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Crypto investor John Woeltz from Kentucky was charged in NYC for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist for three weeks to gain crypto passwords — The investor, 37-year-old John Woeltz, and another man abused their victim for three weeks in a Manhattan townhouse as they tried …
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| Jason Snell / Six Colors: |
Sam Altman and Jony Ive's awkward io video feels like empty hype until a compelling device is released, especially given Ive's post-Jobs design missteps — Ever since OpenAI announced a couple of days ago that it's integrating Jony Ive's hardware startup, I've been struggling with what to write about it.
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| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Some VCs, such as Khosla Ventures, are considering acquiring mature businesses, like call center operators, and optimizing them with AI to serve more customers — Venture capitalists have always focused on investing in companies that leverage technology to either disrupt established industries …
More: Wall Street Journal
| Valentine Baldassari / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk says he needs to be “super focused on X/xAI and Tesla”, saying major operational improvements need to be made “as evidenced by the X uptime issues” — Billionaire Elon Musk said he needs to be “super focused” on his companies, pointing to issues at X … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
A look at updates that weren't in the Google I/O keynote, including a Nearby Passes notification in Wallet and the Play Store's Ask Someone Else to Pay button — The Google Play Store will let you ask other people to pay for your purchases, and Live Updates are coming to smartwatches.
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| Sean Heelan / Sean Heelan's Blog: |
A security researcher details how he discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SMB implementation by analyzing the code using OpenAI's o3 API — In this post I'll show you how I found a zeroday vulnerability in the Linux kernel using OpenAI's o3 model.
More: Simon Willison's Weblog. Mastodon: @simon@fedi.simonwillison.net. X: @deedydas, @gdb, @markchen90, and @dcuthbert
Forums: Hacker News and Lobsters
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Despite Google's guardrails, Veo 3 users are generating realistic clips of news, disasters, and fictional events, some with dialogue not included in the prompt — Cursed AI-generated videos come with very convincing audio now. … Even at first glance, there's something off about the body on the street.
More: Newsweek, Futurism, techAU, Axios, and The Decoder
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X: @hashemghaili, @nmatares, @levie, @thereelrobot, @levie, @laszlogaal_, @enric_corona, @moroccomf, @babaeizadeh, @rubenevillegas, @mattvidpro, @medhini_n, @venturetwins, @ri5hitripathi, @techhalla, @techhalla, @smmania123, @bitfalls, @petercoffin, @dakotahermes, @rifewithkaiju, @smit00000, @sanketvmehta, @safereboot, @rubenevillegas, @joshelman, @hashemghaili, @venturetwins, @honestblogging, and @techhalla. LinkedIn: Megan Morrone
| David Cendon Garcia / EU-Startups: |
Paris-based Veesion, which offers AI-powered video surveillance software for spotting suspicious behavior in stores, raised a €38M Series B led by White Star — Veesion, a French startup building AI tools to detect suspicious behaviour in physical stores, has announced … | Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: |
Amap, Alibaba's mapping and local services business, introduces a ride-hailing feature on the app's English version, targeting foreign visitors in China — Amap's ride-hailing feature, available on the platform's English version, reflects support for China's visa-free travel scheme
More: Tech in Asia
| Adam Edelman / NBC News: |
Texas is set to enact one of the strictest bans on social media for minors, with age verification requirements and letting parents request account deletions — It's the latest attempt in a growing effort by states to enact significant limits on the use of social media by young people.
More: Gizmodo. Bluesky: @mikemcbrideonline.com. X: @edwardlonge, @brandondutcher, @swiftsdogkeeper, @tucksnews, @the_avpa, and @ray_p45. Forums: r/politics
| Abram Brown / The Information: |
A look at The Technology Brothers Podcast Network, a daily tech news talk show that has captured the attention of Silicon Valley's investors and founders — In recent months, John Coogan and Jordi Hays, co-hosts of “TBPN,” a daily tech news talk show that has captured the attention …
X: @michaelmiraflor, @willmanidis, @dwr, @manasjsaloi, @thefrandawg, @aginnt, @cjgbest, @eagerber, @arthurmacwaters, @ashleevance, @tomosman, @dappermarketer, @jordihays, @willmanidis, @rdoddala, @rachaelrad, @gethalfbaked, @saad_ships_ai, @abebrown716, @lukecfplevelup, @paulg, @benthompson, @kellylsims, @ashleymayer, @tbpn, @abebrown716, @turnernovak, @adamkovac, @frankcdale, @taylorlorenz, @jordihays, @amir, and @kazanjy
| Colin Demarest / Axios: |
CX2, a defense tech startup building software and hardware, including autonomous drones, for electronic warfare, raised a $31M Series A led by Point72 Ventures — Defense-tech upstart CX2 plans to hire more people and accelerate development of its electronic warfare tools on the heels of a $31 million raise, executives told Axios.
LinkedIn: Nathan Mintz and CX2
| Leo Schwartz / Fortune: |
OpenFX, which is building a near-instant payments and settlement network for cross-border transactions, emerges from stealth with $23M in funding led by Accel — OpenFX founder Prabhakar Reddy. — Courtesy of OpenFX — Outside of AI, there's no hotter sector than stablecoins.| Evan Ochsner / Bloomberg Law: |
Legora, whose AI tools help legal teams review, draft, research, and advise, raised an $80M Series B at a $675M valuation led by ICONIQ and General Catalyst — Legora, the legal AI startup that's taking aim at the U.S. legal market, raised $80 million in a startup funding round that values the company at $675 million.
More: Tech.eu, Legora on YouTube, Business Wire, Sifted, Legora, EU-Startups, FinSMEs, Artificial Lawyer, and Pulse 2.0
LinkedIn: Gustaf Alströmer and Legora
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