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Binance Australia can no longer offer Aussie dollar deposits due to a decision by Cuscal, “our payment processor's partner bank”, and warns of disruptions (Suvashree Ghosh/Bloomberg) 18-05-2023

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: Binance Australia can no longer offer Aussie dollar deposits due to a decision by Cuscal, “our payment processor’s partner bank”, and warns of disruptions  —  The Australian arm of crypto exchange Binance suffered a setback on Thursday after the local platform lost access … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources detail Apple's headset ahead of WWDC: a shift from a vision of eyeglasses to ski goggles, Tim Cook's design noninvolvement, selling at cost, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 18-05-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources detail Apple’s headset ahead of WWDC: a shift from a vision of eyeglasses to ski goggles, Tim Cook’s design noninvolvement, selling at cost, and more  —  Many times throughout its history, Apple Inc. has redefined consumer technology by breathing new life into an existing category … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Q&A with FBI's Bryan Smith on how the agency generated over 300 decryption keys from Hive's servers and gave them to victims, saving ~$130M in ransom payments (The Record) 18-05-2023

The Record: Q&A with FBI’s Bryan Smith on how the agency generated over 300 decryption keys from Hive’s servers and gave them to victims, saving ~$130M in ransom payments  —  While there was excitement when they actually got that access, there was no time to kind of enjoy that moment … Lees verder op Tech Meme

AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, who won the 2018 Turing Award with Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun, says governments need to move fast to “protect the public” (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times) 18-05-2023

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, who won the 2018 Turing Award with Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun, says governments need to move fast to “protect the public”  —  Computer science professor becomes latest expert to voice concerns over rapid rollout of large language models Lees verder op Tech Meme

An investigation finds only ~$15M in donations to OpenAI when the organization was a nonprofit are definitively traceable to Elon Musk, below $50M-$100M claims (Mark Harris/TechCrunch) 18-05-2023

Mark Harris / TechCrunch: An investigation finds only ~$15M in donations to OpenAI when the organization was a nonprofit are definitively traceable to Elon Musk, below $50M-$100M claims  —  Years of tax filings give the most complete picture yet of OpenAI’s early finances  —  It’s no secret that Elon Musk … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Nigeria's government-backed digital currency, eNaira, which has failed to convert crypto users and has been hindered by limited internet access (Temitayo Lawal/Rest of World) 18-05-2023

Temitayo Lawal / Rest of World: A look at Nigeria’s government-backed digital currency, eNaira, which has failed to convert crypto users and has been hindered by limited internet access  —  The government-backed eNaira, meant as a hedge against inflation, hasn’t converted crypto users and has been hindered by limited internet access. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Grammarly announces Grammarly Business, using generative AI to summarize key points in email strings, compose replies, and more, rolling out in June 2023 (Diana Li/Bloomberg) 18-05-2023

Diana Li / Bloomberg: Grammarly announces Grammarly Business, using generative AI to summarize key points in email strings, compose replies, and more, rolling out in June 2023  —  Grammarly Inc., a software company known for its writing assistant, is trying to expand its business to the office by harnessing artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

At a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister, TSMC, Samsung, Intel, Micron, and other chipmakers announce plans to expand investment and partnerships in the country (Financial Times) 18-05-2023

Financial Times: At a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister, TSMC, Samsung, Intel, Micron, and other chipmakers announce plans to expand investment and partnerships in the country  —  Seven of the world’s largest semiconductor makers have set out plans to increase manufacturing and deepen tech partnerships … Lees verder op Tech Meme

An in-depth look at the impact of LLMs on music and recording artists, reflecting on Vocaloid's first software in 2004, Hatsune Miku, Drake, and Louis Armstrong (Jaime Brooks/The Seat of Loss) 18-05-2023

Jaime Brooks / The Seat of Loss: An in-depth look at the impact of LLMs on music and recording artists, reflecting on Vocaloid’s first software in 2004, Hatsune Miku, Drake, and Louis Armstrong  —  A comprehensive guide to ghostwriters, virtual pop stars, and the world to come.  —  Recently, the New York Times published … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A UK Treasury Committee crypto report recommends the government regulate trading and investment in unbacked crypto as gambling instead of a financial service (Huw Jones/Reuters) 18-05-2023

Huw Jones / Reuters: A UK Treasury Committee crypto report recommends the government regulate trading and investment in unbacked crypto as gambling instead of a financial service  —  Bitcoin , ether and other cryptocurrencies should be regulated as gambling given the significant risks they pose to consumers … Lees verder op Tech Meme