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Universal strikes AI data training deal, still suing AI companies for using its data
Universal Music Group inked a deal with AI startup Klay to help develop a "responsible and ethical" AI model for music.Tech - VentureBeat - October 28 -
LinkedIn upgrades its Recruiter with an AI Hiring Assistant
LinkedIn's new Hiring Assistant will let recruiters use AI agents to find the most qualified candidates based on their LinkedIn profile.Tech - VentureBeat - October 29 -
LinkedIn says it has verified 55 million users in effort to combat AI's spread of scams, misinformation
LinkedIn is trying to thwart the spread of misinformation fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence by verifying users — more than 55 million so far.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first profit as a public company
Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public companyTech - ABC News - October 30 -
Character AI clamps down following teen user suicide, but users are revolting
As a result of these changes, Character AI appears to be deleting certain user-made custom chatbot characters abruptly.Tech - VentureBeat - October 23 -
'It's gross, it's unprofessional': Some LinkedIn users are being put off the platform by unsolicited flirtatious DMs
A LinkedIn spokesperson told CNBC Make It that the platform — which was launched in 2003 and now has over 1 billion members globally — defines itself as a "professional community."Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Meta Fined $15 Million in South Korea for Illegal User Data Collection
The country’s privacy watchdog said Meta amassed sensitive information by analyzing users’ likes and the ads they opened.Business - Inc. - 4 days ago -
The next recruiter to read your LinkedIn profile could be AI. Here’s what it’s looking for.
The professional networking site is debuting a new AI-powered ‘hiring assistant’ for recruiters that can sort, rank and message potential candidatesBusiness - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Here’s How LinkedIn Changed the Job Recruitment Game With a New AI Tool
AI agents may be the next big thing in tech, because they can perform work tasks as well as just chat. Will they end up taking people’s jobs? LinkedIn’s new system offers a hint.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
LinkedIn hit with 310M euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog
European Union regulators have slapped LinkedIn with a 310 million euro fine for violations of the bloc’s stringent data privacy rulesTech - ABC News - October 24 -
Anthropic says latest AI model can control users’ computers
Start-up backed by Google and Amazon says tool can act like a ‘human collaborator’Business - Financial Times - October 22 -
Meta AI to Use Reuters Content to Answer User Questions in Real Time
Meta AI didn’t share whether it would use Reuters content to train its large-language model.Business - Inc. - October 27 -
Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending
Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres
The tech giant says it will use energy from small reactors to power its use of artificial intelligence.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data
A bug that WIRED discovered in True the Vote’s VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.Tech - Wired - 4 days ago -
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman unveils ‘super agency’ vision at TED AI conference, takes subtle shot at Elon Musk
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman introduces 'super agency' framework for AI development, dismissing near-term election risks while advocating for balanced regulation and human-AI collaboration in ...Tech - VentureBeat - October 25 -
How X users can earn thousands from US election misinformation and AI images
The accounts are part of pro-Trump and pro-Harris networks sharing each other’s content multiple times a day.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Reddit’s Sees First-Ever Profit as Explosive User Growth and AI Tools Help it Soar
The social discussion platform beat Wall Street analyst forecasts, with quarterly sales results better than 10 percent above estimates.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Apple is trying to sell loyal iPhone users on AI tools. Here's what Apple Intelligence can do
Apple customers starting on Wednesday can go to Apple stores for sessions on Apple Intelligence — the company's suite of AI tools.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 30 -
Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them
Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligenceTech - ABC News - October 31 -
Microsoft’s new Magentic-One system directs multiple AI agents to complete user tasks
Magnetic-One, Microsoft's AI agent orchestration framework, deploys multiple agents to solve daily tasks autonomously.Tech - VentureBeat - 4 days ago -
ServiceNow, Coreweave and others to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centers to fuel AI growth
American enterprise software giant ServiceNow and cloud computing startup CoreWeave plan to invest billions of dollars in their U.K. operations.Business - CNBC - October 14 -
Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees
Environmental issue disrupts search for energy deals amid a Big Tech race over artificial intelligenceBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Feeding AI’s appetite: Who pays the price for power-hungry data centers?
With the grid facing strain and more energy-hungry giants sitting down at the table, ensuring fair contribution isn’t just sound policy — it’s absolutely essential.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Google orders small modular nuclear reactors for its data centres
Tech group signs deal with Kairos Power to build up to 7 small facilities to meet its energy needsBusiness - Financial Times - October 14 -
The FTC must be held accountable for its widespread leaks of confidential data
The Federal Trade Commission must seal the cascade of leaks from the agency. Otherwise, it risks doing irreparable harm to its mission and the companies it is investigating.Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
Generative AI grows 17% in 2024, but data quality plummets: Key findings from Appen’s State of AI Report
Appen’s 2024 State of AI report reveals surging generative AI adoption, but companies face growing challenges with data quality, bottlenecks, and declining ROI in AI deployments.Tech - VentureBeat - October 22 -
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U.S. Tech Firms to Invest More Than $8 Billion in U.K. Data Centers Amid AI Frenzy
Surging AI demand has led to a combined investment of $8.23 billion in U.K. data centers from four American tech companies.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 14 -
Google signs deal to use small modular nuclear reactors to power AI data centers
Google has signed a deal with Kairos Power to build a fleet of small modular nuclear reactors to power its data centers, the tech giant announced Monday. The small modular reactors, a type of ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Archetype AI’s Newton model learns physics from raw data—without any help from humans
Archetype AI's 'Newton' model learns physics from sensor data, promising breakthroughs in industrial applications and scientific discovery.Tech - VentureBeat - October 17 -
OpenAI scientist Noam Brown stuns TED AI Conference: ’20 seconds of thinking worth 100,000x more data’
At the TED AI conference, OpenAI’s Noam Brown unveiled the o1 model, showcasing how "System Two Thinking" could transform industries by enabling AI to deliver smarter, more deliberate decision-making.Tech - VentureBeat - October 23 -
Here’s How a Startup Landed $10 Million to Put AI Data Centers in Space
The massive banks of computers needed to power artificial intelligence apps require huge amounts of electricity on Earth. Lumen Orbit wants to send them into the heavens instead.Business - Inc. - October 25