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OpenAI allows users to directly adjust ChatGPTs enthusiasm level | TechCrunch
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Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise
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Meta plans to lay off hundreds of metaverse employees this week
Posted onMeta’s Reality Labs team is expected to lose around 10 percent of its staff, with layoffs concentrated on the division’s metaverse employees, as reported by The New York Times. The layoffs are apparently a side effect of Meta’s AI ambitions, which are pulling focus away from its virtual reality division. According to the Times, Meta’s…
Israels famed VC Jon Medved, diagnosed with ALS, backed the tech that will improve his life | TechCrunch
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Meta sues advertisers in Brazil and China over celeb bait scams
Posted onMeta has sued the people and groups behind three scam operations that used images and deepfakes of celebrities to lure users to scam websites. According to the company, the three entities were based in China and Brazil and targeted people in the US, Japan and other countries. The ads promoted fraudulent investment schemes and fake…
