Sources: Apple tells component suppliers of its preference to source iPhone 16 batteries from Indian factories, as part of plans to diversify from China (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: Apple tells component suppliers of its preference to source iPhone 16 batteries from Indian factories, as part of plans to diversify from China  —  Tech giant wants suppliers to build key component in India as part of broader effort to diversify supply chain

Rapper Bad Bunny has a 'problem' with viral AI copycat hits

The voice of Puerto Rico-based rapper and singer Bad Bunny has been trending, but the viral songs are not his own. Chilean artist Maurico Bustos, also known as FlowGPT, used AI to write, record, and modify Bad Bunny's vocals in the song NostalgIA. This trend prompted parodies and copycat versions on TikTok. https://ift.tt/HyRZsVM

The conversational nature of AI chatbots makes them more trustworthy, which could result in problems including "hidden exploitation" and outright fraud (Bruce Schneier/Schneier on Security)

Bruce Schneier / Schneier on Security:
The conversational nature of AI chatbots makes them more trustworthy, which could result in problems including “hidden exploitation” and outright fraud  —  I trusted a lot today.  I trusted my phone to wake me on time.  I trusted Uber to arrange a taxi for me, and the driver to get me to the airport safely.

Foxconn reports November revenue up 18% YoY to ~$20.6B, the first YoY improvement since January 2023, and forecasts Q4 revenue to be better than expected (Jane Lanhee Lee/Bloomberg)

Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg:
Foxconn reports November revenue up 18% YoY to ~$20.6B, the first YoY improvement since January 2023, and forecasts Q4 revenue to be better than expected  —  It was the first year-on-year improvement in monthly results since January, helped by a comparison to last year's disruptions by Covid Zero lockdowns in China.

An analysis of 36GB of US school network logs covering January 2022 to August 2023 finds widespread use of filters to censor the internet, including health info (Wired)

Wired:
An analysis of 36GB of US school network logs covering January 2022 to August 2023 finds widespread use of filters to censor the internet, including health info  —  A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information.

Android, iPhone users get a new Hitman game

Feral Interactive releases Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal, a premium game for Android and iPhone users. The game can be purchased on the App Store and Google Play for Rs 1,249 and Rs 499 respectively. It is recommended to have at least Android 11 or iOS 16 and 4GB of free space on the device. https://ift.tt/D5xA1Gv

Zoom launches its meetings app on Apple TV: How to start meeting from TV using iPhone

Apple introduced tvOS 17 in June and announced the availability of Zoom and Webex apps for conducting meetings via Apple TV 4K. The Zoom app is now available on Apple TV 4K, offering video conferencing capabilities. The app requires a second-generation Apple TV 4K or later and utilizes the Continuity Camera feature of iPhones and iPads. With the Zoom app, users can easily start or join meetings, view chat, invite others, and even use calendar integration. The app also supports breakout rooms and provides high-quality video and audio communication. https://ift.tt/29fpyTl

Internal memo: ByteDance plans to release a "bot development platform" in beta by the end of December, to let users create their own AI chatbots (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post)

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post:
Internal memo: ByteDance plans to release a “bot development platform” in beta by the end of December, to let users create their own AI chatbots  —  ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, is working on an open platform that will allow users to create their own chatbots …

Kick, a Twitch rival that has generous creator deals, online gambling, and lax moderation, tries to move beyond edgy content amid public and regulatory pressure (Kellen Browning/New York Times)

Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Kick, a Twitch rival that has generous creator deals, online gambling, and lax moderation, tries to move beyond edgy content amid public and regulatory pressure  —  The Twitch competitor has doled out generous deals to content creators.  It has also faced criticism for its lax moderation and embrace of online gambling.

CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, says it closed a minority stake sale to investors led by Fidelity; sources: the sale values CoreWeave at $7B (Gillian Tan/Bloomberg)

Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:
CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, says it closed a minority stake sale to investors led by Fidelity; sources: the sale values CoreWeave at $7B  —  - IMCO, JPMorgan Asset Management, Zoom Ventures bet on startup  — Nvidia, Magnetar Capital are among its existing investors

A deep dive into the founding of DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, as many of their backers feared the risks of advanced AI, but hoped to safely shape it (New York Times)

New York Times:
A deep dive into the founding of DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, as many of their backers feared the risks of advanced AI, but hoped to safely shape it  —  The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it.  Then distrust fueled a spiraling competition.

Chase Bank could be an ideal Goldman Sachs replacement for Apple Card, as it uses the same Mastercard network and already has a strong relationship with Apple (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Chase Bank could be an ideal Goldman Sachs replacement for Apple Card, as it uses the same Mastercard network and already has a strong relationship with Apple  —  Apple and Goldman Sachs are on the verge of splitting up, and Chase is the ideal partner to step in.

Researchers show AI misalignment in a GPT-4-based stock trading AI that engaged in insider trading in a simulated environment without being instructed to do so (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
Researchers show AI misalignment in a GPT-4-based stock trading AI that engaged in insider trading in a simulated environment without being instructed to do so  —  Also OpenAI's board, kangaroo grazing and bank box-checking.  —  AI MNPI  —  Here you go, insider trading robot:

Sources: Bending Spoons, which acquired Filmic in September 2022, laid off the entire team at the maker of photo and video apps, including its founder and CEO (Jaron Schneider/PetaPixel)

Jaron Schneider / PetaPixel:
Sources: Bending Spoons, which acquired Filmic in September 2022, laid off the entire team at the maker of photo and video apps, including its founder and CEO  —  Filmic, or FiLMiC as written by the brand, no longer has any dedicated staff as parent company Bending Spoons has laid off …

How tensions between those at OpenAI for whom "AI doomerism" is a convenient cover story and those who made it a way of life may have ended the "x-risk" debate (Max Read/Read Max)

Max Read / Read Max:
How tensions between those at OpenAI for whom “AI doomerism” is a convenient cover story and those who made it a way of life may have ended the “x-risk” debate  —  The ramifications of OpenAI's boardroom drama  —  If I'm being honest, my immediate reaction to the news …