Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Rockstar releases the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, set in a fictional Miami, featuring a male and a female protagonist, set to be released in 2025  —  Crime-themed franchise is among the most successful in video-game history  —  Rockstar Games released the first trailer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexandra Barinka / Bloomberg: Meta, IBM, and over 50 other companies and organizations form the AI Alliance, a coalition to work on open source AI, including to share tech and reduce risks  —  Meta Platforms Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. are joining more than 40 companies and organizations to create … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bruce Schneier / Schneier on Security: The conversational nature of AI chatbots makes them more trustworthy, which could result in problems including “hidden exploitation” and outright fraud  —  I trusted a lot today.  I trusted my phone to wake me on time.  I trusted Uber to arrange a taxi for me, and the driver to get me to the airport safely. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Paris-based Mistral AI is in the final stages of raising ~€450M at a ~$2B valuation; a16z could provide €200M and Nvidia and Salesforce €120M in debt  —  – French AI startup is set to raise about €450 million in round  — Adviser Cedric O is among insiders set to sell partial stakes Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wired: An analysis of 36GB of US school network logs covering January 2022 to August 2023 finds widespread use of filters to censor the internet, including health info  —  A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg: Foxconn reports November revenue up 18% YoY to ~$20.6B, the first YoY improvement since January 2023, and forecasts Q4 revenue to be better than expected  —  It was the first year-on-year improvement in monthly results since January, helped by a comparison to last year’s disruptions by Covid Zero lockdowns in China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Paris-based Mistral AI is in the final stages of raising ~€450M at a ~$2B valuation; a16z could provide €200M and Nvidia and Salesforce €120M in debt  —  – French AI startup is set to raise about €450 million in round  — Adviser Cedric O is among insiders set to sell partial stakes Lees verder op Tech Meme