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Lily Hay Newman / Wired: WhatsApp plans to add cloud-based AI features like message summarization and composition, utilizing a system called Private Processing to maintain data privacy  —  WhatsApp’s AI tools will use a new “Private Processing” system designed to allow cloud access without letting Meta or anyone else see end-to-end encrypted chats. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Meta says its Llama AI models have been downloaded 1.2B times, up from 1B downloads in March and 650M downloads in early December 2024  —  In mid-March, Meta said that its “open” AI model family, Llama, hit 1 billion downloads, up from 650 million downloads as of early December 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Irish / Reuters: In a first for the country, France blames Russia’s GRU for a string of local cyber attacks, including on ministries, defense firms, and think tanks  —  Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words “Cyber Attack” in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The UK government publishes draft legislation on cryptoassets, set to be finalized later in 2025, and says it will work with US officials on crypto regulation  —  The UK government will collaborate with US officials on plans to regulate the burgeoning crypto industry, distancing itself … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Meta debuts an API for its Llama AI models, in limited preview with pricing yet to be publicly announced  —  At its inaugural LlamaCon AI developer conference on Tuesday, Meta announced an API for its Llama series of AI models: the Llama API.  —  Available in limited preview … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta Developers on YouTube: Livestream of Meta’s LlamaCon 2025 keynote  —  Join us as we dive into the world of AI at LlamaCon 2025.  This session features a keynote presentation with Chief Product Officer Chris Cox, VP of Llama Manohar Paluri, and Llama Researcher Angela Fan.  Together, they will explore the importance … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: SK Telecom announces free SIM card replacements to its 25M mobile customers following a recent USIM data breach, but only 6M cards are available through May  —  South Korean mobile provider SK Telecom has announced free SIM card replacements to its 25 million mobile customers following … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Fortune: Amazon says Amazon Haul “considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products”, but “this was never a consideration for the main Amazon site”  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a news article on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as she speaks during … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeff Stein / @jstein_wapo: New — Amazon Spox now saying this was never under consideration for the main Amazon website. Says Amazon Haul has considered listing import price duties on certain products Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alayna Treene / @alaynatreene: Scoop: Trump called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Tuesday morning to complain about reports that his company was considering displaying the cost U.S. tariffs next to prices for certain products on its website, two senior White House officials told @CNN Lees verder op Tech Meme