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Backflip, which is building AI models that can generate 3D designs using text, sketches, or photos as prompts, raised a $30M Series A co-led by NEA and a16z (Charles Rollet/TechCrunch) 19-12-2024

Charles Rollet / TechCrunch: Backflip, which is building AI models that can generate 3D designs using text, sketches, or photos as prompts, raised a $30M Series A co-led by NEA and a16z  —  What if it were as easy to generate a usable 3D design as prompting ChatGPT?  That’s the mission of Backflip … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anthropic, whose CEO, Dario Amodei, has vocally opposed Donald Trump, and OpenAI look to hire more people with ties to Trump and the GOP for their policy teams (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information) 19-12-2024

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Anthropic, whose CEO, Dario Amodei, has vocally opposed Donald Trump, and OpenAI look to hire more people with ties to Trump and the GOP for their policy teams  —  Lately, AI developer Anthropic has been riding high, with its models’ impressive performance on tasks like code generation helping … Lees verder op Tech Meme

YouTube plans to start a crackdown on “egregious clickbait”, or videos where the titles or thumbnails make claims the videos don't back up, beginning in India (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 20-12-2024

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: YouTube plans to start a crackdown on “egregious clickbait”, or videos where the titles or thumbnails make claims the videos don’t back up, beginning in India  —  A lot of YouTube videos have flashy, misleading titles and thumbnails, such as “BREAKING NEWS” or “The president steps down … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Congress approves $3B in funding for a project to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from US phone networks nationwide; Trump's FCC started the initiative in 2020 (Washington Post) 19-12-2024

Washington Post: Congress approves $3B in funding for a project to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from US phone networks nationwide; Trump’s FCC started the initiative in 2020  —  Legislative and executive branch actions highlight concerns that phone and internet networks are vulnerable to Beijing-sponsored hackers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Decart, which helps organizations train and run AI models at scale, raised a $32M Series A, sources say at a $500M+ valuation, after a $21M seed in October 2024 (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 19-12-2024

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Decart, which helps organizations train and run AI models at scale, raised a $32M Series A, sources say at a $500M+ valuation, after a $21M seed in October 2024  —  A young startup that emerged from stealth less than two months ago with big-name backers and bigger ambitions is returning to the spotlight. Lees verder op Tech Meme

In 2024, hackers stole $2.2B in crypto across 303 hacks, up from $1.8B across 282 hacks in 2023; by July 2024, $1.58B had been stolen, but the pace slowed after (Chainalysis) 19-12-2024

Chainalysis: In 2024, hackers stole $2.2B in crypto across 303 hacks, up from $1.8B across 282 hacks in 2023; by July 2024, $1.58B had been stolen, but the pace slowed after  —  The Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report  —  Crypto hacking remains a persistent threat, with four years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: the US' proposed AI chip framework would block adversaries entirely, and give others quotas based on their US alignment, threatening Nvidia's expansion (New York Times) 19-12-2024

New York Times: Sources: the US’ proposed AI chip framework would block adversaries entirely, and give others quotas based on their US alignment, threatening Nvidia’s expansion  —  The chipmaker expects more than $10 billion in foreign sales this year, but the Biden administration is advancing rules that could curb that growth. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta teases an AI editing tool powered by Movie Gen AI in Instagram that can change outfits, backgrounds, and more in videos using a text prompt, coming in 2025 (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge) 19-12-2024

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Meta teases an AI editing tool powered by Movie Gen AI in Instagram that can change outfits, backgrounds, and more in videos using a text prompt, coming in 2025  —  Instagram is planning to introduce a generative AI editing feature next year that will allow users to “change nearly any aspect of your videos.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

A coalition of newspapers, writers, movie producers, and others rejects the UK's plans to create a copyright exemption for AI companies to train their models (Robert Booth/The Guardian) 19-12-2024

Robert Booth / The Guardian: A coalition of newspapers, writers, movie producers, and others rejects the UK’s plans to create a copyright exemption for AI companies to train their models  —  Exclusive: Coalition of musicians, photographers and newspapers insist existing copyright laws must be respected Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Frank McCourt's efforts to buy TikTok and the obstacles he faces, as he lobbies Congress and Trump's team and tries to recruit ex-TikTok executives (Bloomberg) 19-12-2024

Bloomberg: A look at Frank McCourt’s efforts to buy TikTok and the obstacles he faces, as he lobbies Congress and Trump’s team and tries to recruit ex-TikTok executives  —  – TikTok hopes Supreme Court will halt ban at final hour  — McCourt is pitching his bid to Congress, Trump’s team Lees verder op Tech Meme