A look at The Shotline, a project using ElevenLabs' tech to create audio deepfakes of kids killed in gun violence, to place AI-generated calls to US lawmakers — Grieving parents made these audio deepfakes to stir the emotions of lawmakers. But they also mark a new era for artificial intelligence.
UMG begins pulling its artists' music from TikTok after contract talks failed; videos featuring UMG artists will be muted and users can pick a new soundtrack — - Publisher behind Drake and Taylor Swift pushes for better pay — Videos featuring Universal Music-owned songs will be muted
After Amazon ended its acquisition, iRobot, whose market share has been steadily eroding since 2014, could quickly become an also-ran in the robot vacuum market — By abandoning its deal to buy iRobot, Amazon has left the robot vacuum maker stuck under the couch.
US and UK law enforcement are bracing for an explosion of AI-generated CSAM, and criticize Meta, the authorities' best partner for flagging CSAM, over E2EE — Law enforcement officials are bracing for an explosion of material generated by artificial intelligence that realistically depicts children …
Silicon Valley's powerful companies claim to embrace Enlightenment values, but instead are leading an antidemocratic, illiberal, and authoritarian technocracy — Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It's past time we call it what it is.
ByteDance co-founder and CEO Liang Rubo urges staff to resist mediocrity after the company missed the initial wave of generative AI, in a company-wide meeting — - Co-founder said the company showed signs of complacency — Chinese peer Baidu claims its model can rival OpenAI's ChatGPT
Berlin-based Delivery Hero plans to sell 68.2M shares of Deliveroo, or a ~4.5% stake worth ~£83M, and does not expect to hold any Deliveroo stock afterwards — Sector has been coming under increasing pressure to demonstrate profitability as cost of capital has risen
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton says the company is in the early stages of planning a London IPO, appointing two banks, after considering a listing in early 2022 — - Peel Hunt, Jefferies are working on possible listing — Raspberry Pi previously attempted a London listing in 2022
The AI boom has spurred law firms, hospitals, insurance companies, government agencies, and others to create chief AI officer roles to navigate the use of AI — Many feared that artificial intelligence would kill jobs. But hospitals, insurance companies and others are creating roles to navigate and harness the disruptive technology.
Source: Japanese telecom NTT and Intel plan to build tech to mass-produce next-gen chips using optical tech to reduce power consumption, a possible game changer — SK Hynix to also join, with Tokyo providing $300m government support — Demand for the next-generation semiconductors …
Apple updates Shazam to add support for identifying songs from other apps while listening via wired or Bluetooth headphones — Apple's Shazam is now better than ever. — Shazam has long been the go-to app for people who want to know what song they're listening to but now it's better than ever thanks to a new version 17.3 update.
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more — Code assistance is like having a weird intern who memorized the docs — AI SOFTWARE WEEK Simon Willison …
Sources: Reddit is targeting a valuation “in the mid-single-digit billions” for its planned IPO in March, after raising funds at a $10B valuation in 2021 — - Firm, advisers considering figure after early investor talks — Private trades value social media company below $5 billion
Sources: Meta believes Apple's Vision Pro can reinvigorate its metaverse effort, with the Quest ecosystem filling the role Android played in smartphones — Company executives are optimistic about competition as billions spent have yet to translate into wide consumer adoption
Europe's blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since 2001, with ASML and SAP, the region's two biggest tech stocks, leading the charge — - Rally in megacaps SAP, ASML and LVMH boosts Euro Stoxx 50 — Diversification by sector and geography seen as tailwinds
Amy Thomson / Bloomberg : OpenAI pauses the use of the Sky voice in ChatGPT after users said it sounded too much like Scarlett Johansson,...
