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Clare Duffy / CNN: YouTube now requires creators to label when using AI to create realistic-looking videos via an upload checklist; clearly unrealistic videos do not need a label  —  New York CNN —  —  Starting Monday, YouTube creators will… Read More »YouTube now requires creators to label when using AI to create realistic-looking videos via an upload checklist; clearly unrealistic videos do not need a label (Clare Duffy/CNN)

Danny Park / The Block: Figure Markets, a crypto trading platform developed by Figure Technologies, raised a $60M Series A led by Jump Crypto, Pantera Capital, and Lightspeed Faction  —  – As a separate company, Figure Markets will focus on… Read More »Figure Markets, a crypto trading platform developed by Figure Technologies, raised a $60M Series A led by Jump Crypto, Pantera Capital, and Lightspeed Faction (Danny Park/The Block)

Sean Lyngaas / CNN: The US says Poland, Ireland, Finland, Germany, Japan, and South Korea joined the US-led anti-spyware pact; Five Eyes and six countries signed the pledge in 2023  —  The Biden administration is welcoming six new countries to… Read More »The US says Poland, Ireland, Finland, Germany, Japan, and South Korea joined the US-led anti-spyware pact; Five Eyes and six countries signed the pledge in 2023 (Sean Lyngaas/CNN)

Paul Tassi / Forbes: Respawn and EA postpone the North American Finals of Apex Legends, after an unknown user hacked the game and gave pros hacks like aimbots during the event  —  Something rather terrifying has disrupted the North American… Read More »Respawn and EA postpone the North American Finals of Apex Legends, after an unknown user hacked the game and gave pros hacks like aimbots during the event (Paul Tassi/Forbes)

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: At an EU DMA hearing, an Apple lawyer fended off criticism over DMA compliance; Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, ByteDance, and Microsoft will now have similar hearings  —  Apple (AAPL.O) on Monday fended off criticism that it… Read More »At an EU DMA hearing, an Apple lawyer fended off criticism over DMA compliance; Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, ByteDance, and Microsoft will now have similar hearings (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Paresh Dave / Wired: Reviewing Reddit’s IPO filings: signs of slowing user growth, struggles to grow overseas, a dependence on Google, enticing brands, a new Class C stock, and more  —  WIRED reviewed edits made by Reddit to its IPO… Read More »Reviewing Reddit’s IPO filings: signs of slowing user growth, struggles to grow overseas, a dependence on Google, enticing brands, a new Class C stock, and more (Paresh Dave/Wired)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google quietly refreshes its Fitbit branding, changing from “Fitbit by Google” to “Google Fitbit”, similar to Google Pixel and Google Nest  —  With the Sense 2 and Versa 4 announcement in August of 2022, the “Fitbit… Read More »Google quietly refreshes its Fitbit branding, changing from “Fitbit by Google” to “Google Fitbit”, similar to Google Pixel and Google Nest (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman, who blends the personal and professional as CEO and must navigate a tepid IPO market for the unprofitable company  —  Steve Huffman built the social-media platform… Read More »A profile of Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman, who blends the personal and professional as CEO and must navigate a tepid IPO market for the unprofitable company (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal)

Financial Times: Filings: Reddit cancelled Steve Huffman’s pay awards in December 2023 that were tied to hitting a $25B valuation, signalling reduced hopes of a blockbuster IPO  —  Social media company cancels Steve Huffman’s performance awards based on hitting $25bn… Read More »Filings: Reddit cancelled Steve Huffman’s pay awards in December 2023 that were tied to hitting a $25B valuation, signalling reduced hopes of a blockbuster IPO (Financial Times)

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8S Gen 3, aiming to bring most 8 Gen 3 features, including on-device AI models, to mid-range smartphones in the “coming months”  —  Qualcomm just launched a new chipset that’s designed… Read More »Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8S Gen 3, aiming to bring most 8 Gen 3 features, including on-device AI models, to mid-range smartphones in the “coming months” (Allison Johnson/The Verge)