Bloomberg: Perplexity AI, which is building an AI-based conversational search engine, raised a $25.6M Series A led by NEA with participation from Jeff Dean and others  —  Perplexity AI, which makes a conversational search engine using artificial intelligence, has raised $25.6 million in a funding round led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Lemon8, ByteDance’s Instagram rival launched in March 2020, hits the US App Store’s top 10; data.ai: the app never ranked in the top 200 overall charts before  —  As U.S. lawmakers move forward with their plans for a TikTok ban or forced sale, the app’s Chinese parent company ByteDance … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Santiago Pérez / Wall Street Journal: How two former hosts on Russian state TV became key advisers to the Salvadoran government’s adoption of bitcoin while having crypto investments in the country  —  Former Russia state TV hosts advise government and have crypto investments in the country  —  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A profile of Swedish gaming company Embracer, whose growth via frantic dealmaking has raised questions of financial performance, accounting practices, and more  —  Lars Wingefors created Europe’s biggest gaming company with an acquisitive strategy that has attracted short sellers Lees verder op Tech Meme

Santiago Pérez / Wall Street Journal: How two former hosts on Russian state TV became key advisers to the Salvadoran government’s adoption of bitcoin while having crypto investments in the country  —  Former Russia state TV hosts advise government and have crypto investments in the country  —  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Santiago Pérez / Wall Street Journal: How two former hosts on Russian state TV became key advisers to the Salvadoran government’s adoption of bitcoin while having crypto investments in the country  —  Former Russia state TV hosts advise government and have crypto investments in the country  —  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Future of Life Institute: 1,000+ people, including CEOs and researchers, sign open letter urging all AI labs to pause training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months  —  We call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.  —  Signatures Lees verder op Tech Meme

Max Goldbart / Deadline: The UK releases its draft Media Bill that could see Netflix, Disney+, and other US streamers fined up to £250K for breaking harmful material rules under Ofcom  —  The UK government has published its long-awaited draft Media Bill to bring the U.S. streamers under its regulatory framework … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Greig / The Record: Pennsylvania-based NCB Management Services, which purchases debt, says sensitive financial info of 494,969 people was leaked during a cyberattack on the company  —  Nearly half a million people had their sensitive financial information leaked during a cyberattack on NCB Management Services – a company that purchases debt. Lees verder op Tech Meme