Monthly Archives: September 2023

Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl says AI to impact the music industry within the next year

Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl believes AI will be significantly impacting the music industry within the next year. Speaking at the Code Conference this week, the industry exec said the industry should soon expect the increasing quality of music made … Continue reading

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Don’t forget to jargon-check your AI

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we sit down with a guest, talk about their work and dive … Continue reading

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Slack Cheat Sheet: The Ultimate Slack Guide for 2023

Slack is a cloud-based tool for team communication and collaboration. Explore our Slack cheat sheet covering features, pricing, usage, integrations and more.

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Russian zero-day seller offers $20M for hacking Android and iPhones

A company that acquires and sells zero-day exploits — flaws in software that are unknown to the affected developer — is now offering to pay researchers $20 million for hacking tools that would allow its customers to hack iPhones and … Continue reading

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OpenAI is reportedly in talks with Jony Ive about a hardware project

OpenAI, not content with building large language models and art-generating AI, wants to get into hardware. That’s according The Information, which reported this week that storied former Apple product designer Jony Ive is in talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman … Continue reading

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Flexport fires CFO, HR chief departs weeks after sudden ouster of Dave Clark as CEO

After firing CEO Dave Clark earlier this month, Flexport has removed its finance chief, and its head of human resources has resigned

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Amazon lawsuit protects ‘free and fair competition,’ says FTC Chair Lina Khan

FTC Chair Lina Khan defended the agency’s decision to pursue the company in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

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Lina Khan vs. Jeff Bezos: This Is Big Tech’s Real Cage Match

The chair of the Federal Trade Commission wants to disrupt Amazon, whose founder built a trillion-dollar firm by disrupting retail.

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FTC Says Amazon Used These Tactics to Undermine Competition

In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission said the internet giant used its monopoly power to stifle competition and raise prices.

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E.U. Law Sets the Stage for a Clash Over Disinformation

The law, aimed at forcing social media giants to adopt new policies to curb harmful content, is expected to face blowback from Elon Musk, who owns X.

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