Emil Protalinski

@EPro

Editor @Techmeme and EPro Strategies formerly Executive Editor @VentureBeat other bylines @GeekWire @TheNextWeb @ZDNet @CNET @TechSpot @ArsTechnica

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Emil Protalinski
@EPro
May 5, 2023
Google is terrified of OpenAI. Are its worries misplaced? A critique by Google senior software engineer Luke Sernau argues that open-source AI is the company's real threat, not OpenAI. Betting on open source has helped Google take on Microsoft before...
Google Is Falling Behind in AI Arms Race, Senior Engineer Warns
From bloomberg.com
Emil Protalinski
@EPro
May 4, 2023
$AAPL Q2 2023 Revenue down 3% to $94.8 billion Net income down 3% to $24.2 billion iPhone revenue up 2% Mac revenue down 31% iPad revenue down 13% Wearables/Home/Accessories revenue down 1% Services revenue up 5%
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Emil Protalinski
@EPro
May 4, 2023
This is a direct response to Google inventing Transformers, or the T in ChatGPT
Techmeme
@Techmeme
May 4, 2023
Sources: Google, a prolific publisher of AI papers, plans to share them only after the research work is turned into products, due to competition with OpenAI (Washington Post) washingtonpost.com/technology/202… techmeme.com/230504/p21#a23…
Emil Protalinski
@EPro
May 3, 2023
Microsoft Chief Economist Michael Schwarz says AI "clearly" must be regulated. Why? "I am confident AI will be used by bad actors, and yes it will cause real damage." But he says lawmakers should wait until AI causes "real harm" before enacting rules.
Microsoft Economist Warns Bad Actors Will Use AI to Cause Damage
From bloomberg.com
Emil Protalinski
@EPro
May 3, 2023
Microsoft shoots itself in the foot, again. Outlook and Teams will soon ignore the default browser and open certain links in Edge side by side. Edge is arguably a better browser than Chrome. But Microsoft pissing off its users ensures Edge keeps losing.
Microsoft is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge, and IT admins are angry
From theverge.com