Tech Meme

Will Knight / Wired: A look at OpenAI’s ongoing talent exodus, seeming shift in hiring priorities, deep bench of young talent, and the intensifying competition to hire the next wave  —  OpenAI built a reputation for making bold research bets before others.  After a recent brain drain, it needs to attract a new generation of researchers to keep this going. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charles Duhigg / New Yorker: A deep dive into Chris Lehane, super PACs like Fairshake, and some Silicon Valley executives’ political savagery, effectively targeting Katie Porter and others  —  From crypto to A.I., the tech sector is pouring millions into super pacs that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim De Chant / TechCrunch: US SEC filing: KoBold Metals, which uses ML to sift through datasets to identify large deposits of various minerals, has raised $491M of a targeted $527M round  —  Earlier this year, KoBold Metals found what might be one of the largest high-grade copper deposits of all time … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Digiday: TikTok launches Smart+, an AI-powered ad tool that takes on Google’s Performance Max and Meta’s Advantage+, automating creative, ad targeting, and optimization  —  TikTok’s cultural clout is undeniable, but the ad dollars?  Not quite there — yet.  —  That’s where Smart+ comes in … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: US bankruptcy judge approves repaying FTX customers; in June, FTX had $12.6B, which could rise to $16.5B; FTX is in talks with the US over $1B in seized assets  —  – FTX judge approves plan to distribute at least $12.6 billion  — Company in talks over $1 billion seized by prosecutors Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Apple’s macOS 15.0.1 Sequoia, released on October 3, fixed the macOS 15 bug that broke some third-party security tools, including from CrowdStrike and Microsoft  —  In September, Apple released the new version of its computer operating system macOS 15, also known as Sequoia … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: MoneyGram says hackers “accessed and acquired” some customers’ personal and transaction data, including SSNs, during a cyberattack between September 20 and 22  —  U.S. money transfer giant MoneyGram has confirmed that hackers stole its customers’ personal information and transaction data during a cyberattack last month. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Samsung estimates Q3 operating profit up 274% YoY to ~$6.78B, falling short of analysts’ estimates of ~$7.66B, as it lags rivals in the booming AI chip market  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) estimated on Tuesday its third-quarter operating profit jumped 274%, but that was short … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Young / Reuters: The UK launches a Regulatory Innovation Office to speed up the approval of synthetic biology and biotech, space tech, AI in health care, and autonomous drones  —  Britain is setting up a new Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) to speed up the approval of new technologies such as artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Experts have long warned “secure backdoor” systems are impossible; Salt Typhoon’s reported hack of US ISPs’ wiretap systems exemplifies the risks of backdoors  —  News broke this weekend that China-backed hackers have compromised the wiretap systems of several U.S. telecom and internet providers … Lees verder op Tech Meme