Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Margrethe Vestager says AI Act will “not harm innovation and research, but actually enhance it” as it “creates predictability and legal certainty in the market”  —  Margrethe Vestager argues landmark legislation will give ‘legal certainty’ to tech groups building AI models Lees verder op Tech Meme

Martin Young / Cointelegraph: Vitalik Buterin proposes requiring only 8,192 validator signatures per slot, down from 28K per slot, to make Ethereum’s proof-of-stake “simpler and lighter”  —  The Ethereum co-founder suggested reducing validator signatures to lighten the load and make predicting future loads more accurate. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: Microsoft’s AI Image Creator, part of Bing and Paint, can generate realistic, violent images; Microsoft says some use the tech “in ways that were not intended”  —  The AI Image Creator, part of Microsoft’s Bing and Windows Paint, makes extremely violent images of Joe Biden, the pope and others. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amrita Khalid / The Verge: LG debuts new Gram and Gram Pro laptops ahead of CES 2024; the processors in the Pro lineup include Intel’s AI Boost NPU hardware for on-device AI tasks  —  If you’re in the market for OLED displays and better graphics, take a look at the 2024 LG Gram Pro lineup. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Sources: Microsoft readies a Surface Pro 10 and a Surface Laptop 6 for spring 2024, with Intel and ARM variants, improved designs, and next-gen AI PC marketing  —  Microsoft is making major updates to its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop lines with improved designs, new features, and next-gen silicon. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica: Filing: Google agrees to settle a 2020 class-action lawsuit accusing the company of tracking and tying activity in Chrome’s incognito mode to users’ profiles  —  2020 lawsuit accused Google of tracking incognito activity, tying it to users’ profiles.  —  Google has indicated that it is ready … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Filing: FirstCry, India’s biggest e-commerce platform for mother and baby products, aims to raise $218M in its IPO; source: the startup wants a ~$4B valuation  —  FirstCry, India’s biggest e-commerce platform for mother and baby products, is aiming to raise $218 million through the sale … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A US judge sides with the SEC, ruling that Terraform broke the law by not registering four cryptocurrencies, but dismisses the SEC’s security-based swap claims  —  A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on claims that Terraform Labs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: Microsoft’s AI Image Creator, part of Bing and Paint, can make violent images that look realistic, and Microsoft appears to lay much of the blame on users  —  The AI Image Creator, part of Microsoft’s Bing and Windows Paint, makes extremely violent images of Joe Biden, the pope and others. Lees verder op Tech Meme