Trisha Thadani / Washington Post: As Cruise suspends all driverless operations, a look at the lack of clear federal regulations and fragmented oversight governing self-driving cars in the US  —  The whiplash from approval to ban in just two months highlights the fragmented oversight governing the fledgling industry Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Parker / CoinDesk: How Japan is leading the race to regulate stablecoins with a new law that took effect in June 2023 and includes terms to protect the assets backing stablecoins  —  Japan’s new law tries to address one of the biggest fears about major stablecoins: Do issuers really have the assets to back them? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Q&A with Founders Fund GP Keith Rabois on why the firm cut its new fund in half, investing in online wholesale marketplace Faire and jobs board Traba, and more  —  “If the rest of the world wants to lose money as venture capitalists, sometimes it’s in a founder’s interest to take that money” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: HackerOne says its bug bounty programs have awarded $300M+ in rewards since the platform’s inception, with 30 hackers earning $1M+ and one receiving $4M+  —  HackerOne has announced that its bug bounty programs have awarded over $300 million in rewards to ethical hackers and vulnerability researchers since the platform’s inception. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Apple fixed an old bug exposing a device’s real MAC address to nearby wireless routers even when Private Wi-Fi Address is enabled, including in Lockdown Mode  —  “From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14.  —  Three years ago, Apple introduced … Lees verder op Tech Meme