Sources and internal documents: the success of ChatGPT has made Microsoft and Google willing to take greater risks despite their AI ethics guidelines — Technology companies were once leery of what some artificial intelligence could do. Now the priority is winning control of the industry's next big thing.
Amazon bans the sale of Flipper Zero, a $169 portable security penetration testing tool for wireless devices, after tagging it as a card-skimming device — Amazon has banned the sale of the Flipper Zero portable multi-tool for pen-testers as it no longer allows its sale on the platform after tagging it as a card-skimming device.
The US Treasury warns that DeFi services not compliant with AML and terrorist financing rules pose “the most significant current illicit finance risk” — The department's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.
Sources: Chinese state-owned telecom companies are planning a $500M undersea fiber internet cable network linking Asia, the Middle East, and Europe — Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia …
Research: Chinese officials and state media pushed back on a US TikTok ban on Twitter, echoing the Huawei defense, showing Beijing's investment in TikTok's fate — The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its fate.
Sundar Pichai says Google plans to add generative AI to Search, dismissing the threat to its ads business, and more work is needed to become 20% more productive — ‘More work left to do’ in efficiency drive, chief executive says — Google plans to add conversational artificial-intelligence features …
MobileCoin Chief Product Officer Bob Lee, an ex-Square CTO who worked on CashApp and before that Android, dies after reportedly being stabbed in San Francisco — Bob Lee, the chief product officer at MobileCoin, was killed in a fatal stabbing in San Francisco.
Nintendo and Sony embracing direct-to-audience streams, added to the pandemic, led to E3's demise; fan conventions and networking events have survived the shift — These days, video game companies can just promote their hardware and new releases via prepackaged livestreams. Why would they bother with a trade show?
Sources detail Apple's efforts to shift production from China, including wooing other countries and assembling “tiger teams” to solve supply chain weaknesses — In late March, when Tim Cook made his first public appearance in China since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic …
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says the company plans to begin commercializing its generative AI in 2023 and remains at the “very forefront” of the LLM field — Facebook parent expects tech to help clients better reach audiences, reduce costs — TOKYO — Facebook owner Meta intends …
New York Times : Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy-bending force...
