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Former Yahoo CEO Regrets Acquiring Tumblr Instead of Hulu or Netflix
Marissa Mayer also admits she “hired the wrong COO” during her time at the company
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OpenAI Reportedly Lost $540 Million Developing ChatGPT in 2022
Language models don’t come cheap, if the chatbot’s costs are any indication
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Apple Q2 Revenue Soars to $94.8 Billion, Beating Wall Street Estimates
Services revenue, including Apple TV+ subscriptions, of $20.9 billion helped the company’s results as hardware sales drop
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Social App Discord Goes the Twitter Route, Simplifies Usernames
Discord’s numeric branding system will be replaced by a more standard, @-based system
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Why Gmail Is Introducing a Twitter-Like Blue Checkmark
The Google platform is introducing its own verification system
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Facebook Faces Potential Ban of Youth Data Monetization
FTC says Meta’s behavior has “put young users at risk” and must be addressed
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Samsung Cracks Down on Staff Use of AI, Citing Security Risks
Samsung points to ChatGPT as a security risk following an accidental source-code leak
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AI Should Be a Life-and-Death Issue for Hollywood Writers | PRO Insight
BuzzFeed provides a timely cautionary tale for creatives who don’t take the threat of computer-generated copy seriously
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TikTok Considers AI-Generated Content Labels to Combat Deepfakes
As the line between real and fake grows blurrier, the need for transparency rises
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HUSSLUP Launches Desktop App Aimed at Improved Creative Professional Networking
ProSearch and Serendipity Mode aim to make connecting easier and more productive
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Why Bluesky Is the New Hotness | PRO Insight
The Twitter alternative is taking off thanks to hilarious memes and the fact that it’s not Twitter
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Writers Are Anonymous in Hollywood – but Tech Could Change That | PRO Insight
Smart contracts could connect fans with creators more fairly, effectively and efficiently, writes Daril Fannin, a screenwriter and Kino CEO
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Meta Shares Soar 14% on Revenue Jump, Antitrust Win
The Facebook parent reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter thanks to ad revenue, daily user gains
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Alphabet Growth Slows Again in Q1 as YouTube Ad Revenue Falls for 3rd Quarter in a Row
The video service’s ad woes, with sales down 3%, reflect an industrywide spending slowdown
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From Fake Drake to a Fan Frenzy: AI Can Help – Not Just Hurt – the Music Business | PRO Insight
Trying to take down computer-generated tracks is a remix of a failed strategy from the Napster days
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