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OpenAI valued at $157B Oct 03, 2024

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Plus: Facebook says it paid content creators $2B this year; Toyota pours another $500M into electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation

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OpenAI’s DevDay brings Realtime API to app developers Oct 02, 2024

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Plus: Threads users can now see who follows them from other fediverse servers; Pinterest rolls out genAI tools for product imagery to advertisers

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after third anomaly in three months Oct 01, 2024

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Plus: Snapchat’s new Footsteps feature tracks your location history; Cruise gets $1.5 million penalty for keeping pedestrian crash details from safety regulator

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Amazon dodges antitrust scrutiny in UK over Anthropic investment Sep 28, 2024

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Plus, the US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack.

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How Google’s NotebookLM enhances AI note-taking Sep 27, 2024

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Plus - Starlink hits 4 million subscribers; BMW says we need both battery and hydrogen EVs for a zero-emissions future

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI has nearly 500 million users Sep 26, 2024

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Amazon employees beg management to reverse 5-day RTO mandate; Audible experiments with new AI features for tailored audiobook recommendations

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OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode Sep 25, 2024

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Plus - Spotify’s AI playlist feature rolls out to the US and more markets; ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally

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What’s illegal under California’s 9 (and counting) new AI laws Sep 24, 2024

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California Governor Gavin Newsom is currently considering 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval.

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Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI Sep 21, 2024

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Plus, Tumblr reports ~350% user growth following X’s ban in Brazil.

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Apple Intelligence is now live in public beta Sep 20, 2024

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Plus: Apple, Google wallets now support California driver’s licenses; Amazon releases a video generator, but only for ads

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