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Bluesky proposes letting users indicate if their data can be used for AI training, web archiving, and more; critics see it as a reversal of its prior statements
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Bluesky proposes letting users indicate if their data can be used for...
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The real threat of AI models training on open-access material is that they may bleed free repositories dry by draining resources and not providing attribution
Molly White / Citation Needed: The real threat of AI models training on open-access material is...
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Google's Gemma 3 and Cohere's Command A, which require just one or two Nvidia AI chips to run, hint at an industry-wide push for more efficient AI software
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Google's Gemma 3 and Cohere's Command A, which require just one or...
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A developer who had a one-day session with Swift Assist in late 2024 says its UI is complete but results were not very good, and it falls apart on complex tasks
John Gruber / Daring Fireball: A developer who had a one-day session with Swift Assist in...
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21Shares plans to liquidate two actively managed bitcoin and ether futures ETFs, following $1.66B in outflows from US-listed spot bitcoin ETFs this month
Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk: 21Shares plans to liquidate two actively managed bitcoin and ether futures ETFs,...
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DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng has become a superstar in China with tourism around his origin story, as DeepSeek proves an unexpected boon for President Xi
Richard Spencer / The Times: DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng has become a superstar in China with...
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Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sues G/O Media over March 2024 articles in Gizmodo and Kotaku accusing him of workplace harassment, discrimination
Jackson Healy / Courthouse News Service: Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sues G/O Media over...
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A look at Nvidia's challenges, including big customers building their own AI chips, Trump's trade wars, and startups like DeepSeek, ahead of its GTC conference
Bloomberg: A look at Nvidia's challenges, including big customers building their own AI chips, Trump's trade...
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Delaware lawmakers are considering a bill that would transform the state's corporate law to keep it attractive to both investors and CEOs, following Musk's exit
Lora Kolodny / CNBC: Delaware lawmakers are considering a bill that would transform the state's corporate...
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A lack of consensus on what defines an AI “agent” is leading to customer frustration, as Microsoft, OpenAI, Salesforce, and others market it differently
TechCrunch: A lack of consensus on what defines an AI “agent” is leading to customer frustration,...
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A look at the adoption of DeepSeek across China, as Chinese automakers, smartphone sellers, and others rush to build services on top of the homegrown AI model
Kinling Lo / Rest of World: A look at the adoption of DeepSeek across China, as...
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Meta's effort to neutralize Sarah Wynn-Williams' book, filled with gossipy anecdotes, feels less about defending its reputation than a need to punish a defector
Steven Levy / Wired: Meta's effort to neutralize Sarah Wynn-Williams' book, filled with gossipy anecdotes, feels...
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Foxconn says revenue from cloud and networking, including AI servers, made up 26% of its Q4 revenue and will almost catch up with consumer electronics in 2025
Sherry Qin / Wall Street Journal: Foxconn says revenue from cloud and networking, including AI servers,...
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Nashville-based 360 Privacy, an identity and risk management startup protecting enterprises and high net-worth people from online threats, raised $36M from FTV
Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek: Nashville-based 360 Privacy, an identity and risk management startup protecting enterprises and...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Lumafield, which manufactures industrial CT scanners with cloud-based analysis software, raised a $75M Series C led by IVP
Aaron Weitzman / Axios: Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Lumafield, which manufactures industrial CT scanners with cloud-based analysis software,...
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A look at some standout startups from YC's W25 Demo Day, which showcased 160 companies, including several creating tools to enhance other companies' AI agents
TechCrunch: A look at some standout startups from YC's W25 Demo Day, which showcased 160 companies,...
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Clearwater Analytics agrees to acquire Beacon, a capital markets developer platform, for $560M, and Bistro, Blackstone's portfolio visualization tool, for $125M
Cameron Emanuel-Burns / FinTech Futures: Clearwater Analytics agrees to acquire Beacon, a capital markets developer platform,...
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Orlando-based Worth, whose tech lets fintechs, banks, and enterprises underwrite SMBs by automating KYC, fraud verification, and more, raised a $20M seed
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Orlando-based Worth, whose tech lets fintechs, banks, and enterprises underwrite SMBs...
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Meta debuts the highly requested Passthrough Camera API for Quest 3/3S as an experimental feature; developers can't ship apps with the API on Horizon Store yet
David Heaney / UploadVR: Meta debuts the highly requested Passthrough Camera API for Quest 3/3S as...
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The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of “AI safety” and “AI fairness” and prioritizes “reducing ideological bias” in models
Will Knight / Wired: The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of...
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Streamers court YouTubers for new shows or spinoffs; sources: Amazon made $100M+ in profit on Beast Games and Netflix held talks with Dude Perfect for a series
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: Streamers court YouTubers for new shows or spinoffs; sources: Amazon...
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Email: Amazon says Echo users won't be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally, as new generative AI features need processing in the cloud
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: Email: Amazon says Echo users won't be able to set their...
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Sources: Ubisoft explores selling a stake in a new entity holding IP like Assassin's Creed to investors including Tencent, at a higher valuation than Ubisoft
Bloomberg: Sources: Ubisoft explores selling a stake in a new entity holding IP like Assassin's Creed...
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Delaying a revamped Siri may be embarrassing for Apple, but rushing an update with half-baked features could have created a real crisis for the company
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: Delaying a revamped Siri may be embarrassing for Apple, but rushing an...