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Not your OpenAI’s kind of AI: Liquid AI, a new MIT spinoff, wants to build an entirely new type of AI. See how it will do that.
Squash that bug: Millions of patient scans and health records are spilling online thanks to a decades-old protocol bug. Time to scream and jump on a chair.
All about that Meta: Meta didn’t want to let Google have all the limelight today, so it made some news of its own. That included launching a stand-alone AI-powered image generator. Meanwhile, its AI unit added the ability to create new AI images when prompted and support for Reels. And remember all those celebrities lending their likeness to a set of Meta AI characters? That’s now live across U.S. apps, among other things.
When Q4 means more layoffs: Haje discusses why layoffs happen in December, and how to handle them compassionately. Read more. (TC+)
Exposed!: A U.S. senator warns governments are spying on Apple and Google users via push notifications. Get the scoop. And your mobile password manager could be exposing your credentials.
Art made easy: Sydney-based generative AI art platform Leonardo.Ai raises $31 million. Here’s how it works.
Sing a song: Sona launches its music streaming platform and marketplace to reward fans for buying “digital twins” of songs. Listen up.
Nothing but blue skies from now on: Social media platform Bluesky says it will allow users to opt out of the public web interface after backlash. Nothing’s private anymore, amirite?
Credit card gibberish managed: Spade, a startup that turns the really long string of letters and numbers you see on your credit card statement into a merchant identity, raises new capital amid a shift in strategy to detect fraud. Read more.
One long thread: X, the entity formerly known as Twitter, now lets users broadcast community posts to all followers. See how it works.
Out of this world: OurSky, now flush with $9.5 million in seed funding, plans to build out a developer platform for space data. Here’s how.
Game on: Titan AI grabs some pre-seed funding as it leverages generative AI to streamline mobile game development. Learn more.
Vast cash for Vast Data: Vast Data, a startup that provides data storage for AI workloads, lands $118 million. Read more.
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