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OpenAI shuts down election influence operation using ChatGPT Aug 19, 2024

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OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation that was generating content about the U.S. presidential election, according to a blog post on Friday. The company says the operation created AI-generated articles and social media posts, though it doesn’t seem that it reached much of an audience.

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Meta axed CrowdTangle, a tool for tracking disinformation. Critics claim its replacement has just ‘1% of the features’ Aug 16, 2024

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Journalists, researchers, and politicians are mourning Meta’s shutdown of CrowdTangle, which they used to track the spread of disinformation on Facebook and Instagram. In CrowdTangle’s place, Meta is offering its Content Library – but is limiting usage to people from “qualified academic or nonprofit institutions who are pursuing scientific or public interest research.”

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TipRanks, an AI-based stock tip evaluator created after its founder got burned by bad advice, sells for $200M to Prytek Aug 16, 2024

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Prytek had already been a big investor in TipRanks since 2017, most recently leading a $77 million round in the company in 2021.

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The first post-quantum cryptography standards are here Aug 15, 2024

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For many companies, this also means that now is the time to start implementing these algorithms.

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Kiteworks captures $456M at a $1B+ valuation to help secure sensitive data Aug 15, 2024

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Search engine optimization (SEO) has been top of mind for brands for more than a decade to ensure their websites and products capture as many eyeballs as possible by ranking high up on search results pages. But search is changing, and as consumers increasingly turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude

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SoundCloud launches its own merch store, will let artists create their own designs Aug 14, 2024

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Music streaming service SoundCloud has launched a merch marketplace called SoundCloud Store. The store will sell SoundCloud-themed items, but will also act as a service for artists to put out their own designs. The first edition of the store features designs from Wiz Khalifa, Denzel Curry, wolfacejoeyy, Bk The Rula, and Armani White.

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She grew up a gearhead — now her startup has raised $4M to cut CO2 from trucking Aug 14, 2024

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The irony was not lost on her. Growing up the daughter of a racing car enthusiast father, Danielle Walsh had become — in her late 20s — the head of HSBC’s ‘Future Cities’ project, the global banking giant’s effort to serve clients’ climate change mandates.

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As Alexa turns 10, Amazon looks to generative AI Aug 13, 2024

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While Amazon has continued releasing Echo devices, including an upgraded Spot announced last month, the company has taken its foot off the gas.

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Maybe Friend wasn’t crazy for spending $1.8M on a domain after all Aug 13, 2024

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Avi Schiffmann, the founder and CEO of Friend, told TechCrunch over email that the purchase has already paid for itself.

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Rocket Lab’s sunny outlook bodes well for future constellation plans Aug 12, 2024

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Rocket Lab surpassed $100 million in quarterly revenue for the first time, a 71% increase from the same quarter of last year. This is just one of several shiny accomplishments executives showed off to investors on Thursday — and a good omen for the space company’s medium-term ambitious plans.

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