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New York Times: A look at the mounting US pressure on Binance: the DOJ’s money laundering division leading its criminal investigation, CZ hiring Latham & Watkins, and more  —  The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of FTX. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Madeline Ashby / Wired: A look at Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, a fair use case before SCOTUS that could impact how copyright law is applied to AI tools’ use of human-made works  —  The US Supreme Court’s upcoming decision could shift the interpretation of fair use law—and all the people, and tools, that turn to it for protection. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Theo Wayt / The Information: Sources: Andy Jassy picks 14-year Amazon veteran Eric Rimling as his technical adviser, a prestigious two-year position; Jassy was Bezos’ adviser in the 2000s  —  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has picked Eric Rimling, a 14-year veteran of the company’s fulfillment operation, as his new technical adviser … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Alibaba Cloud plans to cut its core product costs by up to 50% starting on May 7; the company has 200K+ requests to join the beta of its Tongyi Qianwen AI model  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is cutting the cost of its cloud services by as much as half, a move that could win users from rivals … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kim Jaewon / Nikkei Asia: SK Hynix reports a ~$2.5B operating loss in Q1 2023, its biggest quarterly loss that surpasses ~$1.4B in Q4 2022, as revenue dropped 58.1% YoY to ~$3.8B  —  South Korean semiconductor manufacturer posts $2.5bn in red ink  —  SK Hynix and other semiconductor manufacturers are dealing with a slowdown in the industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: TikTok appears to be working on a feature that will let users create AI-generated profile pictures similar to Prisma Labs’ Lensa app  —  TikTok is working on a feature that will create AI-generated profile pictures, according to social media consultant Matt Navarra, who shared images and video of the tool with The Verge. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: In the latest macOS Ventura beta, Apple removes the Virtual Scanner II app including Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper that shipped with macOS Mojave and up  —  A few weeks ago, users discovered that every copy of macOS has the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its internal files. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: The US Commerce Department outlines plans to boost chip R&D via its new National Semiconductor Technology Center; the CHIPS Act allocated $11B for R&D  —  The Biden administration announced its strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a string of facilities aimed at propelling U.S. innovation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisyah Llewellyn / Rest of World: TikTok Shop is thriving in Indonesia, TikTok’s second-biggest market with an estimated 110M users; Data.ai: the Shop seller app has ~5.5M Indonesian downloads  —  TikTok Shop, the controversial app’s ambitious next phase, has caught fire in Indonesia.  “This is truly the year of TikTok,” says one seller. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: In the latest macOS Ventura beta, Apple removes the Virtual Scanner II app including Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper that shipped with macOS Mojave and up  —  A few weeks ago, users discovered that every copy of macOS has the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its internal files. Lees verder op Tech Meme