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A US judge sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for stealing from users of his now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange and orders him to forfeit $11B+ — Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers …
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Threads: @lpolgreen, @jbillinson, @julielaumann, @tonythecloser_, @garthmeintjes, @aaronw.dev, @mevictord, @enertuition, @davepainchaud, @esatoshiclub, @el___gusti, @mattbinder, and @tschleifer
Mastodon: @jon@social.vivaldi.net, @pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se, @michelestrider@mastodon …, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @mwyman@mastodon.social, @davidtoddmccarty@me.dm, @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io, and @MattBinder@mastodon.social
Bluesky: @pwnallthethings.bsky.social, @mitchellepner.bsky.social, @joshuajfriedman.com, @kenwhite.bsky.social, @joshuajfriedman.com, @joshuajfriedman.com, @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social, and @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
X: @innercitypress, @snowden, @innercitypress, @aridavidpaul, @aridavidpaul, @carnage4life, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @alice_comfy, @jseyff, @coffeebreak_yt, @snowden, @jseyff, @innercitypress, @nic__carter, @tree_of_alpha, @edwardmorra_btc, @tree_of_alpha, @jchervinsky, @0xsisyphus, @renato_mariotti, @georgepbeall, @tomaskenn, @kantrowitz, @netcapgirl, @caroljsroth, @fatmanterra, @caspiancey, @davidzmorris, @gwartygwart, @gokpkd, @jpodhoretz, @spreekaway, @julie188, @deitaone, @mattbinder, @bonecondor, @davidklion, @parismarx, @bongcapital, @prestonjbyrne, @scottmelker, @ivanthek, @jimsciutto, @ellerybiddle, @tommythornton, @scottmelker, @danprimack, @coinmamba, @klendathucap, @trustlessstate, @jamesrbuk, @chriscjackson, @smtuffy, @autismcapital, @denniskelleher, @jdcmedlock, @harryh, @stanleycohenlaw, @mikeisaac, @jconorgrogan, @jacqmelinek, @harryh, @robustus, @caspiancey, @molly0xfff, @lopp, @nomikikonst, @ordthepoop, @0x_charlemagne, @bitmexresearch, @zackvoell, @spreekaway, @lex_node, @buhlaque, @tree_of_alpha, @molly0xfff, @tomgara, @kantrowitz, @smtuffy, @cryptolawus, @autismcapital, and @lex_node
LinkedIn: Jordan Maglich and Emil Protalinski
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple sues an ex-employee for allegedly leaking details about the Journal app and more to journalists, to “kill” products and features with which he took issue — Apple this month sued its former employee Andrew Aude in California state court, alleging that he breached … | Emilia David / The Verge: |
The US OMB releases new AI guidance, requiring that all federal agencies submit an annual AI report and have a senior leader overseeing all AI systems they use — All US federal agencies will now be required to have a senior leader overseeing all AI systems they use, as the government wants …
More: The White House, Ars Technica, The White House, Engadget, USA Today, PYMNTS.com, The Hill, Wired, The Record, CNN, Axios, Center for Democracy …, CIO.com, Agence France-Presse, Daily Mail, Quartz, Fox News, Washington Examiner, CBS News, CCN.com, The Leadership Conference …, ZDNet, PetaPixel, SiliconANGLE, Bitcoin Insider, Brennan Center for Justice, Android Headlines, PCMag, Center for American Progress, The White House on YouTube, Associated Press, Semafor, Mashable, FedScoop, 9to5Mac, Nextgov/FCW, and Reuters
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @vp, @kevinbankston, @geomblog, @brennancenter, @cendemtech, @senbillnelson, @johnemitchellii, @geomblog, @nrmarda, @ombpress, @datasociety, @nrmarda, @civilrightsorg, @geomblog, @barackobama, @astro_pam, @itsjalenb, and @amprog
LinkedIn: Gareth Stokes and Augie Ray
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to launch new iPad Pro and iPad Air models in early May; iPad Pros will get OLED displays, while iPad Air will get a 12.9" screen option — - Company's tablet line hasn't been updated in about 18 months — Latest iPad Pro will get OLED; Air will have new screen size
More: 9to5Mac, ZDNet, Engadget, Macworld, TechSpot, Neowin, The Verge, Forbes, CNET, Patently Apple, Liliputing, Business Times, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, Trusted Reviews, iMore, TweakTown, and Wccftech
X: @vadimyuryev, @markgurman, and @zollotech
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
A researcher finds that X is testing a feature that lets users create or join communities focused on “adult content” or other “not safe for work” material — - Screenshots show that people can label communities as ‘NSFW’ — X already allows adult content, but forbids ads on the topic
More: TechCrunch, Social Media Today, New.blicio.us, X, and Mashable
Threads: @bestofdyingtwitter. Mastodon: @WaddlingFungus@fediverse.fun, @jarulf@mstdn.social, and @KimPerales@toad.social
Bluesky: @mistersheridandj.bsky.social, @emilprotalinski.bsky.social, @quinzel.bsky.social, and @babyboomerwriter.bsky.social
X: @dongwookchung2, @tomaxwell, and @rustybrick
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Amazon One launches apps that use AI to scan users' palm vein structure, letting them sign up for the palm-scanning service without visiting a physical location — Amazon now lets you sign up for its palm recognition service directly from your phone.
More: About Amazon, MacRumors, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Neowin, Chain Store Age, Android Headlines, and GeekWire
Mastodon: @ashedryden@scholar.social and @Wolven@ourislandgeorgia.net
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google plans to add Gemini Nano to the Pixel 8 as part of the next Pixel Feature Drop, weeks after saying the phone can't get Nano due to “hardware limitations” — After “hardware limitations” were cited as the reason that the Pixel 8 isn't getting Gemini Nano earlier this month … | Wired: |
Investigation: data broker Near Intelligence left the coordinates of nearly 200 mobile devices of people who visited Jeffrey Epstein's island exposed online — A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors …
More: Gizmodo. Mastodon: @wchr@mastodon.social and @wchr@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @babyboomerwriter.bsky.social
X: @dmehro, @evan_greer, @evystadium, @samkottler, @martyswant, @wolfiechristl, @evystadium, @wolfiechristl, @byrontau, @dmehro, @dmehro, @daithaigilbert, @andrewcouts, @rasmus_kleis, @dmehro, and @dmehro
Forums: r/interestingasfuck, r/Epstein, and r/privacy
| New York Times: |
Ray-Ban Meta glasses hands-on: AI features coming in April, triggered by “Hey, Meta”, are sometimes impressive and helpful, but the AI often gets things wrong — Brian X. Chen, left, and Mike Isaac, reporters for The New York Times, trying out Meta's new Ray-Ban smart glasses.Aaron Wojack for The New York Times
More: The Verge, MobileSyrup, Android Headlines, MIXED Reality News, and Spyglass
Forums: r/RayBanStories and Slashdot
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
YouTube now lets creators share exclusive Shorts with paying viewers, says Shorts average 70B+ daily views and 25%+ of creator partners monetize via Shorts — YouTube is launching a version of Shorts that's only for members, allowing creators to share short-form videos exclusively with their paying viewers.
More: YouTube Official Blog, CNN, The Information, Android Police, Social Media Today, Tubefilter, and The Verge
Threads: @neal_mohan and @neal_mohan
LinkedIn: Ina Fuchs and Pedro Pina
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
AI21 Labs launches Jamba, an AI model that integrates two architectures: transformer and Mamba, which is based on the Structured State Space model — Increasingly, the AI industry is moving toward generative AI models with longer contexts. But models with large context windows tend to be compute-intensive.
More: AI21 Labs, SiliconANGLE, Maginative, MarkTechPost, VentureBeat, and Cryptopolitan
X: @marktenenholtz, @ai21labs, @casper_hansen_, @maximelabonne, @dorialexander, @simonw, and @tri_dao. LinkedIn: Tehila Afota
| Rebekah Valentine / IGN: |
Take-Two acquires Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment from the Embracer Group for $460M in stock; the deal is expected to close by the end of June 2024 — A new Homeworld game is also in development. — Embracer Group has officially divested Gearbox Entertainment …
More: Take-Two Interactive, Embracer Group, The Verge, Engadget, Game Developer, Pocket Gamer.biz, Digital Trends, Dallas Innovates, Neowin, Stevivor, TechSpot, Deadline, Destructoid, Ars Technica, GameSpot, VentureBeat, Reuters, Gematsu, Windows Central, GamesIndustry.biz, and Press Start
X: @gearboxofficial, @malliefe2o3, @embracergroup, @joltzdude139, @kerrblimey, @kerrblimey, @imranzomg, @wario64, @dippizuka, @thatsamwinkler, @grummz, @floppyadult, @ccrypto5, @timleftwich, @expayline, @dmc_ryan, @slomobackslap, @gothalion, @2k, @moxsyog, @kerrblimey, @wario64, @colinmcummings, @ethangach, @deantak, @stephentotilo, @stephentotilo, @shannon_liao, @stephentotilo, and @stephentotilo. LinkedIn: Jason Park
Forums: r/gaming, r/dukenukem, r/gigantic, r/borderlands3, r/homeworld, r/kindafunny, r/XboxSeriesX, r/PS5, r/gaming, and r/Games
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Reddit shares plunge almost 25% in two days, after soaring 30% on Monday, and finish the week at $49.30, below the first trading day close of $50.44 — The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepares for the social media platform Reddit's initial public offering in New York City on March 21, 2024.
Threads: @crumbler. X: @unusual_whales, @carnage4life, @josefajardo, @slopeofhope, @asap17, @quiverquant, and @olumidecapital
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Washington Post: |
Scammers are using sample videos of influencers with modest social media presence to create AI deepfake ads that often push offensive products and ideas — Artificial intelligence is spurring a new type of identity theft — with ordinary people finding their faces and words twisted to push often offensive products and ideas| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the US and UK are reviewing $20B+ in Tether transactions made via Moscow-based crypto exchange Garantex, as part of a crackdown on sanctions evasion — - Allies review Tether transfers to sanctioned exchange Garantex — Tether says it works with law enforcement to ensure compliance
More: Milk Road, PYMNTS.com, The Daily Hodl, The Crypto Times, crypto.news, CryptoSlate, Protos, and The Block
| The Information: |
Bolt told investors that it had revenue of $19.4M for the nine months ending in October 2023, essentially flat YoY; Bolt's troubles grow with a Fanatics lawsuit — Bolt, the checkout startup that rocketed to an $11 billion valuation during the pandemic e-commerce boom …
X: @erinkwoo and @iatalkspace
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens — At least nine of the current top 50 shows on Apple Podcasts have been promoted in mobile games — Welcome back to Soundbite.
X: @kantrowitz
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Google's charitable wing Google.org debuts an accelerator for generative AI, to be funded by $20M in grants and starting with 21 nonprofits, including Quill.org — Google.org, Google's charitable wing, is launching a new program to help fund nonprofits developing tech that leverages generative AI.
More: The Keyword and Tech Startups
Bluesky: @waxmonkey.bsky.social. LinkedIn: Nicole Dunn, Michael Ellison, Michal Nachmany, Rebecca Gitomer, Kent Walker, and Annie Lewin
| Zoë Schiffer / Platformer: |
Sources detail Grindr's push to monetize, including plans for an AI chatbot that can engage users in sexual conversations and may be trained on opt-in user data — Today let's talk about how the growing pressure for dating apps to generate more revenue is shaking up the online dating industry … | Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft rolls out Azure AI Studio tools to stop users from tricking AI chatbots to behave in unintended ways, including “prompt shields” and falsehood alerts — - Company's Copilot recently generated weird, harmful responses — Defenses are designed to spot and block suspicious activity
More: Microsoft Tech Community, PYMNTS.com, VentureBeat, The Verge, Cryptopolitan, and The Crypto Times. LinkedIn: Ashish Bhatia
| Meir Orbach / CTech: |
Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts — Zafran, founded in 2022 by Yashar (CEO), Ben Seri (CTO) and Snir Havdala (CPO), develops a risk and mitigation platform to pinpoint …
More: SiliconANGLE, Zafran Security, Sequoia Capital, Forbes, InfoRiskToday.com, and SecurityWeek
X: @chirag_mehta, @bogiebalkansky, @zafran_io, @zafran_io, and @dougleone
LinkedIn: Zafran Security and Zafran Security
| Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: |
A profile of Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, as the AI surveillance and defense tech startup, which sells drones to the US, expects $1B in annual revenue by 2026 — Silicon Valley has found a lucrative trade selling AI-powered weapons — and Palmer Luckey is leading the way
More: Business Insider and GamesIndustry.biz
Mastodon: @FrankPasquale@mastodon.social. X: @matthewbennett, @tabby_kinder, @spidermaani, @tabby_kinder, @ktmboyle, @lulumeservey, @cordeliaj, @mgemancipation, and @lulumeservey. LinkedIn: Michael K.
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