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🔍 US calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
💰 xAI now worth more than what Musk paid for Twitter
🤖 China’s AI model beats OpenAI
🍎 Apple fights to dismiss DOJ antitrust lawsuit
📹 Meta is trying to make Messenger into a video conferencing contender
🎁 + 5 other news you might like
🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools
🔍 US calls for breakup of Google and ChromeLINK
The Department of Justice has recommended that Google divest its Chrome browser to dismantle what they describe as an illegal monopoly in the online search market.
A decision on Google's punishment, potentially altering the global internet landscape, will be made by District Court Judge Amit Mehta, with proceedings expected to start in 2025.
Google criticized the DOJ's proposal as excessively broad, arguing it would impair user privacy, product quality, and the company's competitive stance in AI technology.
💰 xAI now worth more than what Musk paid for TwitterLINK
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is now valued at $50 billion, which is $6 billion more than the amount Musk paid to purchase Twitter.
The valuation of xAI has risen since the spring, doubling during a funding round that collected $5 billion from investors.
Prominent investors like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are participating in xAI's current funding efforts, expecting to further support the company's growth.
🤖 China’s AI model beats OpenAILINK
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI research company, has introduced DeepSeek-R1, a reasoning AI model designed to compete with OpenAI’s o1 by effectively fact-checking itself and spending more time on queries.
DeepSeek-R1 matches OpenAI’s o1-preview performance on AI benchmarks AIME and MATH, but struggles with some logic problems and can be prompted to bypass safeguards, revealing a detailed meth recipe when jailbroken.
Political sensitivity appears to influence DeepSeek-R1’s refusal to respond to certain questions, likely due to China’s regulatory requirements for AI models to align with socialist values, which affects topic coverage.
🍎 Apple fights to dismiss DOJ antitrust lawsuitLINK
Apple is set to appear in a US court to dismiss a major antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice, arguing that the claims about its business practices are exaggerated and unfounded.
The lawsuit accuses Apple of monopolistic practices harming consumers and competitors, but Apple contends that sharing its proprietary technology would hinder innovation, aiming to counter these claims in court.
While Apple is confident the case lacks merit, experts doubt its dismissal, seeing it as a rare move for a complex case involving federal and state authorities, likely leading to a prolonged legal battle.
📹 Meta is trying to make Messenger into a video conferencing contenderLINK
Meta is enhancing Messenger with new video and audio features to position it as a competitive video conferencing tool against other advanced workplace solutions.
The upgrade includes AI-generated backgrounds for video calls and HD support, offering a more personalized and clearer communication experience for users.
Messenger has added voicemail functionality and Siri integration, allowing users to leave messages if unanswered and to dictate messages hands-free to contacts.
Other news you might like
OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit.LINK
Neuralink gets approval to start human trials in Canada.LINK
SpaceX provides more insight on why it canceled Starship catch attempt.LINK
FTX co-founder Gary Wang receives no prison sentence for crypto fraud.LINK
Robotic model with real pigeon feathers can fly like a bird.LINK
Latest research and tools
Monty Home Device Hacking Guide: a repository offering step-by-step instructions for expanding the Monty Home BLE device's functionality for environmental monitoring and automation using a Raspberry Pi and Python.LINK
DarkFlare: a tunnel disguised as HTTPS requests to bypass firewalls by routing TCP traffic through Cloudflare, ensuring stealthy and scalable access to restricted networks.LINK
OpenNext: a tool that converts Next.js build output into deployable packages for various environments, with built-in support for AWS Lambda and classic Node.js servers.LINK
Wave Network: an ultra-small language model is designed to perform language tasks with efficiency while using significantly less computational power.LINK
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