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September 06, 2023Wed. 09/06 – The Modern Antitrust Era Begins Now
The EU has listed 22 services falling under its Digital Markets Act. Britain pulls back from an encryption law. And if that’s not enough, the Google antitrust trial begins next week so the modern antitrust era is officially here. Which cars are spying on us? Maybe all of them. Who has all the money in crypto? And the new law here in NYC that could change Airbnb forever.
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EU Challenges Apple, Microsoft in New Push to Rein in Big Tech Dominance (Bloomberg)
UK pulls back from clash with Big Tech over private messaging (Financial Times)
In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google (NYTimes)
There are just six bitcoin billionaires in the world, new crypto super-rich report says (CNBC)
If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare (Gizmodo)
The End of Airbnb in New York (Wired)
17 min
September 05, 2023Tue. 09/05 – China’s Chip End Run
Some more controversies surrounding Elon Musk and X. China looks like it is managing its chip situation better than the US might have hoped. Is Spotify’s podcasting bet officially a failure? Is Apple’s Lionel Messi bet already a winner? And will getting rid of Books 3 only help the AI incumbents?
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Elon Musk to sue ADL for accusing him, X of antisemitism (TechCrunch)
Huawei Teardown Shows Chip Breakthrough in Blow to US Sanctions (Bloomberg)
Meta Reportedly Partnering With LG For 2025 Quest Pro Successor (UploadVR)
Exclusive: Arm signs up big tech firms for IPO at $50 billion-$55 billion valuation (Reuters)
Spotify’s $1 Billion Podcast Bet Turns Into a Serial Drama (WSJ)
Messi Drives Jump in Apple TV+ and MLS Subscriptions (WSJ)
The Battle Over Books3 Could Change AI Forever (Wired)
17 min
August 31, 2023Thu. 08/31 – In A Sense, Bundling Is Always Consumer Friendly
Microsoft unbundles Teams to stay ahead of EU antitrust action. But is that actually good for European consumers? Elon wants to collect your biometric data. Can AI police online smack talking in games? Lessons from the grocery delivery bubble. And, surprise, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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Microsoft Fends Off EU Antitrust Probe With Teams Deal (Bloomberg)
Microsoft is unbundling Teams from Office in Europe to address regulator concerns (The Verge)
X Plans to Collect Biometric Data, Job and School History (Bloomberg)
Call of Duty enlists AI to eavesdrop on voice chat and help ban toxic players starting today (PCGamer)
Bonfire of the groceries (FT)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Despite Cheating Fears, Schools Repeal ChatGPT Bans (NYTimes)
A Startup in the New Jersey Suburbs Is Battling the Giants of Silicon Valley (WSJ)
Where do fonts come from? This one business, mostly (The Hustle)
18 min
August 30, 2023Wed. 08/30 – OpenAI Making Bank
The FBI took down a huge botnet. OpenAI is apparently ahead of schedule in terms of making a ton of revenue. Why Samsung wants to apply AI to your refrigerator. Why OnStar is doubling down on AI. And we officially have the deets on the iPhone event scheduled for next month.
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Qakbot botnet dismantled after infecting over 700,000 computers (BleepingComputer)
UAE launches Arabic large language model in Gulf push into generative AI (FT)
OpenAI Passes $1 Billion Revenue Pace as Big Companies Boost AI Spending (The Information)
Samsung debuts its own 'AI-powered' smart recipe app (Engadget)
GM is using Google’s AI chatbot to handle simple OnStar calls (The Verge)
Apple Announces 'Wonderlust' Event Expected to Feature iPhone 15, Apple Watch Series 9 and More (MacRumors)
18 min
August 29, 2023Tue. 08/29 – The Crypto Regulators Come For NFTs
Google’s Cloud Next conference drops a ton of AI announces. OpenAI releases a business-oriented version of ChatGPT. The regulators have come for NFTs and now the question is, are all NFTs securities, or just the ones they just fined? And let me introduce you to Twitch’s big new competitor. But are they really eating their lunch or just a front for gambling related streaming?
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Google to Add AI Models from Meta, Anthropic to Its Cloud Platform (Bloomberg)
The new Google Chat borrows from Slack, Teams, Discord, and even ChatGPT (The Verge)
Google Meet’s new AI will be able to go to meetings for you (The Verge)
OpenAI launches a ChatGPT plan for enterprise customers (TechCrunch)
Musk, tech CEOs to attend Schumer’s AI Senate forum (The Hill)
SEC takes first action against an NFT project as an unregistered security (The Verge)
Twitch competitor Kick is dividing the internet's top streamers (NBCNews)
Robotaxis hit the accelerator in growing list of cities nationwide (Axios)
19 min
August 28, 2023Mon. 08/28 – The Tech IPO Is Back?
Apple looks to refresh the iPad to reinvigorate sales. Huge network crash is grounding planes in the UK. Some tentative sign that the Tech IPO window might be creaking open. Do you need a 100 year domain renewal? And the Silicon Valley bigwigs who are investing big money to build a new Bay Area city from scratch.
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Apple Bets on Revamped iPad Pro to Reignite Sluggish Tablet Sales (Bloomberg)
China’s BYD to Pay $2.2B to Expand Business With Apple (The Information)
UK air traffic control hit by network-wide failure (The Guardian)
Klaviyo files to go public in latest sign of life for IPO market (CNBC)
WordPress Announces 100-Year Domain Name Registrations (Search Engine Journal)
The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch (NYTimes)
19 min
August 25, 2023Fri. 08/25 - ESPN To Amazon?
Amazon has apparently held talks with Disney about maybe teaming up for a streaming ESPN partnership. Dropbox ends its unlimited storage option. Shein takes over Forever21. A product release so star-crossed, it’s being recalled after just 3 months. And, of course, The Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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Amazon in Talks With Disney About ESPN Streaming Partnership (The Information)
Dropbox Ends Unlimited Cloud Storage Following Google Change (Bloomberg)
Shein Strikes Deal With Forever 21 (WSJ)
Citizen Is Suspending Sales of Its New Wear OS Smartwatch (Wired)
Threads on the web widely rolling out (9to5Google)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
What Happened to Wirecutter? (The Atlantic)
Michael Mann Fulfills a 30-Year Journey Directing the Operatic, Thrilling ‘Ferrari’ — And Teases ‘Heat 2’: ‘I Don’t Think About Mortality. I’m Busy’ (Variety)
17 min
August 24, 2023Thu. 08/24 – Nvidia Blows The Roof Off The Place
Nvidia gives new meaning to the words “earnings beat.” Meta announces Code Llama. TikTok might start banning links to Amazon. SpaceX wants Starlink to be viable in cities too. And turning thoughts into speech via an AI interface becomes real.
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Nvidia tops estimates and says sales will jump 170% this quarter, driven by demand for AI chips (CNBC)
Meta launches own AI code-writing tool: Code Llama (The Verge)
TikTok Shop on Track to Lose More Than $500 Million in U.S. This Year (The Information)
Epic offers devs 100 percent of net revenue for six months of EGS exclusivity (Engadget)
SpaceX Working with Cloudflare to Speed Up Starlink Service (The Information)
Brain implants give a voice to people who cannot speak (FT)
18 min
August 23, 2023Wed. 08/23 – The Playstation Portal
Sony announces the PlayStation Portal handheld device. IBM announces an AI model to translate code from one type to another. OpenAI lets anyone fine tune. Is LinkedIn the big winner in social media right now? And what happens when you 3d printer comes alive like a zombie in the middle of the night.
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Sony’s portable PlayStation Portal launches later this year for $199.99 (The Verge)
PlayStation Portal: Hands On With Sony's New Remote Play Handheld (IGN)
IBM taps AI to translate COBOL code to Java (TechCrunch)
OpenAI brings fine-tuning to GPT-3.5 Turbo (TechCrunch)
Sorry, But LinkedIn Is Cool Now (Bloomberg)
Salesforce Leads Financing of AI Startup at More Than $4 Billion Valuation (The Information)
Tiger Global Nears Deal to Sell Slice of Cohere Stake at $3 Billion Valuation (The Information)
3D printers printing without consent is a cautionary tale on cloud reliance (ArsTechnica)
18 min
August 22, 2023Tue. 08/22 – Is Elon Tanking Things On Purpose?
Microsoft tries to appease His Majesty’s Regulators. The Arm IPO is a go. Why Nvidia continues to be huge even in China. A new AI translation model from Meta. I continue to wonder if Elon is tanking things on purpose. And a new social media platform built on top of X?
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Microsoft to sell off Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft in bid for UK approval (The Verge)
Arm files for Nasdaq listing, as SoftBank aims to sell shares in chip designer it bought for $32 billion (CNBC)
Why China remains hungry for AI chips despite US restrictions (FT)
Meta releases an AI model that can transcribe and translate close to 100 languages (TechCrunch)
X is planning to hide headlines from news links for ‘improved aesthetics’ (TechCrunch)
Social Platform Friend.tech Gains 100K Users in Days Even in Depths of a Bear Market (CoinDesk)
17 min