Checks, the AI-powered data protection project incubated in Area 120, officially ‘exits’ to Google

After Google cut all but three of the projects at its in-house incubator Area 120 and shifted it to work on AI projects across Google, one of the legacy... Read more »

FTC moves to completely prohibit Meta from monetizing kids

The Federal Trade Commission alleges that Meta has “repeatedly violated” privacy rules, and proposes to tighten the agency’s 2020 order against the company, completely barring it from monetizing data... Read more »

Four investors explain why AI ethics can’t be an afterthought

Billions of dollars are flooding into AI. Yet, AI models are already being affected by prejudice, as evidenced by mortgage discrimination toward Black prospective homeowners. It’s reasonable to ask... Read more »

Fifty+ ISPs, NGOs and broadcaster groups hit out at ‘Big Telco bias’ driving anti-competitive EU network fee proposal

A coalition of more than 50 European consumer and digitals rights groups, smaller ISPs and broadcasters have inked their name to a joint statement urging EU policymakers and Member... Read more »

Bishop Fox lays off employees days after throwing conference party

Cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox laid off around 50 employees — or 13% of its workforce — on Tuesday, the company told TechCrunch. The layoffs come just a few days... Read more »

Fortnite is now available on Fire TV and Amazon Luna

Amazon announced today that customers in the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom can now play Fortnite on their Fire TVs via its Amazon Luna cloud gaming... Read more »

Plex’s music player, Plexamp, now works with ChatGPT for playlist creation

Plexamp, the music player originally incubated by the Labs division of media company Plex, is tapping into ChatGPT with its latest update. The company announced today a new feature... Read more »

Databricks acquires AI-centric data governance platform Okera

Databricks today announced that it has acquired Okera, a data governance platform with a focus on AI. The two companies did not disclose the purchase price. According to Crunchbase,... Read more »

Fandom launches new creator initiative and invests in more original video content

Fandom, the entertainment site and wiki hosting service, had two announcements to share this week—the launch of Creator Class, new quarterly workshops for creators, as well as a new... Read more »

Reddit enhances link embeds and adds more sharing functions on iOS and Android

Reddit is introducing a series of updates to make it easier for users to share content from its platform, acknowledging that it previously “didn’t make it easy” to do... Read more »
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