Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: The DOJ alleges ex-Apple engineer Weibao Wang stole info on Apple’s autonomous tech, including source code, for a Chinese company working on a self-driving car  —  – Weibao Wang was charged with six counts of theft or attempted theft by prosecutors, who allege he stole troves of source code … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monica Chin / The Verge: Framework Laptop 13 review: fully user-repairable, DIY kits, 3:2 screen, long battery life, and better audio, but a generic look, pricey, and plasticky build  —  The 2023 Framework Laptop 13 remains a DIY dream while fixing many of the 2022 Framework Laptop’s biggest issues. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post: The US announces charges, sanctions, and a $10M reward for info leading to the arrest of Russian national Mikhail Matveev, a Babuk ransomware gang operative  —  The Justice, Treasury and State departments announced a crackdown on global ransomware figure Mikhail Matveev … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Hippocratic AI, which is building an LLM for health care, raised a $50M seed co-led by General Catalyst and a16z at a valuation in the “triple digit millions”  —  AI, specifically generative AI, has the potential to transform healthcare.  —  At least, that sales pitch … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: A jailed Saudi dissident’s sister sues Twitter under RICO, arguing repeated security failures let staff reveal his ID and thousands of others’ to Saudi Arabia  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The sister of an imprisoned Saudi dissident filed suit against Twitter Tuesday, arguing that it broke the law … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: River Financial, which offers Bitcoin brokerage, mining, wallet, and custody services, raised a $35M Series B led by Kingsway Capital; Peter Thiel also invested  —  The Series B funding for the Bitcoin financial services provider was led by Kingsway Capital. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Auradine, a web infrastructure startup focused on decentralized app tech like zero-knowledge proofs, raised a $81M Series A led by Celesta Capital and Mayfield  —  Marathon’s CEO, Fred Thiel, sits on the board of the web infrastructure startup.  —  Auradine, a Silicon Valley-based provider … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Hippocratic AI, which is building an LLM for health care, raised a $50M seed co-led by General Catalyst and a16z at a “triple digit millions” valuation  —  AI, specifically generative AI, has the potential to transform healthcare.  —  At least, that sales pitch from Hippocratic Health … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: A jailed Saudi dissident’s sister sues Twitter under the RICO Act, arguing its negligence let staff reveal his identity and thousands of others’ to Saudi agents  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The sister of an imprisoned Saudi dissident filed suit against Twitter Tuesday, arguing that it broke the law … Lees verder op Tech Meme

James T. Areddy / Wall Street Journal: Futu and Tiger Brokers, Nasdaq-listed online brokerages that cater to clients in mainland China, plan to exit Chinese app stores and stop signing up new users  —  The online brokerages earlier agreed to stop accepting new customers from mainland China  —  Two Nasdaq-listed online brokerages … Lees verder op Tech Meme