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A Canadian minister says the country plans to ban devices that copy wireless signals for remote keyless entry, like Flipper Zero, to combat auto theft — The tiny hacking device has been viewed as a threat by law enforcement. Now it looks like a major western government is trying to ban it.
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| Reuters: |
New York Attorney General expands her October 2023 lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini, tripling the size of their alleged fraud from Gemini Earn to $3B+ — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group and other cryptocurrency defendants … | Bloomberg: |
How cheap power and friendly ties with China made Ethiopia, where almost half the population has no access to electricity, a haven for Chinese Bitcoin miners — Cheap power and friendly relations with China have made the Horn of Africa country a top pick for Chinese Bitcoin miners
More: Tom's Hardware, CoinDesk, crypto.news, DL News, Blockworks, and Fortune
| Alexander Martin / The Record: |
France's privacy regulator says data on 33M+ people, about half the nation's population, was compromised in a cyberattack on two health insurance firms in Jan. — Data on more than 33 million people in France, approximately half the population, was compromised in a cyberattack at the end of January … | Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Meta plans to not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, matching the company's policy on Facebook and Instagram — Meta will not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, the company said in a statement provided to Axios.
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Grammarly lays off 230 employees as part of a restructuring, after growing from 200 to 1,000 over the past five years; the startup was valued at $13B in 2021 — Grammarly is laying off 230 employees worldwide as part of a “business restructuring,” the company announced this week.| Reuters: |
Sources: Nvidia is forming a unit for designing custom chips, including for AI and 5G, and discussed making them for Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI — Nvidia (NVDA.O) is building a new business unit focused on designing bespoke chips for cloud computing firms and others …
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| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
At a legislative hearing in Oregon, an Apple executive opposed a strong right-to-repair bill, despite Apple's support for a similar but weaker law in California — “It is our belief that the bill's current language around parts pairing will undermine the security, safety …
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| Rachel Graf / Bloomberg: |
Joint filing: Apple and Rivos say they reached a deal to settle Apple's 2022 lawsuit accusing the SoC startup of poaching 40+ engineers to steal trade secrets — In a joint court filing Friday, the companies told a judge they're aiming to finalize an accord that resolves their claims against each other by March 15.| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Ring plans to raise the price of its cheapest subscription by 25% to $5 a month or $50 a year from March 11, 2024 — In what is fast becoming a trend, another security camera company is raising the price of its subscription plan. … The Basic is Ring's cheapest plan and gives you access …
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung receives FDA authorization to add a feature to Galaxy Watch to detect “signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea” for users over the age of 22 — Samsung just got approval from the FDA to use Galaxy Watch to detect if the wearer is dealing with sleep apnea.| Financial Times: |
Sources: OpenAI's annualized revenue hit $2B in December 2023, up from $1.3B in October 2023, and the startup is aiming to more than double the figure in 2025 — San Francisco-based start-up joins Google and Meta as one of the fastest-growing tech companies ever
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| Beth Mole / Ars Technica: |
Memo: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says health insurers cannot use AI to determine care or deny coverage to members on Medicare Advantage plans — CMS worries AI could wrongfully deny care for those on Medicare Advantage plans. — Health insurance companies cannot use algorithms … | Sarah McBride / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk switches the location of Neuralink's incorporation from Delaware to Nevada, after a Delaware judge struck down Musk's $55B Tesla pay package last week — - Billionaire has fraught history with Delaware legal system — Musk has said he'll move Tesla's incorporation from the state
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