Wall Street Journal: Ex-FTX execs, including general counsel Can Sun, launch crypto exchange Backpack and say they will protect user funds with 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

Krystal Hu / Reuters: Sources: Character.AI is in talks to raise funding, including hundreds of millions from Google, at a $5B+ valuation; it raised $150M at a $1B valuation in March  —  Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast growing artificial … Lees verder op Tech Meme

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

Andi Yu / ABC: DP World Australia, the country’s second largest port operator, shuts down after a cyber attack, impacting the movement of goods in and out of the country  —  Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article … Australia’s second largest port operator has shut … Lees verder op Tech Meme