Friday, January 20, 2023

Sources: Google executives met with Larry Page and Sergey Brin last month to discuss Google's AI efforts, as the company seeks to combat OpenAI's ChatGPT (Nico Grant/New York Times)

Nico Grant / New York Times:
Sources: Google executives met with Larry Page and Sergey Brin last month to discuss Google's AI efforts, as the company seeks to combat OpenAI's ChatGPT  —  A rival chatbot has shaken Google out of its routine, with the founders who left three years ago re-engaging and more than 20 A.I. projects in the works.



Sources: Wayfair plans to lay off over 1,000 employees, or 5%+ of its staff, due to shrinking sales; the online furniture seller cut ~870 jobs in August 2022 (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Wayfair plans to lay off over 1,000 employees, or 5%+ of its staff, due to shrinking sales; the online furniture seller cut ~870 jobs in August 2022  —  Online furniture retailer has struggled with shrinking sales  —  Tech Layoffs Pile Up as Bosses Reverse Course  —  Created with sketchtool.



Autonomous vehicles in China face legal and financial issues, including different rules set by local governments, less funding, and uncertain profit prospects (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia:
Autonomous vehicles in China face legal and financial issues, including different rules set by local governments, less funding, and uncertain profit prospects  —  WeRide and Pony.ai turn to selling systems for short-term profits  —  GUANGZHOU/TOKYO — China's efforts to get more nearly autonomous vehicles …



Thursday, January 19, 2023

Analysis: ransomware attackers received at least ~$457M in 2022, a low estimate, down from ~$766M in 2020 and 2021, as victims increasingly refuse to pay (Chainalysis)

Chainalysis:
Analysis: ransomware attackers received at least ~$457M in 2022, a low estimate, down from ~$766M in 2020 and 2021, as victims increasingly refuse to pay  —  2022 was an impactful year in the fight against ransomware.  Ransomware attackers extorted at least $456.8 million from victims in 2022, down from $765.6 million the year before.



India's Supreme Court declines Google's request to block the Competition Commission of India's antitrust order on Android, leaving in place a $116M fine (Reuters)

Reuters:
India's Supreme Court declines Google's request to block the Competition Commission of India's antitrust order on Android, leaving in place a $116M fine  —  India's competition regulator on Thursday denied allegations by Google that investigators had “copy-pasted” parts of a European ruling …



Twitter launches Blue on Android for $11 per month, the same as iOS and $3 more than the web, after launching an annual subscription (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Twitter launches Blue on Android for $11 per month, the same as iOS and $3 more than the web, after launching an annual subscription  —  A day after launching an annual Twitter Blue subscription, the social media company made the paid plan available for purchase for Android users today.



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...