Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: OpenAI suspends access to Sora in response to a group of artists leaking access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals — A group of artists created a webpage allowing anyone to make AI videos using Sora. They argue the maker of ChatGPT used artists as “PR puppets” without pay.
Published: 2024-11-27 03:10:01
Reuters: Samsung names Young Hyun Jun as its co-CEO as well as head of its memory chip business and appoints Jinman Han as the company president and foundry unit head — Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Wednesday announced new heads of its memory and foundry chip units, as it scrambles to catch up with SK Hynix …
Published: 2024-11-27 03:01:07
Stephen Nakrosis / Wall Street Journal: Evolv reaches an agreement to resolve an FTC inquiry alleging the company made false claims about its AI-powered security system's ability to screen for weapons — The proposed settlement order would ban Evolv from making unsupported claims about its products, and require the security technology company …
Published: 2024-11-27 01:55:00
Felix Ng / Cointelegraph: US appeals court finds the OFAC exceeded its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash's immutable smart contracts, as they can't be owned and so are not “property” — A US appeals court ruled the Treasury's OFAC “overstepped” when it sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash's smart contracts.
Published: 2024-11-27 00:50:01
Axios: Luma Partners: in Q3, M&A volume in ad tech rose 118% YoY and 26% QoQ and has continued to heat up in Q4 with Samba TV-Semasio, Zeta-LiveIntent, and other deals — - The take-private deal is the latest in a flurry of deal flow in the media sector. — Brightcove, which hosts …
Published: 2024-11-27 00:01:07
Sam Kim / Bloomberg: South Korea says it will bolster its domestic chipmakers next year with $10.2B in support including loans, citing potential economic uncertainty under Trump — - Seoul flags trade concerns ahead of Trump inauguration — Aid marks latest support for chipmakers facing competition
Published: 2024-11-26 23:20:02
Kate Knibbs / Wired: An analysis finds over 54% of longer English-language posts on LinkedIn are likely AI-generated; LinkedIn says it doesn't track how many posts are created by AI — A new analysis estimates that over half of longer English-language posts on LinkedIn are AI-generated, indicating the platform's embrace of AI tools has been a success.
Published: 2024-11-26 23:05:06
David Shepardson / Reuters: The FCC approves a license for SpaceX and T-Mobile to use Starlink to offer supplemental coverage from space in a bid to extend internet access to remote areas — The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it has approved a license for T-Mobile (TMUS.O) and Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink unit …
Published: 2024-11-26 22:55:14
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI — A group appears to have leaked access to Sora, OpenAI's video generator, in protest of what it's calling duplicity and “art washing” on OpenAI's part.
Published: 2024-11-26 22:25:01
Brody Ford / Bloomberg: HP reports Q4 revenue up 1.7% YoY to $14.1B, Personal Systems revenue up 2% to $9.59B vs. $9.74B est., forecasts Q1 profit below est.; HPQ drops 7%+ after hours — HP Inc. gave an outlook for profit in the current quarter that fell short of estimates, suggesting a setback …
Published: 2024-11-26 21:55:04
Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal: CrowdStrike reports Q3 revenue up 29% YoY to $1.01B, vs. $982.8M est., a $16.8M loss, compared to a $26.7M profit a year earlier, and raises its FY 2025 outlook — Cybersecurity company were dragged down by expected headwinds following one of the worst computer outages ever
Published: 2024-11-26 21:50:03
Teresa Xie / Bloomberg: Kraken says it is shutting down its NFT marketplace almost two years after it was launched — - Holders will have help from support moving NFTs from platform — NFTs struggle to rebound from the crypto bear market of 2022 — The crypto exchange Kraken is shutting down its NFT marketplace almost …
Published: 2024-11-26 21:45:01
Kif Leswing / CNBC: Dell Q3: revenue up 10% YoY to $24.4B, vs. $24.67B est., Infrastructure Solutions Group up 34% driven by AI sales, net income up 12%; DELL drops 11% after hours — Dell Technologies forecast fourth-quarter revenue and earnings below Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, despite bullish commentary from the company on AI sales growth.
Published: 2024-11-26 21:35:00
Jason Koebler / 404 Media: X files an objection to including X accounts belonging or related to Infowars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction, arguing it has ownership of all X accounts — On Monday, X filed an objection in The Onion's bid to buy InfoWars out of bankruptcy. In the objection, Elon Musk's lawyers argued that X has …
Published: 2024-11-26 20:45:02
Mia Sato / The Verge: A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers over allegations of copyright infringement shows the challenges of defining originality and ownership in content — One Amazon influencer makes a living posting content from her beige home. But after she noticed another account hocking the same minimal aesthetic …
Published: 2024-11-26 18:55:07