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Mozilla rewrites Firefox’s Terms of Use after user backlash
[[{“value”:” Critics said the new terms implied Mozilla was asking users for the rights to whatever data they input or upload through Firefox. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
UK probes how TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur protect child privacy
[[{“value”:” The U.K.’s privacy watchdog has launched investigations into three social media companies over how they go about protecting the privacy of children on their respective platforms. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today that it’s looking into how TikTok uses personal information of 13-17-year-olds to recommend videos, “in light of growing concerns” around how young […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Chinese buyers are getting Nvidia Blackwell chips despite U.S. export controls
[[{“value”:” Upholding export controls on semiconductor chips made in the U.S. made chips may be harder than Washington D.C. thinks. Chinese buyers are getting their hands on computing systems with Nvidia’s Blackwell chips through third-party traders located in other regions, the Wall Street Journal reported. Buyers in Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam are buying these resources for […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Conan O’Brien comments on AI during his opening monologue at the Oscars
[[{“value”:” When hosting the 2025 Oscars last night, comedian and late-night TV host Conan O’Brien addressed the use of AI in his opening monologue, reflecting the growing conversation about the technology’s influence in Hollywood. “We did not use AI to make this show,” O’Brien said. His remarks were clearly a reference to the use of generative AI […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
T-Mobile and Perplexity announce new ‘AI phone’ priced at under $1K
[[{“value”:” It was inevitable that this year at MWC in Barcelona, at least one carrier would announce a major effort at building a smartphone with a top AI company. And here it is: T-Mobile, the mobile telco owned by Deutsche Telekom (DT), said that it is building an “AI Phone,” a low-cost handset created in close […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Stability AI optimized its audio generation model to run on Arm chips
[[{“value”:” AI startup Stability AI has teamed up with chipmaker Arm to bring Stability’s Stable Audio Open, an AI model that can generate audio including sound effects, to mobile devices running Arm chips. While a number of AI-powered apps can generate audio, like Suno and Udio, most rely on cloud processing, meaning that they can’t be […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
As Skype shuts down, its legacy is end-to-end encryption for the masses
[[{“value”:” iMessage, Signal, and WhatsApp have made E2EE the default for messaging, but Skype paved the way decades ago. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
HackerPulse wants to help enterprises spot engineering bottlenecks
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Jolla founders take the wraps off an AI assistant to power up their push for privacy-friendly GenAI
[[{“value”:” Jolla, the erstwhile mobile maker turned privacy-centric AI business — via sister startup, Venho.ai — has taken the wraps off an AI assistant that’s touted as a “fully private” alternative to letting data-mining cloud giants crawl all over your personal information. The AI assistant is designed to integrate with apps like email, calendar and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….