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In the first day of the antitrust trial focused on ads, US prosecutors allege Google abused its size to dominate the sector through acquisitions and more (Jody Godoy/Reuters)
Jody Godoy / Reuters: In the first day of the antitrust trial focused on ads, US prosecutors allege Google abused its size to dominate the sector through acquisitions and more — Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google sought to dominate all sides of online advertising technology by controlling competitors and customers … Source link
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Elon Musk boosts a post that disparages the abilities of "women and low T men", advocates a "Republic of high status males", and mentions a "Reich effect" (Ellsworth Toohey/Boing Boing)
Ellsworth Toohey / Boing Boing: Elon Musk boosts a post that disparages the abilities of “women and low T men”, advocates a “Republic of high status males”, and mentions a “Reich effect” — On Sunday, Elon Musk recently reposted a 4chan argument claiming that only “high T alpha males” … Source link
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Apple announces CFO Luca Maestri will transition from his role on January 1, 2025; Kevan Parekh, Apple's VP of Financial Planning and Analysis, will become CFO (Apple)
Apple: Apple announces CFO Luca Maestri will transition from his role on January 1, 2025; Kevan Parekh, Apple’s VP of Financial Planning and Analysis, will become CFO — CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced that Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri will transition from his role on January 1, 2025. Source link
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University professors still face the seemingly impossible task of detecting AI-fueled cheating, which continues unabated on both small and large assignments (Ian Bogost/The Atlantic)
Ian Bogost / The Atlantic: University professors still face the seemingly impossible task of detecting AI-fueled cheating, which continues unabated on both small and large assignments — Kyle Jensen, the director of Arizona State University’s writing programs, is gearing up for the fall semester. Source link
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CrowdStrike's president appeared at DEF CON to accept the "Most Epic Fail" Pwnie Award, saying "we got this horribly wrong" and "it's super important to own it" (Michael Kan/PCMag)
Michael Kan / PCMag: CrowdStrike’s president appeared at DEF CON to accept the “Most Epic Fail” Pwnie Award, saying “we got this horribly wrong” and “it’s super important to own it” — CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas appears at DEF CON’s annual Pwnie Awards to accept … Source link
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OpenAI says it's changing the format of its DevDay conference this fall to a series of on-the-road developer sessions and GPT-5 will not be announced during it (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI says it’s changing the format of its DevDay conference this fall to a series of on-the-road developer sessions and GPT-5 will not be announced during it — Last year, OpenAI held a splashy press event in San Francisco during which the company announced a bevy of new products and tools … Source link
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A look at the AI-assisted Judging Support System for scoring in gymnastics that made its debut at the 2023 world championships and helps settle disputes (Dvora Meyers/The Verge)
Dvora Meyers / The Verge: A look at the AI-assisted Judging Support System for scoring in gymnastics that made its debut at the 2023 world championships and helps settle disputes — When Simone Biles saluted the judges and stepped onto the mat to vault at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium, it seemed like every camera in the packed arena was…
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A look inside Iconiq Growth two months after it closed a $5.75B fund, its largest ever and 42% larger than its previous fund (Jessica Mathews/Fortune)
Jessica Mathews / Fortune: A look inside Iconiq Growth two months after it closed a $5.75B fund, its largest ever and 42% larger than its previous fund — The sudden death of former SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg in a treadmill accident nine years ago shook Iconiq Capital founder Divesh Makan. Source link
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Apple launches the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11, but without any Apple Intelligence features (Wes Davis/The Verge)
Wes Davis / The Verge: Apple launches the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11, but without any Apple Intelligence features — You can now download the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11. Apple’s updated operating systems will eventually include Apple … Source link
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A look at Scale AI's $13.8B valuation from May's $1B round suggests it's almost certainly too high, given below-average margins, reliance on few customers, more (Cory Weinberg/The Information)
Cory Weinberg / The Information: A look at Scale AI’s $13.8B valuation from May’s $1B round suggests it’s almost certainly too high, given below-average margins, reliance on few customers, more — Scale AI’s 27-year-old CEO, Alexandr Wang, used to compete in national high school math competitions. Source link
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