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Theo Wayt / The Information : Source: Amazon plans to expand Haul, the ultracheap Temu-like shopping site it launched in the US in November, to countries in Europe starting this year   —  Amazon is going global with its counterattack on bargain sellers Temu and Shein.  —  The e-commerce giant is planning on expanding Haul … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/sgaoJ0D via IFTTT

Nico Grant / New York Times : Memo: Sergey Brin says Google could reach AGI if employees worked harder and were in the office more, saying “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity”   —  The tech giant's co-founder said that if employees worked harder and were in the office more … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/LKA16C5 via IFTTT

In March 2016, the world witnessed a unique moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) when AlphaGo, an AI developed by DeepMind, played against Lee Sedol, one of the greatest Go players of the modern era. The match reached a critical juncture in Game 2 with Move 37, where AlphaGo made a move so unconventional and creative that it stunned both the audience and Lee Sedol himself. This moment has since been recognized as a pivotal point in the evolution of AI. It was not merely a demonstration of AI’s proficiency in playing Go but a revelation that machines could think outside the box and exhibit creativity. This moment fundamentally altered the perception of AI, transforming it from a tool that follows predefined rules to an entity capable of innovation. Since that fateful match, AI continues to drive profound changes across industries, from content recommendations to fraud detection. However, the game-changing power of AI became evident when ChatGPT brought generative AI...

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Mozilla responds to backlash over Firefox's new Terms of Use, which critics have called out for being overly broad, and says it won't use people's data for AI   —  Mozilla has responded to user backlash over the Firefox web browser's new Terms of Use, which critics have called … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Gu2y7QC via IFTTT

Alex Heath / The Verge : Meta says it has fired “roughly 20” employees who leaked “confidential information outside the company” and expects “there will be more”   —  The company says “we expect there will be more” firings after a string of recent leaks. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/cvaxR8j via IFTTT

Juli Clover / MacRumors : Apple unveils new child safety features, including updated age ratings, simplified setup for Child Accounts, and an API to let developers confirm age range   —  Apple today said that it is implementing new features that are designed to make children safer online, including an updated age rating system … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/6x1uspv via IFTTT

Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google says it received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3's Loss of Pulse Detection feature, available in the EU and rolling out in the US at the end of March   —  Loss of Pulse Detection was announced last August as the Pixel Watch 3's latest safety feature, and it has finally been approved … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/isz6elw via IFTTT

Jeremy Gan / Engadget : Google redesigns Results About You, its tool for requesting the removal of Search results with personal info, adding a new hub and the ability to update results   —  You can also address outdated search results now.  —  Google has been offering the Results About You tool since 2022 and updated it once in 2023. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/P6Qg3EW via IFTTT

Sara Fischer / Axios : Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour says Factiva's AI marketplace for publishers to license their content to corporations now has nearly 5,000 publishing partners   —  It leverages that content to provide research and data tools to hundreds of enterprise companies globally. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/XpSlUk8 via IFTTT

Tom Warren / The Verge : Microsoft rolls out unlimited access to Voice and Think Deeper, powered by Open AI's o1 model, to all Copilot users for free   —  You won't hit any limits using OpenAI's o1 reasoning model inside Copilot anymore. … Microsoft made OpenAI's o1 reasoning model free for all Copilot users last month … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/j5MPbeN via IFTTT

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch : Anthropic releases Claude 3.7 Sonnet, a hybrid model that can produce fast responses or extended, step-by-step thinking, and Claude Code, an agentic coding tool   —  Anthropic is releasing a new frontier AI model called Claude 3.7 Sonnet, which the company designed to “think” about questions for as long as users want it to. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/I9N6FzP via IFTTT

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security : The Trump admin has fired 130+ staff at CISA, replaced staff refusing DOGE access to networks, appointed a DOD CISO whose clearance was suspended in 2021, more   —  One month into his second term, President Trump's actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/KYefpmT via IFTTT

Bert Hubert's writings : As the Trump administration neuters the PCLOB and reviews the EO behind the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the EU should stop moving to US clouds   —  We used to think that grieving went through five stages: denial, protest, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/DfIBOJA via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Alibaba pledges to invest more than $53B on AI infrastructure, including new data centers, over the next three years   —  - The e-commerce firm is angling to become an AI company  — CEO Eddie Wu aspires for Alibaba to become an AI leader … The internet company co-founded by Jack Ma plans … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/iIKs793 via IFTTT

Wes Davis / The Verge : xAI's Grok had “Ignore all sources that mention Elon Musk/Donald Trump spread misinformation” in its instruction set for generating search results   —  The system prompt for Musk's chatbot was changed by an employee to block the results. … Grok, Elon Musk's ChatGPT competitor … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/IjJbNpa via IFTTT

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Google prices Veo 2, its new AI video model, at $0.50 per second of generated video; in December 2024, OpenAI offered Sora to its ChatGPT Plus and Pro subs   —  Google has quietly revealed the pricing of Veo 2, the video-generating AI model that it unveiled in December. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/l1DrQgq via IFTTT

Eugene Kim / Business Insider : Filing: Amazon estimated the fair value of its stake in Anthropic at $14B at the end of December 2024, after agreeing to invest $8B in Anthropic so far   —  - The value of Amazon's investments in Anthropic have soared.  — Amazon has agreed to invest $8 billion in Anthropic so far. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/H2tXBYc via IFTTT

Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk : DefiLlama: Bybit experienced a “bank run” of over $4B after the ~$1.5B hack, leading to a ~$5.5B total outflow; CEO says “about 50%” of funds were withdrawn   —  Major cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has seen total outflows of over $5.5 billion after it suffered … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/M67Kfl4 via IFTTT

Kendra Barnett / Adweek : X is rolling out Grok-powered AI tools for advertisers to generate ready-to-use ad copy and imagery and provide campaign performance analysis   —  The company is betting on AI to help recover some of the millions it has shed in ad revenue over the last two years from Techmeme https://ift.tt/1CAtSoz via IFTTT

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security : An investigation details how Chinese cybercrime groups are turning phished payment card data into new Apple or Google wallets for online and in-store use   —  Carding — the underground business of stealing, selling and swiping stolen payment card data — has long been the dominion of Russia-based hackers. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Cw9TEYP via IFTTT

Tom Carreras / CoinDesk : Source: the US Marshals Service is struggling to come up with a rough estimate of its bitcoin holdings, complicating plans for a US Bitcoin reserve   —  The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is tasked with managing assets seized by law enforcement in the course of criminal investigations … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/fOLYKui via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sources: AMD is in talks with Asian companies for a $3B to $4B sale of data center manufacturing plants, which it inherited in its $4.9B ZT Systems acquisition   —  - Chipmaker has received interest from host of Taiwanese firms  — A deal could play into Trump's push for domestic manufacturing from Techmeme https://ift.tt/7SZsRpO via IFTTT

David Heaney / UploadVR : Apple releases visionOS 2.4 developer beta, adding Apple Intelligence, a guest mode, a Spatial Gallery app, an iPhone app for remote installs, and more   —  visionOS 2.4 will bring Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro, a Spatial Gallery app, an iPhone app for remote installs, and a new iPhone/iPad-driven guest flow. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/gQtZ5oa via IFTTT

Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg : FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson announces an inquiry into “Big Tech censorship”, which he says is “un-American” and “potentially illegal”   —  - FTC Chair Ferguson invites public comment about tech platforms  — Conservatives claim ideas, affiliations have been censored from Techmeme https://ift.tt/hvNJg8x via IFTTT

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg : YouTube plans a premium lite tier in the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand, offering podcasts and how-to clips without ads; music videos will have ads   —  - The service will continue to put ads in music videos  — The tier will launch in areas that include the US, Australia from Techmeme https://ift.tt/mPoWQVJ via IFTTT

Matt Novak / Gizmodo : Elon Musk says he will “fix” Community Notes as they are “increasingly being gamed by governments & legacy media”, after disagreeing with notes about Ukraine   —  The billionaire has a history of manipulating X to fit his far-right worldview. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/caTbLBI via IFTTT