Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: A recap of the testimony from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, IBM VP Christina Montgomery, and professor Gary Marcus before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee  —  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify to Congress on AI like ChatGPT as regulations and oversight are being considered. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Auradine, a web infrastructure startup focused on decentralized app tech like zero-knowledge proofs, raised an $81M Series A led by Celesta Capital and Mayfield  —  Marathon’s CEO, Fred Thiel, sits on the board of the web infrastructure startup.  —  Auradine, a Silicon Valley-based provider … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Meta spins out Kustomer, after acquiring the CRM startup for ~$1B in a deal that closed in 2022; Kustomer raises $60M at a reported $250M valuation  —  Meta’s grand experiment in building an enterprise-ready customer service platform has come to a close: the parent of Facebook has officially spun … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: The US announces charges, sanctions, and a $10M reward for info leading to the arrest of Russian national Mikhail Matveev, a Babuk ransomware gang operative  —  The Justice, Treasury and State departments announced a crackdown on global ransomware suspect Mikhail Matveev … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monica Chin / The Verge: Framework Laptop 13 review: fully user-repairable, DIY kits, 3:2 screen, long battery life, and better audio, but a generic look, pricey, and plasticky build  —  The 2023 Framework Laptop 13 remains a DIY dream while fixing many of the 2022 Framework Laptop’s biggest issues. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: The DOJ alleges ex-Apple engineer Weibao Wang stole info on Apple’s autonomous tech, including source code, for a Chinese company working on a self-driving car  —  – Weibao Wang was charged with six counts of theft or attempted theft by prosecutors, who allege he stole troves of source code … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Zoom plans to add Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude to its products, starting with Contact Center; details on other integrations are vague  —  Zoom is partnering with Anthropic to integrate the company’s AI assistant across its productivity platform.  In a post on Tuesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme