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| Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: |
DeepSeek releases MIT-licensed DeepSeek-V3-0324, the latest version of their enormous DeepSeek v3 model; the previous DeepSeek v3 version had a custom license — deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek just released the latest version of their enormous DeepSeek v3 model …
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| Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic: |
The Atlantic EIC was accidentally added to a Signal group chat with Trump officials about war plans; Signal isn't approved for sharing classified information — U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn't think it could be real.
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| Bloomberg: |
23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021 — Despite collecting DNA from saliva samples from more than 15 million customers, the company hasn't been profitable since going public in 2021.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple says the AirPods Max will get 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio, including Personalized Spatial Audio, and ultra‑low latency in April via a software update — A new firmware update coming in April will also include ultra low-latency for the $549 headphones.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils 11 Security Copilot AI agents, five created by partners, that do things like triage phishing and data loss alerts, coming to preview in April — Microsoft has six new security agents that can do things like process phishing and data loss alerts.
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| TechCrunch: |
Sources say that 11x, an AI-powered sales automation startup backed by a16z and Benchmark, has been misrepresenting its customer base and financial performance — Last year, AI-powered sales automation startup 11x appeared to be on an explosive growth trajectory.| Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI expands COO Brad Lightcap's role to oversee day-to-day operations, including global expansion and partnerships; Altman will focus on research and product — OpenAI is expanding the role of its chief operating officer and elevating two executives to the C-suite as Chief Executive …
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| Matthew Griffin / Bloomberg: |
eToro files for an IPO, with plans to list on the Nasdaq, and reports 2024 revenue of $12.6B, about 96% of which was from cryptoassets, and net income of $192M — The trading and investment platform had $12.6 billion in total revenue in 2024, with net income of $192 million …
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| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
Sources: Haofei Wang, X's director of engineering, has suddenly left the company; Wang joined X in July 2023 — The sudden departure comes after Musk shifted his attention to DOGE and xAI. … X's director of engineering, Haofei Wang, has suddenly left the company, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.| Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
China published new rules last Friday banning the use of facial recognition without consent in private spaces like hotel rooms — PLUS: Zoho's Ulaa anointed India's most patriotic browser; Typhoon-like gang targets Taiwan; Japan debates offensive cyber-ops; and more
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| Reuters: |
Sources: quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least $750M led by BlackRock at a $6B pre-money valuation — Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least $750 million at a $6 billion pre-money valuation, according to two people familiar with the matter.| Katherine Hamilton / Wall Street Journal: |
Trump Media signs a non-binding agreement with Crypto.com to launch ETFs under its Truth.Fi brand later this year, comprising digital assets and securities — Operator of Truth Social plans to offer digital assets and securities ‘with a Made in America focus’
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| Matt Kapko / CyberScoop: |
Researchers say a Next.js flaw that existed for several years could've allowed hackers to bypass middleware-based authentication; Vercel patched it on March 18 — The software defect in the widely used open-source JavaScript framework allows attackers to bypass middleware-based authorization.
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