Netflix shares up 5% in premarket after the tech giant reported Q3 results that beat expectations. In a sign of the (streaming) times, over half of Netflix revenue now comes from the ad-supported service, in countries where it's available.
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Wiz Co-founder Discusses Google Deal Exit and AI Cyber Threats
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Be sure to catch my interview with Roy Reznik, Wiz's co-founder and VP R&D, later in the hour on @StreetSignsCNBC! We discussed Wiz's decision to walk away from the Google deal, the cyber threat posed by AI, and the demand for cybersec tools in the UK.
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Meta Partners with India Ministry on AI Skills Initiative
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According to a press release by PIB, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced its partnership with Meta to launch two key initiatives: an AI Assistant for the Skill India Mission and the establishment of five Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in Virtual
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Google VidPanos: Generative Panoramic Videos from Panning
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Google presents VidPanos
— AK (@_akhaliq) 18 octobre 2024
Generative Panoramic Videos from Casual Panning Videos pic.twitter.com/3zLUKNCc1lGoogle presents VidPanos Generative Panoramic Videos from Casual Panning Videos
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Microsoft and OpenAI’s partnership shows signs of deteriorating relations
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Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying (with @MikeIsaac, @eringriffith, @KYWeise and @trippmickle!): nytimes.com/2024/10/17/techn…
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Taiwan Semi Surges on Insane AI Server Chip Demand
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Taiwan Semi surges on AI demand that is ‘insane’ Taiwan Semi’s chief, C.C. Wei, said just the revenue from AI server chips alone is going to make up a “mid-teens” percentage of the company’s sales this year, as the demand for AI processing is “insane.” https://
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Meta Open Sources Movie Gen Bench for Audio Video Generation
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As detailed in the Meta Movie Gen technical report, today we’re open sourcing Movie Gen Bench: two new media generation benchmarks that we hope will help to enable the AI research community to progress work on more capable audio and video generation models.
— AI at Meta (@AIatMeta) 17 octobre 2024
Movie Gen Video Bench… pic.twitter.com/66aOaIGwwRAs detailed in the Meta Movie Gen technical report, today we’re open sourcing Movie Gen Bench: two new media generation benchmarks that we hope will help to enable the AI research community to progress work on more capable audio and video generation models. Movie Gen Bench
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Social Media Engagement Maximization Business Model Critique
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Pretty rich from someone running a social media site, a category that literally invented engagement maximisation via clicks to make money.
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Meta Movie Gen pilot results with Blumhouse and creators
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Today, we’re sharing initial results from our work with @Blumhouse and select creators as we continue to develop our Meta Movie Gen models. We’re excited to expand this pilot program in collaboration with the creative industry in 2025 https://
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AI Environmental Impact and Climate Solutions Debate
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On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream @parismarx joins @alexhanna and me for an update on the environmental impacts of “AI” and pious songs tech leaders are singing about “AI” “solving” the climate crisis. Monday October 21, noon Pacific