🧠 Meta Aiming to Outdo OpenAI; WhatsApp and Google Innovations

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Meta Is Developing a New, More Powerful AI System as Technology Race Escalates. Meta Platforms is setting its sights on OpenAI. The parent of Facebook and Instagram is working on a new artificial-intelligence system intended to be as powerful as the most advanced model offered by OpenAI, the Microsoft -backed startup that created ChatGPT, according to people familiar with the matter. By Deepa Seetharaman via Wall Street Journal

Parent of Facebook and Instagram wants artificial-intelligence system to be as capable as OpenAI’s most advanced model $META - Ted Hearn (@TedatPolicyBand)

WhatsApp is working on cross-platform messaging. A WhatsApp for Android beta update (version 2.23.19.8) that came out today contains a new screen called Third-party chats, reports WABetaInfo. For now, the screen is neither functional nor accessible by users, according to WABetaInfo. For now, the screen is neither functional nor accessible by users, according to WABetaInfo.  By Wes Davis via The Verge

WhatsApp is working on cross-platform messaging to comply with new EU regulations. The latest beta contains a new screen called Third-party chats - Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra)

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Google's Privacy Sandbox Starts Rolling Out. Google has started rolling out Privacy Sandbox, its replacement for third-party cookies. Google initially introduced Privacy Sandbox in 2019 as an open-source solution to improve user privacy across the web. Since then, the company says it’s collaborated with folks like publishers, ad tech providers, and consumers to design and create solutions to achieve that goal. It also tested it out with a small percentage of Android 13 users in February. By Emily Price via PCMag

Google's Privacy Sandbox Starts Rolling Out - Nathan Roberts (@nathanworks)

Twitter appears to throttle New York Times. X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter, appears to be attempting to limit its users' access to The New York Times. Since late July, engagement on X posts linking to the New York Times has dropped dramatically. By Max Tani via Semafor

Twitter appears to throttle New York Times - Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra)

How electrified roads could help fix America's electric vehicle charging problem. Electric vehicles are taking up an increasing percentage of the overall auto market share every year — rising from 4% in 2020 to 14% last year. Among the holdouts, a lack of charging infrastructure seems to be one of consumers' most common reasons for not switching from gas to electric vehicles. By Liam Mays via CNBC

How electrified roads could help fix America's electric vehicle charging problem - 🅹 (@jossiancosta)

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