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Australia approves law banning social media for under 16s | TechCrunch

In a step likely to be tracked around the world, Australia has approved legislation that will ban the use of social media for children under 16. The bill

techcrunch.com/2024/11/28/australia-approves-law-banning-social-media-for-under-16s

North Korean hackers have stolen billions in crypto by posing as VCs, recruiters and IT workers | TechCrunch

Security researchers say North Korean hackers have infiltrated hundreds of organizations with the goal of taking money and stealing data to further the regime's nuclear weapons program.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/28/north-korean-hackers-have-stolen-billions-in-crypto-by-posing-as-vcs-recruiters-and-it-workers

EU ends Amazon state aid case with no back taxes in its basket | TechCrunch

Amazon can finally close the book on a long-running state aid saga in the European Union. The Commission confirmed Thursday it’s shuttered an

techcrunch.com/2024/11/28/eu-ends-amazon-state-aid-case-with-no-back-taxes-in-its-basket

Google Chat now has its own take on Slack's Huddles | TechCrunch

Google Chat is rolling out instant voice meetings — similar to Slack's Huddles — that let you quickly switch to a voice or video call from within a chat.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/google-chat-now-has-its-own-take-on-slacks-huddles

AI agent startup /dev/agents has raised a massive $56M seed round at a $500M valuation | TechCrunch

/dev/agents, a new company by the developers of Android, believes a new operating system is needed to fully realize the potential of AI agents.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/28/ai-agent-startup-dev-agents-has-raised-a-massive-56m-seed-round-at-a-500m-valuation

Alibaba releases an 'open' challenger to OpenAI's o1 reasoning model | TechCrunch

A new, open "reasoning" AI model, QwQ-32B-Preview, has arrived on the scene, developed by Alibaba's Qwen team.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/alibaba-releases-an-open-challenger-to-openais-o1-reasoning-model

Google Gemini's Imagen 3 lets players design their own chess pieces | TechCrunch

Google Labs, the experimental arm of the tech giant, has introduced a new online project that offers an entertaining variation of the game of chess. The Google's GenChess uses Gemini Imagen 3 to customize chess pieces using text prompts.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/google-geminis-imagen-3-lets-players-design-their-own-chess-pieces

OpenAI moves to trademark its o1 'reasoning' models | TechCrunch

OpenAI has filed a trademark application for its latest AI model, o1, as the firm moves to shield its intellectual property.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/openai-moves-to-trademark-its-reasoning-models

Uber is building a fleet of gig workers to label data for AI models | TechCrunch

Uber has started hiring contractors to label data for both internal business units and other companies like Aurora Innovation and Niantic.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/uber-is-building-a-fleet-of-gig-workers-to-label-data-for-ai-models