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Email: YouTube plans to stop offering its ad-free €6.99/month Premium Lite tier, piloted in select European countries since August 2021, after October 25, 2023 (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)
Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: Email: YouTube plans to stop offering its ad-free €6.99/month Premium Lite tier, piloted…
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Boston-based Openly, which uses AI to generate home insurance quotes in 20+ US states, raised a $100M Series D led by Eden, bringing its total funding to $240M (Lucia Maffei/Boston Business Journal)
Lucia Maffei / Boston Business Journal: Boston-based Openly, which uses AI to generate home insurance quotes in 20+ US states,…
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Meta is planning on introducing dozens of chatbot personas – including a Futurama favourite
Meta is gearing up to announce a generative artificial intelligence chatbot (internally dubbed as ‘Gen AI Personas’) that is aimed…
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The WGA and AMPTP reach a tentative deal to end the strike; sources: the proposed three-year contract adds new AI rules, increases streaming residuals, and more (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times: The WGA and AMPTP reach a tentative deal to end the strike; sources: the proposed three-year contract…
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A profile of Hank Asher, the "father of data fusion" who died in 2013 after initiating a vast shift in privacy norms through his data mining software companies (McKenzie Funk/New York Times)
McKenzie Funk / New York Times: A profile of Hank Asher, the “father of data fusion” who died in 2013…
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A look at the role of pro gaming in Tencent's long-term strategy as China hosts the Hangzhou Asian Games, the first event where esports are eligible for medals (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: A look at the role of pro gaming in Tencent’s long-term strategy as China hosts the…
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Q&A with outgoing Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Dave Limp on using generative AI for Alexa, a possible Alexa subscription, advice for Panos Panay, and more (Dave Lee/Bloomberg)
Dave Lee / Bloomberg: Q&A with outgoing Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Dave Limp on using generative AI for…
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A leaked promo video for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro reveals camera features, including an Audio Eraser, the ability to swap faces, manual controls, and more (Sanket Vijayasarathy/91mobiles)
Sanket Vijayasarathy / 91mobiles: A leaked promo video for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro reveals camera features, including…
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Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 23H2 update isn’t arriving next week
Earlier this week, Microsoft made a big announcement about the launch of its Copilot AI in Windows 11 which is…
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A look at Microsoft's Surface business as device revenue plunged in FY 2023 after growing steadily since FY 2014, as a major correction hits the wider PC market (Ed Bott/ZDNet)
Ed Bott / ZDNet: A look at Microsoft’s Surface business as device revenue plunged in FY 2023 after growing steadily…
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