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Filing: Amazon paid Andy Jassy $1.3M in 2022 after he got a $200M+ stock grant in 2021; in his first annual letter, Jassy talks efficiency, ads, LLMs, and more (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter) 13-04-2023

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Filing: Amazon paid Andy Jassy $1.3M in 2022 after he got a $200M+ stock grant in 2021; in his first annual letter, Jassy talks efficiency, ads, LLMs, and more  —  Jassy had earned $212 million in 2021.  —  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy saw his 2022 compensation crater in 2022 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

One of the Western Digital hackers claims they stole ~10TB of data, including customer information, and says they are asking for a ransom of “minimum 8 figures” (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch) 13-04-2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: One of the Western Digital hackers claims they stole ~10TB of data, including customer information, and says they are asking for a ransom of “minimum 8 figures”  —  One of the hackers claimed to have stolen customer data and said they are asking for a “minim 8 figures” as a ramsom. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Virginia-based digital ID service ID.me, used by US agencies like the IRS, raised a $132M Series D led by Viking Global, bringing its total funding to $240M+ (Julie Muhn/Finovate) 13-04-2023

Julie Muhn / Finovate: Virginia-based digital ID service ID.me, used by US agencies like the IRS, raised a $132M Series D led by Viking Global, bringing its total funding to $240M+  —  – ID.me announced a $132 million funding round, bringing its total raised to $240 million.  — The company has brought on Samantha Greenberg as CFO. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Q&A with Substack CEO Chris Best about Notes, asking for investment without sharing financial details, and more, as he evades some content moderation questions (Nilay Patel/The Verge) 13-04-2023

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Substack CEO Chris Best about Notes, asking for investment without sharing financial details, and more, as he evades some content moderation questions  —  Can Substack handle the wrath of Elon Musk and the pain of content moderation?  —  It is fair to say that Substack … Lees verder op Tech Meme

An investor in 50+ AI startups warns against building “God-like AI” and says companies are “running towards a finish line” without understanding what lies ahead (Ian Hogarth/Financial Times) 13-04-2023

Ian Hogarth / Financial Times: An investor in 50+ AI startups warns against building “God-like AI” and says companies are “running towards a finish line” without understanding what lies ahead  —  The writer of this essay is an investor and co-author of the annual “State of AI” report Lees verder op Tech Meme

AWS begins offering customers access to LLMs made by Anthropic, Stability AI, AI21 Labs, and AWS, aiming to become a neutral platform for generative AI features (Tom Dotan/Wall Street Journal) 13-04-2023

Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: AWS begins offering customers access to LLMs made by Anthropic, Stability AI, AI21 Labs, and AWS, aiming to become a neutral platform for generative AI features  —  The world’s largest cloud provider wants to become the Switzerland of generative AI and let companies pick their own software and models Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nansen: after Shapella, ether worth ~$1.4B is stuck in a withdrawal queue; due to transaction limits, Ethereum can process ~$115M in ether withdrawals per day (Elizabeth Howcroft/Reuters) 13-04-2023

Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: Nansen: after Shapella, ether worth ~$1.4B is stuck in a withdrawal queue; due to transaction limits, Ethereum can process ~$115M in ether withdrawals per day  —  Cryptocurrency investors are facing delays to withdraw funds deposited on the Ethereum blockchain after its major software upgrade … Lees verder op Tech Meme