Reddit Hires CFO As It Considers IPO
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Reddit, the social network and online bulletin, said on Thursday that it had appointed its first chief financial officer, Drew Vollero, in a move toward tidying up the company's books befor.....»»
Film studios lose bid to unmask Reddit users who wrote comments on piracy
Judge voids subpoena, says film studios sought info that isn't relevant to case. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Reddit doesn't have to identify eight anonymous users who wrote comments in piracy-related threa.....»»
Apple TV YouTube app gets big update to fix bugs & offer NFL Sunday Ticket
YouTube is releasing an update for its YouTuve TV app on Apple TV that fixes a syncing bug, sets the stage for improved picture quality, and more.YouTube app on Apple TV gets updateA YouTube team member shared the details on Reddit and said the versi.....»»
Reddit will start charging AI models learning from its extremely human archives
LLMs can no longer lurk, learn, and profit from 18 years of links and chatter. Enlarge / Reddit, a site that is chock-full of humans being every kind of human possible, will start charging larger businesses that want to train the.....»»
Stellantis hires new CFO, replacing merger architect Richard Palmer
Natalie Knight, who will work out of Stellantis' U.S. offices in Michigan, previously spent 17 years with apparel retailer Adidas......»»
Upcoming Reddit changes may spell the end of free third-party apps
Reddit has begun having discussions with app developers on a change that would likely spell the end of free third-party Reddit apps, shifting toward a paid subscription model. more… The post Upcoming Reddit changes may spell the end of free third.....»»
Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT
The New York Times details Google's "shock" and "panic" at having a search rival. Enlarge / Google's not what it used to be. (credit: Aurich Lawson) The New York Times has a big piece detailing Google's "shock" and "pan.....»»
Google in trouble as Samsung considers switching to Bing
A report from The New York Times has suggested that Samsung is apparently looking to make Bing its default search on its phones. Google Search is the default search for many browsers out there, and the company most certainly tries its har.....»»
Panasonic considers building third US battery plant in Oklahoma
Japan-based Panasonic is evaluating a plan to construct a new battery plant in Oklahoma, USA. The company has signed a contract with the Oklahoma State government to receive capital investment rebates of almost US$700 million if it pursues the projec.....»»
Why the FBI says you should avoid public phone chargers at airports and malls
Over the past years, we’ve seen the problem of “juice jacking” grow at public charging stations for phones and other devices. Now the FBI considers the risk of juice jacking so high that it’s telling Americans to completely avoid using publi.....»»
Leak reveals YouTube Music Library redesign
Reddit user gets a sneak peek of a new layout. Reddit User, NightDriveAvenger, spotted in their Youtube Music feed an interesting visual update to the Youtube Music App. After a long wait, we finally have what looks like a grid system for s.....»»
Apple"s Irish subsidiary rakes in $69.3 billion profit from global operations
Earnings from Apple's European subsidiary, and main European Union headquarters in Cork, Ireland, have risen $11.69 billion year over year.Apple has a substantial presence in Ireland, which it has been expanding with new hires and new product testing.....»»
Right to repair, universal charging port mandates eyed to save Canadians money
Canada's newly released budget considers consumers' wallets and e-waste. Enlarge (credit: Getty) Like in other parts of the world, Canada is working out what the right to repair means for its people. The federal governm.....»»
AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti astounds with terrible beauty
Open source "text2video" ModelScope AI made the viral sensation possible. Enlarge / Stills from an AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti that has been heating up the Internet. (credit: chaindrop / Reddit) Ami.....»»
Yes, Virginia, there is AI joy in seeing fake Will Smith ravenously eat spaghetti
Open source "text2video" ModelScope AI made the viral sensation possible. Enlarge / Stills from an AI-generated video of Will Smith eating spaghetti that has been heating up the Internet. (credit: chaindrop / Reddit) Ami.....»»
American Axle considers $460 million EV supplier park, 1,110 jobs in Detroit
The plan, called Project Orb, involves the redevelopment of the 50-acre former manufacturing property near the automotive supplier's campus near downtown Detroit......»»
UN considers "historic" Vanuatu-led climate resolution
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday is expected to adopt a resolution calling for a top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change, an "unprecedented challenge of civilizational proportions.".....»»
Reddit experienced a widespread outage [u]
A system issue took Reddit offline for multiple hours on Tuesday, but it has since been restored.Reddit is experiencing an extended outageAround 3 p.m. EST, users began reporting the Reddit outage online. They shared that both the app and website wer.....»»
Marvel angry about Ant-Man dialogue leak, demands names of Reddit and Google users
Reddit post linked to leak on Google Docs; Marvel tries to subpoena both firms. Enlarge (credit: Marvel) Marvel is seeking the identities of Reddit and Google users involved in the leak of dialogue from Ant-Man and the W.....»»
Discord promises outraged users it won’t store call recordings—for now
Discord staff promises shocked Reddit users, "We are going to fix this." Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) Before it was updated last month, Discord’s privacy policy specifically promised to alert u.....»»
It looks like Samsung is cheating on "space zoom" moon photos
Moon photos taken with the "Space Zoom" of Samsung's flagship smartphone models appear to be more a feat of AI trickery than anything else, a Reddit user's investigation into the feature claims.Samsung S23 UltraSamsung's flagship Galaxy smartphone li.....»»