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There’s really only one story right now. The troubles at Silicon Valley Bank and how it has literally everyone in the startup ecosystem worried right now. It’s a classic bank run, people. Plus, Meta is developing a Twitter clone. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: This just broke, FYI: Silicon Valley Bank is shut down by regulators, FDIC to protect insured deposits (CNBC) Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network (Platformer) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: In AI, is bigger always better? (Nature) Can Xerox reinvent itself for another 100 years? (The Verge) Why Are So Many Guys Obsessed With Master and Commander? (GQ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silvergate Capital is shutting down, so the crypto winter just got colder. Microsoft says the new Bing has crossed 100 million daily active users. Why TikTok is responsible for the new Spotify redesign. Can police grab your Ring camera footage without your permission, even if you’re not the target of an investigation? And looks like Stripe won’t be going public this year after all. Sponsors: Thuma.co/techmeme Links: Silvergate will liquidate bank, wind down operations (The Block) Microsoft details how it could get Call of Duty: Warzone running on Switch (The Verge) Microsoft’s AI-Powered Bing Search Engine Surpasses 100 Million Daily Active Users (Gizmodo) Spotify’s new design is part TikTok, part Instagram, and part YouTube (The Verge) The privacy loophole in your doorbell (Politico) SCOOP: Stripe Is Raising $6 Billion to Resolve Taxes & Expiring Employee Shares, Delaying Public Listing (Newcomer) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, you might have heard about the latest Elon controversy where he criticized an employee, and then walked it all back. We’ll get into that. DuckDuckGo melds two AI tools together. A Large Visual Language Model that will help robots move around in the real world. I explain why I’m telling you about every new Generative AI advance seemingly every single day. And with Google officially announcing the date for I/O, is their headlong rush to release AI products the waking of a sleeping giant, or the second coming of Google+? Sponsors: RelationshipHero.com/techmeme Links: FTC Twitter Investigation Sought Elon Musk’s Internal Communications, Journalist Names (WSJ) Twitter just let its privacy- and security-protecting Tor service expire (The Verge) Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee (AP) DuckDuckGo Releases Its Own ChatGPT-Powered Search Engine, DuckAssist (Gizmodo) Google’s PaLM-E is a generalist robot brain that takes commands (ArsTechnica) Google’s Plan to Catch ChatGPT

TikTok launches a paywall, but it’s all about the creators. Salesforce has its own generative AI product. More layoffs coming for Meta. Another autonomous driving startup bites the dust. Why Twitter broke yesterday, and new speakers from Sonos. Sponsors: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/techmeme and get on your way to being your best self. Links: TikTok Launches ‘Series’ Feature, Which Lets Creators Sell Premium Episodes Up to 20 Minutes Each (Variety) Apple reveals a yellow iPhone 14 and 14 Plus (The Verge) Salesforce follows Microsoft in launching A.I. tools for salespeople with help from OpenAI (CNBC) Meta Plans Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as This Week (Bloomberg) Embark Trucks lays off workers, explores liquidation of self-driving truck assets (TechCrunch) How a single engineer brought down Twitter on Monday (Platformer) Apple First to Capture 8 Spots in List for Global Top 10 Smartphones (Counterpoint) Sonos Era 300 and Era 100 fir

As Microsoft begins to integrate AI into its core enterprise and productivity products, are we ready for the scamming that AI is going to be able to produce? Details on forthcoming new iMacs. A checkin on Twitter. And why does Meta seem hellbent on ignoring what most people use VR for in the first place? Sponsors: ZocDoc.com/techmeme RelationshipHero.com/techmeme Links: Microsoft’s Latest AI Assistant Is Meant for Marketers, Customer Reps and Work Apps (Bloomberg) They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam. (WashingtonPost) OpenAI Rival Stable Diffusion Maker Seeks to Raise Funds at $4 Billion Valuation (Bloomberg) Multicoin Capital’s Hedge Fund Lost 91.4% Last Year, Investor Letter Reveals (CoinDesk) Apple Readies Its Next Range of Macs, Including — Finally — a New iMac (Bloomberg) Musk Delayed Paying Twitter’s Amazon Cloud Bill, Sparking Ad Threat (The Information) Twitter’s Revenue, Adjusted Earnings Fell About 40% in Month of December (WSJ) I don’t think Meta know

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Everyone in crypto stops doing business with Silvergate. Brave search launches an AI summarizer. A look at TikTok's AI Bold Glamour filter. Maybe the Activision acquisition is going to skate through the regulators. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: RelationshipHero.com/Techmeme Links: Silvergate Stock Drops Over 50% as Crypto Clients Flee Beleaguered Bank (CoinDesk) Brave Search launches an AI-powered summarization feature (TechCrunch) Why won’t TikTok confirm the Bold Glamour filter is AI? (The Verge) Microsoft’s Activision deal likely to be approved by EU regulators, says Reuters (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Alexa, what happened? (Margins) The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About (Bloomberg) The next big threat to AI might already be lurking on the web (ZDNet) 50 YEARS LATER, WE’RE STILL LIVING IN THE XEROX ALTO’S WORLD (IEEE Spectrum) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ChatGPT API for business is here. Microsoft gives Bing those nobs and dials that I’ve been talking about. What are multimodal LLMs? New turmoil in crypto, this time around one of the big crypto friendly banks. How is it going in terms of social platforms diversifying into subscription revenue? And why the FDA has rejected Neuralink’s applications to begin human testing of brain implants. Links: OpenAI launches an API for ChatGPT, plus dedicated capacity for enterprise customers (TechCrunch) Microsoft now lets you change Bing’s chatbot personality to be more entertaining (The Verge) Microsoft unveils AI model that understands image content, solves visual puzzles (ArsTechnica) Apple Blocks Update of ChatGPT-Powered App, as Concerns Grow Over AI’s Potential Harm (WSJ) Coinbase is no longer accepting, initiating payments with Silvergate (The Block) Snapchat will now let you pause your Snap Streaks (TechCrunch) TikTok Earned $205 Million More Than Facebook, Twitter, Snap And Instagram Combined On I

Decentralized social network Bluesky launches in the iOS App Store. TikTok adds wellbeing feature for families and kids. You know about eSIMs but say hello to iSIMs. Meta's entire four-year AR/VR roadmap. And I’m still banging the drum on laptops and smartphones where you can unroll the screen for more real estate. Sponsors: RelationshipHero.com/techmeme Links: Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Bluesky hits the App Store as an invite-only app (TechCrunch) Republican Bill That Gives Biden Power to Completely Ban TikTok Passes House Committee Super Fast (Gizmodo) TikTok rolls out new screen time controls, adds new default settings for teens and expands Family Pairing (TechCrunch) Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones are the first to support built-in 'iSIMs' (Engadget) This is Meta’s AR/VR hardware roadmap for the next four years (The Verge) Lenovo’s rollable laptop and smartphone are a compelling, unfinished pitch for the future (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad

AI-powered Bing is now integrated into Windows. Elon wants to compete with OpenAI, a company he co-founded. Major financial institutions continue to back away from crypto while NFTs on the bitcoin blockchain are on the rise. The iPhone SE might not be dead. And how the LastPass debacle happened. Links: Microsoft brings its new AI-powered Bing to the Windows 11 taskbar (The Verge) Fighting ‘Woke AI,’ Musk Recruits Team to Develop OpenAI Rival (The Information) Meta revamps AI unit to get generative tech into products (Axios) Visa, Mastercard pause crypto push in wake of industry meltdown - sources (Reuters) Kuo: New iPhone SE With 6.1-Inch OLED Display and Apple's 5G Chip Planned (MacRumors) Bored Ape Yacht Club Creator Yuga Labs Reveals First Bitcoin NFT Project (Decrypt) LastPass: DevOps engineer hacked to steal password vault data in 2022 breach (BleepingComputer) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snap wants to go the route of the movie Her, with a personified chatbot inside of Snapchat. Interesting layoffs at Twitter. Yes. More. Inside Apple's Exploratory Design Group. The best AR glasses we’ve seen yet. And, right on schedule, here come the prompt engineers. Sponsors: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/techmeme and get on your way to being your best self. Links: Snapchat is releasing its own AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT (The Verge) Twitter Blue head Esther Crawford is out at Twitter (The Verge) Google announces new features for Android and Wear OS (TechCrunch) Apple’s Secret ‘XDG’ Team Is Working on More Than Just a Glucose Monitor (Bloomberg) Exclusive: These are Xiaomi's new Wireless AR Smart Glasses, and they look like they're from the future (XDA Developers) Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required. (Washington Post) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Is the DOJ about to sue to stop of Adobe’s acquisition of Figma? Confirmation of the lower end mixed reality headset from Apple due next year. A reporter used an AI-generated replica of a voice to bypass the voice verification system of a major bank. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: HelloFresh.com/techmeme65 and code techmeme65 for 65% off Links: DOJ Preps Antitrust Suit to Block Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal (Bloomberg) Kuo: Apple to Launch High-End and Low-End Versions of Second-Generation Headset in 2025 (MacRumors) How I Broke Into a Bank Account With an AI-Generated Voice (Motherboard) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work? (Stephen Wolfram) Getting My ChatGPT Plus Subscription Is an Inflection Point (HackerNoon) Why China Didn’t Invent ChatGPT (NYTimes) Meet the $10,000 Nvidia chip powering the race for A.I. (CNBC) Inside Meta’s Push to Solve the Noisy Office (WSJ) Are bioinspired drones the next big thing in unman

Coinbase wants to let a thousand Web3 flowers bloom by launching its own Layer 2 network. The new iPhone specs have leaked. Apple might have made a breakthrough in blood glucose monitoring. Satellite telephony continues to be a busy space, weirdly enough. And reviews of the Galaxy S23 lineup. Links: Coinbase Launches Layer 2 Blockchain Base to Provide On-Ramp for Ethereum, Solana and Others (CoinDesk) Exclusive: iPhone 15 CADs reveal larger 6.2-inch display, Dynamic Island, and more (9to5Mac) Apple Makes Major Progress on No-Prick Blood Glucose Tracking for Its Watch (Bloomberg) AI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technology (Reuters) Spotify Is Testing Token-Enabled Music Playlists (CoinDesk) Samsung is readying its own smartphone-to-satellite communication platform (Engadget) Samsung S23 and S23 Plus review: say ‘yes’ to the S (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This chatbot AI revolution has hit a major roadblock in China. What does it mean if science fiction publications are up in arms about AI generated content? Spotify has a new AI powered DJ. Uber has a redesigned version of its App. And why is Microsoft showing you ads for its products on other people’s websites? Links: China tells big tech companies not to offer ChatGPT services (NikkeiAsia) ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon (Reuters) Sci-Fi Mag Pauses Submissions Amid Flood of AI-Generated Short Stories (PCMag) Spotify launches ‘DJ,’ a new feature offering personalized music with AI-powered commentary (TechCrunch) Uber redesigns app for simpler, more personalized experience (TechCrunch) Microsoft aggressively trying to keep Chrome downloaders using Edge (9to5Google) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft tries again to convince people it won’t hoard Call of Duty as an Xbox exclusive. Linux now plays nice with Apple Silicon. Chrome swears it will play nicer with your battery life. Verified everything is officially now a trend. And does Apple have a strangle hold on Gen Z? Links: Microsoft inks binding contract with Nintendo for ‘Call of Duty’ as it defends Activision deal (GeekWire) Linux 6.2: The first mainstream Linux kernel for Apple M1 chips arrives (ZDNet) Google Chrome rolls out long awaited battery saving features (AndroidPolice) Facebook and Instagram are testing selling you blue checks for $12 a month (The Verge) Official: Twitter will now charge for SMS two-factor authentication (The Verge) Almost-unbeatable AI comes to Gran Turismo 7 (ArsTechnica) How Apple captured Gen Z in the US — and changed their social circles (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US is suing Terraform Labs and Do Kwon. The UK is investigating rumors that Google paid Apple NOT to spin up its own search engine. Susan Wojcicki stepping down as YouTube CEO is a major end of an era. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: SEC Sues Over TerraUSD Stablecoin That Rocked Crypto (Bloomberg) What Brit watchdog redacted: Google gives Apple cut of Chrome iOS search revenue (The Register) TikTok is launching a $500,000 live trivia contest (The Verge) YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down (Vox) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: It’s Always Sunny Inside a Generative AI Conference (Wired) Billionaire Kuok Family-Backed Music App BandLab Taps Into AI For TikTok’s Breakout Stars (Forbes) PlayStation VR2 is exciting, exhausting and a new standard for VR (Launcher) How Rust went from a side project to the world’s most-loved programming language (MIT Technology Review) I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (Wikipedia) Roko's basilisk (Wikipedia) Learn mo

Microsoft is revealing what it’s learned from us poking around on the new Bing. It seems that once developers begin using generative AI to code, they DO keep using it. Apple has postponed its headset announce to WWDC. Banks are shying away from crypto exposure. And after 16 years, border control is finally making use of NFC technology in passports. Sponsors: ZocDoc.com/techmeme Links: Microsoft explains Bing's bizarre AI chat behavior (Engadget) GitHub Copilot update stops AI model from revealing secrets (BleepingComputer) SEC Proposal Could Bar Investment Advisers From Keeping Assets at Crypto Firms (CoinDesk) Banks Are Breaking Up With Crypto During Regulatory Crackdown (WSJ) Apple Pushes Back Mixed-Reality Headset Debut Two Months to June (Bloomberg) Whatever happened to the metaverse? (FT) US Border Patrol Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data (Wired) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More signs the chat bots are maybe a little undercooked, and whooo doggy. Wait until you hear what I mean. Some datapoints suggesting the faddish nature of these new tools. And wait until you hear the possible reason you’re seeing Elon’s tweets all of the sudden. This is maybe the pinnacle story of the whole Elon/Twitter saga. Sponsors: Podcast Guru App (Listener Ad!) Links: Microsoft’s new ChatGPT AI starts sending ‘unhinged’ messages to people (The Independent) The AI photo app trend has already fizzled, new data shows (TechCrunch) GitHub’s Copilot for Business is now generally available (TechCrunch) Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal Faces EU Antitrust Probe (Bloomberg) Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first (Platformer) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People are saying Elon is showing you his tweets whether you asked to see them or not. More fodder for the charge that these chat bots are being rolled out quick and dirty. More fodder for the charge that US regulators are fencing in crypto. TikTok is trying to court the olds. And Amazon’s autonomous shuttle service his hit real world roads. Sponsors: RelationshipHero.com/techmeme Links: Twitter is just showing everyone all of Elon Musk’s tweets now (The Verge) Twitter delays new paid API launch by 'a few more days' (AppleInsider) Microsoft’s Bing AI, like Google’s, also made dumb mistakes during first demo (The Verge) US Crackdown Seeks to Push Crypto Back to the Fringes of Finance (Bloomberg) TikTok Turns to New Tactics to Spur Growth as Boom Times End (The Information) Amazon chief vows to ‘go big’ on physical stores (FT) TikTok’s Parent Takes On Meta in Battle for Virtual-Reality Market (WSJ) Amazon’s Self-Driving Car Shuttles People on Public Roads for the First Time (Bloomberg)