Journals

Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization — The streaming giant’s shift to automation is impacting the supremacy of curated music selections — … Read More »Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

Linear’s CEO, who uses Carta to manage its cap table, says Carta tried to sell Linear shares without its consent; Carta CEO blames a rogue employee (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Linear’s CEO, who uses Carta to manage its cap table, says Carta tried to sell Linear shares without its consent; Carta CEO blames a rogue employee — “This might be the end of Carta as the… Read More »Linear’s CEO, who uses Carta to manage its cap table, says Carta tried to sell Linear shares without its consent; Carta CEO blames a rogue employee (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs partners with Eli Lilly and Novartis on AI-based drug discovery, for $82.5M paid upfront and $2.9B in performance incentives (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs partners with Eli Lilly and Novartis on AI-based drug discovery, for $82.5M paid upfront and $2.9B in performance incentives — Isomorphic Labs, the London-based, drug discovery-focused spin-out of Google AI R&D division… Read More »DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs partners with Eli Lilly and Novartis on AI-based drug discovery, for $82.5M paid upfront and $2.9B in performance incentives (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Acer announces Intel Core Ultra-based Swift laptops, including the Swift X 14 with Nvidia RTX 4070 and 120Hz OLED display, starting at $1,399 (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Acer announces Intel Core Ultra-based Swift laptops, including the Swift X 14 with Nvidia RTX 4070 and 120Hz OLED display, starting at $1,399 — Acer is rolling out new laptops based on Intel Core Ultra including… Read More »Acer announces Intel Core Ultra-based Swift laptops, including the Swift X 14 with Nvidia RTX 4070 and 120Hz OLED display, starting at $1,399 (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Xreal unveils the $699 Air 2 Ultra AR glasses, adding dual 3D cameras to map the wearer’s environment and enable features like hand tracking, shipping in March (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Xreal unveils the $699 Air 2 Ultra AR glasses, adding dual 3D cameras to map the wearer’s environment and enable features like hand tracking, shipping in March — Augmented reality company Xreal has revealed a… Read More »Xreal unveils the $699 Air 2 Ultra AR glasses, adding dual 3D cameras to map the wearer’s environment and enable features like hand tracking, shipping in March (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

A look at Apple’s preparations for the Vision Pro’s US launch and main challenges in 2024, like lagging in generative AI, reviving revenue growth, and antitrust (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at Apple’s preparations for the Vision Pro’s US launch and main challenges in 2024, like lagging in generative AI, reviving revenue growth, and antitrust — Apple has a big year ahead for new products,… Read More »A look at Apple’s preparations for the Vision Pro’s US launch and main challenges in 2024, like lagging in generative AI, reviving revenue growth, and antitrust (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

An interview with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about the state’s efforts to curb AI-manufactured deceptions ahead of the upcoming 2024 US elections (A Martínez/NPR)

A Martínez / NPR: An interview with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about the state’s efforts to curb AI-manufactured deceptions ahead of the upcoming 2024 US elections — NPR’s A Martinez talks with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes… Read More »An interview with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about the state’s efforts to curb AI-manufactured deceptions ahead of the upcoming 2024 US elections (A Martínez/NPR)

How Midjourney v6 and DALL-E 3 produce “plagiaristic outputs”, even when not directly asked to do so, which could expose users to copyright infringement claims (IEEE Spectrum)

IEEE Spectrum: How Midjourney v6 and DALL-E 3 produce “plagiaristic outputs”, even when not directly asked to do so, which could expose users to copyright infringement claims — This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those… Read More »How Midjourney v6 and DALL-E 3 produce “plagiaristic outputs”, even when not directly asked to do so, which could expose users to copyright infringement claims (IEEE Spectrum)

Sources: some executives and board members at companies run by Elon Musk fear his use of drugs, including LSD, cocaine, and ecstasy, could harm his companies (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: some executives and board members at companies run by Elon Musk fear his use of drugs, including LSD, cocaine, and ecstasy, could harm his companies — Some executives and board members fear the billionaire’s use of… Read More »Sources: some executives and board members at companies run by Elon Musk fear his use of drugs, including LSD, cocaine, and ecstasy, could harm his companies (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance aren’t keen on buying Nvidia’s lower-powered AI chips and are shifting some orders to Huawei’s China-made chips (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance aren’t keen on buying Nvidia’s lower-powered AI chips and are shifting some orders to Huawei’s China-made chips — Chinese buyers are pushing back against the lower-powered AI chips… Read More »Sources: Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance aren’t keen on buying Nvidia’s lower-powered AI chips and are shifting some orders to Huawei’s China-made chips (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)