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Peter Saalfield / Decrypt: Researchers detail an AI model that they claim can solve Google’s reCAPTCHAv2 challenges with 100% accuracy using a similar number of attempts as human users  —  Researchers from ETH Zurich used advanced machine learning to solve 100% of Google’s reCAPTCHAv2, designed to distinguish humans from bots. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Rainey / Bloomberg Law: The US DOL releases the AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework, a set of guidelines to help employers ensure AI doesn’t lead to discrimination for disabled job seekers  —  Search by Topic  —  The US Labor Department rolled out a new website Tuesday to instruct employers and workers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Wiz is in discussions to sell existing shares at a valuation between $15B and $20B, after abandoning Google’s $23B acquisition offer in July 2024  —  Cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc. is in discussions to sell existing shares at a valuation as high as $20 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A profile of Canva, which has an estimated 4% share of the $15.4B creative software market and has doubled its MAUs to 190M since 2022, ahead of a US IPO  —  The world’s most valuable female-led startup prepares for an IPO. … Melanie Perkins remembers when her boyfriend and startup co-founder used … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reece Rogers / Wired: An interview with Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor on their new book AI Snake Oil, which is based on their popular newsletter about AI’s shortcomings  —  In their book AI Snake Oil, two Princeton researchers pinpoint the culprits of the AI hype cycle and advocate for a more critical, holistic understanding of artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says Uber is “building three” super apps: Uber, Uber Eats, and Uber Driver, an app for couriers and drivers; Uber One has 19M members  —  In the years since its founding in 2009, Uber instigated a revolution in transport, spread its disruptive business model … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vikas SN / Moneycontrol: Google Cloud VP Gabe Monroy says he has seen 20%-30% productivity gains across the software development lifecycle at large companies using Gemini Code Assist  —  Google’s Gabe Monroy claims to have seen productivity gains of 20-30 percent across the software development lifecycle … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: How a security researcher used a now-fixed flaw to store false memories in ChatGPT via indirect prompt injection with the goal of exfiltrating all user input  —  Emails, documents, and other untrusted content can plant malicious memories.  —  When security researcher Johann Rehberger recently reported … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says Uber is building “three” super apps: Uber, Uber Eats, and Uber Driver, a platform for couriers and drivers; Uber One has 19M members  —  In the years since its founding in 2009, Uber instigated a revolution in transport, spread its disruptive business model … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Simon Sharwood / The Register: Samsung, Hyundai, and Kia sign a partnership to integrate Samsung’s SmartThings IoT platform with future car infotainment systems developed by Hyundai and Kia  —  Samsung and fellow South Korean giants Kia and Hyundai have struck up an IoT alliance that will see cars drive home appliances … Lees verder op Tech Meme