Hayden Field / CNBC: A look at Isomorphic Labs, a life sciences startup spun out of Google DeepMind aiming to “solve all disease” through AI-powered drug discovery — On a rare sunny day in London at the Google DeepMind office, Colin Murdoch saw the bank deposit from his employer come through. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Court document: NSO Group’s spyware Pegasus was used to target 1,223 WhatsApp users in 51 countries in a 2019 attack; Mexico led with 456 victims, India had 100 — NSO Group’s notorious spyware Pegasus was used to target 1,223 WhatsApp users in 51 different countries during a 2019 hacking campaign, according to a new court document. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Taryn Plumb / VentureBeat: Google introduces Firebase Studio, an AI-powered platform that lets users create custom mobile and web apps, APIs, backends, and frontends from their browser — Google has heated up the app-building space, today rolling out a generative AI-powered end-to-end app platform that allows users to create custom apps in minutes. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: Autonomous driving startup Wayve will install its Level 2 advanced driver assistance software in Nissan’s vehicles from 2027, its first global carmaker deal — Agreement marks a key milestone for autonomous driving start-up as it accelerates global expansion plans Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Tessell, which offers a multi-cloud database-as-a-service, raised a $60M Series B and plans to launch an AI-based conversational database management service — Tessell, a startup developing a multi-cloud database-as-a-service, has raised $60 million in a new funding round led … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press: In her Senate testimony, Sarah Wynn-Williams alleged Meta briefed China on US AI efforts, ignored warnings on China potentially accessing US user data, and more — Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anna Tong / Reuters: OpenAI countersues Elon Musk, claiming harassment and asking a federal judge to stop Musk from any further attacks in a case over OpenAI’s future structure — OpenAI countersued Elon Musk on Wednesday, citing a pattern of harassment by Musk and asking a federal judge to stop Musk from any … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Ex-Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams tells US senators that Meta targeted teens with ads based on their emotional state identified via their online activity — Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former Director of Global Public Policy for Facebook and author of the recently released tell … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: The US Senate confirms former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins as SEC chair, succeeding Gary Gensler; Atkins is widely expected to support crypto-friendly policies — Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins will be sworn in as the agency’s next chair and will oversee future regulation for the crypto sector. Lees verder op Tech Meme
David DiMolfetta / Nextgov/FCW: President Trump directs the DOJ to investigate former CISA director Chris Krebs, who was fired after he contradicted Trump’s baseless 2020 election fraud claims — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday night directing the Justice Department to investigate former top … Lees verder op Tech Meme