Bloomberg: Baidu announces its Ernie Bot in a pre-recorded video, with founder Robin Li talking over a scripted video of interactions with the AI; BIDU drops 5%+  —  Baidu Inc. debuted China’s answer to ChatGPT in a pre-recorded video, disappointing those hoping for a stronger, real-life demo … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Claburn / The Register: An interview with Dave Winer, who was instrumental in the creation and evolution of RSS, on Google Reader’s demise, support for RSS feeds on Mastodon, and more  —  RSS pioneer Dave Winer sees Mastodon as a positive sign  —  SPECIAL REPORT Ten years ago, on March 13, 2013 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: German and US authorities seize up to €44M from ChipMixer and shut down its crypto mixer, alleging the service helped people launder 152K bitcoin since 2017  —  National authorities took down the platform’s infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: Sources: the Biden administration and CFIUS are demanding that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their stakes in the company or face a possible US ban of the app  —  TikTok says forced sale won’t resolve national security issues; its CEO set to appear before Congress next week Lees verder op Tech Meme

FTX: An FTX bankruptcy filing describes $3.2B+ in payments and loans to founders and executives, chiefly from Alameda Research, including ~$2.2B to Sam Bankman-Fried  —  Identify Over $3.2 Billion in Transfers to Founders and Key Employees  —  Forensic Work Continues on Intercompany and Other Transactions Lees verder op Tech Meme

Associated Press: Source: DOJ is investigating whether the use of a predictive child welfare algorithm in PA’s Allegheny County discriminates against parents with disabilities  —  For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side … Lees verder op Tech Meme