CoinDesk: The US Treasury warns that DeFi services that aren’t compliant with AML and terrorist financing rules pose “the most significant current illicit finance risk” — The department’s first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: Samsung plans to cut memory chip production to a “meaningful level” after estimating that its Q1 operating profit fell 95%+ YoY to ~$450M, its lowest since 2009 — Samsung Electronics Co. said it is cutting memory chip production after reporting its slimmest profit since … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post: Sources: Meta told political campaigns in March that the company reviews AI-generated images via its fact-checking program, which exempts candidates and parties — Facebook parent is reviewing AI-generated images under its fact-checking program, it recently confirmed to campaigns, meaning politicians may be exempt from the rules Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Sources: Stability AI wants to bring in a Sheryl Sandberg-like executive after burning through much of the $100M raised in 2022 while generating little revenue — Stability AI, one of the hottest companies in artificial intelligence, is burning through cash and has been slow to generate revenue … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: Denver-based True Anomaly, founded by ex-Space Force members to make “autonomous orbital pursuit” intelligence satellites, raised $30M including a $17M Series A — As tensions between the United States and China continue to escalate, a new startup has emerged from stealth … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tim Keary / VentureBeat: Bitdefender survey of 400+ IT and security professionals: 42% were told to cover up data breaches that should have been reported and 29.9% admit doing so — In a world where cybercrime is becoming more difficult to prevent, many security leaders are putting pressure on IT professionals to bury the truth. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Matt Taibbi / Racket News: Matt Taibbi says he will use Substack Notes instead of Twitter after he was told Twitter is blocking Substack links because it is upset about Substack Notes — On staying at Substack, and leaving Twitter, I guess — Earlier this afternoon, I learned Substack links were being blocked on Twitter. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nathan Edwards / The Verge: Google plans to end support for the Dropcam and the Nest Secure home security system on April 8, 2024, as it shelves products it can’t migrate to Google Home — Google is ending support for the Dropcam and the Nest Secure home security system in exactly one year, on April 8th, 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme
TechCrunch: Anthropic’s Series C pitch deck shows the AI startup aims to raise ~$5B over the next two years to take on OpenAI and enter over a dozen major industries — Anthropic plans to train a powerful model with billions in new funding — AI research startup Anthropic aims to raise as much as $5 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post: Sources: Meta told political campaigns that it is reviewing AI-generated images under its fact-checking program from which candidates and parties are exempt — Facebook parent is reviewing AI-generated images under its fact-checking program, it recently confirmed to campaigns, meaning politicians may be exempt from the rules Lees verder op Tech Meme