Morning Brew - October 22, 2024

Welcome to the Morning Brew technology newsletter. Our daily newsletter with links and TLDRs of major tech and programming stories.

Morning Brew -  October 22, 2024
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Welcome to the Morning Brew technology newsletter. Our daily newsletter with links and TLDRs of major tech and programming stories.

Tech

OpenAI, Microsoft reportedly hire banks to renegotiate partnership terms - SiliconANGLE
OpenAI, Microsoft reportedly hire banks to renegotiate partnership terms - SiliconANGLE
US startup charging couples to ā€˜screen embryos for IQā€™
Heliospectā€™s services were marketed at up to $50,000 for 100 embryos, undercover footage shows

Cybersecurity

Redbox hack reveals customer info. from 2K rentals
The bankrupt company may not see any consequences.

AI

Gurman: Apple internally believes that itā€™s at least two years behind in AI development - 9to5Mac
According to the latest edition of Mark Gurmanā€™s Power On newsletter, some employees at Apple believe that the company isā€¦
Sharing new research, models, and datasets from Meta FAIR
Today, Meta FAIR is releasing several new research artifacts in support of our goal of achieving advanced machine intelligence (AMI) while also supporting open science and reproducibility.
Amazon Adsā€™ AI Generator Tool Can Now Create Audio Ads, too
The tech giant announced new products at its annual ad conference.
Sam Altmanā€™s Worldcoin becomes World and shows new iris-scanning Orb to prove your humanity | TechCrunch
Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded ā€œproof of personhoodā€ crypto project that scans peopleā€™s eyeballs, announced on Thursday that it dropped the ā€œcoinā€

DevOps

HashiCorp CTO talks AI strategy, Ansible tie-ins, FedRAMP | TechTarget
HashiCorp co-founder and CTO Armon Dadgar shared his views on AI strategy, closer ties with Ansible and roadmap plans for FedRAMP cloud support in a Q&A.
Track and optimize incentives with Earnings Hub | Google Cloud Blog
The Earnings Hub platform provides an overview of Google Cloud partnersā€™ earned incentives such as rebates, discounts, funds, and credits.

Digital Marketing

Two-Thirds Of Consumers Want ā€˜Edutainmentā€™ Content From Brands [REPORT]
Sprout Social has released the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report based on a survey of over 4,500 consumers across five countries to analyze user preferences and behaviors across major social media platforms. The study reveals that 66% of social media users find ā€œedutainmentā€ contentā€”material that educates and entertainsā€”to be the most engaging form of [ā€¦]
Google shakes up ad auction dynamics for holiday shopping
Google is changing how PMax and Standard Shopping campaigns compete, requiring advertisers to adjust strategies during this holiday shopping season.

Web Development

Using Cloudflare on your website could be blocking RSS users
Cloudflareā€™s security features could be blocking RSS feed users from accessing your website
Ricky Mondello Ā» Apple Passwordsā€™ Generated Strong Password Format
Why Does Everyone Run Ancient Postgres Versions? - Neon
Many companies are running old Postgres versions and missing out on many improvements. The reasons: Postgres works and upgrades suck.

Design

Alleged iPhone SE 4 dummy units show iPhone 14 design, apparent ā€˜Plusā€™ size option - 9to5Mac
Some new images of iPhone SE 4 dummy units have been shared by Japanese Apple blog Macotakara today, showcasing aā€¦
Appleā€™s macOS Sequoia lets you snap windows into position ā€” hereā€™s how
Create window tiles with macOS Sequoia.

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