Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record crypto heist
Binance has suspended all withdrawals after the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange fell victim to what appears to be the biggest heist in history. The exchange
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Don’t trust AI to keep your secrets
We talk to chatbots as if those conversations are private. But are they? Most people are confused. A survey commissioned by DuckDuckGo and published in
Nik Storonsky says VCs can be ‘dangerous’, so Revolut’s board has none
Revolut chief executive Nik Storonsky has pushed venture capital investors off his company’s board, one funding round at a time. He wants other founders to
Foxconn chairman says new OpenAI tie-up is in the works, Reuters reports
Foxconn is working on a new partnership with OpenAI, chairman Young Liu told reporters in Taipei on Friday, Reuters reported. Liu said he had met
Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion
The world’s largest crypto exchange said it was compromised in a “complex hack” that could be the biggest crypto heist ever. One research lab attributed
Are We in an A.I. Bubble? We’re About to Find Out.
“This is the first pure-play L.L.M. company to go public, to open its books so we can actually look at the underlying business of this
Marvell nears a deal to buy Nvidia-backed Lumentum, Bloomberg reports
Chipmaker Marvell Technology is in advanced talks to buy Lumentum, which makes the lasers that move data between AI chips. Marvell would likely pay in
FuriosaAI raises $620m at a $2.9bn valuation for its Nvidia rival chips
FuriosaAI, a Seoul-based maker of AI inference chips, has raised $620m in a Series D round. The round values it at about $2.9bn. South Korea’s
This Device Uses A.I. and Lasers to Kill Mosquitoes
A Chinese start-up has developed a device that uses artificial intelligence and lasers to kill mosquitoes. But there are safety concerns for people and other
Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says
In the future, you won’t be able to use Reddit without logging in. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman confirmed the impending change in a letter (PDF)
Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declines
Microsoft is beginning the rollout of a Windows 11 preview update that finally addresses a persistent power user complaint with the operating system: the right-click
Baseten’s joey-1 makes AI decisions for a penny per million tokens
Baseten released joey-1, a 2B open-weights “decision model” that returns an answer and a probability rather than text. It costs $0.01 per million tokens and
Canada joins Nvidia in backing Cohere’s record C$7bn Series E
Cohere has completed the first close of its Series E round, which it aims to grow to as much as C$7bn. The Toronto AI company
Binance Grapples With ‘Security Incident’ That May Cause $6.3 Billion in Losses
The world’s largest crypto exchange suspended deposits and withdrawals after an apparent hack.