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Financial Times: A look at the US venture debt landscape a year after SVB collapsed, as none of the new options have become as appealing as the “one-stop shop” SVB offered  —  Venture capitalists and tech groups have had to adjust to life without the ‘one-stop shop’ SVB offered Source link

Sony is gearing up to launch the PS5’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III bundle in India. The cross-gen package will be available from November 10 onwards, but unlike in the US, the publisher isn’t selling the new slim version of the console here yet. Players will receive the standard 4K Blu-ray drive-equipped PS5, alongside

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: Jason Palmer, who beat Joe Biden in American Samoa’s Democratic caucus, used AI-generated texts, emails, and an avatar to communicate with voters  —  Jason Palmer, a self-proclaimed ‘long-shot candidate’ vying for the presidency, uses AI generated texts, emails and an avatar to communicate with voters Source link

Nothing has released the Nothing OS 2.5 Open Beta 2 for Nothing Phone 2 users. This follows the Nothing OS 2.5 Open Beta 1, which was introduced in October this year. With the Open Beta 2, the company brings upgraded features including an updated Glyph Interface. The Android 14-based update also brings several new widgets.

Bruce Haring / Deadline: Digital Marilyn, an interactive AI avatar of Marilyn Monroe that was created using GPT-3.5 by Soul Machines and Authentic Brands Group, was unveiled at SXSW  —  One of Marilyn Monroe’s most famous quotes was, “I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in

Long-form videos will soon be available on smart televisions, billionaire Elon Musk said, after Fortune magazine reported that social network X planned to launch next week a TV app for Amazon and Samsung users. The platform rolled out an early version of video and audio calling for some users last October, after Musk had said

Cade Metz / New York Times: Over 100 scientists sign an agreement that seeks to prevent their AI-aided research for designing new proteins from being used for the development of bioweapons  —  An agreement by more than 90 said, however, that artificial intelligence’s benefit to the field of biology would exceed any potential harm. Source

OpenAI faces further scrutiny from Italy’s data protection watchdog over concerns that the firm’s new artificial intelligence video creation system would process people’s personal data. It’s the second time OpenAI has come to the attention of the Italian regulator, which is already investigating possible data violations by the tech company’s ChatGPT tool.  OpenAI is now

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: A look at Europe’s growing roster of female data regulators out to rein in US big tech companies; 50%+ of EU’s 30 data protection authorities are led by women  —  Over the past decade, data enforcement has exploded in prominence.  These are the regulators leading the charge. Source link

Facebook and Instagram recently added support for the ability to make purchases via Amazon without leaving the social networking apps. The seamless shopping experience on Meta’s apps is reportedly part of a new partnership with the e-commerce giant that will allow customers to connect their shopping and social networking accounts, allowing them to choose an item