|
February 22, 2025, 9:40 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Bloomberg: |
Crypto exchange Bybit says a hacker took control of one of its cold Ethereum wallets, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of ~$1.5B worth of tokens — - North Korean group Lazarus suspected by industry researchers — Prices of Ether, Bitcoin and other tokens decline after theft
More: TechCrunch, Cryptopolitan, Hindustan Times, New York Times, CoinGape, PCMag, Coinpedia Fintech News, crypto.news, CoinJournal, Yahoo Finance, The Independent, The Block, BleepingComputer, CoinDesk, Wired, Blockchain.News, CNBC, The Coin Republic, Gulf Business, 10x Market Updates, Türkiye Today, The Verge, ZyCrypto, CryptoNinjas, The Economic Times, APA.AZ, Crypto Briefing, Agence France-Presse, DL News, Bitcoin Insider, The Hacker News, PYMNTS.com, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, TheStreet, Forbes, TheStreet, TradingView, Cointelegraph, Forbes, CryptoPotato, Bitcoin Insider, USA Insurance News …, SlashGear, Hackread, NewsBTC, Engadget, Fortune, Blockworks, Watcher Guru, Tech in Asia, CryptoPotato, The Crypto Times, The Record, Financial Times, The Block, Bloomberg, Decrypt, Finextra, The Coin Republic, Decrypt, Blockchain News, Reuters, The Crypto Times, ZeroHedge News, Cryptopolitan, NFTgators, Bitcoinist.com, CoinJournal, Web3 is Going Just Great, Benzinga, CryptoSlate, DL News, crypto.news, Coinpedia Fintech News, The Block, CoinGape, Crypto Briefing, and CoinDesk
Bluesky: @orobharris. X: @benbybit, @bybit_official, @benbybit, @benbybit, @benbybit, @cz_binance, @hasufl, @ethena_labs, @cryptohayes, @zachxbt, @jconorgrogan, @kaiz3ns, @0xcygaar, @0xngmi, @a1lon9, @0xcygaar, @gracybitget, @arthur_0x, @heyibinance, @benbybit, @darkcryptolord, @justinsuntron, @jconorgrogan, @deltaxbt, @cz_binance, @martybent, @cryptodonalt, @divine_economy, @litecoin, @gauthamzzz, @adamscochran, @nearcyan, @tradermayne, @panamaxbt, @0xracist, @functi0nzer0, @trading_axe, @salsatekila, @beausecurity, @lorenzofb, @0xgaut, @pythianism, @theflowhorse, @0xgaut, @devchart, @defisurfer808, @byzgeneral, @cousincrypt0, @wolfms_, @langeriuseth, @ashcryptoreal, @jacobkinge, @bitbitcrypto, @bitmexresearch, @mdudas, @spreekaway, @zhusu, @cobie, @0xfinish, and @mdudas. LinkedIn: Todd H Baker
Forums: r/news, r/technology, and Slashdot
| RT Watson / The Block: |
Arkham says ZachXBT submitted proof that North Korea's Lazarus Group is behind Bybit's $1.5B hack, which is the largest single theft in crypto history — - Arkham Intelligence said Lazarus Group hacked Bybit for over $1.5 billion, citing information provided by online sleuth ZachXBT.| Davide Castelvecchi / Scientific American: |
Some physicists are skeptical about Microsoft's claims of achieving a quantum computing breakthrough with Majorana 1, citing the lack of detailed evidence — With its ‘topological’ quantum computers, Microsoft aims to reach useful scales faster than competing technologies
More: Shtetl-Optimized, Popular Mechanics, Wired, Wall Street Journal, The Conversation, The Indian Express, and ZDNET
Bluesky: @stagefright, @castelvecchi, @lizziegibney, and @annamerlan
| Reuters: |
Sources: US negotiators pressing Ukraine for access to its minerals raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Starlink if a deal is not reached — U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access …
More: The Kyiv Independent, Euromaidan Press, Notes From The Circus, Mediaite, Washington Post, Benzinga, Raw Story, The Guardian, and Voice of America
Bluesky: @jim-stewartson. X: @ianbremmer, @yarotrof, @prestonstew_, @phildstewart, @antonlaguardia, and @kevinbankston
Forums: r/politics, r/news, r/Starlink, r/Destiny, r/AnythingGoesNews, r/europe, r/france, r/neoliberal, r/BoycottUnitedStates, r/technology, r/worldnews, and r/ukraine
| Bloomberg: |
The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the top 30 Hong Kong-listed tech firms, rose 6.5% on February 21, hitting its highest level since early 2022 — - Alibaba, Bilibili, Lenovo surge in HK after reporting results — Xi's meeting with sector leaders is another catalyst: analyst| Ricardo Brito / Reuters: |
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes orders the immediate and full suspension of Rumble in the country due to noncompliance with court orders — Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered U.S. video-sharing platform Rumble (RUM.O) immediate and full suspension …
More: Reclaim The Net, The Rio Times, Reuters, Associated Press, and Fox News
Bluesky: @daphnek. X: @ggreenwald, @chrispavlovski, @allumbokhari, @chrispavlovski, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @nikolas_dm, @marionawfal, and @scrowder
| Bloomberg: |
Trump says Tim Cook told him that Apple “stopped two plants in Mexico” and will build products in the US instead, a move Apple hasn't publicly discussed — - President says tariff threat prompted move from planned plants — Cook, Trump held private meeting Thursday at the White House| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
OpenAI says it found evidence of an AI-powered surveillance tool used by a Chinese security operation to identify anti-China posts on social media in the West — The company said a Chinese operation had built the tool to identify anti-Chinese posts on social media services in Western countries.
More: Engadget, OpenAI, Bloomberg, Axios, OpenAI, Livemint, The Hacker News, Loeb & Loeb LLP, WinBuzzer, and eWeek
Bluesky: @sambiddle.com, @caseynewton, @skynetandchill.com, @chicagomike, @wpmacmason, @hypervisible, and @davelee.me. Mastodon: @HoustonDog@mastodon.world
Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
Many SV startups are using AI to boost productivity in research, coding, and more, reducing reliance on VC money for hiring, fueling “tiny team” success stories — Tech start-ups typically raised huge sums to hire armies of workers and grow fast.
Bluesky: @aaronosaur.us. Mastodon: @jchyip@mastodon.online. X: @gjain, @bittingthembits, @stevelohr, and @tmrohan
LinkedIn: James Fox, Erin Griffith, Ryan Sapper, Grant Lee, and Kristin Fracchia
| Sigal Samuel / Vox: |
A look at the debate about whether AI models can truly reason, as some researchers describe the current pattern of reasoning as “jagged intelligence” — The AI world is moving so fast that it's easy to get lost amid the flurry of shiny new products.| Bloomberg: |
NetEase CEO William Ding has cut hundreds of jobs, closed game studios, and reduced international investment as he refocuses on a smaller portfolio of titles — - Hundreds of staffers and about a dozen games have been cut — Founder William Ding sets elevated expectations for results
More: Game File, Push Square, TheGamer, PC Gamer, Eurogamer.net, Kotaku, Polygon, Game Rant, Game Developer, The Game Post, and IGN
X: @whitefangrex and @crownified
LinkedIn: Stephen Totilo and Cecilia D'Anastasio
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Sakana AI walks back claims that its new AI CUDA Engineer can speed up AI training by up to 100x, after complaints about worse-than-average training performance — This week, Sakana AI, a Nvidia-backed startup that's raised hundreds of millions of dollars from VC firms, made a remarkable claim.
Bluesky: @carnage4life and @easyphloem
X: @_apoorvnandan, @sakanaailabs, @miru_why, @main_horse, @giffmana, and @miru_why
| Daniel Cancel / Bloomberg: |
Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre's stock reached a record high on February 21 after it reported a record $639M net income on $6.1B in revenue in Q4 — - Latin America e-commerce, fintech giant blows away estimates — MercadoLibre extends lead as most valuable Latin American firm
More: MercadoLibre, Inc., Yahoo Finance, and Motley Fool
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Reimagine your photos with a prompt — Our new native image generation and editing is state-of-the-art, and ranked #1 in the world. Try it for free in the Gemini app.
Reimagine your photos with a prompt — Our new native image generation and editing is state-of-the-art, and ranked #1 in the world. Try it for free in the Gemini app.
Zoho:
The art of inventory forecasting and demand planning — This is a guest post by StockTrim.Inventory forecasting and demand planning today are more than just operational tasks—they are strategic imperatives.
The art of inventory forecasting and demand planning — This is a guest post by StockTrim.Inventory forecasting and demand planning today are more than just operational tasks—they are strategic imperatives.
Sevalla:
Sevalla - PaaS from the future — Deploy your app before your coffee gets cold. It's that simple. Application, database, object storage and free static site hosting. Start with $50 free credit!
Sevalla - PaaS from the future — Deploy your app before your coffee gets cold. It's that simple. Application, database, object storage and free static site hosting. Start with $50 free credit!
Bitrix24:
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI Bailout?, Elon's $1 Trillion Pay Deal, Amazon Sues Perplexity
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
We Met NEO, the Viral Humanoid Robot + HatGPT
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Spotlight On:
Q&A with Zhenya Loginov: the Euro founder flywheel, 2025 IPOs, and leveling up from PLG
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Great Chat:
Tech is getting more political—should you?
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Dylan Field from Figma
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:40 AM ET, February 22, 2025.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
New York Times:Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Brier Dudley / Local News Initiative:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
| Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: |
More: BitcoinWorld, The Indian Express, Digit, Digital Trends, iClarified, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, The Verge, TechRadar, MacRumors, and Macworld
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
More: San Francisco Business Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Capital Brief
X: @patelshrey01, @giganticbananas, @jevgenijs, and @buccocapital
| Reuters: |
More: Euractiv, The Hill, Bloomberg, Reuters, Benzinga, The Verge, Cryptopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Financial Times, Washington Times, The White House, Livemint, and Crypto Briefing
Bluesky: @phdskat.org. X: @carlholshouser, @carlholshouser, @atrupar, @justinhaydenm, @carlholshouser, @stan_p_bluepill, and @carlholshouser
| Muyao Shen / Bloomberg Tax: |
More: CryptoNinjas, Cryptopolitan, Blockchain.News, Cointelegraph, Axios, The Block, and Crypto Briefing
Bluesky: @carnage4life. X: @dfinzer, @prestonjbyrne, @_jikim, @xanderatallah, @nategeraci, @katiebiber, and @soro
Earlier Picks
| David Heaney / UploadVR: |
More: Apple, Apple, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, TechCrunch, The Indian Express, Techsponential, MacTrast, Appleosophy, Pocket-lint, AppleInsider, MacStories, Tom's Guide, The Verge, GB News, Engadget, TechRadar, The Shortcut, 9to5Mac, and MacRumors
Threads: @heaney_555, @heaney_555, and @chancehmiller
X: @gregjoz, @justinryanio, @m1astra, @bengeskin, @spatiallyme, and @aaronp613
LinkedIn: Jaikannan Ramamoorthy, Justin Joung, and Gray McCarty
Forums: r/apple, r/apple, and r/VisionPro
| The Information: |
More: TechCrunch, The Decoder, Healthcare Brew, and Seeking Alpha
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
More: TechCrunch, BBC, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Washington Post, Security Affairs, Tech Policy Press, MacRumors, Daily Mail, Bloomberg, TidBITS, TechSpot, PCMag, Reuters, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Daring Fireball, Forbes, Telegraph, EasternEye, Financial Times, MacTrast, Redmond Pie, Android Headlines, mjtsai.com, Six Colors, PhoneArena, The Indian Express, SiliconANGLE, iDownloadBlog.com, Wall Street Journal, mobilenewscwp.co.uk, The Standard, ZeroHedge News, UPI, Engadget, Breitbart, Thurrott, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Bluesky: @brunojnavarro, @carnage4life, @aricohn.com, @northamptonian, @radiobeartime.com, @chancemiller.me, and @martinsfp
Mastodon: @matt@isfeeling.social, @mshelton@mastodon.social, @ErikJonker@mastodon.social, @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social, @RabBrucesSpider1 …, and @FirewallDragons …
Threads: @benedictevans, @timothybucksf, and @parkert
X: @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @wcathcart, @aditi_muses, @scott_helme, @ggreenwald, @philrodgers, @zooko, @matthew_d_green, @tomhfh, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @markgurman, @bryanglick, @vxunderground, @jamesrbuk, @davidtpegg, @willguyatt, @profwoodward, @shellenberger, @uk_daniel_card, @martynday, @migueldeicaza, @mysk_co, @jamestitcomb, @kimzetter, @bzamayo, @timsweeneyepic, @matthew_d_green, @bzamayo, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @dcurtis, @markgurman, @leokelion, and @markgurman
LinkedIn: Samantha Simms, Jessica Shurson, Peter Slack, Matt Abrams, Abid Patel, Joe Jones, Brian Honan, Marc Lawn, and Nigel Smart
Forums: Hacker News, r/privacy, r/iphone, r/europe, r/technology, r/hardware, r/technology, r/anime_titties, r/applesucks, r/apple, r/worldnews, r/tech, r/iphone, r/technews, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums