๐ FCC's Bold Broadband Goal, Apple's Strategic AI Buy, Privacy Concerns Escalate
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The FCC has finally decreed that 25Mbps and 3Mbps are not 'broadband' speed. โI think our new threshold, frankly, should be 100Mbps. I think anything short of that shortchanges our children, our future, and our new digital economy.โ That's what FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel argued nine years ago โ now, itโs finally happening. By Sean Hollister via The Verge
๐: The FCC has finally decreed that 25Mbps and 3Mbps are not "broadband" speed. Hallelujah. It's all about 100Mbps and 20Mbps now - Tom Warren (@tomwarren)
Apple Buys Canadian AI Startup as Part of Race to Add Features. Canada's DarwinAI was quietly acquired earlier this year The iPhone maker has promised a big AI announcement in 2024 Apple Inc. has acquired Canadian artificial intelligence startup DarwinAI, adding technology to its arsenal ahead of a big push into generative AI in 2024. By Mark Gurman via Bloomberg
๐: NEW: Apple has acquired Canadian artificial intelligence startup DarwinAI, adding technology to its arsenal ahead of a big push into generative AI in 2024. - Mark Gurman (@markgurman)
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Hackers can read private AI assistant chats even though they're encrypted. AI assistants have been widely available for a little more than a year, and they already have access to our most private thoughts and business secrets. People ask them about becoming pregnant or terminating or preventing pregnancy, consult them when considering a divorce, seek information about drug addiction, or ask for edits in emails containing proprietary trade secrets. By Dan Goodin via Ars Technica
๐: Honestly, with all the slap and tickle companies are playing with service terms around AI sharing, โdonโt tell the chatbot anything you wouldnโt want to be publicโ is good advice. - Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig)
Honda and Nissan agree to work together in developing electric vehicles and intelligent technology. Nissan and Honda announced Friday that they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind. By Yuri Kageyamaโvia Washington Post
This battery startup says it's found a way to make cheap LFP batteries without sacrificing range. Cost remains one of the biggest hurdles to electric vehicle adoption. Most of todayโs EVs sell for higher prices than fossil fuel-powered vehicles, and thatโs keeping a lot of people from purchasing one. That might soon change. Coreshell, a battery materials startup, revealed a breakthrough this week that could lower the cost of lithium-ion batteries. By Tim De Chant via TechCrunch
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