Deputy editor @restofworld . Previously Thomson Reuters Foundation, Reuters, Bloomberg, FT. IWMF grantee. SOPA awardee. Aunt. Opinions my own📚🏃🏽♀️🧘🏻♀️🚂
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I just got a pitch from an #AIagent, written in the correct format, and promising to deliver a fully reported story, including comments from the government, in three weeks. At least it was honest about its identity and motive; freelancers writing pitches with AI aren't.
Anthropic agreed to settle a case with writers and creators, paying $1.5 bln. But most others cannot afford to take on AI companies who steal their content. So they are turning to data collectives, which let them control the collection and distribution of their data, and even get compensated.
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Since the launch of Moonshot's Kimi K3, the clamour against Chinese open-weight models has gotten louder. Both OpenAI and Anthropic have warned policymakers of the risks of these models. At the same time, Thinking Machines' first product was built in part using DeepSeek-V3, and Kimi K2.5. So what are policymakers to do?
@pstAsiatech writes that they need to adapt to a world in which multiple global frontiers coexist, compete, and learn from one another.
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One president calls for a more open, inclusive and collaborative approach to AI, while another president repeats unproven claims of election meddling approved of a paid feed of market-moving social media posts from him. Who's the real leader of the free world here?
Kalshi is now offering wagers on the outcomes of clinical trials and regulatory decisions on drugs. More incentive to profit from non-publc information.
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Om was a co-founder of Masala, a small digital publication that covered South Asian culture, business and more. While in grad school in NYC, I joined Masala as a regular business and tech writer. Om was someone all the desi tech journalists looked up to, and he was always generous with his time and networks. I sadly didn't reconnect with him when I moved to the Bay Area. My loss. RIP.
It is with profound sadness that we share the news of Om Malik’s passing.
It’s difficult to state the impact that @om had on all of our lives at True.
Om was the first Founder we funded when we started True. In our Presidio office, Om discussed his idea for a new type of media company. That idea would later become GigaOm.
Om was a brilliant Founder, an amazing teammate and Partner at True, a prolific writer, a gifted photographer, and a sage and valuable advisor to so many in the technology ecosystem.
Om was brilliant, thoughtful, humorous, profoundly kind, and deeply curious. He was also relentless when he had an idea or story. Om was brave - he never shied away from sharing his views or pushing for the truth.
We were very, very lucky to call Om our Partner and friend at True for these last many years.
For today, we simply encourage you to take a moment to remember this beautiful soul and great thinker who was in our midst. He would ask us to slow down a bit. Om would want us to think deeper, express our love for one another a lot more.
Above all else, Om wanted us all to retain our humanity and care for each other in our brilliant quest to rebuild the world.
We love you Om.
Team True
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An Indian university has been asked to vacate its stall at the country's flagship AI summit after a staff member was caught presenting a commercially available robotic dog made in China as its own creation, two government sources said reut.rs/4kI0V6g
The AI boom is disproportionately benefiting male-led startups, with only 2% of VC funding going to women-led startups. Immigrant women fare even worse, and this has consequences to how AI is shaped around the world. Will a new California law change this?
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There is growing frustration and unease with the domination of U.S. tech, and more countries and startups are trying to find or build alternatives.
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Soon after the TikTok deal was done, Issam Hijazi saw a big uptick in users to his platform UpScrolled. That stream of users fleeing TikTok over censorship concerns turned into a flood this week, crashing UpScrolled’s servers. Read @restofworld interview
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India’s $280-billion tech sector is fueling extreme burnout, and grappling with a series of suicides among its stretched workers. As AI disruption mounts, is India a canary in the coal mine for global tech? Read @restofworld's new feature from @parthpunter
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The Philippines is the most vulnerable to extreme weather events. Besides earthquakes, cyclones and floods are frequent and becoming more intense. Call center and AI data workers are being told to work through it all, on-site. Anita Zhang for @restofworld
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Data center deals hit a record of more than $61 bln this year. At the same time, local pushback is growing, from Chile to Brazil to India, and even lawmakers are questioning if the massive subsidies and drain on resources are worth it. Read on @restofworld
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Indian tutors are offering cheap, personalized classes in basic AI skills over WhatsApp and Facebook groups. They are making AI "less intimidating and more practical" for small businesses and freelancers, report Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina @restofworld
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It isn't just in Europe that Shein is facing scrutiny. Lawmakers across Latin America are pushing “anti-Shein” bills to protect local industry, joining global efforts to rein in ultrafast fashion, reports @davidfeliba for @restofworld
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The fast-money pandemic era helped build billion-dollar startups around the world — then brought many down just as quickly. Will the AI boom be a repeat? Tiger Global helped usher in that era of fast money. Read @issielapowsky's feature in @restofworld
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The demand for AI and a push for data sovereignty mean that data centers are being built in some very hot spots that need massive investments in cooling systems. We mapped them.
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Entry-level hiring at big tech companies has dropped by more than 50% over the last three years. Young tech workers who thought engineering degrees would guarantee them jobs are facing an AI-fueled jobpocalypse, reports @yashjournals for @restofworld
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Elections in India's Bihar showed how easily AI-generated voice clones and deepfake videos could spread misinformation and target voters. The technology appeared to favor bigger political parties, report @saurabhsherry @RaihanaMaqbool @restofworld
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