Journals

Bloomberg: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft received licenses to establish HQs in Riyadh, after the government planned to halt contracts to companies without regional HQs  —  – Global firms had Jan. 1 deadline to shift regional HQs  — Saudi Arabia wants… Read More »Amazon, Google, and Microsoft received licenses to establish HQs in Riyadh, after the government planned to halt contracts to companies without regional HQs (Bloomberg)

Reuters: Sources: Nvidia plans to begin mass producing its chips designed for China, the H20, L20, and L2, in Q2 2024, after the original November 2023 goal was delayed  —  U.S. chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) plans to begin mass production in… Read More »Sources: Nvidia plans to begin mass producing its chips designed for China, the H20, L20, and L2, in Q2 2024, after the original November 2023 goal was delayed (Reuters)

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: What’s On Netflix data: Netflix released about 130, or 16%, fewer original programs in 2023 than 2022, after a decade of increasing output  —  After years of spending more on new shows, the company is finally… Read More »What’s On Netflix data: Netflix released about 130, or 16%, fewer original programs in 2023 than 2022, after a decade of increasing output (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

Sisi Wei / The Markup: Q&A with University of Michigan researchers about their research into the effectiveness of using prompts to assign interpersonal and professional roles to LLMs  —  A conversation with Mingqian Zheng, Jiaxin Pei, and David Jurgens  — … Read More »Q&A with University of Michigan researchers about their research into the effectiveness of using prompts to assign interpersonal and professional roles to LLMs (Sisi Wei/The Markup)

Camilla Hodgson / Financial Times: Legal experts say pledges from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to defend their customers from IP issues only extend to AI models built with their oversight  —  Amazon, Microsoft and Google pledge to defend customers from… Read More »Legal experts say pledges from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to defend their customers from IP issues only extend to AI models built with their oversight (Camilla Hodgson/Financial Times)

Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg: Measurable AI: KeeTa, Meituan’s sister app, has gained 37% marketshare of Hong Kong’s food delivery market after debuting in May 2023; Foodpanda leads with 42%  —  – It’s surpassed Deliveroo in market share since May launch … Read More »Measurable AI: KeeTa, Meituan’s sister app, has gained 37% marketshare of Hong Kong’s food delivery market after debuting in May 2023; Foodpanda leads with 42% (Sarah Zheng/Bloomberg)

Qianer Liu / Financial Times: Sources: China acts to ease fears of a regulatory crackdown on its video game industry, including firing an official and convening consultations on new measures  —  Beijing fires prominent regulatory official and fast-tracks consultations on… Read More »Sources: China acts to ease fears of a regulatory crackdown on its video game industry, including firing an official and convening consultations on new measures (Qianer Liu/Financial Times)

Raphael Minder / Financial Times: The European Commission urges Google, Meta, and others to help dissident Belarusian media by promoting their stories higher than those from pro-regime outlets  —  Journalists claim groups including Google and Meta are ‘tools’ of Minsk’s… Read More »The European Commission urges Google, Meta, and others to help dissident Belarusian media by promoting their stories higher than those from pro-regime outlets (Raphael Minder/Financial Times)

Anne VanderMey / Bloomberg: Carta says it is investigating an internal policy violation that affected Linear and two other companies, where someone “on the cap table” was contacted  —  The chief executive officer of Carta Inc. said the startup was… Read More »Carta says it is investigating an internal policy violation that affected Linear and two other companies, where someone “on the cap table” was contacted (Anne VanderMey/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)