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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Jeffrey Epstein made moves at Microsoft.

    Epstein “found success boring into the inner sanctums of Microsoft,” according to The New York Times, more so than any other major tech company. New Justice Department documents show he spent a decade networking with top Microsoft executives, including Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, and Steven Sinofsky, even after serving time for soliciting a minor.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    AMD forges $100 billion deal with Meta for AI chips.

    After buying millions of Nvidia’s AI chips last week, Meta has now also signed a multi-year agreement to buy six gigawatts worth of AMD processors for AI data centers. The deal could see Meta owning 10 percent of AMD’s stock, and follows a similar agreement between AMD and OpenAI.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Reddit fined almost $20 million for “using children’s data unlawfully.”

    The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office dished out a £14.47 million (about $19.5 million) penalty for Reddit’s previous lack of robust age verification and failure to assess risks to children before January 2025. That’s just a smidge higher than the £247,590 (about $335,000) fine Imgur was hit with for similar reasons earlier this month.

    Does Big Tech actually care about fighting AI slop?

    It’s harder to clean up a mess you’re still actively making.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    X is working on ‘Made with AI’ labels.

    The in-development feature reported by @nima_owji shows a toggle that allows users to disclose synthetically made or manipulated content. The move may be in response to India ordering social platforms to embrace provenance systems like C2PA, a standard that X abandoned after Elon Musk stepped in.

    A screenshot of X’s in-development ai labels.
    These disclosure systems only work if every X user is honest about the images and video content they upload. Which is unlikely.
    Image: @nima_owji
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds might support gestures.

    Specifically, head gestures like nodding or shaking to accept and decline calls, SammyGuru reports. The upcoming Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro will also reportedly let you operate your phone camera remotely by squeezing the earbud stems, and activate Find My Phone using the earbud charging case.

    Leaked illustration of Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 design and pinch control features.
    Images leaked via an APK teardown show some of the new features that may be available for the Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro, including the “Pinch and Hold” controls.
    Image: @antonioig002