Journals

Anna Tong / Reuters: In a filing and internal memo, Unity Software says it plans to lay off ~25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, by the end of March, its largest layoff ever  —  Videogame software provider Unity Software… Read More »In a filing and internal memo, Unity Software says it plans to lay off ~25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, by the end of March, its largest layoff ever (Anna Tong/Reuters)

Mia Sato / The Verge: YouTube updates its cyberbullying policy to ban AI-generated content that “realistically simulates” deceased children or victims of crimes or deadly events  —  YouTube is updating its cyberbullying and harassment policies and will no longer allow… Read More »YouTube updates its cyberbullying policy to ban AI-generated content that “realistically simulates” deceased children or victims of crimes or deadly events (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Reuters: Source: the US will release a rule soon, first proposed in 2022, requiring some independent contractors be considered employees, which may upend the gig economy  —  The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will release a final rule as… Read More »Source: the US will release a rule soon, first proposed in 2022, requiring some independent contractors be considered employees, which may upend the gig economy (Reuters)

Bloomberg: Duolingo cuts 10% of its contractors, partly attributing the move to its use of more AI to create app content  —  About 10% of contractors were “offboarded,” a company spokesperson said Monday.  “We just no longer need as many… Read More »Duolingo cuts 10% of its contractors, partly attributing the move to its use of more AI to create app content (Bloomberg)

OpenAI: OpenAI responds to the NYT lawsuit, says training is fair use and there is an opt-out, “regurgitation” is a rare bug, and NYT is not telling the full story  —  We support journalism, partner with news organizations, and believe… Read More »OpenAI responds to the NYT lawsuit, says training is fair use and there is an opt-out, “regurgitation” is a rare bug, and NYT is not telling the full story (OpenAI)

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Source: Perplexity, a generative AI search engine with a Pro tier for file upload, choice of model, and unlimited queries, has doubled ARR since October to ~$6M  —  It’s not often that a young startup… Read More »Source: Perplexity, a generative AI search engine with a Pro tier for file upload, choice of model, and unlimited queries, has doubled ARR since October to ~$6M (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

Nate Raymond / Reuters: SCOTUS declines to hear a case filed by Twitter in 2014, in which Twitter argued that disclosing data requests in national security probes was protected by 1A  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a… Read More »SCOTUS declines to hear a case filed by Twitter in 2014, in which Twitter argued that disclosing data requests in national security probes was protected by 1A (Nate Raymond/Reuters)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Nvidia debuts GeForce Now day passes, starting at $8 for Ultimate, which includes RTX 4080 access, and Priority for $4; GeForce Now will soon support G-Sync  —  Nvidia is bringing its G-Sync technology to the… Read More »Nvidia debuts GeForce Now day passes, starting at $8 for Ultimate, which includes RTX 4080 access, and Priority for $4; GeForce Now will soon support G-Sync (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Emilia David / The Verge: Getty Images and Nvidia launch Generative AI by iStock, a text-to-image service that generates stock photos and is aimed at SMBs  —  Getty Images and Nvidia are deepening their AI partnership with the launch of… Read More »Getty Images and Nvidia launch Generative AI by iStock, a text-to-image service that generates stock photos and is aimed at SMBs (Emilia David/The Verge)

Alan Ohnsman / Forbes: Starting this month Waymo plans to run its SUVs on Phoenix freeways, initially with just its staff, making it the first robotaxi company to prep faster rides  —  Starting this month the Alphabet Inc. unit will… Read More »Starting this month Waymo plans to run its SUVs on Phoenix freeways, initially with just its staff, making it the first robotaxi company to prep faster rides (Alan Ohnsman/Forbes)