Tag: tech companies
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Google Researchers Win Nobel Prize Amid Company’s Antitrust Battle
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/technology/google-nobel-prize-antitrust.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Google Researchers Win Nobel Prize Amid Company’s Antitrust Battle Feedly Summary: Two of the company’s A.I. researchers shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, just hours after the Justice Department started spelling out plans that could lead to its break up. AI Summary and Description:…
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Hacker News: Geoffrey Hinton says he’s proud Ilya Sutskever ‘fired Sam Altman’
Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/09/after-winning-nobel-for-foundational-ai-work-geoffrey-hinton-says-hes-proud-ilya-sutskever-fired-sam-altman/ Source: Hacker News Title: Geoffrey Hinton says he’s proud Ilya Sutskever ‘fired Sam Altman’ Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Geoffrey Hinton’s acceptance of a Nobel Prize for his contributions to artificial neural networks, highlighting a significant event in the AI community involving the controversial firing…
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Wired: Amazon Dreams of AI Agents That Do the Shopping for You
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-agents-shopping-guides-rufus/ Source: Wired Title: Amazon Dreams of AI Agents That Do the Shopping for You Feedly Summary: Amazon feeds its large language models vast quantities of retail data. It says its AI agents might someday be smart enough to buy you stuff without you even having to ask. AI Summary and Description: Yes…
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Krebs on Security: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/patch-tuesday-october-2024-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple…
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Slashdot: Meta Hit With New Author Copyright Lawsuit Over AI Training
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/02/2251230/meta-hit-with-new-author-copyright-lawsuit-over-ai-training Source: Slashdot Title: Meta Hit With New Author Copyright Lawsuit Over AI Training Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Christopher Farnsworth’s class-action lawsuit against Meta highlights significant legal challenges regarding the usage of copyrighted materials in AI training, particularly with generative AI like Llama. This case exemplifies the ongoing tensions…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/science/california-neurorights-tech-law.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data Feedly Summary: The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: California’s newly signed law safeguards neural data, categorizing it as sensitive…
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Schneier on Security: Australia Threatens to Force Companies to Break Encryption
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/australia-threatens-to-force-companies-to-break-encryption.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Australia Threatens to Force Companies to Break Encryption Feedly Summary: In 2018, Australia passed the Assistance and Access Act, which—among other things—gave the government the power to force companies to break their own encryption. The Assistance and Access Act includes key components that outline investigatory powers between…
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The Register: House to grill CrowdStrike exec on epic IT meltdown… no, not the CEO
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/02/crowdstrike_vp_house_subcommittee/ Source: The Register Title: House to grill CrowdStrike exec on epic IT meltdown… no, not the CEO Feedly Summary: VP Adam Meyers to testify about that faulty software update which ruined July and some of August Crowdstrike is to be hauled before the US House Homeland Security Committee this month to explain…