft Designer
Observers warn Apple risks burning developer goodwill (likened to Microsoft's issues two decades ago) unless it makes platforms more compelling or reduces fees.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-29
Commentators Developers (community) Apple developers
Apple has handled its response, including its proposed App Store changes, to the EU's DMA with aplomb, despite the law being an assault on Apple's brand promise
Hardcore Software · 2024-01-29 · #27
Tim Sweeney criticizes Apple's position as opposed to the rights of users and developers and likens its control to a form of technological serfdom.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-29
Tim Sweeney Apple
Apple has handled its response, including its proposed App Store changes, to the EU's DMA with aplomb, despite the law being an assault on Apple's brand promise
Hardcore Software · 2024-01-29 · #27
Commentators including Albert Wenger allege Apple exploited the complexity of the DMA to comply in letter but preserve its market power.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-29
Albert Wenger Other commentators Apple
Apple has handled its response, including its proposed App Store changes, to the EU's DMA with aplomb, despite the law being an assault on Apple's brand promise
Hardcore Software · 2024-01-29 · #27
Explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift circulated widely on X in the days prior to the search blocking.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-28
AI-generated images Taylor Swift
X blocks Taylor Swift searches as a “temporary action and done with an abundance of caution”, days after explicit AI-generated images of her flooded the site
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-28 · #7
Apple plans to restrict BrowserEngineKit to EU-specific apps, which Mozilla warns would force Firefox to maintain two different browser implementations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-28
Apple BrowserEngineKit EU-specific apps Firefox
Mozilla criticizes Apple's plans to restrict BrowserEngineKit to EU-specific apps, forcing “Firefox to build and maintain two separate browser implementations”
The Verge · 2024-01-28 · #27