December 23, 2024news The Animation Guild ratifies a contract with big studios, without AI demands such as letting members opt out of using AI or having AI train on their work (Gene Maddaus/Variety) The Animation Guild announced Monday it ratified its contract, despite fears it does not do enough to protect workers from artificial intelligence. […]
December 23, 2024news Dutch tech investor Prosus plans to acquire online travel agency Despegar.com for $1.7B, or $19.50 per share, to expand in Latin America, closing in Q2 2025 (Loni Prinsloo/Bloomberg) Dutch tech investor Prosus plans to acquire online travel agency Despegar.com for $1.7B, or $19.50 per share, to expand in Latin America, […]
December 23, 2024news A viral YouTube video from MegaLag claims PayPal’s Honey browser extension often doesn’t show users the best coupon codes and steals creators’ affiliate revenue (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac) PayPal’s Honey browser extension is facing controversy after a new investigative video outlines ways it scams users and steals from creators. Read […]
December 23, 2024news Kuo: Apple’s M5 chip to use TSMC’s advanced N3P node; M5 Pro, Max, and Ultra will use a new server One of the key elements of Apple’s A-series and M-series chips is the System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design which tightly integrates all… Read More […]
December 23, 2024news In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and ending 2024 with $500M in cash, as it grapples with debt (New York Times) In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and ending […]
December 20, 2024news OpenAI unveils o3 and o3 OpenAI saved its biggest announcement for the last day of its 12-day “shipmas” event. On Friday, the company unveiled o3, the successor […]
December 20, 2024news The US charges dual Russian and Israeli national Rostislav Panev for allegedly working with the LockBit ransomware group and seeks his extradition from Israel (Jamie Tarabay/Bloomberg) The US charges dual Russian and Israeli national Rostislav Panev for allegedly working with the LockBit ransomware group and seeks his extradition […]
December 20, 2024news Sam Altman says Elon Musk is “clearly a bully” who is suing OpenAI because the startup is doing really well and calls the lawsuits “a little bit of a sideshow” (Fortune) Sam Altman clears the air about the very public battle between him and his OpenAI cofounder Elon Musk. Read More »
