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Airbnb bans hosts from using indoor security cameras in rentals
The Guardian· 2024-03-12 04:50
Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in rentals around the world by the end of next month.The San Francisco-based online rental platform said it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy. The change will take effect 30 April.“These changes were made in consultation with our guests, Hosts and privacy experts, and we’ll continue to seek feedback to help ensure our policies work for our global community,” Juniper Downs, Airbnb’s head of co ...
Microsoft asks to dismiss New York Times' ‘doomsday' copyright lawsuit
The Guardian· 2024-03-07 03:17
微软回应纽约时报侵权诉讼 - 微软回应纽约时报的侵权诉讼,称其所提出的关于使用内容训练生成人工智能的指控是“末日未来论”的虚假叙事[1] - 微软在回应诉讼时表示,这种指控是短视的,类似好莱坞对录像机的反对,担心会破坏其经济模式[2] - 纽约时报指控微软非法使用其“受版权保护的新闻文章、深度调查、观点文章、评论、指南等”来创建人工智能产品,威胁了时报提供服务的能力[3] - 微软表示,时报试图利用其影响力挑战最新的技术进步,即大型语言模型[5] OpenAI的回应 - OpenAI已要求法官驳回针对其部分诉讼的请求,指控出版商“支付某人侵入OpenAI的产品”以创建侵权示例[6] - AI技术可能侵犯版权材料并创造出荒谬的信息或图像,OpenAI最近承认“几乎不可能”在没有受版权保护的作品的情况下训练AI模型[10] - OpenAI首席执行官Sam Altman表示,时报的文章只是用来创建ChatGPT的文本语料库中的一小部分[12] 谷歌的道歉 - 谷歌因其Gemini聊天机器人被用来制作二战风格的德国军服和传统美洲原住民服装的黑人士兵形象而被迫道歉[8]
Facebook and Instagram down: Meta services hit by widespread outages
The Guardian· 2024-03-06 00:31
Facebook and Instagram are experiencing severe issues, as of Tuesday afternoon UK time, with the services refusing login attempts and feeds stalling. The outages were first reported at about 3.30pm GMT.Unusually, the issues have coincided with login problems on Google’s platform, suggesting a common cause between the outages at two tech conglomerates who largely control their own infrastructure.Meta’s business status page reported a number of disruptions, including “major disruptions” for the group’s admin ...
Misleading clickbait is prevalent on Facebook and Instagram in Canada after Meta's news ban. Could it happen in Australia?
The Guardian· 2024-03-05 22:00
Meta在加拿大和澳大利亚面临新闻支付问题 - Meta可能会封锁澳大利亚新闻机构在Facebook和Instagram上发布链接[1][2][3] - Meta反对加拿大通过Online News Act法案要求支付费用,导致封锁新闻分享[7][8][12][13] - Meta声称新闻文章链接仅占Facebook信息流的不到3%,不愿支付费用[14] 加拿大通过Online News Act法案要求Meta和Google支付费用 - 加拿大要求Meta和Google的母公司Alphabet向新闻机构支付费用,Alphabet同意支付7300万加元每年[5][6] 小型新闻出版商受到封锁影响 - 小型新闻出版商如IndigiNews流量下降43%[18][19][20] 独立出版商联合成立Unrigged - 一些独立出版商联合成立Unrigged,旨在加强谈判地位和更有效地与读者分享新闻[21] 加拿大人将社交媒体作为新闻来源 - 加拿大有45%的人将社交媒体作为新闻来源,Roy担心新闻在Meta平台上消失会对加拿大民主产生影响[24]
JetBlue and Spirit Airlines cancel $3.8bn merger after judge blocked deal
The Guardian· 2024-03-04 22:38
文章核心观点 - 捷蓝航空和精神航空取消38亿美元合并协议,因美国法官出于反垄断担忧阻止交易,精神航空未来发展艰难 [1] 交易取消原因 - 1月美国法官因反垄断担忧阻止交易,联邦法院裁决及美国司法部持续反对,近期获批可能性极低 [1] - 即便上诉推翻裁决,也无法在7月24日截止日期前获得监管批准 [1] 交易影响 - 若交易成功,将造就美国第五大航空公司,助精神航空确保生存 [1] - 交易取消对拜登政府降低消费者成本的努力是胜利,政府通过反垄断行动等降低多行业价格 [2] - 美国地方法官威廉·杨裁定,拟议交易可能损害美国航空市场竞争,影响机票价格 [2] 公司现状与前景 - 无交易情况下,精神航空前路艰难,关键市场需求疲软,寻求可持续盈利,有分析师认为若无法改善财务状况可能面临破产 [1] 股价表现 - 盘前交易中,精神航空股价下跌14%,捷蓝航空股价上涨多达7% [1]
Lawyers who had Elon Musk's pay dismissed as excessive seek $6bn in Tesla shares
The Guardian· 2024-03-02 13:05
The lawyers who successfully argued that Elon Musk’s $56bn pay package was excessive are seeking a record legal fee worth $6bn, payable in the electric car maker’s stock, according to a court filing.“We recognise that the requested fee is unprecedented in terms of absolute size,” Friday’s filing by the three law firms with the court of chancery in Delaware said.The fee works out to an hourly rate of $288,888, according to the filing.The electric vehicle maker is being asked to pay the fee because it benefit ...
Apple reportedly scraps multi-billion plan to build electric car
The Guardian· 2024-02-28 06:33
Apple is canceling its plans to build an electric car, according to multiple outlets, ending a secretive project that has consumed immense resources over the past decade. Executives from the company made the unexpected announcement during an internal team meeting on Tuesday, forecasting layoffs and telling employees that many of them would shift to working on generative artificial intelligence, per reports.Apple is believed to have spent billions of dollars attempting to develop an electric, semi-autonomous ...
Macy's to shutter 150 stores amid focus on luxury
The Guardian· 2024-02-27 23:01
分组1 - Macy's计划关闭150家“效益不佳”的商店,占其百货商店帝国的五分之一以上[1] - 公司计划在未来三年内关闭约50家商店,同时发布了对未来一年交易的低调展望[2] 分组2 - 公司将更加专注于奢侈购物,计划开设15家高端Bloomingdale's商店和30家Blue Mercury化妆品店[4]
With a trillion-dollar valuation, Nvidia is at the top of its game – will its reign last?
The Guardian· 2024-02-27 19:22
Nvidia市值突破2万亿美元 - Nvidia成为第五家市值超过2万亿美元的上市公司[5] Nvidia在AI领域的地位 - Nvidia是AI领域的投资首选[6] - Nvidia的GPU芯片在AI革命中不可或缺[7] Nvidia在全球AI超级计算机排名 - Nvidia的AI超级计算机在全球排名第五[8]
Why has Nvidia driven stock markets to record highs?
The Guardian· 2024-02-24 00:39
Nvidia业绩表现 - Nvidia在AI领域取得了超预期的业绩,推动了全球股市创下历史新高[1] - Nvidia成为美国第三大市值公司,市值达到2万亿美元,仅次于微软和苹果[2] - Nvidia生产的芯片对于训练和运行AI系统至关重要,受到市场需求的推动[4] - Nvidia第四季度业绩强劲,收入超过预期,预测当季收入增长233%,引发市场反应[5] AI技术发展 - AI软件全球支出预计将从2022年的1240亿美元增长至2027年的2970亿美元[9] - AI预计将提高生产率,降低成本,但也可能导致部分工作岗位被取代[10] - AI技术可能在未来10年内提升美国和其他发达市场的GDP[11] - 大型科技股在美国股市中扮演着越来越重要的角色,尤其是在S&P 500指数中[12] AI技术公司市场影响 - AI技术公司的市值总和超过13万亿美元,对股市产生重要影响[14] - AI技术公司的全球影响力和未来增长空间成为其继续主导市场的优势[20] - AI股市繁荣是否可持续存在争议,市场分析师对此持不同看法[21] 全球经济和股市 - 全球股市的上涨反映了全球经济复苏的迹象,能源价格稳定是经济复苏的基石之一[22] - 全球地缘政治冲突可能会影响股市的持续上涨,引发能源、食品和原材料短缺[26] - 股市投资者可能会因为资产价格过高而恐慌,导致市场波动[27] - 经济学家担心监管机构无法阻止市场过度投机,可能会出现类似2008年金融危机的情况[28]