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OpenAI blames DDoS attack for ongoing ChatGPT outage

OpenAI has confirmed that a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack is behind “periodic outages” affecting ChatGPT and its developer tools. ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, has been experiencing sporadic outages for the past 24 hours. Users who attempted to access the service … Continue reading

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in hospital – reports

The 73-year-old passed out at a business conference in Mexico City, according to reports.

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Investors double down on Snaptrude in challenging legacy building design platforms

Snaptrude — a startup aiming to compete against traditional platforms in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) design sector, including Autodesk, Trimble and Nemetschek — with its modern approach and cloud-based offering, has raised $14 million in a Series A … Continue reading

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UK-based Ooodles raises $12M to scale up its device-leasing services

While refurbished device marketplaces like Back Market have raised substantial amounts in funding (Back Market reached a $5.7B valuation last year after a D round) and Raylo in the UK provides leases for electronics (it’s raised raised $180.6M from the … Continue reading

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Popular video chat service Omegle shuts down

Omegle, a popular online chat service that allowed individuals to connect and chat with strangers, has shut down after 15 years citing growing misuse of the platform, including in committing “unspeakably heinous crimes.” The site, founded in 2009 by a … Continue reading

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Sony reports 29% drop in operating profit as weakness in chip business hits home

Sony reported a 29% drop in operating profit for its second quarter as the company suffered from weakness in its imaging sensor business.

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund ekes out gain but company posts $6.2 billion quarterly loss

SoftBank posted an investment gain on its Vision Fund in the fiscal second quarter but booked another quarterly loss.

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Bob Iger says Disney would like to stay in India amid Hotstar’s subscriber dip

Bob Iger said Wednesday that Disney “would like to stay” in India and is considering its options in the world’s most populous country even as its crown jewel streamer Hotstar struggles to contain subscribers loss. Hotstar lost 2.8 million subscribers … Continue reading

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Actors union Sag agrees tentative deal to end strike

Sag-Aftra has been calling for better pay for actors and safeguards on the use of AI.

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Google aims to make holiday shopping easier with Chrome

Google announced a series of new shopping-focused search features and updates to its Chrome browser aimed at helping holiday gift-givers find the best deals. The new features tap into Google’s Shopping Graph, a dataset of product information scraped from retailers across … Continue reading

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