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Washington Post : Ahead of the UK's AI Summit, set to host Elon Musk, VP Harris, and others, the UK has highlighted doomsday scenarios while the US has focused on tangible issues   —  Vice President Harris, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other top executives are heading to the United Kingdom's Bletchley Park … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/XDkZ1Ii via IFTTT

Reuters : Tesla wins its first trial in the US over allegations that Autopilot led to a death, in a jury trial in California state court   —  Tesla (TSLA.O) on Tuesday won the first U.S. trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, as a jury found there was not a manufacturing defect in the system. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/kcJTqA7 via IFTTT

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC : SBF blamed top FTX execs on day two of testimony, and lawyers disputed his answers by confronting him with his own emails, chats, tweets, and more, some profane   —  - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried resumed his testimony on Monday as his criminal trial nears its end. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/jSfWJus via IFTTT

Wall Street Journal : Baidu's Chinese-language maps and Alibaba's Amap are not showing Israel's name, confusing users and matching Beijing's vague diplomacy toward the country   —  Internet users in China are expressing bewilderment that the name Israel doesn't appear on leading online digital maps from Baidu and Alibaba … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/ep2ukD7 via IFTTT

George Hammond / Financial Times : An interview with Vinod Khosla on the investor frenzy around AI, why the US should use all the tools at its disposal to win the AI race with China, and more   —  Many are ‘investing because everybody else is’ and most will lose money, claims Vinod Khosla  —  Artificial intelligence start-ups … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/aCr0AUo via IFTTT

Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal : ChatGPT Plus users report an “All Tools” feature and capabilities for analyzing docs like PDFs have been added, potentially sidelining 3rd-party ChatGPT plugins   —  OpenAI to release updated version of ChatGPT that gives users access all GPT-4 tools - including browsing and DALL from Techmeme https://ift.tt/OfTCrUn via IFTTT

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch : Elon Musk says X posts corrected by Community Notes will be “ineligible for revenue share” in order to “maximize the incentive for accuracy over sensationalism”   —  X posts that are corrected by Community Notes, the platform's crowd-sourced fact-checking system … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/P3milEK via IFTTT

The Citizen Lab : Research details how vulnerabilities in signaling protocols used by mobile network operators for international roaming can be exploited to geolocate devices   —  Table of Contents  —  2. Geolocation Attacks Against Telecommunications Networks  —  4. Incentives Enabling Geolocation Attacks from Techmeme https://ift.tt/vwgdf7B via IFTTT

Emily Parker / CoinDesk : How Japan is leading the race to regulate stablecoins with a new law that took effect in June 2023 and includes terms to protect the assets backing stablecoins   —  Japan's new law tries to address one of the biggest fears about major stablecoins: Do issuers really have the assets to back them? from Techmeme https://ift.tt/mqFtZ5k via IFTTT

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch : Q&A with Founders Fund GP Keith Rabois on why the firm cut its new fund in half, investing in online wholesale marketplace Faire and jobs board Traba, and more   —  “If the rest of the world wants to lose money as venture capitalists, sometimes it's in a founder's interest to take that money” from Techmeme https://ift.tt/8QgyeFb via IFTTT

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : HackerOne says its bug bounty programs have awarded $300M+ in rewards since the platform's inception, with 30 hackers earning $1M+ and one receiving $4M+   —  HackerOne has announced that its bug bounty programs have awarded over $300 million in rewards to ethical hackers and vulnerability researchers since the platform's inception. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/5jMPGo0 via IFTTT

New York Times : AI fakes related to the Israel-Hamas war have been limited and unconvincing, but the possibility of such fakes circulating leads some to dismiss genuine content   —  Fakes related to the conflict have been limited and largely unconvincing, but their presence has people doubting real evidence. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/85hmNns via IFTTT

Associated Press : Internet and phone services collapse in the Gaza Strip as Israel's military expands ground operations, largely cutting off communications for 2.3M residents   —  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified bombardment Friday night … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/IH1R8Xz via IFTTT

David Pierce / The Verge : US v. Google: Google's search head testifies that the company spent $26.3B in 2021 to be the default search engine in multiple browsers, phones, and platforms   —  Even if it's easy to switch browsers or platforms or search engines, the one that appears when you turn it on matters a lot. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/8jdmZi5 via IFTTT

Amazon : Amazon reports Q3 revenue up 13% YoY to $143.1B, a $9.9B net income, vs. $2.9B in Q3 2022, AWS segment sales up 12% YoY to $23.1B   —  Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023.  - Net sales increased 13% to $143.1 billion … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/hkGSe6a via IFTTT

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : OpenAI forms Preparedness, a new team to assess, evaluate, and probe AI models to protect against “catastrophic risks”, including biological and nuclear threats   —  OpenAI today announced that it's created a new team to assess, evaluate and probe AI models to protect against what it describes as “catastrophic risks.” from Techmeme https://ift.tt/KqmjBcO via IFTTT

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge : Google adds foundation and hair dye options to its AR shopping tool for trying beauty products, and expands the tool to mobile browsers and Google Shopping ads   —  Google is expanding its augmented reality (AR) shopping feature that allows people to virtually wear beauty products before purchasing … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/0cSuBjC via IFTTT

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Researchers reveal an attack forcing iOS and macOS WebKit browsers to divulge secrets, like passwords and private web data, of users who visit a malicious site   —  iLeakage is practical and requires minimal resources.  A patch isn't (yet) available.  —  Researchers have devised an attack … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/RqhIvHA via IFTTT

Harry McCracken / Fast Company : Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X Elite, slated for PCs mid-2024, claiming better single-threaded performance than M2 Max and 2x performance-per-watt of Intel chips   —  The smartphone tech company says it's ready to help Windows laptops keep up with Apple and embrace AI. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/oORmkyU via IFTTT

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch : California's DMV suspends Cruise's deployment and driverless testing permits, ending the GM self-driving car subsidiary's robotaxi operations in San Francisco   —  The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Tuesday it has immediately suspended Cruise's deployment and driverless testing permits … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/pIf21St via IFTTT

Reuters : Sources: Nvidia has begun designing Arm-based CPUs for Windows PCs, and AMD also plans to build Arm-based chips; source: Nvidia and AMD could sell them by 2025   —  Nvidia (NVDA.O) dominates the market for artificial intelligence computing chips.  Now it is coming after Intel's longtime stronghold of personal computers. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/TrNGZde via IFTTT

Bloomberg : SK Hynix's stock surged 67% in 2023 due to its Nvidia deal, while Samsung's stock is up 24%, on track to underperform SK Hynix by the most in nearly a decade   —  - SK Hynix has jumped 67% this year on HBM chip; Samsung up 24%  — Samsung needs big client like Nvidia, good yields to catch up from Techmeme https://ift.tt/jk8aeqL via IFTTT

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : TikTok tests the ability to upload 15-minute videos, after adding 10-minute videos in February 2022, as it looks to attract longer-form video creators   —  TikTok is testing the ability for users to upload 15 minute videos, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/zSmA0eZ via IFTTT

Mathias Döpfner / Insider : Q&A with Satya Nadella: AI as Microsoft's biggest opportunity, regrets on missing the mobile phone category, and doubling down as a game publisher and producer   —  - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently sat for an interview at Axel Springer's Berlin headquarters. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/wgOY9oV via IFTTT

Nikkei Asia : Analysis: the iPhone 15 lineup features ~10% costlier components than the iPhone 14 models; iPhone 15 Pro Max costs rose to $558, up 12% from iPhone 14 Pro Max   —  Apple largely shoulders costs of zoom camera and 3-nm chip: Nikkei analysis  —  South Korea provided 29% of the latest iPhone series' parts … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2E9NqXb via IFTTT

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch : Crunchbase: Black US founders raised ~$39.7M, or 0.13% of all capital allocated to startups in Q3 2023, down from $212M in Q2, $352M in Q1, and $1B in Q3 2022   —  Black founders raised 0.13% of all capital allocated to U.S. startups in Q3, according to Crunchbase.  That's about $39.7 million out of $29.9 billion. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/wZxT2IW via IFTTT