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2h ago
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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3h ago
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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4h ago
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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5h ago
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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5h ago
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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5h ago
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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7h ago
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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8h ago
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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8h ago
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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9h ago
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