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Alex Jones proposes $55 million legal debt settlement to Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a minimum total of $55 million over 10…
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OpenAI says ByteDance's use of its API was minimal, suspends ByteDance's account while it investigates a report that ByteDance used OpenAI's API for its own LLM (Alex Heath/The Verge)
Alex Heath / The Verge: OpenAI says ByteDance’s use of its API was minimal, suspends ByteDance’s account while it investigates…
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Armada, aiming to bring AI grade computing capability to remote places like oil rigs using Starlink, raised a $40M Series A; source: at a nearly $250M valuation (Alex Konrad/Forbes)
Alex Konrad / Forbes: Armada, aiming to bring AI grade computing capability to remote places like oil rigs using Starlink,…
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In a 2+ hour long talk on X with Alex Jones, Andrew Tate, Jack Posobiec, others, Elon Musk said X should avoid outright bans unless users "do something illegal" (Sara Dorn/Forbes)
Sara Dorn / Forbes: In a 2+ hour long talk on X with Alex Jones, Andrew Tate, Jack Posobiec, others,…
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X lifts the permanent ban on Infowars host Alex Jones' account, after Elon Musk conducted a poll that resulted in 70.1% voting in favor of restoring the account (Associated Press)
Associated Press: X lifts the permanent ban on Infowars host Alex Jones’ account, after Elon Musk conducted a poll that…
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The economic downturn is hurting the creator economy, one of the most-hyped sectors of the past decade, in particular since its middle class hasn't yet emerged (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: The economic downturn is hurting the creator economy, one of the most-hyped sectors of the…
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NY AG Letitia James files a civil suit against Alex Mashinsky, alleging the co-founder of Celsius defrauded investors out of billions by making false statements (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: NY AG Letitia James files a civil suit against Alex Mashinsky, alleging the co-founder of Celsius defrauded…
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Ampere Analysis: a decade-long original TV show spending boom is expected to slow to a crawl in 2023; streaming services will cut growth from 25% in 2022 to 8% (Alex Barker/Financial Times)
Alex Barker / Financial Times: Ampere Analysis: a decade-long original TV show spending boom is expected to slow to a…
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Investigation: Eric Schmidt helps fund the salaries of over 24 Biden administration officials through the Federation of American Scientists and Schmidt Futures (Alex Thompson/Politico)
Alex Thompson / Politico: Investigation: Eric Schmidt helps fund the salaries of over 24 Biden administration officials through the Federation…
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How ByteDance and TikTok, which owe their existence to intermingled Western and Chinese ideas, capital, and people, became entangled in the US-China rift (Alex W. Palmer/New York Times)
Alex W. Palmer / New York Times: How ByteDance and TikTok, which owe their existence to intermingled Western and Chinese…
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