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OpenAI and DeepMind executives, Geoffrey Hinton, and over 350 others release a statement saying mitigating AI extinction risks "should be a global priority" (Kevin Roose/New York Times)
Kevin Roose / New York Times: OpenAI and DeepMind executives, Geoffrey Hinton, and over 350 others release a statement saying…
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JioCinema breaks the global record for the most concurrent views to a live-streamed event with 33M+ viewers for the May 29 IPL final, surpassing Hotstar's 25.3M (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: JioCinema breaks the global record for the most concurrent views to a live-streamed event with 33M+…
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Tokyo-based Gitai, which develops a robotic arm and a robotic rover for in-space applications, raised a ~$30M Series B extension led by Global Brain Corporation (Aria Alamalhodaei/TechCrunch)
Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: Tokyo-based Gitai, which develops a robotic arm and a robotic rover for in-space applications, raised a…
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Binance plans to launch a local service for Japan residents in the summer and discontinue its global service for users in the country on November 30, 2023 (Susanne Barton/Bloomberg)
Susanne Barton / Bloomberg: Binance plans to launch a local service for Japan residents in the summer and discontinue its…
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Leaders of the G7 nations call for the development and adoption of global AI standards and to "take stock of the opportunities and challenges of generative AI" (Reuters)
Reuters: Leaders of the G7 nations call for the development and adoption of global AI standards and to “take stock…
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WHO launches global network to detect and prevent infectious disease threats
WHO and partners are launching a global network to help protect people from infectious disease threats through the power of…
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Sources: Apollo Global and Fortress Investment are each spending ~$50M to back competing groups that aim to restart Celsius under new management (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apollo Global and Fortress Investment are each spending ~$50M to back competing groups that aim to…
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Will English lose its position as the global lingua franca?
English is spoken by billions of people. Proficiency is seen by many as the key to employment and economic security.…
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Netflix says its ad tier has nearly 5M global MAUs, with a median age of 34, six months after launch, and makes up 25%+ of signups in countries with the option (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix says its ad tier has nearly 5M global MAUs, with a median age…
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EU states approve the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) rules, becoming the first major global jurisdiction with a crypto licensing regime, taking effect in 2024 (CoinDesk)
CoinDesk: EU states approve the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) rules, becoming the first major global jurisdiction with a crypto…
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