Morning Brew - October 23, 2024

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Tech

ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models

Sabotage supposedly cost tens of millions, but TikTok owner ByteDance denies it.

Ars TechnicaAshley Belanger

Apple’s AirPods Pro hearing health features are as good as they sound

The powerful new features are coming in late October.

The Verge

Meta Glasses Are The Top Selling Product In Many Ray-Ban Stores

Ray-Ban Meta glasses are the top selling product in 60% of Ray-Ban stores in EMEA, showing demand for smart glasses is strong.

UploadVRDavid Heaney

Cryptocurrency

VanEck Adds Staking Rewards to Solana Investment Product in Europe - Decrypt

As VanEck’s Solana ETN begins offering investors passive income in the EU, the asset manager awaits input on an application in the U.S.

DecryptAndré Beganski

Chainlink Partners With Major Financial Players to Improve Corporate Actions Data Reporting Using AI and Blockchain

Automating and standardizing corporate actions data could help significantly reduce operational inefficiencies that currently cost businesses millions of dollars every year due to errors and manual data processing, the report said.

CoinDeskKrisztian Sandor

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High as Publicly-Listed Miners’ Share of the Network Peaks

Bitcoin’s seven-day moving average (7DMA) hash rate surpassed 700 EH/s for the first time, marking a 13% increase since April’s halving.

CoinDeskJames Van Straten

AI

xAI, Elon Musk’s AI startup, launches an API | TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has launched an API. But it’s a bit barren at the moment.

TechCrunchKyle Wiggers

Boston Dynamics teams with TRI to bring AI smarts to Atlas humanoid robot | TechCrunch

Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) Wednesday revealed plans to bring AI-based robotic intelligence to the electric Atlas humanoid robot.

TechCrunchBrian Heater

How gen AI can help doctors and nurses ease their administrative workloads

A study published by Google Cloud and Harris Poll sheds light on healthcare’s administrative burden, and how AI can help.

GoogleAashima Gupta

State of AI Report 2024

The State of AI Report analyses the most interesting developments in AI. Read and download here.

Air Street CapitalNathan Benaich and Air Street Capital

Marketing

Amazon Ads launches new AI tools for advertisers—here’s your first look at the beta

New generative AI empowers advertisers to elevate creativity, crafting ads that captivate customers.

US About AmazonAmazon Staff

Web Development

Next.js 15

Next.js 15 introduces React 19 support, caching improvements, a stable release for Turbopack in development, new APIs, and more.

Next.js uwu logo by SAWARATSUKIDelba de Oliveira

Mullenweg Faces Backlash Over First Amendment Claims

Matt Mullenweg, WordPress co-founder, claims WP Engine tried to infringe on his First Amendment rights, sparking backlash on social media. Critics corrected his understanding of free speech and accused him of hypocrisy, highlighting the limits of free speech in private disputes.

Bold OutlookBrandon Himpfen

Design

The Kleenex rebrand feels like it’s always been there (in a good way)

This strong new identity cleans up.

Creative BloqRosie Hilder

Hilarious TikTok trend pokes fun at iPhone designers

Apparently they have it easy.

Creative BloqNatalie Fear

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