Shanti Das / The Guardian: Investigation: the UK biomedical research database Biobank shared the sensitive health data of ~500K volunteers with insurance companies despite pledging not to  —  Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg: Filing: FTX sues crypto exchange Bybit and two affiliates to recover ~$953M, including $327M+ that they allegedly withdrew just before FTX filed for bankruptcy  —  – FTX claims Bybit affiliate used “VIP” status to withdraw funds  — Bybit’s Mirana withdrew $327 million just before FTX pause Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steph Batalis / Foreign Policy: Chatbots can lower the information barrier to help malicious actors build a bioweapon, making chatbot development guardrails a good first step for biosecurity  —  Artificial intelligence can help users engineer pathogens—but that’s not the real danger.  —  Human extinction, mass unemployment … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Gilbert / Wired: Google’s Jigsaw unit and Tech Against Terrorism launch Altitude, a free tool that helps smaller platforms detect and remove terrorist content on their networks  —  Small platforms without resources to handle takedown requests have been weaponized by terrorist groups that share their content online. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Former FTX employees, including general counsel Can Sun, plan to launch crypto exchange Backpack, protecting user funds using lessons learned from FTX’s failure  —  Ex-FTX lawyer Can Sun and other former company executives want the new exchange to allow customers to verify holdings at any time Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Kleinman / Sky News: London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on mass affluent customers in the UK, raised a $50M Series B, a source says at a £150M+ pre-money valuation  —  Monument Bank’s Series C fundraising is being launched immediately after the completion of a £40m injection … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: An in-depth look inside a covert Russian operation to get dual-use specialist microchips, which are protected by EU export controls, into the hands of the state  —  A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Foxconn launches two prototype low-Earth orbit communication satellites on a SpaceX rocket, as Foxconn diversifies into new sectors with greater urgency  —  – Taiwan’s Foxconn wants to replicate outsourcing model in orbit  — Company launches first two LEO satellites on a SpaceX rocket Lees verder op Tech Meme