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Sources: Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside its first patient's brain had pulled out of position is an issue it has known about for years (Rachael Levy/Reuters)
- 15th May, 2024
- Technology
Rachael Levy / Reuters:
Sources: Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside its first patient's brain had pulled out of position is an issue it has known about for years — Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue …Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
The arrival of AI search bodes ill for everyone who relied on web search to have their business discovered, or their blog post read, or their journalism funded (Casey Newton/Platformer)
- 15th May, 2024
- Technology
Casey Newton / Platformer:
The arrival of AI search bodes ill for everyone who relied on web search to have their business discovered, or their blog post read, or their journalism funded — With AI search results coming to the masses, the human-powered web recedes further into the backgroundPost is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
Eight TikTok creators sued the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban of TikTok, arguing it violates their First Amendment rights (Washington Post)
- 15th May, 2024
- Technology
Washington Post:
Eight TikTok creators sued the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban of TikTok, arguing it violates their First Amendment rights — The lawsuit is the second legal challenge to the new law, which creators say violates their First Amendment rights.Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
Reddit's stock closed up 7.13% today, amid a meme stocks rally driven in part by posts on r/WallStreetBets; GameStop closed up 60.10% and AMC up 31.98% (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
- 14th May, 2024
- Technology
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Reddit's stock closed up 7.13% today, amid a meme stocks rally driven in part by posts on r/WallStreetBets; GameStop closed up 60.10% and AMC up 31.98% — Reddit shares popped 7% on Tuesday, climbing for a second straight day after retail traders kicked off a buying frenzy of so-called meme stocks.Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
Polymarket, a decentralized prediction and betting market with a focus on elections, has raised $70M across two rounds, the most recent led by Founders Fund (Bloomberg)
- 14th May, 2024
- Technology
Bloomberg:
Polymarket, a decentralized prediction and betting market with a focus on elections, has raised $70M across two rounds, the most recent led by Founders Fund — - Founders fund, Buterin Back $70 Million Polymarket fundraising — Polymarket has become a major platform for election bettorsPost is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
OpenAI's new ChatGPT voice assistant jokes, chides, apologizes, pretends to blush, and deals with interruptions, aided by building GPT-4o as a single model (Ina Fried/Axios)
- 14th May, 2024
- Technology
Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI's new ChatGPT voice assistant jokes, chides, apologizes, pretends to blush, and deals with interruptions, aided by building GPT-4o as a single model — - The bot spoke in a sprightly female voice, responding far faster to queries than previous generations of voice-bots …Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
Uber announces plans to acquire Delivery Hero's Foodpanda business in Taiwan for $950M in an all-cash deal, expected to close in the first half of 2025 (Sarah Zheng/Bloomberg)
- 14th May, 2024
- Technology
Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg:
Uber announces plans to acquire Delivery Hero's Foodpanda business in Taiwan for $950M in an all-cash deal, expected to close in the first half of 2025 — - It aims to get approval to pick up Foodpanda by early 2025 — Uber's meal delivery arm has outperformed expectationsPost is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
Internal emails show how Evolv's gun-detection AI system made its way to NYC subway stations, despite the company saying it's not designed for that environment (Georgia Gee/Wired)
- 13th May, 2024
- Technology
Georgia Gee / Wired:
Internal emails show how Evolv's gun-detection AI system made its way to NYC subway stations, despite the company saying it's not designed for that environment — NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv's gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying it's not designed for that environment.Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
Meta announces Travel Mode, in beta, for the Quest 2 and Quest 3 under "Experimental features", as a way to optimize the headset for use on moving vehicles (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
- 13th May, 2024
- Technology
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Meta announces Travel Mode, in beta, for the Quest 2 and Quest 3 under “Experimental features”, as a way to optimize the headset for use on moving vehicles — Meta Quest 2 and Quest 3 headsets are picking up a useful new Travel Mode which makes the VR experience easier to use in moving vehicles including on an airplane.Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream. -
Sources: Intel is in advanced, exclusive talks for a deal in which Apollo Global Management would supply $11B+ to help the chip giant build a plant in Ireland (Wall Street Journal)
- 13th May, 2024
- Technology
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Intel is in advanced, exclusive talks for a deal in which Apollo Global Management would supply $11B+ to help the chip giant build a plant in Ireland — The investment firm is in exclusive talks to supply the chip giant with cash for a new plant.Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.