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Amazon launches an AI-powered video generator, available for some US advertisers in beta, which turns a single product image into a few-seconds-long video clip (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Amazon launches an AI-powered video generator, available for some US advertisers in beta, which turns a single product image into a few-seconds-long video clip — Like its rival, Google, Amazon has launched an AI-powered video generator — but it's only for advertisers at the moment, and somewhat limited in what it can do. http://www.techmeme.com/240919/p23?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a240919p23

A profile of lobbyist Andrew Kingman, who has exerted immense influence on US tech policy by helping large companies that want lax rules on data privacy (Alfred Ng/Politico)

Alfred Ng / Politico: A profile of lobbyist Andrew Kingman, who has exerted immense influence on US tech policy by helping large companies that want lax rules on data privacy — Lobbyist Andrew Kingman has reshaped American policy on a key tech issue — without ever setting foot on Capitol Hill. http://www.techmeme.com/240919/p10?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a240919p10

Mercor, a jobs marketplace that uses AI to vet and interview candidates, raised a $32M Series A led by Benchmark at a $250M valuation and says it's profitable (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Mercor, a jobs marketplace that uses AI to vet and interview candidates, raised a $32M Series A led by Benchmark at a $250M valuation and says it's profitable — Led by three 21-year-old Thiel Fellows, Mercor has raised $32 million from Benchmark, Peter Thiel and others for its AI-powered jobs marketplace. http://www.techmeme.com/240918/p46?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a240918p46

Sources: the hackers behind the February data breach of drug distributor Cencora received a record ransom of $75M through three bitcoin installments in March (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg)

Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: Sources: the hackers behind the February data breach of drug distributor Cencora received a record ransom of $75M through three bitcoin installments in March — - Payment made through three Bitcoin installments in March — Dark Angels hacking gang pursues high prices and low profile http://www.techmeme.com/240918/p42?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a240918p42

T-Mobile announces a multi-year partnership with OpenAI that includes building IntentCX, a customer service system powered by AI agents (Ina Fried/Axios)

Ina Fried / Axios: T-Mobile announces a multi-year partnership with OpenAI that includes building IntentCX, a customer service system powered by AI agents — - The companies say that the model is already showing promise in analyzing customer care call transcripts and identifying pain points that could be addressed better. http://www.techmeme.com/240918/p37?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a240918p37

Open-source chip design company SiFive unveils the SiFive Intelligence XM Series, its latest RISC-V-based blueprints to help companies develop AI chips (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Open-source chip design company SiFive unveils the SiFive Intelligence XM Series, its latest RISC-V-based blueprints to help companies develop AI chips — Open-source semiconductor design company SiFive Inc. today unveiled its latest chip design blueprints, the SiFive Intelligence XM Series … http://www.techmeme.com/240918/p36?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a240918p36

Researchers: GPT-4 generating a 100-word email uses 1,468ml of water at its Washington data center, 925ml in Arizona, 464ml in Illinois, and 235ml in Texas (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Researchers: GPT-4 generating a 100-word email uses 1,468ml of water at its Washington data center, 925ml in Arizona, 464ml in Illinois, and 235ml in Texas — AI bots generate a lot of heat, and keeping their computer servers running exacts a toll. — Roughly a quarter of Americans … http://www.techmeme.com/240918/p18?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a240918p18