Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Qualcomm acquires the generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI, following the acquisition of German AI and IoT company Edge Impulse in early March  —  Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of VinAI, an AI research company headquartered in Hanoi, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adrian Zmudzinski / Cointelegraph: Bybit shutters its NFT marketplace, following a similar decision by NFT marketplace X2Y2; Token Terminal: daily NFT trading volume has dropped 70% YoY to $5.34M  —  Bybit is shutting down its NFT and inscription marketplaces on April 8, 2025, as part of a broader strategy to streamline its offerings amid declining market interest. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CJ Haddad / CNBC: Chef Robotics, which develops AI-powered robotic meal assembly systems, raised a $20.6M Series A led by Avataar Ventures, and an additional $22.5M in debt  —  As the food service industry continues to struggle with labor shortages, a Silicon Valley startup has put together artificially-intelligent robots that are ready to clock in. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: In a new paper, Tim O’Reilly and other researchers say OpenAI likely trained GPT-4o on paywalled books from O’Reilly Media without a licensing agreement  —  OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission.  Now a new paper by an AI watchdog … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: AI coding startup Replit is in talks with investors to raise about $200M at a $3B valuation, almost triple its last valuation  —  The new funding round would bring in about $200 million, one of the people said.  —  Replit did not respond to requests for comment. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Google researchers say DPRK’s IT workers are fraudulently securing positions at companies in Germany, Portugal, and the UK, after facing sanctions in the US  —  North Korea’s IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Microsoft says it used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders  —  Microsoft used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samantha Subin / CNBC: CoreWeave’s stock closed up 41.77% at $52.57 in its third trading day, bouncing back above its $40 IPO price and bringing the company’s market cap to ~$24.89B  —  CoreWeave’s stock popped nearly 42% on Tuesday, bouncing back above its initial public offering price following a lackluster second trading day on the public markets. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau says she plans to leave in May 2025 after eight years; she has led the FAIR group since early 2023 and reports to Chris Cox  —  Joelle Pineau, the VP running Meta’s FAIR group, to depart company in May  —  Meta Platforms Inc.’s head … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Evangelho / Forbes: Mozilla says it’s developing Thundermail, an email service with a privacy focus set to get a web client, as part of an upcoming paid Thunderbird Pro service  —  I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming.  —  SaveComment  —  In case you missed it … Lees verder op Tech Meme