Bloomberg: Baidu announces its Ernie Bot in a pre-recorded video, with founder Robin Li talking over a scripted video of interactions with the AI; BIDU drops 5%+ — Baidu Inc. debuted China’s answer to ChatGPT in a pre-recorded video, disappointing those hoping for a stronger, real-life demo … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Associated Press: Source: DOJ is investigating whether the use of a predictive child welfare algorithm in PA’s Allegheny County discriminates against parents with disabilities — For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side … Lees verder op Tech Meme
FTX: An FTX bankruptcy filing describes $3.2B+ in payments and loans to founders and executives, chiefly from Alameda Research, including ~$2.2B to Sam Bankman-Fried — Identify Over $3.2 Billion in Transfers to Founders and Key Employees — Forensic Work Continues on Intercompany and Other Transactions Lees verder op Tech Meme
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: Sources: the Biden administration and CFIUS are demanding that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their stakes in the company or face a possible US ban of the app — TikTok says forced sale won’t resolve national security issues; its CEO set to appear before Congress next week Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: German and US authorities seize up to €44M from ChipMixer and shut down its crypto mixer, alleging the service helped people launder 152K bitcoin since 2017 — National authorities took down the platform’s infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Counterpoint: Xiaomi’s focus on sub-$120 phones in India helped Samsung take the top spot; market share for sub-$120 phones fell to 26% in 2022 from 41% in 2020 — Xiaomi Corp is overhauling its India strategy after misjudging consumer tastes in mobile phones, a costly lapse … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jonathan Greig / The Record: CISA and FBI: hackers used vulnerabilities in Progress Telerik products to gain access to an unnamed US federal agency’s server from August 2022 to January 2023 — Cybercriminals and a government-backed hacking group had access to the systems of an unnamed federal civilian executive branch agency from August 2022 to January 2023. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Germany and US authorities seize up to €44M from ChipMixer and shut down its crypto mixer, alleging the service enabled the laundering of 152K BTC since 2017 — National authorities took down the platform’s infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Associated Press: The US DOJ is probing whether the use of a predictive child welfare algorithm in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County discriminates against parents with disabilities — For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Germany and US authorities seize up to €44M from ChipMixer and shut down its crypto mixer, alleging the service enabled the laundering of 152K BTC since 2017 — National authorities took down the platform’s infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data. Lees verder op Tech Meme