Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive
Jack Dorsey backs diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive of 6-second, looping videos.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to “accelerate” AI investment
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ElevenLabs strike deals with celebs to create AI audio
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Elon Musk’s X botched its security key switchover, locking users out
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Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; ordered it to pay damages
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
Your Marketing Budget Is Going to Waste If You’re Making These Common Mistakes
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Looking for a Job? Mark Cuban Has Some Simple Advice for You.
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