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TechDesk, to tesla
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The Department of Justice is looking into whether Tesla committed securities and wire fraud around its self-driving vehicle claims.

The investigation into whether Tesla executives misled consumers, investors, and regulators by making unsupported claims about its autonomous capabilities has been going on since late 2021, reports @theverge, but it has now zoned in on specific charges related to statements made by Elon Musk himself. Here’s more on the filing.

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The United States has landed another blow to China’s technological advancement, by revoking licenses that allowed Intel and Qualcomm to buy and sell chips to Huawei Technologies, reports @engadget.

Huawei was hit hard when it was placed on U.S. trade restrictions lists in 2019, but a recent comeback — including the launch of an AI-enabled laptop powered by an Intel chip — appears to have renewed the government’s national security worries.

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#Huawei #China #Qualcomm #Intel #AI

TechDesk, to ai
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A new study from Microsoft and LinkedIn has found that AI usage in the workplace has doubled in the last six months.

The data comes from a survey completed by 31,000 people across 31 countries, which found that 75% of workers are now using AI as part of their jobs. Over half are using it for their most important tasks, but don't want to admit it out of fear it makes them look replaceable. Here’s more from CNBC.

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TechDesk, (edited ) to TikTok
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TikTok is suing the United States government in an attempt to stop the enforcement of last month’s bill, which would ban the app in the U.S unless its Chinese owner ByteDance sells up.

The lawsuit argues that the bill is an “unprecedented violation” of the First Amendment, and says that invoking national security concerns is not a sufficient reason for restricting free speech. NBC News has more, but we’re keen to hear what you think. Do you agree with the bill?

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TechDesk, (edited ) to apple
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After months of rumors, Apple has announced its new iPad line-up, which includes the first iPad Pro with an OLED display.

This major screen upgrade should deliver 1,600 nits of peak brightness for HDR content, and is joined by a “fresh design, more powerful internals, and a thinner profile than ever before.” Here’s more from @theverge.

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#Apple #iPad #iPadPro #OLED #Tech

TechDesk, to Nintendo
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Nintendo has confirmed the long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 is coming, but it’s not quite as soon as fans might have hoped.

The company’s president Shuntaro Furukawa said an announcement would arrive “within this fiscal year”, which gives it until March 2025 to release the details, reports the BBC.

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TechDesk, to tech
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DocuSign is purchasing Lexion, an AI-powered contract workflow automation startup for $165 million. The purchase comes as DocuSign is said to be in the process of selling itself to a private equity firm and just months after it laid off 6% of its workforce. Tech Crunch’s Kyle Wiggers, reports. https://flip.it/YLM3LZ

TechDesk, to tech
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Four new iPad models are expected to be announced at Apple’s Let Loose event, Tuesday, May 7. Tom’s Guide has all the details. https://flip.it/4n_cu0

TechDesk, to ai
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Future AI will be outfitted with an incredible amount of detailed information about its users. In fact, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it will be like having a “super competent colleague” that knows absolutely everything about your whole life, every email, every conversation you’ve ever had. Would you sign on for this? Read more at Futurism. https://flip.it/bqE_L2
#AI #Tech #ChatGPT #OpenAI #SamAltman

TechDesk, to tech
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Apple may appear to be dipping a toe into the AI game, but recent reports and rumors have suggested that the tech giant has just been biding its time. @theverge tells us what Apple has been working on, including a potentially “really, really, really good Siri.” https://flip.it/KqrHth

TechDesk, to tech
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February’s design tweaks to Google Maps is now being tested, with some new refinements, on Android. 9to5Google has more. https://flip.it/Ml58I2

TechDesk, to tech
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Mobile apps that help people travel by car have been serving drivers for years. But what about those who choose to go by bike or foot? Writing for @theverge, Allison Johnson describes her venture into cycling and where Komoot came in to help her find the best routes. https://flip.it/QUdyix

TechDesk, to tech
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Generative AI has a problem with “hallucinations,” the lies its models tell. Through retrieval augmented generation (RAG), some AI vendors say the problem is solvable. But, as Tech Crunch’s Kyle Wiggers explains, it isn’t, at least not for all of AI’s hallucinatory problems. https://flip.it/7CaFbf

TechDesk, (edited ) to OpenAI
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Google has dominated the search market for more than two decades, accounting for as much as 90% of all global searches. But OpenAI could be about to take on Google at its own game, with the launch of a new search engine based on ChatGPT tech.

Rumors began when a domain name and security certificate for search.chatgpt.com was found, with an AI influencer later hinting an announcement was coming on 9 May. Here’s more from Tom's Guide.

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TechDesk, (edited ) to Spotify
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Spotify’s long-rumored high-res music tier looks like it might be finally ready for launch, based on some pretty convincing leaked screengrabs.

The music streaming service has fallen behind a number of its big rivals in not offering lossless music, but so-called “Enhanced Listening” will look to change that, offering up to 24-bit/44.1kHz playback via Spotify Connect on compatible devices.

@9to5google has more on the expected feature and how it compares to the competition, but we want to hear what you think — is high-res sound quality important to you in a streaming service? Has Spotify done enough?

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TechDesk, to Facebook
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Have you noticed your Facebook feed being taken over by AI spam recently? @jasonkoebler has spent four months looking into it — what’s real, what’s not and what is a mixture of the two, creating what he calls “a disastrous website where there is little social connection at all.” Read more about his investigation over at @404mediaco.

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TechDesk, to TikTok
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If you’ve been scrolling TikTok recently and wondered why some videos are muted, it’s probably because of the an ongoing spat between the platform and Universal Music Group, which removed the music of all the label’s artists.

Today, the two struck a “multi-dimensional licensing agreement” that will allow music from UMG’s artists to be used as TikTok audio once more. TikTok is also promising protections with respect to generative AI, including “a commitment on TikTok’s part to remove AI-generated music and improve artist and songwriter attribution,” reports @CNET.

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Google has kicked off World Password Day by announcing that over 400 million users have used passkeys since the tech giant rolled them out, logging over one billion authentications between them.

Passkeys rely on device-based authentication, often using a fingerprint scanner or face recognition, which makes logging in faster and more secure. Despite this, our passwordless future still feels some way off — @theverge considers why.

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TechDesk, (edited ) to internet
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Do you yearn for the “good old days” of the internet? The acronym-based chat clients, the Geocities sites filled with dancing hamsters, the MySpace pages filled with glitter GIFs and MIDI tracks?

@molly0xfff writes about a time when being online was simpler, but how with the tools at our disposal, getting back to that would be easier now than ever. Here’s more from her newsletter, Citation Needed.

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TechDesk, to meta
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Meta has announced that Batman: Arkham Shadow will be the first big exclusive game for its Quest 3 VR headset.

It’s an important step forward for the device. As @engadget reports: “One of the main reasons it has been difficult to recommend the $500 Quest 3 VR headset over the $200 Quest 2 is a lack of exclusive titles, as most games have to support both models. This means we haven’t really seen the power of the Quest 3 yet, but the tides are turning.”

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TechDesk, to Amazon
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A former Amazon executive has accused the company of telling her to violate copyright law in order to compete with other tech giants in AI, reports Business Insider.

As part of a wider lawsuit against the company, in which Viviane Ghaderi claims she was discriminated against and ultimately fired for taking maternity leave, Ghaderi says she was told to “ignore legal advice and Amazon’s own policies to get better results” when developing its large-language models.

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TechDesk, to internet
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The Affordable Connectivity Program was a landmark piece of U.S. government legislation passed in 2021 that aimed to make it easier for people to afford an internet connection in their homes. Today it all comes to an end, leaving an estimated 23 million households — roughly one in six — at risk of losing broadband access, widening the digital divide.

Despite pleas from the Biden administration and several advocacy groups to save the program, it has now officially lapsed. So what’s next? @WIRED has more.

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TechDesk, to tesla
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Barely two weeks have passed since Tesla initiated layoffs for at least 14,000 staff, and the company is now reportedly laying off hundreds more — including senior executives and the majority of its Supercharging team. But that may not be the end of it.

In an email sent to executives last night, Elon Musk said he wanted Tesla to be “absolutely hard core” about the cuts, stating even staff working underneath executives who “don’t obviously pass the excellent, necessary and trustworthy test” would also be out of a job. Here’s more from @theverge.

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TechDesk, to TikTok
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European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen has hinted that banning TikTok in the EU is not off the table.

Speaking at a debate ahead of the bloc’s 2024 election, von der Leyen said that the Commission was “the very first institution worldwide to ban TikTok on our corporate phones,” reports Politico, adding: “We know exactly the danger of TikTok.”

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TechDesk, to tmobile
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Some of the top wireless carriers in the U.S. have been fined millions of dollars, for illegally sharing customers’ personal data without their consent.

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon have all received government fines following allegations by the FCC that they had “improperly shared users’ geolocation histories to third parties, including to prisons, as part of their commercial programs.” @CNN has more.

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#Verizon #ATT #Sprint #TMobile #FCC

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