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Financial Times (paywall): A small Chinese artificial intelligence lab stunned the world this week by revealing the technical recipe for its cutting-edge model, turning its reclusive leader into a national hero who has defied US attempts to stop China’s high-tech ambitions. DeepSeek, founded by hedge fund manager Liang Wenfeng,
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9to5Mac: Dozens of subreddits have opted to block links to X in their communities over the last 24 hours in a movement that appears to be gaining momentum across Reddit […] These include large subreddits, like r/formula1, which has nearly 5 million members […] Hundreds more appear to be actively discussing
404 Media: A pseudonymous coder has created and released an open source “tar pit” to indefinitely trap AI training web crawlersin an infinitely, randomly-generating series of pages to waste their time and computing power. The program, called Nepenthes after the genus of carnivorous pitcher plants which trap and consume their
Lowfaremedia via DaringFireball, on the risks Oracle and Akamai are taking by re-enavling TikTok service, and facing a possible huge (legal) penalty: Could a future administration enforce these violations regardless of Trump’s current promises? The stakes are enormous — nearly a trillion dollars in potential liability Link My take is:
Perplexity summary: UBTech Robotics and Foxconn are transforming iPhone production through a groundbreaking partnership that integrates advanced humanoid robots like the Walker S1 and its upgraded successor, the Walker S2, into manufacturing. With plans for enhanced robot capabilities, streamlined workflows, and smarter automation, this collaboration aims to address labor challenges,
John Gruber: Basically: is the law the law, or is Donald Trump’s word the law? Oracle and Akamai are seemingly good with the latter. Lastly, it’s worth pointing out that the immediate public clamor is about whether the app works or not, not whether it’s available to
David Lynch was one of the Greats. From Chacun son cinema, Lynch’s view.
To spite the Supreme Court (that may or may not ban TikTok in the U.S. this Sunday, the 19th of Jan 2025), TikTok users are moving in troves to... another Chinese platform, called RedNote. Not only they are moving in blind, not knowing what this platform's capabilities
Jack Smith, the special counsel who indicted President-elect Donald J. Trump on charges of illegally seeking to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, said in a final report released early Tuesday that the evidence would have been sufficient to convict Mr. Trump in a trial, had his 2024
MacRumors: In a new post on Medium, Kuo said that the foldable iPhone remains in “the planning stage.” The device will reportedly be eSIM-only, just like Apple’s upcoming ultra-slim iPhone 17 model. Kuo said that the two devices will likely face hurdles in the Chinese market unless Apple modifies
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Wall Street Journal: The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. Eastern District Court of Missouri, alleges that abuse occurred at their family home in Clayton, Mo., from approximately 1997 through 2006. Ann Altman was 3 years old, and Sam Altman was 12 at the start of the alleged abuse,
Emanuel Maiberg for 404Media.co: In early December I got the kind of tip we’ve been getting a lot over the past year. A reader had noticed a post from someone on Reddit complaining about a very graphic sexual ad appearing in their Instagram Reels. I’ve seen a