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🤝 OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts
🔄 Twitter is officially X.com now
🎵 Sony Music warns 700+ tech companies over ‘unauthorized’ use of its content to train AI
👀 The first search engine has been resurrected
💸 Deepfake scam costs firm behind Sydney Opera $25 million
🎁 + 8 other news you might like
🔮 + 5 handpicked research papers and tools
🤝 OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your postsLINK
OpenAI has signed a deal with Reddit to access real-time content from Reddit’s data API, similar to Reddit’s earlier $60 million deal with Google.
The partnership will allow Reddit to implement new AI-powered features and applications while also making OpenAI an advertising partner on the platform.
Details on financial terms or training data were not disclosed, and Reddit users have previously shown resistance to such changes, protesting API pricing alterations in June 2023.
🔄 Twitter is officially X.com nowLINK
The social network previously known as Twitter has officially transitioned to X.com for all its core systems, with twitter.com now redirecting to the new domain.
The domain switch is part of Elon Musk's rebranding initiative, though there have been inconsistencies in redirections depending on the browser and user login status.
Musk aims for X.com to become a versatile "everything app" similar to WeChat, marking a significant shift from the platform's Twitter identity.
🎵 Sony Music warns 700+ tech companies over ‘unauthorized’ use of its content to train AILINK
Sony Music has sent letters to over 700 AI companies and streaming platforms, warning them against the unauthorized use of its content for AI systems, which it claims denies artists and the label control and compensation.
The music industry has been notably proactive in controlling the usage of its copyrighted material in AI tools, with platforms like YouTube enforcing strict rules for music content while introducing AI tools like Dream Track.
Universal Music Group similarly faced a dispute with TikTok over licensing, leading to a temporary removal of music by major artists like Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande until a new deal was brokered to protect artists' rights and explore monetization opportunities involving AI.
👀 The first search engine has been resurrectedLINK
Archie, the very first search engine, has been revived by the operators of the website Serial Port, allowing users to experience internet searching before the advent of the World Wide Web.
Serial Port has restored Archie’s FTP search and indexing functions, making almost 30,000 files available for download from anonymous FTP sites and hosting Archie's files and source code to preserve this piece of internet history.
Archie, developed in 1989 by McGill University systems engineer Alan Emtage, once played a crucial role in internet navigation but declined with the rise of the World Wide Web and search engines like Google, and was eventually shut down until its recent resurrection by Serial Port.
💸 Deepfake scam costs firm behind Sydney Opera $25 millionLINK
A British design firm, Arup, which is known for its work on the Sydney Opera House, lost $25.6 million in a deepfake scam involving a fake CFO and other staff members.
An employee in Arup’s Hong Kong office fell victim to the fraud after being convinced by realistic deepfake videos to transfer the money over 15 transactions, realizing the scam only after cross-checking with the UK office.
Despite the significant financial loss, Arup stated that their financial stability and business operations were unaffected, and the case is currently under police investigation.
Other news you might like
OpenAI resignations are reaching an alarming level. Here are 11 key people who have left.LINK
ChatGPT now supports Google Drive and OneDrive, integrating interactive charts and tables.LINK
GPT-4o and Gemini are already killing gadgets like the Humane Ai Pin and Rabbit r1.LINK
Arizona woman accused of helping North Koreans get remote IT jobs at 300 companies.LINK
Samsung shades Apple with 'Creativity cannot be crushed' ad after iPad promo backlash.LINK
Newspaper conglomerate Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of its articles.LINK
Pushy Microsoft app wants you to 'repair' your PC by switching to Bing.LINK
Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake.LINK
Latest research and tools
JavaScript Quiz Tool: a repository containing a vast range of JavaScript questions from basic to advanced levels, including answers in collapsible sections for users to test and enhance their JavaScript knowledge.LINK
Moment: A Family of Open Time-Series Foundation Models: the paper introduces a set of foundational models designed to work with time-series data across various applications.LINK
GDPR: Is It Worth It?: the paper discusses the effectiveness and challenges of the General Data Protection Regulation in protecting consumer data.LINK
LoRA Learns Less and Forgets Less: the paper explores how LoRA, a machine learning approach, achieves efficient learning with lower resource consumption and minimal forgetting of previously learned information.LINK
HMT: Hierarchical Memory Transformer for Long Context Language Processing: the paper introduces a model that efficiently processes long text by organizing information hierarchically for better understanding and memory management.LINK
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