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• Cracks are forming in Meta’s partnership with Scale AI

  Two months after making a $14.3B investment in Scale AI, Meta is relying heavily on its competitors to train next generation AI models.

• Spotlight on AI at TechCrunch Disrupt: Don’t miss these sessions backed by JetBrains and Greenfield

  TechCrunch Disrupt isn’t just about showcasing the startups of tomorrow — it’s also about surfacing the boldest ideas shaping technology today.

• TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs

  The new capabilities bring TikTok’s messaging experience more in line with that of other popular social apps and services.

• Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization 

  The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other benefits. In exchange, California regulators say they’ll support legislation to reduce expensive insurance coverage mandates that ride-hailing companies have to pay.

• Tesla challenges $243 million verdict in Autopilot death trial

  The company's lawyers blame the driver (who settled with the victims separately) for the crash, and the plaintiffs' lawyers for "overwhelming" the jury with "irrelevant evidence."

• WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware

  A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.

• Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users

  After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies.

• Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws

  Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.

• Henrik Fisker quietly wound down his nonprofit after his EV startup went bankrupt

  The brief existence of the Fiskers' foundation is another example of how the boom of electric vehicle startups in the 2020s helped fuel a rush of wide-eyed optimism.

• ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

  A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year.