The Download: introducing our TR35 innovators

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: Our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2023 How do you know what’s coming next, especially with a topic as fast-moving as technology? One way is to […]

Alibaba opens its AI model Tongyi Qianwen to the public and plans to make an open source version available for free commercial use “by the whole society” (Casey Hall/Reuters)

Casey Hall / Reuters:Alibaba opens its AI model Tongyi Qianwen to the public and plans to make an open source version available for free commercial use “by the whole society”  —  Alibaba said on Wednesday it would open its artificial intelligence model Tongyi Qianwen to the public …

The Internet Archive appeals a US judge’s decision in March 2023 favoring publishers in a copyright infringement case over the nonprofit’s ebook lending program (Andrew Albanese/Publishers Weekly)

Andrew Albanese / Publishers Weekly:The Internet Archive appeals a US judge’s decision in March 2023 favoring publishers in a copyright infringement case over the nonprofit’s ebook lending program  —  As expected, the Internet Archive this week submitted its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely-watched copyright case involving …

NewsWhip data on 300K influential X users suggests X is throttling posts linking to the NYT, with “weekly average shares per article” down ~75% from July’s peak (Max Tani/Semafor)

Max Tani / Semafor:NewsWhip data on 300K influential X users suggests X is throttling posts linking to the NYT, with “weekly average shares per article” down ~75% from July’s peak  —  X, Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly known as Twitter, appears to be attempting to limit its users’ access […]