Fri. 04/05 – Apple Layoffs!

Apple joins the tech layoff club. Microsoft warns China is planning to disrupt elections using AI. Disney+ is joining Netflix in cracking down on password sharing. How much is the going rate to buy pictures or videos to train AI models on? And, of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions.

Links:

• Apple Cut at Least 600 Workers When Car, Screen Projects Stopped (Bloomberg)
• China will use AI to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea and India, Microsoft warns (The Guardian)
• Disney+ will crack down on password sharing in June (CNN)
• Inside Big Tech's underground race to buy AI training data (Reuters)
• YouTube Says OpenAI Training Sora With Its Videos Would Break Rules (Bloomberg)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• How One Tech Skeptic Decided A.I. Might Benefit the Middle Class (NYTimes)
• How WhatsApp became the world’s default communication app (Engadget)
• The 18 most interesting startups from YC’s Demo Day show we’re in an AI bubble (TechCrunch)
• YC’s latest Demo Day shows fascinating wagers on healthcare, chip design, AI and more (TechCrunch)