Malaysian politicians vote to control the Internet
This whole free speech thing never worked
Malaysian lawmakers voted to broaden the government’s control over the internet, unmoved by criticism that the law risks suppressing dissent and free speech.
Mark Zuckerberg snubs his Llama in favour of OpenAI’s GPT-4
Open relationship
While Mark Zuckerberg has been telling world+dog that Meta’s Llama AI model is the bee’s knees he has been using OpenAI’s GPT-4 model behind the scenes.
Meta claims it is censoring too much
Too much harmless content taken down
According to a top executive, Meta mistakenly removes too much content across its apps.
Australia ban under-16s from social media
Social media is apparently more dangerous than anything else down under
The land down under, Australia which has more poisonous reptiles and insects than anywhere in the world, has decided that its kiddies are more at danger from social media than anything else.
FTC launches broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft
Now all big Tech is being done
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is about to start a comprehensive antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on its software licensing and cloud computing businesses.
Meta cracks down on scams
Closes two million pig butchering accounts
Meta said it has removed more than two million accounts this year linked to overseas criminal gangs behind scam operations that have allegedly forced hundreds of thousands of people into scamming roles and cost victims billions of dollars worldwide.
Jobs’ Mob stops making Vision Pro
Tame Apple Press refuses to admit it made a mistake and say nevermore
The fruity cargo cult Apple has pulled the plug on producing its Vision Pro, its virtual reality (VR) headset.
Meta asks Supremes to halt investor lawsuit over data misuse
We should be allowed to do what we like
The US Supreme Court grappled with an appeal from Meta Platforms, Facebook's parent company, seeking to dismiss a 2018 federal securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders.
Meta Permits Its A.I. to be used by US military
Army runs on Llamas
Social notworking outfit Meta has changed its policies on government agencies and contractors working on national security to allow the military use of its products.
OpenAI forms pact with Broadcom
No longer wants custom foundaries
OpenAI has decided to shelve its plans to build custom foundries. Instead, the company will partner with semiconductor giant Broadcom to develop its first batch of custom AI chips.