Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Signal appoints former Google manager Meredith Whittaker as its first president, helping shape strategy, comms, and policy — Meredith Whittaker, the former Google manager, is Signal’s first president. She is out to convince users to pay for the free app.
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
An interview with Signal president Meredith Whittaker on competition, government pressure to break encryption, what it’s like to hire a new CEO, and more — Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp. Here’s how. — Meredith Whittaker is the president of Signal …
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Interview with founders of Character.ai, who say they left Google’s LaMDA project to let users experiment with large language models through the use of chatbots — The creators of Google’s LaMDA have launched the chatbot startup Character.ai, which is open for anyone to try
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI plans to remove the waitlist for DALL-E today, giving anyone immediate access; Sam Altman says a public release is an essential step for safe development — None of these photos were taken by a camera. — All of these images were created by the artificial intelligence text …
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Signal will start phasing out SMS and MMS support from its Android app; users have a few months to transition away from SMS and export messages to another app — Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal launches its Stories feature out of beta on Android and iOS; users’ Stories will automatically expire after 24 hours — End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal is rolling out a new Stories feature to all users on Android and iOS, the company announced on Monday.
Livemint:
India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top communications services, such as WhatsApp and Signal, including seeking access to data — WhatsApp, Signal and other interception of over-the-top communication services will soon come under a legal framework, the Centre said citing a new draft telecommunications bill.
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