i was NOT expecting Available in the E.U. to become a selling point for open source AI releases
BIG TECH
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FTC Enforces Laws on AI Without Special Exemptions
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“The FTC’s enforcement actions make clear that there is no AI exemption from the laws on the books.” – FTC Chair Lina M. Khan
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Finnish MixedReality Startup Distance Technologies Raises €10M Seed
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Exclusive: Distance Technologies, a Finnish tech startup that wants to bring mixed reality to cars and planes, just raised €10m in seed funding from GV, Alphabet's venture arm, and others.
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OpenAI executives depart amid restructuring and equity changes
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OpenAI’s CTO & two other execs are leaving while the company is restructuring into a for-profit that could give Altman $10.5B in equity. What do all these changes mean? Really, they signify to the public what has long been happening within the company.
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Meta LLM Lawsuit Reaches Summary Judgment on Fair Use
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The LLM lawsuit against Meta will reach 'summary judgement' on the Fair Use question soon. When the CEO says something like this at such an important phase, it's not a coincidence. This is the outcome that Meta has been lobbying, litigating, pressuring for — with all its power.
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Intel’s Chip Manufacturing Business Faces Critical Viability Test
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The prospect of an Intel takeover obscures the most important question about the company’s future: whether it can make its three-year-old effort to manufacture chips for other companies stand up.
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Judge Criticizes AI Copyright Lawsuit Team Competence
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The Judge also said Saveri & his team seem "unwilling or unable to litigate properly." UNABLE means incompetent.
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OpenAI’s Audacious Plan to Make AI Flow Like Electricity
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Behind OpenAI’s Audacious Plan to Make #AI Flow Like Electricity https://
nytimes.com/2024/09/25/bus
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Snowflake Shapes Enterprise AI Future Business Intelligence
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The Enterprise AI Era: How Snowflake Is Shaping The Future Of Business Intelligence https://
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Gil Shwed Steps Down as Check Point CEO After 30 Years
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This week’s podcast is a special edition, an interview with the legendary Gil Shwed of Check Point Software Technologies. Gil Shwed, legendary founder of cyber-security firm Check Point Software Technologies, and CEO for over thirty years, talks about why he’s passing the baton