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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 …
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A US federal judge allows the Kadrey v. Meta case, in which authors allege Meta violated IP rights by using their books to train Llama models, to move forward — A federal judge is allowing an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, although he dismissed part of the suit.
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Starting September 1, schools in Beijing will offer at least eight hours of AI classes per academic year for primary and secondary students — Schools in Beijing will introduce artificial intelligence courses to primary and secondary students to strengthen China's goal to dominate the sector.| Fortune: |
Sources describe the collapse of fintech middleman Synapse that left ~$200M in customer money frozen, with entities blaming each other for shoddy recordkeeping — In 2022, after her family had a series of health scares, Kayla Morris sold her house. She cleared $280,000, representing 15 years of her life savings.
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| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Zoom researchers detail a “chain of draft” method to let LLMs accurately solve reasoning problems with as little as 7.6% of the tokens used by current methods — A team of researchers at Zoom Communications has developed a breakthrough technique that could dramatically reduce … | Kerry Flynn / Axios: |
NYC-based Firsthand, whose tools let marketers and publishers engage consumers through AI agents on their own sites or other sites, raised a $26M Series A — - The New York-based startup previously raised $6.6 million in seed funding, led by Radical Ventures.
More: FinSMEs and Tech in Asia
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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.| Wall Street Journal: |
After the ~$1.5B hack, Bybit borrowed about $280M in ether from crypto industry peers to help process 350,000 customer withdrawal requests over 10 hours — Bybit survived, thanks to emergency loans from its peers, but questions over crypto industry's security linger| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company — It's a muggy morning the day before the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is stuck in parade traffic and not happy about it.
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| Bloomberg: |
As Japan copes with a labor shortage, its market for service robots, which assist people with tasks like waiting tables, is expected to almost triple by 2030 — As Japan copes with a labor shortage, the service robot market is expected to triple in the next five years.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources detail how crypto flooded Trump with cash, including $50M+ in donations from at least eight execs, and how he is doing much of what the industry wants — The president had called cryptocurrency a ‘scam’ but during his campaign last year he was persuaded of its value, especially as an investment for the Trump family
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Sources detail the nearly 10-hour-long tech meltdown of the European Central Bank's main payment system on February 27 due to a piece of malfunctioning hardware — The European Central Bank's payments crash last week meant salaries and welfare funds were delayed for thousands of people.
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