Journals

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: The Allen Institute for AI open sources OLMo, or “Open Language MOdels”, and its data set Dolma; OLMo was created with Harvard, AMD, Databricks, and others  —  The Allen Institute for AI (AI2), the nonprofit AI… Read More »The Allen Institute for AI open sources OLMo, or “Open Language MOdels”, and its data set Dolma; OLMo was created with Harvard, AMD, Databricks, and others (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple says developers have optimized over 600 apps for the Vision Pro ahead of its February 2 launch, including Airmail, CARROT Weather, Sky Guide, and PCalc  —  Apple today announced that over 600 apps with native… Read More »Apple says developers have optimized over 600 apps for the Vision Pro ahead of its February 2 launch, including Airmail, CARROT Weather, Sky Guide, and PCalc (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Memo: Okta CEO Todd McKinnon says the company plans to lay off 400 employees, or ~7% of its staff, as the “reality is that costs are still too high”  —  KEY POINTS  — Identity management company… Read More »Memo: Okta CEO Todd McKinnon says the company plans to lay off 400 employees, or ~7% of its staff, as the “reality is that costs are still too high” (Rohan Goswami/CNBC)

Jeremy Kahn / Fortune: Amsterdam-based DataSnipper, which helps automate critical accounting and auditing tasks, raised a $100M Series B led by Index Ventures at a $1B valuation  —  DataSnipper CEO Vidya Peters.  —  COURTESY OF DATASNIPPER  —  DataSnipper, a software… Read More »Amsterdam-based DataSnipper, which helps automate critical accounting and auditing tasks, raised a $100M Series B led by Index Ventures at a $1B valuation (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: the US CPSC is preparing an order that could classify Amazon’s online business as a distributor of goods, potentially leading to lawsuits and recalls  —  Order from Consumer Product Safety Commission could classify it as a… Read More »Sources: the US CPSC is preparing an order that could classify Amazon’s online business as a distributor of goods, potentially leading to lawsuits and recalls (Wall Street Journal)

Vanity Fair: An interview with Tim Cook, Greg Joswiak, James Cameron, Jon Favreau, and others on the Apple Vision Pro, using the device, developing the headset, and more  —  Inside Apple Park, the tech giant’s CEO talks about the genesis… Read More »An interview with Tim Cook, Greg Joswiak, James Cameron, Jon Favreau, and others on the Apple Vision Pro, using the device, developing the headset, and more (Vanity Fair)

Dexter Thomas / Wired: Q&A with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on the company’s music festival in Mesa, AZ, his background, TikTok and music, music labels, US scrutiny, moderation, and more  —  A few weeks ago, Shou Zi Chew sat… Read More »Q&A with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on the company’s music festival in Mesa, AZ, his background, TikTok and music, music labels, US scrutiny, moderation, and more (Dexter Thomas/Wired)

Bloomberg: The US sentences Joseph Garrison, a 19-year-old involved in the 2022 DraftKings hack, to 18 months in jail; Garrison admitted to stealing $600K from 1,600 users  —  A 19-year-old Wisconsin man involved in the 2022 hack of the DraftKings… Read More »The US sentences Joseph Garrison, a 19-year-old involved in the 2022 DraftKings hack, to 18 months in jail; Garrison admitted to stealing $600K from 1,600 users (Bloomberg)

Reuters: Sources: Nvidia opens pre-orders for its new China-specific H20 AI chips, each costing $12K to $15K; specs show Huawei’s 910B as more powerful in some key areas  —  Nvidia (NVDA.O) has started taking pre-orders for a new China-specific artificial… Read More »Sources: Nvidia opens pre-orders for its new China-specific H20 AI chips, each costing $12K to $15K; specs show Huawei’s 910B as more powerful in some key areas (Reuters)

Justine Calma / The Verge: Google signs power purchase deals with two new Dutch offshore wind farms, its biggest deals yet, and expects its Dutch centers to hit 90% clean energy in 2024  —  Google announced its biggest deal yet… Read More »Google signs power purchase deals with two new Dutch offshore wind farms, its biggest deals yet, and expects its Dutch centers to hit 90% clean energy in 2024 (Justine Calma/The Verge)