Kim Zetter / Wired: An in-depth look inside the US investigation into the SolarWinds hack, one of the most sophisticated cyberespionage campaigns of the decade  —  The attackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks.  They might still be there now.  Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Welch / The Verge: Sources detail Amazon’s plan to make Halo a fitness success; the company abandoned the sophisticated AI service after “significant headwinds” and piddling sales  —  A redesigned Halo service was due this fall with an AI-powered personal trainer, celebrity-led fitness classes, and even Apple Watch support. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amelia Wattenberger: Why chatbots are not the future of LLM interfaces: all users must learn what prompts work well, people will get sick of typing, responses are isolated, and more  —  Unfortunately for the countless hapless people I’ve talked to in the past few months, this was inexorable. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: Seattle-based CS education nonprofit Code.org launches TeachAI, which aims to guide on teaching AI by convening leaders from Amazon, Microsoft, OpenAI, and more  —  Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org is helping to launch TeachAI, a new effort aimed at guiding governments … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine: Crypto advocates say recent written and unwritten polices by US financial regulators make it unfeasible or impossible for crypto firms to operate in the country  —  The industry sure thinks so — even as the White House denies it.  —  The crypto company was essentially reverse-engineered for Washington, D.C.’s stamp of approval. Lees verder op Tech Meme