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Sources: the SEC and EDNY are scrutinizing transfers between DCG and the lending arm of its subsidiary Genesis; the probes have not accused DCG of wrongdoing — US authorities are digging into the internal financial dealings of Barry Silbert's expansive crypto empire, according to people familiar with the matter.
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GPTZero, an app made by a Princeton student to detect if an academic essay was written by a human or by OpenAI's ChatGPT, goes viral — “Humans deserve to know when the writing isn't human.” — Deputy Editor, Innovation & Tech … Edward Tian was fast asleep when his bot broke a website.
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China's Ant Group says founder Jack Ma will give up control of the fintech giant as it nears the completion of its two-year regulatory-driven restructuring — China's Ant Group said on Saturday that its founder Jack Ma no longer controls the Chinese fintech giant after a series …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Mandiant: Russian cyberespionage group Turla piggybacked on other hackers' decade-old malware that spread via USB drives to stealthily access victim networks — The infamous, FSB-connected Turla group took over other hackers' servers, exploiting their USB drive malware for targeted espionage.
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| Aaron Holmes / The Information: |
Sources: Microsoft is working on incorporating existing and future versions of OpenAI's GPT in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other productivity apps — In a move that could change how more than a billion people write documents, presentations and emails, Microsoft has discussed incorporating …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Mojo Vision, which demonstrated a working prototype of its smart contact lenses in 2022, pivots to focus on micro-LED display tech and lays off 75% of staff — Mojo Vision, a startup that had embarked on a years-long effort to create a smart contact lens with a built-in display … | Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Kuo: Apple canceled its fourth gen iPhone SE, in which it planned to debut its own 5G modem; the cancelation could be due to poor sales of mid-to-low-end phones — On Friday, Kuo wrote in a blog post that Apple had canceled production and shipment plans for the phone after his prediction …
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| Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
Irish DPC's €390M Meta fine, issued at the behest of European Data Protection Board, is a harbinger of how EU may crack down on Big Tech in the next two years — Meta Platforms Inc. is used to batting away the occasional fine from European regulators as a cost of doing business.
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| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
IBM's US patent count fell 44% YoY in 2022 to 4,743, behind Samsung's 8,513, losing its top spot after decades as the company refocuses on its core businesses — International Business Machines Corp. dropped from the top spot for US patents in 2022, the first time in decades Big Blue … | Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News: |
A doctor says she faced a wave of anti-vaccine harassment after Twitter ignored her pleas to stop the spread of an image of a fake tweet created in her name — Growing concerns over impact of medical misinformation on public health — When Dr. Natalia Solenkova woke up Monday morning … | Jennifer Maas / Variety: |
Roku reports ending 2022 with more than 70M accounts globally, up 16.5% from the end of 2021, and says streaming hours grew 19% YoY to 87.4B in 2022 — The customer total was up 16.5% from the end of 2021, when Roku totaled 60.1 million global accounts. — Per Roku, streaming hours reached …
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| Sam Sutton / Politico: |
The SEC is working on a rule, which could be finalized this quarter, to make it easier for investors to sue VCs for bad behavior, negligence, and recklessness — After being battered by rising interest rates and choppy markets, the venture capital industry is sweating new regulations that could expose fund managers to legal risks.
| Wired: |
Some Twitter staff in the US and other countries laid off by Elon Musk in November say they have not received information about the severance they were promised — Staff laid off by Elon Musk were assured they would be compensated following mass cuts. As the deadline passes, the silence has been deafening.
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