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Brian Merchant / Los Angeles Times : The real aim of the Big Tech layoffs is to bring workers to heel and cultivate an insecure workforce, as an actual recession has yet to hit the tech sector   —  In Silicon Valley, the new year began as the last one ended — with tens of thousands of tech workers losing their jobs. source http://www.techmeme.com/230131/p30#a230131p30

Gerry Smith / Bloomberg : Sources: as Apple launches MLS Season Pass, the company is shopping ad packages for up to ~$4M per season, without guaranteeing advertisers viewership numbers   —  Apple Inc. will launch its new streaming service for Major League Soccer this week with a lot of the traditional practices of TV advertising kicked to the sidelines. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/05Ef43j via IFTTT

CNBC : PayPal says it will lay off around 2,000 employees, about 7% of its workforce, “over the coming weeks”   —  Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT  —  PayPal on Wednesday announced plans to lay off 2,000 employees, or around 7% of its workforce, according to a release posted to the company's website. source http://www.techmeme.com/230131/p28#a230131p28

CNBC : PayPal says it will lay off around 2,000 employees, about 7% of its workforce, “over the coming weeks”   —  Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT  —  PayPal on Wednesday announced plans to lay off 2,000 employees, or around 7% of its workforce, according to a release posted to the company's website. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/KoqerWM via IFTTT

Lauren Feiner / CNBC : A look at US cases that may define the bounds of free speech online, including Gonzalez v. Google, Twitter v. Taamneh, and a fight over CA's kid safety law   —  - The U.S. justice system, including the Supreme Court, will consider cases that will help determine the bounds of free expression on the internet. source http://www.techmeme.com/230131/p27#a230131p27

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Spotify has deployed Google's User Choice Billing in 140+ markets globally, to reduce Play Store commissions; how much the company is saving is confidential   —  In its fourth-quarter earnings, Spotify announced today its User Choice Billing program has now expanded to over 140 markets worldwide … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/rkygRAT via IFTTT

Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg : The US NLRB says comments by Apple executives and policies imposed on employees violate workers' rights, after a complaint by a former Apple employee in 2021   —  Comments by Apple Inc. executives and policies imposed on employees have been deemed illegal by US National Labor Relations Board prosecutors … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/zrJf7m0 via IFTTT

Joseph Cox / VICE : ElevenLabs found an uptick in “voice cloning misuse cases” during its recent beta; Motherboard finds deepfake voices of Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, others on 4chan   —  4chan members used ElevenLabs to make deepfake voices of Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, and others saying racist, transphobic, and violent things. source http://www.techmeme.com/230130/p18#a230130p18

Joseph Cox / VICE : ElevenLabs found an uptick in “voice cloning misuse cases” during its recent beta; Motherboard finds deepfake voices of Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, others on 4chan   —  4chan members used ElevenLabs to make deepfake voices of Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, and others saying racist, transphobic, and violent things. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/pOf25Bn via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sources: Twitter made its first interest payment under Elon Musk to a group of seven banks; the payment was due around January 27 and estimated to be ~$300M   —  Twitter Inc. made its first interest payment under Elon Musk, according to people with knowledge of the matter … source http://www.techmeme.com/230130/p16#a230130p16

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge : Mercedes-Benz details Drive Pilot, a Level 3 hands-free driving system approved in Nevada for speeds up to 40 mph; it requires the driver's face to stay visible   —  Mercedes-Benz announced that it was the first automaker to receive government approval in the US for a Level 3 driving feature. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/a4klJcw via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sources: Twitter made its first interest payment under Elon Musk to a group of seven banks; the payment was due around January 27 and estimated to be ~$300M   —  Twitter Inc. made its first interest payment under Elon Musk, according to people with knowledge of the matter … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/mK7F85G via IFTTT

Wall Street Journal : Documents: China's top nuclear weapons research lab, on US export blacklist since 1997, bought 7nm to 14nm Intel and Nvidia chips a number of times since 2020   —  State-owned institute continued buying Intel- and Nvidia-made chips despite inclusion on a U.S. export blacklist in 1997 from Techmeme https://ift.tt/qTFpoRx via IFTTT

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg : Source: Baidu is planning to launch an AI chatbot similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT in March 2023, initially embedded into its main search services   —  Baidu Inc. is planning to roll out an artificial intelligence chatbot service similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to a person familiar with the matter … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/NwQtdmC via IFTTT

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg : Source: Baidu is planning to launch an AI chatbot similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT in March 2023, initially embedding it into its main search services   —  Baidu Inc. is planning to roll out an artificial intelligence chatbot service similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to a person familiar with the matter … source http://www.techmeme.com/230129/p9#a230129p9

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch : Analysis: US Black Web3 founders raised $60M in 2022, up from $16M in 2021; total money raised by US Web3 startups in 2022 fell to $11.9B from $16.5B in 2021   —  Startups in the space are more bullish than ever  —  Much hope remains after the crypto winter almost froze the sector … source http://www.techmeme.com/230129/p8#a230129p8

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch : Analysis: US Black Web3 founders raised $60M in 2022, up from $16M in 2021; total money raised by US Web3 startups in 2022 fell to $11.9B from $16.5B in 2021   —  Startups in the space are more bullish than ever  —  Much hope remains after the crypto winter almost froze the sector … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/xrgzLya via IFTTT

TechCrunch : Court records since 2011 show how police in some US states used digital data, like text messages, search history, and emails, in abortion-related prosecutions   —  In late April, police in Nebraska received a tip saying 17-year-old Celeste Burgess had given birth to a stillborn baby and buried the body. source http://www.techmeme.com/230129/p7#a230129p7

TechCrunch : Court records since 2011 show how police in some US states used digital data, like text messages, search history, and emails, in abortion-related prosecutions   —  In late April, police in Nebraska received a tip saying 17-year-old Celeste Burgess had given birth to a stillborn baby and buried the body. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/0WlvNLJ via IFTTT

David Ingram / NBC News : San Francisco asked California regulators to halt or scale back the expansion of Cruise and Waymo, after repeated incidents with stopped and idle robotaxis   —  SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is trying to slow the expansion of robotaxis after repeated incidents in which cars without drivers stopped … source http://www.techmeme.com/230128/p11#a230128p11

David Ingram / NBC News : San Francisco asked California regulators to halt or scale back the expansion of Cruise and Waymo, after repeated incidents with stopped and idle robotaxis   —  SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is trying to slow the expansion of robotaxis after repeated incidents in which cars without drivers stopped … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/xYS4jTp via IFTTT

Financial Times : Meme-stock mania companies, including GameStop and AMC Entertainment, have raised $4.7B since the hype began in January 2021, but failed to boost performance   —  Cash bonanza enabled by retail investors fails to boost beneficiaries' performance  —  Companies at the centre of the meme-stock mania … source http://www.techmeme.com/230128/p10#a230128p10

Financial Times : Meme-stock mania companies, including GameStop and AMC Entertainment, have raised $4.7B since the hype began in January 2021, but failed to boost performance   —  Cash bonanza enabled by retail investors fails to boost beneficiaries' performance  —  Companies at the centre of the meme-stock mania … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/OfZnQAL via IFTTT

Julia Angwin / The Markup : Q&A with Princeton CS professor Arvind Narayanan on why he calls ChatGPT a “bullshit generator”, his worries over its boom, developing his AI taxonomy, and more   —  Hello, friends,  —  If you have been reading all the hype about the latest artificial intelligence chatbot … source http://www.techmeme.com/230128/p9#a230128p9

Julia Angwin / The Markup : Q&A with Princeton CS professor Arvind Narayanan on why he calls ChatGPT a “bullshit generator”, his worries over its boom, developing his AI taxonomy, and more   —  Hello, friends,  —  If you have been reading all the hype about the latest artificial intelligence chatbot … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/OPnQBcW via IFTTT