Inklings #021 📧

For all the talk about how "hackquisitions" were circumventing the traditional guardrails around M&A, we seem to have overlooked something vital: for such deals to work, they have to actually, you know, work.

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Engadget ·2 hr. ago

Another woman joins lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM - Engadget

Another woman joins lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM A Wyoming woman said that her stepfather created thousands of fake sexually explicit images of her through the AI chatbot.

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The Verge ·8 hr. ago

OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team

According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to mitigate those risks.

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Digital Trends ·8 hr. ago

I tried a smart bracelet as my digital journal and mood calendar. It’s odd, but it works.

“A stylish take on journaling” - Polished design and build - No subscription hassles - Plenty of customization - Science backs the approach - Journals are synced to cloud drive - A lot of accidental triggers - Character…

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TechRadar ·8 hr. ago

America's Minuteman III missiles could reach 80 years

America's aging nuclear missiles depend on data scattered across dozens of systemsMinuteman III could remain operational decades beyond its original retirement scheduleThe US Air Force wants one AI interface to organize…

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Digital Trends ·11 hr. ago

ChatGPT’s Computer History has one big privacy problem

We’ve already covered how ChatGPT’s Computer History feature lets the Mac app remember what users have been doing across apps and websites, using interaction events such as clicks, typing, and app switching rather than…

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Digital Trends ·14 hr. ago

Meta and Google just got beaten by an AI giant you might not expect

The AI race usually revolves around familiar names like OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Anthropic. But when it comes to models developers can actually download and build upon, another company has raced to the front — and by…

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Digital Trends ·14 hr. ago

I found a better way to dictate on my Mac, and it doesn’t need the cloud

Apple has improved its dictation feature a lot on the Mac, but it’s still nowhere near as good as some of the AI-powered dictation apps that have taken the App Store by storm.

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Digital Trends ·14 hr. ago

Your holiday photos could help scammers figure out exactly where you are

That innocent holiday snap might be doing more than showing everyone how good the weather is. A new scam highlighted by The Guardian shows how criminals can use AI to analyse photos posted on Instagram and Facebook,…