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• YouTube is undergoing layoffs on the business side of the company.
• Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe internally announced the cuts, affecting various areas within YouTube.
www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24...
• Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe internally announced the cuts, affecting various areas within YouTube.
www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24...
YouTube is the latest part of Google to be hit with layoffs
Job cuts have been hitting different parts of Google since last week.
www.theverge.com
January 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
• YouTube is undergoing layoffs on the business side of the company.
• Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe internally announced the cuts, affecting various areas within YouTube.
www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24...
• Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe internally announced the cuts, affecting various areas within YouTube.
www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24...
Mark Zuckerberg aims to create artificial general intelligence (AGI) as part of Meta's focus on building for general intelligence
Meta is amassing a significant amount of computing power, including over 340,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of 2021 & a stockpile of 600,000 GPUs by the end of 2024
Meta is amassing a significant amount of computing power, including over 340,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of 2021 & a stockpile of 600,000 GPUs by the end of 2024
January 19, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Mark Zuckerberg aims to create artificial general intelligence (AGI) as part of Meta's focus on building for general intelligence
Meta is amassing a significant amount of computing power, including over 340,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of 2021 & a stockpile of 600,000 GPUs by the end of 2024
Meta is amassing a significant amount of computing power, including over 340,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of 2021 & a stockpile of 600,000 GPUs by the end of 2024
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📢 Version 1.38 is rolling out out now.
• Multiple accessibility fixes and improvements
• Added a setting to require alt text on all images (default off)
• Another fix to thread muting
• Fixed a permissions and duplicates issue with image saving
• Multiple accessibility fixes and improvements
• Added a setting to require alt text on all images (default off)
• Another fix to thread muting
• Fixed a permissions and duplicates issue with image saving
July 4, 2023 at 4:18 PM
📢 Version 1.38 is rolling out out now.
• Multiple accessibility fixes and improvements
• Added a setting to require alt text on all images (default off)
• Another fix to thread muting
• Fixed a permissions and duplicates issue with image saving
• Multiple accessibility fixes and improvements
• Added a setting to require alt text on all images (default off)
• Another fix to thread muting
• Fixed a permissions and duplicates issue with image saving
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👋 Heads up — we're releasing a "developer sandbox" for devs to test out the technical bits of federation, like running their own server!
This is a big part of Bluesky's vision of an open ecosystem, but for now, none of this will affect your experience here.
Let's explain what this all means:
This is a big part of Bluesky's vision of an open ecosystem, but for now, none of this will affect your experience here.
Let's explain what this all means:
Developers, the sandbox environment for federation is now ready for you! Help us test out the technical infrastructure for federation 🪄
Please read our sandbox guidelines and instructions here:
https://atproto.com/blog/federation-developer-sandbox
Please read our sandbox guidelines and instructions here:
https://atproto.com/blog/federation-developer-sandbox
Federation Developer Sandbox | AT Protocol
We're releasing a developer sandbox for federation. Read our sandbox guidelines and set up instructions here.
atproto.com
June 20, 2023 at 6:51 PM
👋 Heads up — we're releasing a "developer sandbox" for devs to test out the technical bits of federation, like running their own server!
This is a big part of Bluesky's vision of an open ecosystem, but for now, none of this will affect your experience here.
Let's explain what this all means:
This is a big part of Bluesky's vision of an open ecosystem, but for now, none of this will affect your experience here.
Let's explain what this all means:
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Make LLMs like Chat-GPT privacy friendly using FHE...
https://www.techradar.com/features/this-company-believes-to-have-the-solution-to-chatgpt-privacy-problems
https://www.techradar.com/features/this-company-believes-to-have-the-solution-to-chatgpt-privacy-problems
This company believes to have the solution to ChatGPT privacy problems
Zama say they are close to applying fully homomorphic encryption on LLMs
www.techradar.com
June 21, 2023 at 8:08 AM
Make LLMs like Chat-GPT privacy friendly using FHE...
https://www.techradar.com/features/this-company-believes-to-have-the-solution-to-chatgpt-privacy-problems
https://www.techradar.com/features/this-company-believes-to-have-the-solution-to-chatgpt-privacy-problems
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A look at the recent debates in the AI industry over existential risks, as what were once considered extreme views have now become mainstream talking points (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
June 21, 2023 at 8:30 AM
A look at the recent debates in the AI industry over existential risks, as what were once considered extreme views have now become mainstream talking points (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Grammarly has introduced a knowledge share from Grammarly Business and #AI tool.
“It’s like having a glossary of company terms with definitions, key contacts, and related materials at your fingertips; no more context switching to search for documents or data.”
“It’s like having a glossary of company terms with definitions, key contacts, and related materials at your fingertips; no more context switching to search for documents or data.”
June 13, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Grammarly has introduced a knowledge share from Grammarly Business and #AI tool.
“It’s like having a glossary of company terms with definitions, key contacts, and related materials at your fingertips; no more context switching to search for documents or data.”
“It’s like having a glossary of company terms with definitions, key contacts, and related materials at your fingertips; no more context switching to search for documents or data.”
Parents in a town in Ireland came together to voluntarily ban smartphones for kids as old as 13
https://www.businessinsider.com/voluntary-smartphone-ban-for-kids-ireland-town-greystones-2023-6
https://www.businessinsider.com/voluntary-smartphone-ban-for-kids-ireland-town-greystones-2023-6
Parents in a town in Ireland came together to voluntarily ban smartphones for kids as old as 13
Ireland's health minister endorsed the voluntary ban, saying it can be "a world leader" in limiting kids' exposure to harmful online content.
www.businessinsider.com
June 5, 2023 at 8:05 AM
Parents in a town in Ireland came together to voluntarily ban smartphones for kids as old as 13
https://www.businessinsider.com/voluntary-smartphone-ban-for-kids-ireland-town-greystones-2023-6
https://www.businessinsider.com/voluntary-smartphone-ban-for-kids-ireland-town-greystones-2023-6
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Instagram is facing a bug/glitch of not showing views at first glance [icons down left] when I preview my story run.
I have to scroll up the current story to see who viewed the story.
I have to scroll up the current story to see who viewed the story.
June 4, 2023 at 11:00 PM
Instagram is facing a bug/glitch of not showing views at first glance [icons down left] when I preview my story run.
I have to scroll up the current story to see who viewed the story.
I have to scroll up the current story to see who viewed the story.
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so far bluesky has replicated most key features of twitter but not yet the one where you click back to your feed and hours of posts whiz by like the Matrix gun shopping scene & prevent you from ever finding the original ones you were about to look at
June 4, 2023 at 3:34 AM
so far bluesky has replicated most key features of twitter but not yet the one where you click back to your feed and hours of posts whiz by like the Matrix gun shopping scene & prevent you from ever finding the original ones you were about to look at
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He fucked around, now he’ll find out.
June 3, 2023 at 3:00 AM
He fucked around, now he’ll find out.
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Since our last update, we've shipped new features including:
• custom feeds
• blocks and mutelists
• more fine-grained content moderation controls
• custom domains as handles
• production desktop app
• invite codes per account
• accessibility improvements
• app passwords
• custom feeds
• blocks and mutelists
• more fine-grained content moderation controls
• custom domains as handles
• production desktop app
• invite codes per account
• accessibility improvements
• app passwords
June 2, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Since our last update, we've shipped new features including:
• custom feeds
• blocks and mutelists
• more fine-grained content moderation controls
• custom domains as handles
• production desktop app
• invite codes per account
• accessibility improvements
• app passwords
• custom feeds
• blocks and mutelists
• more fine-grained content moderation controls
• custom domains as handles
• production desktop app
• invite codes per account
• accessibility improvements
• app passwords
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I can’t believe no one wants to interview me about what it feels like to have stepped out on Apple and taken them to the cleaners over their god damn butterfly keyboard. It’s not too late though https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/27/23740087/apple-macbook-butterfly-keyboard-settlement-final-approval
Apple’s $50 million keyboard settlement is finally approved
Claims that have been submitted can now be paid out.
www.theverge.com
June 3, 2023 at 10:52 PM
I can’t believe no one wants to interview me about what it feels like to have stepped out on Apple and taken them to the cleaners over their god damn butterfly keyboard. It’s not too late though https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/27/23740087/apple-macbook-butterfly-keyboard-settlement-final-approval
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After introducing a string of AI-powered assistants for its products, Microsoft has now announced that it will soon end support for the Windows standalone Cortana app.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-killing-cortana-on-windows-starting-late-2023/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-killing-cortana-on-windows-starting-late-2023/
Microsoft is killing Cortana on Windows starting late 2023
After introducing a string of AI-powered assistants for its products, Microsoft has now announced that it will soon end support for the Windows standalone Cortana app.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
June 4, 2023 at 10:57 AM
After introducing a string of AI-powered assistants for its products, Microsoft has now announced that it will soon end support for the Windows standalone Cortana app.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-killing-cortana-on-windows-starting-late-2023/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-killing-cortana-on-windows-starting-late-2023/
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#KaliLinux 2023.2 released with 13 new tools, pre-built HyperV image #ethicalhacking #infosec https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kali-linux-20232-released-with-13-new-tools-pre-built-hyperv-image/
Kali Linux 2023.2 released with 13 new tools, pre-built HyperV image
Kali Linux 2023.2, the second version of 2023, is now available with a pre-built Hyper-V image and thirteen new tools, including the Evilginx framework for stealing credentials and session cookies.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
June 4, 2023 at 11:17 AM
#KaliLinux 2023.2 released with 13 new tools, pre-built HyperV image #ethicalhacking #infosec https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kali-linux-20232-released-with-13-new-tools-pre-built-hyperv-image/
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YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation by #TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/03/youtube-rolls-back-its-rules-against-election-misinformation/ #ConCW #edtechSR #politics #SocialMedia
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/03/youtube-rolls-back-its-rules-against-election-misinformation/ #ConCW #edtechSR #politics #SocialMedia
YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation
YouTube reverses its rules against some election misinformation, allowing some previously prohibited content around U.S. elections.
techcrunch.com
June 4, 2023 at 2:01 AM
YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation by #TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/03/youtube-rolls-back-its-rules-against-election-misinformation/ #ConCW #edtechSR #politics #SocialMedia
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/03/youtube-rolls-back-its-rules-against-election-misinformation/ #ConCW #edtechSR #politics #SocialMedia
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I wrote about My Feeds and whether it’s the future of social media for WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-my-feeds-custom-algorithms/
Bluesky’s Custom Algorithms Could Be the Future of Social Media
The option to choose the algorithms that power your feed is taking off on Bluesky—and there’s a good chance it will catch on elsewhere too.
www.wired.com
June 4, 2023 at 5:29 AM
I wrote about My Feeds and whether it’s the future of social media for WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-my-feeds-custom-algorithms/
Japan vending machines to automatically offer free food if earthquake hits
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/02/japan-vending-machines-to-automatically-offer-free-food-if-earthquake-hits
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/02/japan-vending-machines-to-automatically-offer-free-food-if-earthquake-hits
Japan vending machines to automatically offer free food if earthquake hits
Machines in coastal city of Ako, are located in an area that experts say is vulnerable to a future powerful earthquake
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2023 at 5:58 AM
Japan vending machines to automatically offer free food if earthquake hits
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/02/japan-vending-machines-to-automatically-offer-free-food-if-earthquake-hits
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/02/japan-vending-machines-to-automatically-offer-free-food-if-earthquake-hits
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Welp. Twitter's head of Trust & Safety has left the building!
https://twitter.com/Sheila_Dang/status/1664418918205734914
#DeadTwitter
https://twitter.com/Sheila_Dang/status/1664418918205734914
#DeadTwitter
June 2, 2023 at 12:19 AM
Welp. Twitter's head of Trust & Safety has left the building!
https://twitter.com/Sheila_Dang/status/1664418918205734914
#DeadTwitter
https://twitter.com/Sheila_Dang/status/1664418918205734914
#DeadTwitter
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🆕 Oura Circles appears to be Oura's answer to Apple Fitness Sharing, but doesn't seem like they've publicly announced the feature yet?
I don't have access yet, but it's documented here:
https://support.ouraring.com/hc/en-us/articles/15958088640147-Oura-Circles
#NewOura
I don't have access yet, but it's documented here:
https://support.ouraring.com/hc/en-us/articles/15958088640147-Oura-Circles
#NewOura
June 3, 2023 at 9:00 PM
🆕 Oura Circles appears to be Oura's answer to Apple Fitness Sharing, but doesn't seem like they've publicly announced the feature yet?
I don't have access yet, but it's documented here:
https://support.ouraring.com/hc/en-us/articles/15958088640147-Oura-Circles
#NewOura
I don't have access yet, but it's documented here:
https://support.ouraring.com/hc/en-us/articles/15958088640147-Oura-Circles
#NewOura
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When the CEO of the company steals content directly from the people who are trying to support themselves by using said company's monetization tools, you need to GTFO
https://twitter.com/nathanlands/status/1664791834470514691
#DeadTwitter #CreatorEconomy
https://twitter.com/nathanlands/status/1664791834470514691
#DeadTwitter #CreatorEconomy
June 3, 2023 at 1:47 AM
When the CEO of the company steals content directly from the people who are trying to support themselves by using said company's monetization tools, you need to GTFO
https://twitter.com/nathanlands/status/1664791834470514691
#DeadTwitter #CreatorEconomy
https://twitter.com/nathanlands/status/1664791834470514691
#DeadTwitter #CreatorEconomy
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Access control—from the code-level to the policy administration—is expensive
so many for-profit organizations with access to sensitive user data seem to save money by skipping it
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/ftc-amazon-ring-workers-illegally-spied-on-users-of-home-security-cameras/
so many for-profit organizations with access to sensitive user data seem to save money by skipping it
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/ftc-amazon-ring-workers-illegally-spied-on-users-of-home-security-cameras/
FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on users of home security cameras
Amazon agrees to Ring and Alexa settlements but didn't admit violating any laws.
arstechnica.com
June 3, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Access control—from the code-level to the policy administration—is expensive
so many for-profit organizations with access to sensitive user data seem to save money by skipping it
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/ftc-amazon-ring-workers-illegally-spied-on-users-of-home-security-cameras/
so many for-profit organizations with access to sensitive user data seem to save money by skipping it
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/ftc-amazon-ring-workers-illegally-spied-on-users-of-home-security-cameras/
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Exclusive: Fintech giant Stripe has acquired Okay, a startup that developed a low-code analytics software to help engineering leaders better understand how their teams are performing
Okay, which analyzes engineers’ productivity, sells to Stripe
Founded in 2019, Y Combinator alum Okay has raised a total of $6.6 million in funding from investors such as Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins.
tcrn.ch
May 31, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Exclusive: Fintech giant Stripe has acquired Okay, a startup that developed a low-code analytics software to help engineering leaders better understand how their teams are performing
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According to Fidelity’s Blue Chip Growth Fund's monthly disclosure shared on May 28th, the Fund's stake in Twitter, now listed as X Corp., was only worth $6.55 million by the end of April.
May 31, 2023 at 8:58 PM
According to Fidelity’s Blue Chip Growth Fund's monthly disclosure shared on May 28th, the Fund's stake in Twitter, now listed as X Corp., was only worth $6.55 million by the end of April.