Technology
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The EU reaches a deal on the AI Act, a comprehensive attempt to limit the use of the technology; the law still needs to go through a few steps for approval (Adam Satariano/New York Times)
Adam Satariano / New York Times: The EU reaches a deal on the AI Act, a comprehensive attempt to limit…
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Microsoft agrees to convert 77 TCWGlobal contract staff at ZeniMax into unionized employees, as part of negotiations with CWA-affiliated ZeniMax Workers United (Josh Eidelson/Bloomberg)
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: Microsoft agrees to convert 77 TCWGlobal contract staff at ZeniMax into unionized employees, as part of…
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The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US
Casgevy uses the Nobel Prize-winning technology Crispr to modify patients’ cells so that they produce healthy hemoglobin instead. The Crispr…
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Amazon sues an "international fraud organization" for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in merchandise from the company through a series of refund scams (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon sues an “international fraud organization” for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in merchandise from the…
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Google’s NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant
Steven Johnson has written 13 books, on topics ranging from a London cholera outbreak to the value of video games.…
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Abu Dhabi-based AI company G42 plans to cut ties with Chinese hardware suppliers in favor of US counterparts, saying "we cannot work with both sides" (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Abu Dhabi-based AI company G42 plans to cut ties with Chinese hardware suppliers in favor of US counterparts,…
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“Den of Wolves” Will Be a Sci-Fi Heist—With a ‘Power Fantasy’ Soundtrack
Following two years of preproduction, game developer 10 Chambers finally announced its new heist game—Den of Wolves—Thursday during the 2023…
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A look at the technical issues Meta faced as it developed E2EE for Messenger, including creating an encrypted storage protocol and re-architecting chat features (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)
Lily Hay Newman / Wired: A look at the technical issues Meta faced as it developed E2EE for Messenger, including…
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TikTok unveils a task force to tackle hate speech and plans to open up its research API to civil society groups, after complaints over Israel-Hamas videos (Kaya Yurieff/The Information)
Kaya Yurieff / The Information: TikTok unveils a task force to tackle hate speech and plans to open up its…
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Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner says the board's "goal in firing Sam was to strengthen OpenAI", but declines to offer specifics on why Altman was fired (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner says the board’s “goal in firing Sam was to strengthen OpenAI”,…
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