Meta's $10 Billion Subsea Cable, Threads Clones Bluesky's Popular Starter Packs, China Challenges OpenAI's Dominance, OpenAI Trademarks Reasoning Model, AI-Generated Images Lead to 18-Year Prison Sentence

Meta's $10 Billion Subsea Cable: A World-Spanning Network.
Meta plans a $10B global fiber optic cable, bypassing geopolitical hotspots. This massive project aims for complete control over its data traffic. More details are expected in early 2025.
Threads Clones Bluesky's Popular Starter Packs Feature to Boost User Growth.
Facing Bluesky's popularity, Meta's Threads is secretly testing "Recommended Follow Lists," a feature similar to Bluesky's successful Starter Packs, to boost user engagement and potentially counter Bluesky's growth.
China's AI surge challenges OpenAI's Dominance; is the lead shrinking?
Three new Chinese AI models are hot on OpenAI's heels, sparking a rapid-fire race in advanced reasoning, with open-source innovation closing the gap and Anthropic's new protocol adding fuel to the fire!
OpenAI Trademarks o1 Reasoning Model: Protecting AI Innovation.
OpenAI is trademarking its new reasoning AI model, o1, despite a past setback with the "GPT" trademark, showing its commitment to protecting its innovative AI technology.
AI-Generated Child Abuse Images Lead to 18-Year Prison Sentence.
A UK student received an 18-year prison sentence for using AI to create and sell horrific child sexual abuse images online, highlighting the urgent need to combat AI-generated child exploitation.

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