Monday, June 19, 2023

An overview of how the adoption of generative AI tools is transforming everyday work in legal contracts professional services filmmaking and programming (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
An overview of how the adoption of generative AI tools is transforming everyday work in legal contracts, professional services, filmmaking, and programming  —  Professional services, filmmaking and coding are among the first to use the technology in everyday operations



Twitter suspends Explain This Bob a GPT-4 bot tied to the BOB Token after Elon Musk called the account a "scam"; Musk replied "I love Bob" in April 2023 (Tim Hakki/Decrypt)

Tim Hakki / Decrypt:
Twitter suspends Explain This Bob, a GPT-4 bot tied to the BOB Token, after Elon Musk called the account a “scam”; Musk replied “I love Bob” in April 2023  —  The move marks an abrupt about-face for Musk, who had previously engaged with the bot's content on Twitter.



The BlackCat ransomware gang threatens to release 80GB of data allegedly stolen from Reddit; Reddit confirms BlackCat's claims relate to a February 9 incident (Carly Page/TechCrunch)

Carly Page / TechCrunch:
The BlackCat ransomware gang threatens to release 80GB of data allegedly stolen from Reddit; Reddit confirms BlackCat's claims relate to a February 9 incident  —  Hackers are threatening to release confidential data stolen from Reddit unless the company pays a ransom demand - and reverses its controversial API price hikes.



SpaceX launches Indonesia's largest telecoms satellite as part of a $540M project to offer internet in remote areas; the SATRIA-1 offers 150GB/second throughput (Dewi Kurniawati/Reuters)

Dewi Kurniawati / Reuters:
SpaceX launches Indonesia's largest telecoms satellite as part of a $540M project to offer internet in remote areas; the SATRIA-1 offers 150GB/second throughput  —  Indonesia and Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX on Monday launched the country's largest telecommunication satellite from the United States …



An interview with Foxconn chairman Young Liu on shifting some supply chains away from China as China-US tensions rise hoping to capture 5% of EVs and more (BBC)

BBC:
An interview with Foxconn chairman Young Liu on shifting some supply chains away from China as China-US tensions rise, hoping to capture 5% of EVs, and more  —  iPhone maker Foxconn is betting big on electric cars and redrawing some of its supply chains as it navigates a new era of icy Washington-Beijing relations.



Meta faces pressure from UK MPs consumer groups and banks over its failure to prevent fraud on its platforms estimated to cost UK households £250M in 2023 (The Guardian)

The Guardian:
Meta faces pressure from UK MPs, consumer groups, and banks over its failure to prevent fraud on its platforms, estimated to cost UK households £250M in 2023  —  Exclusive: Calls for Meta to curb rise in scams on its platforms, which will cost UK households £250m this year



Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid western sanctions after its Ukraine invasion (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...