Tech Meme

CJ Haddad / CNBC: Chef Robotics, which develops AI-powered robotic meal assembly systems, raised a $20.6M Series A led by Avataar Ventures, and an additional $22.5M in debt  —  As the food service industry continues to struggle with labor shortages, a Silicon Valley startup has put together artificially-intelligent robots that are ready to clock in. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: In a new paper, Tim O’Reilly and other researchers say OpenAI likely trained GPT-4o on paywalled books from O’Reilly Media without a licensing agreement  —  OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission.  Now a new paper by an AI watchdog … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: AI coding startup Replit is in talks with investors to raise about $200M at a $3B valuation, almost triple its last valuation  —  The new funding round would bring in about $200 million, one of the people said.  —  Replit did not respond to requests for comment. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Google researchers say DPRK’s IT workers are fraudulently securing positions at companies in Germany, Portugal, and the UK, after facing sanctions in the US  —  North Korea’s IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Microsoft says it used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders  —  Microsoft used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samantha Subin / CNBC: CoreWeave’s stock closed up 41.77% at $52.57 in its third trading day, bouncing back above its $40 IPO price and bringing the company’s market cap to ~$24.89B  —  CoreWeave’s stock popped nearly 42% on Tuesday, bouncing back above its initial public offering price following a lackluster second trading day on the public markets. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau says she plans to leave in May 2025 after eight years; she has led the FAIR group since early 2023 and reports to Chris Cox  —  Joelle Pineau, the VP running Meta’s FAIR group, to depart company in May  —  Meta Platforms Inc.’s head … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Evangelho / Forbes: Mozilla says it’s developing Thundermail, an email service with a privacy focus set to get a web client, as part of an upcoming paid Thunderbird Pro service  —  I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming.  —  SaveComment  —  In case you missed it … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Meta is ramping up work on its first glasses with a display, codenamed Hypernova, which it could debut as early as the end of 2025 for $1,000 to $1,400  —  The company intends to introduce its first glasses with a screen as early as the end of this year — a product it sees … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok is shutting down its Instagram rival TikTok Notes on May 8, 2025, directing users to Lemon8, a similar ByteDance app with 12.5M MAUs as of December 2024  —  TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8.  The photo-sharing app launched in testing in Canada, Australia, and Vietnam last year. Lees verder op Tech Meme