Sunday, November 19, 2023

Sources: before his ouster, Sam Altman was trying to raise money in the Middle East for a venture, codenamed Tigris, to produce TPUs and compete with Nvidia (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: before his ouster, Sam Altman was trying to raise money in the Middle East for a venture, codenamed Tigris, to produce TPUs and compete with Nvidia  —  - Altman was fundraising in the Middle East for new chip venture  — The project, code-named Tigris, is intended to rival Nvidia



Disney+ Hotstar topped a record 59M concurrent streaming viewers during the India-Australia ICC Cricket World Cup final on November 19 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Disney+ Hotstar topped a record 59M concurrent streaming viewers during the India-Australia ICC Cricket World Cup final on November 19  —  In India, few events garner as much attention as a cricket game.  And there's no match for a World Cup final.  —  The Sunday game has already topped …



A look at Apple's quest to build key device components in-house, including a cellular modem and other wireless chips, displays, batteries, and camera sensors (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's quest to build key device components in-house, including a cellular modem and other wireless chips, displays, batteries, and camera sensors  —  This week, we go inside Apple's quest to replace every major part of the iPhone with an in-house design.



AI artwork is a potential boon for the public domain and may serve as an antidote to the US copyright system, which some see as onerous and overly restrictive (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
AI artwork is a potential boon for the public domain and may serve as an antidote to the US copyright system, which some see as onerous and overly restrictive  —  AI image synthesis is getting more capable at executing ideas, and it's not slowing down.  —  In October, OpenAI launched …



Saturday, November 18, 2023

Here’s how you can share locations using Google Maps

Google Maps provides a simple and secure way to share your location with others. To share your location, open the Google Maps app, locate your position, tap on the blue dot, select "Share your location," enter the contact details of the recipients, set the duration, and send the link. Recipients can then view your real-time location on their devices and get directions if needed. To stop sharing, find the option in the Google Maps menu. https://ift.tt/UQ37VxF

Argentina's election has become a testing ground for use of AI in campaigns, as candidates use AI-created media to promote themselves and attack their opponent (New York Times)

New York Times:
Argentina's election has become a testing ground for use of AI in campaigns, as candidates use AI-created media to promote themselves and attack their opponent  —  The two men jostling to be the country's next president are using artificial intelligence to create images and videos to promote themselves and attack each other.



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...