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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Atomic Wallet investigates user reports of compromised accounts and tries to block stolen crypto from being sold; a researcher says the hack could exceed $35M+ — The developers of Atomic Wallet are investigating reports of large-scale theft of cryptocurrency from users' wallets, with over $35 million in crypto reportedly stolen.
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| Forbes: |
Interviews, pitch decks, and internal documents suggest that Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque's recent success was bolstered by exaggeration and dubious claims — Stability AI became a $1 billion company with the help of a viral AI text-to-image generator and — per interviews with more than 30 people …
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| Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: |
Instagram reinstates Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s account after he launched his presidential bid; he was banned in 2021 over false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines — The prominent anti-vaccine campaigner was suspended in 2021 for spreading misleading health claims.
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| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
A look at The Frost, a 12-minute movie created by Waymark using DALL-E 2, as startups like Waymark and Runway make AI tools for fast and cheap video production — Exclusive: Watch the world premiere of the AI-generated short film The Frost. — The Frost nails its uncanny, disconcerting vibe in its first few shots.
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| Yvonne Lau / Fortune: |
As TSMC plans to hire 4,500 workers at its two Arizona fabs, recruiters say the company's culture, rigid standards, and overseas training turn off candidates — On the Glassdoor profile of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC—the world's biggest manufacturer of semiconductor chips …
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| Financial Times: |
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida says cloud gaming has many technical difficulties, like latency, and the company could use its AI, GT Sophy, to enhance cloud gaming — Promise of technology remains unfulfilled after more than a decade of development — Sony's chief executive has warned …
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| Marietje Schaake / Financial Times: |
Policymakers should not let tech executives shape the narrative that companies are best placed to regulate AI and should instead rely on independent oversight — Policymakers must not let complexity stop them from doing their job — The writer is international policy director …
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| Alyssa Mercante / Kotaku: |
A profile of Rachel Kowert, a video game research psychologist who believes games are a net good for society and its future due to “unintentional learning” — Dr. Rachel Kowert is a research psychologist who has been studying video games for 15 years — Dr. Rachel Kowert is a busy woman.
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@drkowert, @danieljkelley, and @ralphjodicejr
| Charlie Campbell / TIME: |
An interview with Grab CEO Anthony Tan, who expects the company to break even in 2023 with $2.2B in revenue, on his super-app vision, social impact, and more — The lunchtime rush is just bubbling at Kedai Kopi hawker center in Singapore's Clementi neighborhood when Anthony Tan strolls in.
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@charliecamp6ell
| Tsubasa Suruga / Nikkei Asia: |
Preqin: in 2023 to May 31, VC funding in Southeast Asia reached $4B, down 65% compared to the first six months of 2022, as Grab and GoTo continue to slow down — Wary venture capital investors slash valuations of startups as interest rates rise — SINGAPORE — Funding for Southeast Asian startups …
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@nikkeiasia
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Binance's Richard Teng is the frontrunner to become CEO if CZ steps aside, as the succession issue becomes more urgent amid US regulatory scrutiny — In mid-May, cryptocurrency exchange Binance got some bad news in a far-flung corner of its sprawling universe.| Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / The Register: |
Five teams at DEF CON 2023 plan to try to hack Moonlighter, a US-funded 3U cubesat, the first time DEF CON hackers will get to hack a live, in-orbit satellite — 'World's first and only' orbiting infosec playpen due to blast off Sunday — FEATURE Assuming the weather and engineering gods cooperate …
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