👋 Biden Drops Out (impact on tech?), YouTube Investigation, Big Tech AI Coalition

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Useful Resources

How does Rich Litvin do it? Rich is one of the most sought-after performance coaches - his clients include Olympians, Fortune 100 executives, and billionaires. Here is a free collection of his workshops and masterclasses: LINK

What are Superlinear Returns, by Paul Graham - LINK

Indus Valley Annual Report 2024: Key themes, patterns and trends in the Indian startup and venture ecosystem through 150+ insightful and provocative charts - LINK

The Brutal Truth about why being a leader is so hard - LINK

News & Trends 📢

The Coalition of Secure AI (CoSAI) has arrived - READ MORE

Big tech firms are joining forces to “self regulate” AI. Google, IBM, Amazon, OpenAI, Microsoft, and other firms are forming the Coalition of Secure AI (CoSAI). The three stated goals: develop best practices for AI security, secure AI applications, and address challenges in AI. More specifically, CoSAI will seek to provide access to open-source tools and frameworks.

Joe Biden drops out and endorses Kamala Harris - what has Harris said about tech? - READ MORE

Joe Biden has dropped out of the Presidential Race and endorsed Kamala Harris - who may well become the Democratic Nominee. She has previously supported regulation of big tech to protect consumer privacy, and a clampdown on crypto. General concerns remain, however, on her somewhat dismal track record and polling data.

WazirX halts trading after $230m loss - READ MORE

One of India’s largest crypto exchanges has suspended all trading and withdrawals after a security breach resulted in a transfer of $230m to an unknown entity (wallet).

Whatsapp to soon allow sharing of files without internet, for iPhone users - READ MORE

The firm is soon to roll out an update for iPhone users with a “People Nearby” feature - this shall enable users to share files without internet (using bluetooth) on a device to device basis.

India acquires over 200 patents for 6G technology - READ MORE

Predicted to be 100 times faster than 5G, 6G network technology is predicted to offer 100 Gbps data speed. India has acquired and filed around 200 patents to capitalise surrounding 6G technology and aims to rollout nationally by 2030.

Investigation finds companies training AI models with YouTube content without user permission - READ MORE

Apple, Anthropic, Nvidia and other large AI firms have been using YouTube content to train their models. Video subtitle data was compiled into “The Pile” dataset (also included deleted user content) and utilised by numerous firms - without permission from YouTube users. This revelation opens up questions around the legal and ethical landscape of AI content - especially around user privacy.

Apple and Meta are restricting European users’ access to AI products - READ MORE

Both Apple and Meta will not release most future AI products to European users. They are concerned with running afoul of European GDPR and DMA rules - and also wary of general regulatory uncertainty. There is also ongoing litigation and discussions between the above firms and European authorities.

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