anthropic Anthropic Launches Claude 2 AI Model With Expanded Context And Better Reasoning Anthropic releases Claude 2, an upgraded AI assistant that handles 100,000 tokens per prompt and achieves higher scores on coding and academic benchmarks. The new model is available through an API and a public beta website for users in the US and UK.
meta Meta's Threads App Becomes Fastest to Reach 100 Million Sign-Ups Meta's new Threads app reaches 100 million sign-ups in just five days, easily breaking ChatGPT's previous record. The rapid growth highlights the power of Instagram's network effects, though actual user engagement remains untested.
meta Threads Reaches 100 Million Users as Twitter Web Traffic Drops Meta's new text-based app Threads surpasses 100 million sign-ups in just five days, causing a noticeable decline in Twitter's web traffic.
copyright Sarah Silverman and Authors Sue OpenAI and Meta Over AI Training Data Comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors file proposed class action lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta, accusing the tech giants of using their copyrighted books to train AI models without permission.
google bard Google Bard Expands Globally With Image Uploads and Chat History Google Bard rolls out a major July 2023 update, introducing over 40 new languages, image uploads via Google Lens, and chat management features.
eu ai act EU Lawmakers Clash Over Foundation Models in Final AI Act Push European institutions face intense pressure to finalize the EU AI Act before the end of 2023, but deep disagreements over foundation models threaten to delay or dilute the landmark legislation.
threads Meta's Threads App Becomes Fastest-Growing Platform in History Meta's new Threads app officially surpasses 100 million sign-ups in just five days, easily breaking ChatGPT's previous record. However, the platform still faces questions about actual user engagement and its unique approach to content moderation.
threads Meta's Threads App Reaches 400 Million Monthly Active Users Threads, the text-based social networking platform owned by Meta Platforms, currently boasts 400 million monthly active users. Launched in July 2023, the service operates across web, Android, and iOS in over 100 countries.
twitter Twitter Imposes Temporary Rate Limits to Combat AI Scraping and Bots Twitter restricts how many posts users can view daily in an effort to block data scraping and eliminate bad actors. The sudden limits cause widespread frustration just as Meta prepares to launch its Threads app.
twitter Elon Musk Imposes Tweet Reading Limits to Combat Data Scraping Twitter restricts how many tweets users can read daily as Elon Musk targets aggressive data-scraping bots. The sudden limits cause widespread outages and frustrate regular users across the platform.
openai OpenAI Expands Code Interpreter Access to All ChatGPT Plus Subscribers OpenAI rolls out its Code Interpreter beta to all ChatGPT Plus users, enabling advanced data analysis, file editing, and math capabilities directly within the chat interface. The tool shows significant promise for digital marketers looking to analyze SEO and campaign data.
eu ai act EU AI Act Hangs in Balance After Exhaustive 22-Hour Negotiation Session European negotiators pause marathon talks on the landmark AI Act as time runs out before upcoming elections. Significant progress occurs on foundation models, but law enforcement provisions continue to stall a final agreement.
twitter Twitter Imposes Temporary Daily Reading Limits Amid Widespread Outage Elon Musk introduces strict daily reading limits on Twitter to combat data scraping, triggering thousands of user error reports. Verified accounts can now view 10,000 posts per day, while unverified users face much lower thresholds.
reddit Popular Reddit Apps Apollo, RIF, and Sync Shut Down Over API Costs Three major third-party Reddit apps, including Apollo, RIF, and Sync for Reddit, are officially closing on June 30 due to Reddit's expensive new API pricing. The shutdowns occur just before a massive sitewide protest by thousands of subreddits.
reddit Popular Reddit App Apollo Closes Doors Over Hefty New API Fees Apollo, a top third-party Reddit app with 1.5 million monthly users, is shutting down at the end of June due to Reddit's expensive new API charges. The closure sparks massive moderator protests as essential community management tools disappear along with the app.