Journals

Kate Park / TechCrunch: South Korea-based Rebellions, which develops AI chips, raised a ~$124M Series B led by KT at a ~$658M post-money valuation, taking its total raised to ~$210M  —  Rebellions, a South Korean fabless AI chip startup, said… Read More »South Korea-based Rebellions, which develops AI chips, raised a ~$124M Series B led by KT at a ~$658M post-money valuation, taking its total raised to ~$210M (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Xbox president Sarah Bond says that “Apple’s new policy is a step in the wrong direction”, in response to an X post by the Spotify CEO about Apple’s DMA changes  —  Apple’s new plan to… Read More »Xbox president Sarah Bond says that “Apple’s new policy is a step in the wrong direction”, in response to an X post by the Spotify CEO about Apple’s DMA changes (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: After a months-long probe, Italy’s data protection authority tells OpenAI that it’s suspected of violating EU privacy regulations, giving it 30 days to respond  —  OpenAI has been told it’s suspected of violating European Union privacy,… Read More »After a months-long probe, Italy’s data protection authority tells OpenAI that it’s suspected of violating EU privacy regulations, giving it 30 days to respond (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Meta releases Code Llama 70B, a new version of its code generation model, featuring improved code correctness, a variant optimized for Python, and more  —  Meta AI, the company that brought you Llama 2, the gargantuan… Read More »Meta releases Code Llama 70B, a new version of its code generation model, featuring improved code correctness, a variant optimized for Python, and more (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

Ina Fried / Axios: OpenAI partners with Common Sense Media on new AI guidelines, curating a family-friendly section of OpenAI’s GPT Store, educational materials, and more  —  OpenAI unveiled a partnership with Common Sense Media on Monday that will see… Read More »OpenAI partners with Common Sense Media on new AI guidelines, curating a family-friendly section of OpenAI’s GPT Store, educational materials, and more (Ina Fried/Axios)

Bloomberg: Blizzard names Johanna Faries, former general manager for Call of Duty at Activision, as its president, succeeding Mike Ybarra, who left last week amid layoffs  —  Replaces Mike Ybarra who left the video-game company last week as part of… Read More »Blizzard names Johanna Faries, former general manager for Call of Duty at Activision, as its president, succeeding Mike Ybarra, who left last week amid layoffs (Bloomberg)

Zoe Kleinman / BBC: Apple says proposed UK legislation could let the country try “to secretly veto new user protections globally”, preventing Apple from shipping them to customers  —  Apple has attacked proposals for the UK government to pre-approve new… Read More »Apple says proposed UK legislation could let the country try “to secretly veto new user protections globally”, preventing Apple from shipping them to customers (Zoe Kleinman/BBC)

Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: TikTok is testing a feature that could make all posts shoppable, by identifying objects in videos and prompting users to “find similar items on TikTok Shop”  —  – Feature links products to any posts, not just… Read More »TikTok is testing a feature that could make all posts shoppable, by identifying objects in videos and prompting users to “find similar items on TikTok Shop” (Alex Barinka/Bloomberg)

Washington Post: X blocking “Taylor Swift” searches as explicit AI images spread is a blunt measure to accomplish a basic moderation task, after gutting “trust and safety” staff  —  The superstar’s fans were spurred into action last week after the… Read More »X blocking “Taylor Swift” searches as explicit AI images spread is a blunt measure to accomplish a basic moderation task, after gutting “trust and safety” staff (Washington Post)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Zoom announces an app for the Apple Vision Pro, featuring digital personas, 3D file sharing, “real-world pinning” of meeting participants, and more  —  As promised, Zoom will be available on Apple Vision Pro from day one. … Read More »Zoom announces an app for the Apple Vision Pro, featuring digital personas, 3D file sharing, “real-world pinning” of meeting participants, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)