January 2, 2025news In 2024, warning calls about catastrophic AI risks were drowned out by the tech industry’s promotion of a practical and prosperous vision of generative AI (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch) For several years now, technologists have rung alarm bells about the potential for advanced AI systems to cause catastrophic damage to the […]
January 2, 2025news While the crypto industry anticipates lighter regulation and wider adoption under Trump, some critics worry about systemic risks, particularly from stablecoins (Financial Times) The sector expects lighter regulation and wider adoption under the president-elect, but some worry about systemic risks Read More »
January 1, 2025news The defense industry is poised for a deal surge as firms expand in AI, drones, and space systems; Bain: VC deal value in the sector has risen 18x in a decade (Sylvia Pfeifer/Financial Times) Large contractors expected to use growing cash piles to invest in high-growth areas Read More »
January 1, 2025news OpenAI missed its goal to launch Media Manager, an opt Back in May, OpenAI said it was developing a tool to let creators specify how they want their works to be included […]
January 1, 2025news PitchBook: the number of VCs investing in US startups fell from a peak of 8,315 in 2021 to 6,175 in 2024; 9 firms raised 50%+ of the $71B raised by VCs in 2024 (George Hammond/Financial Times) Risk-averse financial institutions concentrate money on biggest Silicon Valley VCs in trend that threatens smaller groups Read More »
January 1, 2025news Alibaba sells Sun Art Retail stake to PE firm DCP for ~$1.6B, after paying ~$3.6B in 2020 to double the stake to 70%+, as it focuses on its core online business (Bloomberg) Alibaba sells Sun Art Retail stake to PE firm DCP for ~$1.6B, after paying ~$3.6B in 2020 to double the stake to […]
January 1, 2025news PitchBook: the number of VCs investing in US startups fell from a peak of 8,315 in 2021 to 6,175 in 2024; 9 firms raised 50%+ of the $71B raised by VCs in 2024 (George Hammond/Financial Times) Risk-averse financial institutions concentrate money on biggest Silicon Valley VCs in trend that threatens smaller groups Read More »
January 1, 2025news OpenAI missed its goal to launch Media Manager, an opt Back in May, OpenAI said it was developing a tool to let creators specify how they want their works to be included […]
January 1, 2025news An investigation details how predatory men engage in the grooming of child influencers on Instagram under the guise of working as social media professionals (New York Times) An investigation details how predatory men engage in the grooming of child influencers on Instagram under the guise of working as social […]
January 1, 2025news Link-Busters, an anti-piracy company working for big publishers, passed 2B URL takedown requests sent to Google and is behind 50%+ of Google takedown requests (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak) Home > Anti-Piracy > DMCA > Link-Busters is the unofficial DMCA takedown champion of 2024. The anti-piracy outfit works for many of […]
