Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News: MrBeast asks whether social media platforms are “ready to handle the rise of AI deepfakes” after a deepfake scam TikTok ad, since deleted, used his likeness  —  MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, called the rise of AI deepfakes “a serious problem” in response to a fake ad circulating online. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Information: Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise at least $2B from Google and others, seeking a $20B-$30B valuation, and projects a revenue of $200M by the end of 2023  —  Anthropic, one of the main rivals of OpenAI, is in talks with investors to raise at least $2 billion in new funding … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: Intel plans to turn its programmable chip unit created from its Altera acquisition into a standalone business, by selling shares publicly or seeking an investor  —  “Over the next two to three years, Intel intends to conduct an IPO for PSG and may explore opportunities with private investors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Microsoft rolls out DALL-E 3 to all Bing Chat and Bing Image Creator users; OpenAI plans to roll out DALL-E 3 to paying ChatGPT subscribers later in October  —  ‘Bing, make me a picture of a dog taking a bath in a waterfall but the water is all Skittles.’  —  The image generator inside … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jef Feeley / Bloomberg: A US judge rules X violated its duties to cover employee legal expenses and must pay $1.1M in fees to Parag Agrawal, Vijaya Gadde, and other former executives  —  – Former CEO, general counsel say Twitter stiffed them on fees  — X’s lawyers said amount of fees sought was a ‘clear abuse’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Code in the latest build of the Spotify app suggests the company is working on AI-generated playlists based on users’ prompts  —  Following the successful launch of Spotify’s AI-powered DJ feature and, more recently, added support for AI-translated podcasts, Spotify now appears … Lees verder op Tech Meme