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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Tarlogic researchers find an undocumented “backdoor” in Chinese manufacturer Espressif's ESP32 microchip used in 1B+ devices for WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity — The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains …
More: Dark Mentor LLC, BleepingComputer, Tarlogic Security, CHERIoT Platform, CNX Software, eeNews Europe, Security Affairs, and TechSpot
Bluesky: @xenokovah, @newsnut, @matthewdgreen, @msmagicdishes, @elucidating, @dragostech, @bitterseeds, @pamacious, @shuntingyard, @ud3x, @rmarshall, and @kevincollier
Mastodon: @lauren@mastodon …, @jpmens@mastodon.social, @haitchfive@oldbytes.space, @hacks4pancakes@infosec …, and @trevorflowers@machines.social. X: @herrmann1001. LinkedIn: Pascal Ackerman
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Some early users of Manus say the agentic AI is no panacea, with long waits, errors, unsatisfying answers, and endless loops often plaguing the experience — Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert.| Craig S. Smith / Forbes: |
A look at Manus, which its Chinese creators claim is the world's first fully autonomous AI agent, as some say it might be China's second DeepSeek moment — One recent evening in Shenzhen, a group of software engineers gathered in a dimly lit co-working space, furiously typing as they monitored the performance of a new AI system.
More: Manus, SiliconANGLE, Business Today, ecns, South China Morning Post, WinBuzzer, Luiza's Newsletter, Trak.in, Interesting Engineering, Maginative, Marginal Revolution, Marginal Revolution, MarkTechPost, AI Revolution on YouTube, Exponential View, The Kansas City Defender, Nikkei Asia, The Indian Express, and Tech Startups
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X: @rowancheung, @manusai_hq, @victormustar, @deanwball, @dorialexander, @minchoi, @deryatr_, @teortaxestex, @thinking_panda, @dorialexander, @mckaywrigley, @webtwitr, @adcock_brett, @jenzhuscott, @deedydas, @heyshrutimishra, @lamardealmaker, @deanwball, @awilkinson, @johnrushx, @qinzytech, @juliangoldieseo, @deanwball, @adcock_brett, @deanwball, @krishnanrohit, @jenzhuscott, @xlr8harder, @zebird0, @oozn, @levie, @juliangoldieseo, @heybarsee, @dorialexander, @nabeelqu, @zoomyzoomm, @jenzhuscott, @petesena, @minchoi, @griffin_ai, @deanwball, @ivanfioravanti, @slow_developer, @saboo_shubham_, @gpt45dog, and @modeledbehavior
LinkedIn: James V Baber, Kris Constable, Tzachi Zornstain, Subas Chandra Khanal Cissp, Abdullah Hassan, Mark Channon, Mohamed Diab, and Donald Farmer
Forums: Hacker News, r/China_irl, and r/singularity
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple planned to announce a smart home hub in March but it has been postponed since the device relies on the delayed Siri capabilities — Also: The company continues to explore different glasses ideas, and the latest iOS beta software adds a Vision Pro app and new AI capabilities.| Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
SEC whistleblower complaint: an ex-executive who is launching a book alleges Facebook built a censorship system for the CCP in a bid to enter China in the 2010s — Meta went to extreme lengths, including developing a censorship system, in a failed attempt to bring Facebook to millions …
More: Semafor, Benzinga, Gizmodo, Twitchy, Engadget, Seeking Alpha, Newsmax, and Newsmax
Bluesky: @noahbarkin, @steviegrrrl, @drewharwell.com, @paleofuture, @derickson, @gateklons, @willoremus.com, @herbscribner, and @kostyack
Threads: @sarahfeinberg, @sarahfeinberg, @tessakathleen, @debfrost, and @documentingmeta
X: @jonfavs, @francisbrennan, @francisbrennan, @andymstone, @francisbrennan, @mrddmia, and @andymstone. LinkedIn: Michael Posner. Forums: r/ADVChina
| Sun Yu / Financial Times: |
Asset managers and investors say wealthy Chinese investors are using SPVs to quietly funnel tens of millions of dollars into Musk's xAI, Neuralink, and SpaceX — Asset managers have been promoting tech mogul's ties to Donald Trump to lure capital to xAI, Neuralink and SpaceX
Bluesky: @shashj, @joniaskola, @kolchak, and @jsphctrl.ft.com
Forums: r/RealTesla, r/technology, and r/Economics
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: workflow automation company ServiceNow nears deal to buy enterprise AI assistants company Moveworks in a deal that could value Moveworks at ~$3B — - Transaction could value Moveworks at close to $3 billion — ServiceNow has been pushing into generative AI products| Richard MacManus / Cybercultural: |
A look back at GeoCities, launched in 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet, which allowed people who had no technical knowledge of HTML to build web pages — GeoCities, known throughout most of 1995 as Beverly Hills Internet, was one of the first commercial internet services to make it easy …
More: Cautious Optimism. Bluesky: @kellblog and @bobva
Mastodon: @ricmac@mastodon.social, @stefan@stefanbohacek.online, and @jake4480@c.im. Forums: Hacker News
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf: current AI development paradigms won't yield outside-the-box problem-solving that leads to true scientific breakthroughs — AI company founders have a reputation for making bold claims about the technology's potential to reshape fields, particularly the sciences.
Bluesky: @martinsfp and @prietschka
| Thomas Germain / BBC: |
A look at YouTube's hidden world: most of the videos on the platform capture everyday life and have rarely been seen, with the median video having just 41 views — There's a secret side of YouTube, just beyond the guiding hand of the algorithm - and it's nothing like what you know.
Bluesky: @thomasgermain, @antisomniac, and @mausellmoli
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Mastodon: @ricmac@mastodon.social. X: @brianros1, @egkeller, @ytadvertisers, @nealmohan, @seanseaevans, @xpangler, @simonowens, @nealmohan, @variety, @eff, and @xpangler
LinkedIn: Eric Barradas and Abhinav Rastogi
| Janko Roettgers / Fast Company: |
How focusing on West Africa helped music streamer Audiomack grow alongside industry giants like Spotify; 50% of its 40M monthly listeners are from Africa — By focusing on rising stars from West Africa, Audiomack has been able to grow alongside much larger streaming music services. — Kendrick Lamar.
X: @brianzisook
| George Hammond / Financial Times: |
PitchBook: the AI frenzy has led to the fastest investment pace since 2021, with $30B+ invested into startups so far this quarter and $50B more in the works — Investor excitement over fast-developing technology has seen a flurry of massive funding rounds this year
Bluesky: @mikefulk
| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
Source: Bybit hackers planted malicious code to manipulate transactions by compromising a developer's computer at crypto wallet provider Safe, used by Bybit — On the night of Feb. 21, Ben Zhou, the chief executive of the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, logged on to his computer to approve what appeared to be a routine transaction.Sponsor Posts
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