Jason Koebler / 404 Media: Developers say open-source software culture, where users demand constant updates from volunteer coders, is a security issue, as shown by the XZ Utils backdoor  —  A previously unknown contributor to the popular open-source Android app store F-Droid repeatedly pressured its developers to push … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Elon Musk says “Tesla is increasing comp … of our AI engineering team” because OpenAI has been “aggressively recruiting Tesla engineers” with “massive” offers  —  – CEO says carmaker is going extra mile to retain specialists  — Exodus may exacerbate concerns about conflicts, governance Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: Cohere releases Command R+, a new business-focused model the startup says performs competitively against OpenAI and others on “business-critical” tasks  —  Cohere says its new technology is cheaper than OpenAI’s offerings.  —  Artificial intelligence startup Cohere Inc. is releasing … Lees verder op Tech Meme