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Sony's CTO and NEC's CEO say US chip export controls may temporarily impact China's ability to procure chips but question the sanctions' long-term effectiveness (Eri Sugiura/Financial Times)
Eri Sugiura / Financial Times: Sony’s CTO and NEC’s CEO say US chip export controls may temporarily impact China’s ability…
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Experts warn of a "hallucination" problem with ChatGPT and LaMDA, as these chatbots take what they have learned and reshape it without regard for what is true (Cade Metz/New York Times)
Cade Metz / New York Times: Experts warn of a “hallucination” problem with ChatGPT and LaMDA, as these chatbots take…
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The FTC will face hurdles to block Microsoft's Activision deal, as courts are skeptical of vertical merger challenges where two companies don't compete directly (New York Times)
New York Times: The FTC will face hurdles to block Microsoft’s Activision deal, as courts are skeptical of vertical merger…
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Apple agrees to remove concealment clauses from staff and contractor agreements, which limited the ability to speak about harassment and other unlawful conduct (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)
Patrick McGee / Financial Times: Apple agrees to remove concealment clauses from staff and contractor agreements, which limited the ability…
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SBF agrees to testify before a House committee on December 13 but remains quiet about a request from a Senate committee, which could issue a subpoena (Matthew Goldstein/New York Times)
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times: SBF agrees to testify before a House committee on December 13 but remains quiet…
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Istanbul-based delivery startup Getir closes its acquisition of Berlin-based rival Gorillas, valuing the group at $10B; sources: Gorillas was valued at ~$1.2B (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Istanbul-based delivery startup Getir closes its acquisition of Berlin-based rival Gorillas, valuing the group at…
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An investigation shows how, despite US sanctions on NSO Group, spyware use by governments is booming, including the DEA's secret deployment of Graphite spyware (New York Times)
New York Times: An investigation shows how, despite US sanctions on NSO Group, spyware use by governments is booming, including…
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