Experts and documents: the US is years from having a reliable alternative source for time and navigation services if GPS signals are interrupted by adversaries (New York Times)
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New York Times: Experts and documents: the US is years from having a reliable alternative source for time and navigation services if GPS signals are interrupted by adversaries  —  GPS has become essential for modern life, but its satellites and signals are vulnerable to attack.  China is years ahead in developing alternatives ..read more
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South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth (Sam Kim/Bloomberg)
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Sam Kim / Bloomberg: South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth  —  - Chip exports continue to grow, boosting optimism for economy  — High-performance memory chips supplied to Nvidia among drivers ..read more
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New York-based The Brandtech Group, which provides generative AI-based tools for advertising and marketing campaigns, raised a $115M Series C at a $4B valuation (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: New York-based The Brandtech Group, which provides generative AI-based tools for advertising and marketing campaigns, raised a $115M Series C at a $4B valuation  —  The Brandtech Group will use funds to disrupt industry with machine-generated content and artificial intelligence ..read more
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Sources: the Biden administration is making a list of advanced Chinese chip factories barred from receiving key tools, which could be released in a few months (Reuters)
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Reuters: Sources: the Biden administration is making a list of advanced Chinese chip factories barred from receiving key tools, which could be released in a few months  —  The United States is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from receiving key tools ..read more
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NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway (Gaby Del Valle/The Verge)
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge: NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway  —  Evolv, the company supplying the scanners, is being investigated by both the FTC and SEC. … Adams' announcement comes one week ..read more
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In a lawsuit, four Canadian school boards seek damages of CA$4B+ from Meta, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly causing learning and mental health crises in students (Yuvraj Malik/Reuters)
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Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: In a lawsuit, four Canadian school boards seek damages of CA$4B+ from Meta, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly causing learning and mental health crises in students  —  Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as Meta Platforms ..read more
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Sources detail Grindr's push to monetize, including plans for an AI chatbot that can engage users in sexual conversations and may be trained on opt-in user data (Zoë Schiffer/Platformer)
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Zoë Schiffer / Platformer: Sources detail Grindr's push to monetize, including plans for an AI chatbot that can engage users in sexual conversations and may be trained on opt-in user data  —  The company's bet on AI boyfriends and o  I.  —  Today let's talk about how the growing pressure for dating apps to generate ..read more
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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens  —  At least nine of the current top 50 shows on Apple Podcasts have been promoted in mobile games  —  Welcome back to Soundbite ..read more
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Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts (Meir Orbach/CTech)
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Meir Orbach / CTech: Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts  —  Zafran, founded in 2022 by Yashar (CEO), Ben Seri (CTO) and Snir Havdala (CPO), develops a risk and mitigation platform to pinpoint ..read more
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Scammers are using sample videos of influencers with modest social media presence to create AI deepfake ads that often push offensive products and ideas (Washington Post)
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Washington Post: Scammers are using sample videos of influencers with modest social media presence to create AI deepfake ads that often push offensive products and ideas  —  Artificial intelligence is spurring a new type of identity theft — with ordinary people finding their faces and words twisted to push often offensive products and ideas ..read more
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