Tech Meme

Bloomberg: In a report citing experts, China’s cybersecurity agency rejects US and Microsoft claims that Chinese hackers were behind Volt Typhoon as a “political farce”  —  – China says US frames other countries for own cyber-spying  — US has tied Volt Typhoon group to hacking of critical networks Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kali Hays / Fortune: Analysis: since ChatGPT’s launch about two years ago, the US DOD has awarded ~$670M in contracts to ~323 companies for AI projects, up 20% from 2021 and 2022  —  Robert Skinner, The Department of Defense chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, testifying in March 2024 before House Armed Services Subcommittee. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: In a report, China’s cybersecurity agency rejects US and Microsoft claims that Chinese hackers were behind Volt Typhoon, calling the claims a “political farce”  —  – China says US frames other countries for own cyber-spying  — US has tied Volt Typhoon group to hacking of critical networks Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: Sources: the US mulls capping AI chip sales from Nvidia and others on a country-specific basis, with a focus on the Middle East, for national security reasons  —  – Officials reviewing AI chip policy with focus on Middle East  — It’s unclear whether measures would be imposed in Biden’s term Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: FIDO Alliance announces Credential Exchange Protocol, a specification to make passkeys portable across systems, and Passkey Central, a resource website for devs  —  “Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeremy Gray / PetaPixel: Adobe says its Firefly Video Model is the first “commercially safe” text-to-video generative AI model that was trained on licensed and public domain content  —  Adobe unveiled its Firefly Video Model last month, previewing a variety of new generative AI video features. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Duolingo co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn on gamifying language learning, how the app makes money, investing in AI, founder mode, return to office, more  —  The cofounder of the world’s largest education app thinks AI and gamification can supercharge language learning. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal: Google signs an agreement to purchase nuclear energy generated from multiple small modular reactors developed by Kairos Power, targeting 500 MW by 2035  —  Startup Kairos Power plans to build small reactors to help supply electricity to the tech company’s data centers, in a first-of-its-kind deal in the U.S. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Stewart / Business Insider: Sources: Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens before discontinuing it and is pulling back work on IVAS, the combat goggles for the US Army  —  – Microsoft is discontinuing HoloLens after losing billions of dollars on the project.  — The company’s 10-year IVAS contract … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juby Babu / Reuters: Sebastien Bubeck, Microsoft’s VP of GenAI research who is known for his work on Microsoft’s Phi small language models, is leaving the company to join OpenAI  —  Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Monday said that its vice president of GenAI research, Sebastien Bubeck, is leaving the company to join ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Lees verder op Tech Meme