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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says, on his channel, that the company raised $330M through bond sales last week, and that the offering was oversubscribed  —  Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov said on his channel today… Read More »Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says, on his channel, that the company raised $330M through bond sales last week, and that the offering was oversubscribed (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

The Verge: Microsoft is holding a Windows and Surface AI event on May 20; sources: the event will include the consumer versions of Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6  —  Microsoft is holding an AI event in the morning… Read More »Microsoft is holding a Windows and Surface AI event on May 20; sources: the event will include the consumer versions of Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 (The Verge)

Reuters: After hearing oral arguments, SCOTUS appeared wary of curbing US government contacts with social media platforms to remove posts deemed misinformation  —  U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of a challenge on free speech grounds to how… Read More »After hearing oral arguments, SCOTUS appeared wary of curbing US government contacts with social media platforms to remove posts deemed misinformation (Reuters)

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: Searches for “As of my last knowledge update”, a phrase used by ChatGPT, return 115 results on Google Scholar, suggesting the use of AI-generated text in papers  —  The ChatGPT phrase “As of my last… Read More »Searches for “As of my last knowledge update”, a phrase used by ChatGPT, return 115 results on Google Scholar, suggesting the use of AI-generated text in papers (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)

Cecilia Kang / New York Times: In partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, US DHS rolls out pilot programs to test AI tech to help combat drug and human trafficking crimes, and more  —  The agency will be the first… Read More »In partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, US DHS rolls out pilot programs to test AI tech to help combat drug and human trafficking crimes, and more (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)

Austin Weinstein / Bloomberg: The US SEC fines Delphia and Global Predictions a combined $400K for making “false and misleading statements” about their use of AI  —  – Delphia and Global Predictions agreed to pay $400,000 in total  — Cases… Read More »The US SEC fines Delphia and Global Predictions a combined $400K for making “false and misleading statements” about their use of AI (Austin Weinstein/Bloomberg)

Mia Sato / The Verge: TikTok launches Creator Rewards, a creator monetization program that has payouts based on “search value”, originality, play duration, and audience engagement  —  TikTok is leaning in even more to its app being used like a… Read More »TikTok launches Creator Rewards, a creator monetization program that has payouts based on “search value”, originality, play duration, and audience engagement (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Dave Lee / Bloomberg: Apple and Google partnering for an AI deal is beneficial for both, giving Apple a compelling AI story for investors and Google access to affluent users  —  A deal that would bring Gemini artificial intelligence to… Read More »Apple and Google partnering for an AI deal is beneficial for both, giving Apple a compelling AI story for investors and Google access to affluent users (Dave Lee/Bloomberg)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: App analytics company Sensor Tower acquires Data.ai for an undisclosed amount; Crunchbase: Data.ai raised $157M+ while Sensor Tower raised just $46M  —  Sensor Tower, a leading app analytics firm, is acquiring rival Data.ai in a move… Read More »App analytics company Sensor Tower acquires Data.ai for an undisclosed amount; Crunchbase: Data.ai raised $157M+ while Sensor Tower raised just $46M (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Some GPT Store developers express disappointment by the lack of users and OpenAI not offering user analytics; OpenAI does not yet let developers charge money  —  Last fall, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sought to capitalize… Read More »Some GPT Store developers express disappointment by the lack of users and OpenAI not offering user analytics; OpenAI does not yet let developers charge money (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)