Intro

Amazon makes a big bet on Anthropic. A big DeFi hack. The US government is weighing a sort of “know your customer” rule for big cloud providers. OpenAI has rolled out some cool new ways to interact with their AI. And why the number of smartphone brands around the world has basically collapsed.

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Links:

• Amazon to invest up to $4bn in AI start-up Anthropic (Financial Times)
• Defi Project Mixin Network Suspends Services After $200 Million Crypto Hack (Bloomberg)
• Booking to appeal after EU vetoes $1.7 bln ETraveli deal (Reuters)
• White House could force cloud companies to disclose AI customers (Semafor)
• You can now prompt ChatGPT with pictures and voice commands (The Verge)
• WGA and the studios reach tentative deal to end writers’ strike (Los Angeles Times)
• Nearly 500 Brands Exited Smartphone Market During 2017-2023 (Counterpoint)

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