🤖 ChatGPT's AI Prowess, India's Lunar Triumph & TikTok Shifts
Today’s pick
How ChatGPT turned generative AI into an 'anything tool'. The chief technology officer of a robotics startup told me earlier this year, “We thought we'd have to do a lot of work to build ‘ChatGPT for robotics.' Instead, it turns out that, in a lot of cases, ChatGPT is ChatGPT for robotics.” By Ars Contributors via Ars Technica
How #ChatGPT turned #GenerativeAI into an “anything tool” - Spiros Margaris (@SpirosMargaris)
India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission lands on the lunar surface. India staked new claim as a national superpower in space, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon's unexplored south pole on Wednesday. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launched last month and touch downed on the lunar surface around 8:34 a.m. ET. By Michael Sheetz via CNBC
The nation’s space agency ISRO confirms the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has safely touched down on the lunar south pole - Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz)
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TikTok is killing its Shopify storefront integration as it moves to control all aspects of in-app e-commerce. TikTok is sunsetting storefronts, a feature that let Shopify sellers sync product catalogs to its app. The company is pushing merchants to instead switch to its own e-commerce tool, TikTok Shop. By Dan Whateley via Insider
TikTok to End Shopify Integration to Drive Sellers to Use TikTok Shops The move shows how TikTok wants to own all aspects of shopping — and box out third-party platforms. - Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra)
FBI says North Korean hackers preparing to cash out after high-profile crypto hacks. The U.S. government said it believes North Korean hackers are preparing to cash out millions of dollars stolen during a spate of high-profile crypto hacks. By Carly Page via TechCrunch
FBI says North Korean hackers preparing to cash out after high-profile crypto hacks - Sheena Chestnut Greitens (@SheenaGreitens)
Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright. There's only one name that springs to mind when you think of the cutting edge in copyright law online: Frank Sinatra. There's nothing more important than making sure his estate — and his label, Universal Music Group — gets paid when people do AI versions of Ol’ Blue Eyes singing “Get Low” on YouTube, right? By Nilay Patel via The Verge
Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright - Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra)
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