The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse
The Senate has passed a bill reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) …
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”
Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk's takeover, is shutting down.
Google scraps a 2019 policy requiring US suppliers and staffing firms to pay their employees $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits
Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees …
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines
Apple's (AAPL.O) offer to open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals is set to be approved by EU antitrust regulators as soon …
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets
US stock markets suffer their worst run since October 2022 as investors pull back from AI bets — Nvidia's share price plunged …
Telegram partners with Tether to let the messaging app's ~900M users send USDT to each other through The Open Network blockchain
Pavel Durov, CEO of TelegramPaolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether Tether : Tether Tokens (USD₮ and XAU₮) Launch on The Open Network (TON) Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk : Tether Seeks to Boost Peer-to-Peer Paymen...
An interview with Linus Torvalds at the Open Source Summit North America on the XZ Utils exploit, open source development, RISC-V, AI, and more
SEATTLE-Linux creator Linus Torvalds sat down Wednesday for a “keynote interview” at the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit North America in Seattle.
Bitcoin's fourth halving is now complete, lowering miners' block subsidy rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC; the third halving was in May 2020
Done and dusted! André Beganski / Decrypt : Bitcoin Completes Fourth Halving, Ushering In New Era for BTC Gino Matos / Crypto Briefing : Runes could solve Bitcoin's long-term security: IntoTheBlock As...
Pornhub, Stripchat, and XVideos will have to comply with additional obligations, such as submitting risk assessment reports, under the EU DSA starting next week
Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures …
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview
YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time. — “It paves the way for real-time engagements with lifelike avatars ,” reads the abstract of the accompanying M...
Filing: a group of FTX investors and customers agree to drop their claims against SBF if he cooperates in cases against celebrities and others who pushed FTX
- Pact would release crypto exchange co-founder from claims — In return he would help them pursue celebrities who pushed FTX
A look at Los Angeles' Homelessness Prevention pilot program, which uses AI to identify those at risk of becoming homeless, offering aid to keep them housed
A woman walks past tents for the homeless lining a street in Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 1, 2021. Bluesky: @ndnickerson.bsky.social . X: @capolicylab , @simonkp , and @mmitchell_ai Bluesky: @ndnickers...
PCs that can run large AI models may drive an enterprise PC replacement cycle, but some CIOs say they'll wait for the category to mature and prices to come down
But CIOs aren't quite convinced that everyone needs an AI-enabled PC just yet — The biggest innovation in years has come …
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg on Llama 3, buying H100s for Reels' launch, AGI, energy constraints, dangers of open source, metaverse, Meta's custom silicon, and more
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Court filing: OpenAI says Elon Musk's claim that the company has abandoned its altruistic principles is “revisionist history” and a bid to boost his AI company
OpenAI says Elon Musk's claim that the company has abandoned its altruistic principles in pursuit of profits is nothing more than …
SK Hynix partners with TSMC to develop next-gen HBM4 chips, which are critical for AI and slated for mass production in 2026, and advanced chip packaging tech
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Hacking group GhostR claims it stole 5.3M records from World-Check screening database, used for KYC checks for sanctions and financial crime links, in March
The group told TechCrunch they stole the data last month from a Singapore-based firm with access to the World-Check database. — The database is used for security clearances in the public and private...
Nothing rolls out ChatGPT integration for Nothing Phone (2) and Nothing earbuds, including voice and text widgets for the phone
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Sources describe Nigeria's detention of two Binance officials, including US compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan, on charges of tax evasion and money laundering
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Sources: Biden administration is encouraging US tech groups to seek AI deals in the UAE and brokered Microsoft's deal with G42, as it seeks an edge over China
Biden administration brokers talks between Microsoft, OpenAI Google and the UAE, as Washington seeks edge over China LinkedIn: Nick Hatcher LinkedIn: Nick Hatcher : Fascinating read, and some very sma...
National Bureau of Statistics: China's integrated circuit output rose 40% YoY to 98.1B units in Q1, a sign that the country is expanding legacy chip production
production jumped 40% in Q1 2024 TechNode : China's chip production soars 40% in Q1 despite US constraints Josh Norem / ExtremeTech : US Sanctions Against China Could Turn It Into a Legacy Node Powerh...
China publishes measures to boost foreign investment in its domestic technology sector, including encouraging tech companies to raise money via bond issuance
Midas, which lets users in Turkey invest in US and Turkish equities, raised a $45M Series A, after a $11M seed in 2022, and plans crypto trading and more
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