Who would’ve guessed the powerful folk would win the AI fight?
So, there were some non-profit folks up against a wall of money and influence. Guess who won?
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Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
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Fidelity National Financial shuts down network in wake of cybersecurity incident
Fidelity National Financial, or FNF, a Fortune 500 company that provides title insurance and settlement services for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced on Tuesday that it was the victim of a “cybersecurity incident that impacted certain FNF systems..” The company filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) saying that it […]
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Black Friday Deal: A One-Year Costco Gold Star Membership and a $40 Digital Costco Shop Card for $60
Don’t miss this deal on a membership opportunity that could be that gift that keeps giving all year.
Bumble Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd’s Daily Routine: 5:15 a.m Wake-Ups and Dialing Into Meetings After Dropping Her Son Off at School
Whitney Herd was the youngest female CEO ever to take a company public when Bumble had its IPO in 2021.
Uber-for-parcels startups Relay raises $10M Seed round to scale in the UK
Incumbents in the parcel deliveries space usually have fixed daily routes from suburban depots. But since most parcels are fairly lightweight, this is a bit of a hammer to crack a nut. So it makes sense to “Uber-ise” local deliveries. Indeed, in Asia, the ‘asset free’ delivery model of using mini depots instead of large owned […]
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5 Ways to Sidestep Discouragement and Stay on Track
It’s rare that we pursue big goals without temporary setbacks and momentary feelings of failure. These five practices prevent us from getting discouraged and throwing in the towel early.
Golar LNG (GLNG) Surpasses Q3 Earnings Estimates – Time to Reevaluate Your Position?
Golar LNG’s (GLNG) fiscal 2023 third-quarter earnings beat analyst expectations. However, the drop in revenue and earnings compared a year ago could be worrisome for investors. Amid this, should you…
OpenAI will benefit from unity of purpose with Sam Altman’s return
In case you missed it, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO. His reinstatement comes after a whirlwind few days in which we saw unusual corporate governance lead to an attempt to oust Altman, despite support from both Microsoft and the vast majority of OpenAI’s workforce. While the whole process was incredibly messy, the result […]
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Osium AI uses artificial intelligence to speed up materials innovation
While everybody is trying to figure out how artificial intelligence can be leveraged across various industries, French startup Osium AI has found an interesting use cases for AI — research and development in materials science. Founded by Sarah Najmark and Luisa Bouneder, the startup raised a $2.6 million seed round from Y Combinator, Singular, Kima Ventures, […]
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Sunbird pauses its efforts to bring iMessage to Android amid security worries
Sunbird, which aims to bring iMessage to Android users, has halted development and pulled its app from the Play Store amid security issues raised this week. Earlier this week, the company sent a notification to its users, as noted by 9to5Google first, saying that it is pausing the development of the app to investigate security […]
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