Vishal Chawla / The Block: The SDNY releases documents showing a former SEC director suggested ether and bitcoin were not securities in 2018, which crypto advocates say undermines the SEC  —  – Certain documents related to former SEC director William Hinman have been released in the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Casey Newton / Platformer: Reddit’s API pricing changes stem from LLMs driving up the value of the site’s data, an upcoming IPO, and third-party apps generating no revenue for the company  —  As it moves to shut down third-party apps, the site’s self-governing ethos comes back to haunt it  —  I. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Meta adds “world chat” to Horizon Worlds, offering a text-based way of communicating with anyone in the same world session, and promises strict moderation  —  Meta will automatically scan and remove messages that go against its code of conduct.  —  After introducing mini-games … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Browne / CNBC: AI video generation startup Synthesia raised a $90M Series C at a $1B valuation, led by Accel with Nvidia participating, and works with 35% of the Fortune 100  —  – Artificial intelligence-based video generation platform Synthesia has raised $90 million from investors, the company told CNBC exclusively. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Paris-based Mistral AI raised a €105M seed led by Lightspeed, sources say at a €240M valuation, to rival OpenAI and plans to release its first AI models in 2024  —  AI is well and truly off to the races: a startup that is only four weeks old has picked up a $113 million round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: Google proposes a “hub-and-spoke model” to regulate AI, splitting responsibility across existing government agencies, a contrast to OpenAI’s new agency approach  —  Happy Tuesday!  When it comes to newsletter puns, game recognizes game.  Send news tips and dad jokes to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com. Lees verder op Tech Meme