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x.ai: xAI open sources the base model weights and network architecture of Grok-1, a 314B parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, under the Apache 2.0 license  —  We are releasing the base model weights and network architecture of Grok-1, our large language model. … Read More »xAI open sources the base model weights and network architecture of Grok-1, a 314B parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, under the Apache 2.0 license (x.ai)

Echo Wang / Reuters: Sources: Reddit’s IPO is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, making it more likely the company will reach its targeted $6.5B valuation  —  Reddit’s (RDDT.N) initial public offering is currently between four and five times… Read More »Sources: Reddit’s IPO is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, making it more likely the company will reach its targeted $6.5B valuation (Echo Wang/Reuters)

Rachel Graf / Bloomberg: A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law  —  – Judge says three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence claims  —… Read More »A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law (Rachel Graf/Bloomberg)

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: An interview with Aaron Levie about Box’s acquisition of Crooze, as Box embraces the content management industry’s shift toward AI and workflow automation  —  It’s part of a shift across the content management industry  —  Box… Read More »An interview with Aaron Levie about Box’s acquisition of Crooze, as Box embraces the content management industry’s shift toward AI and workflow automation (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at issues and monetization options for Apple CarPlay; sources: Apple plans to produce 20M-25M units of the entry and mid-tier AirPods launching this fall  —  Apple’s new CarPlay interface was originally designed to fend… Read More »A look at issues and monetization options for Apple CarPlay; sources: Apple plans to produce 20M-25M units of the entry and mid-tier AirPods launching this fall (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Megha Mandavia / Wall Street Journal: How China’s spending may swamp India’s chip ambitions; TrendForce: China’s share of global mature-node production will grow from 31% in 2023 to 39% in 2027  —  India is making a play for the semiconductor… Read More »How China’s spending may swamp India’s chip ambitions; TrendForce: China’s share of global mature-node production will grow from 31% in 2023 to 39% in 2027 (Megha Mandavia/Wall Street Journal)

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: How an Uber Eats worker created UberCheats, a web app that computed the actual distance a courier traveled, after suspecting algorithmic error and underpayment  —  A tech-savvy Uber Eats worker was sick of the algorithms… Read More »How an Uber Eats worker created UberCheats, a web app that computed the actual distance a courier traveled, after suspecting algorithmic error and underpayment (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

Magdalene J. Taylor / New York Times: A look at the collapse of dating apps’ usability, which can be blamed on the paid subscription model and the near monopoly the apps have over the dating world  —  “The golden age… Read More »A look at the collapse of dating apps’ usability, which can be blamed on the paid subscription model and the near monopoly the apps have over the dating world (Magdalene J. Taylor/New York Times)

Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: In a company blog post, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan acknowledged “unease” among VMware customers and partners after making sweeping post-acquisition changes  —  “There’s more to come.”  —  Broadcom CEO and President Hock Tan has acknowledged… Read More »In a company blog post, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan acknowledged “unease” among VMware customers and partners after making sweeping post-acquisition changes (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)

Joshua Oliver / Financial Times: FTX’s collapse exposed problems with crypto that are just as relevant today, including a lack of decentralization and companies’ persistent regulatory battles  —  Jay Gatsby, Albert Einstein, Frodo Baggins, John Pierpont Morgan, Michael Jordan, Bill… Read More »FTX’s collapse exposed problems with crypto that are just as relevant today, including a lack of decentralization and companies’ persistent regulatory battles (Joshua Oliver/Financial Times)