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Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announces Tether AI, an open-source AI runtime that supports USDT and Bitcoin payments without a central point of failure  —  Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino Tether AI tech will enable an unstoppable peer-to-peer network of billions of AI agents  —  What to know: Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Burgess / Wired: Researchers: open source serialization tool easyjson, developed by Russia’s VK Group and widely used by the US DOD and others, poses a national security risk  —  The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies.  But its ties to Russia’s VK … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Miles Klee / Rolling Stone: Some say ChatGPT fueled their loved ones’ spiritual delusions; experts warn AI’s human-like chats can exacerbate existing psychological vulnerabilities  —  Self-styled prophets are claiming they have ‘awakened’ chatbots and accessed the secrets of the universe through ChatGPT Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: An interview with Phillip Koskinas, the head of anti-cheat at Riot Games, on the various strategies the company employs to combat cheaters and cheat developers  —  For as long as there have been video games, there have been people willing to find ways to cheat. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Pedro Nakamura / Rest of World: A look at “kidfluencers” in Brazil who promote online get-rich-quick schemes to other children on TikTok, Kwai, and Instagram, amid growing government scrutiny  —  Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Anysphere, maker of AI coding tool Cursor, raised $900M at a $9B valuation, up from $2.5B in January, led by Thrive, with a16z and Accel participating  —  Anysphere closes $900mn funding round from investors including Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz Lees verder op Tech Meme

Micah Lee / micahflee: TeleMessage, a maker of modified versions of apps like Signal used by US officials including JD Vance, is hacked, leaking some user messages, contact info, more  —  TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.  —  💡 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Micah Lee / micahflee: TeleMessage, which offers modified versions of apps like Signal used by US officials and others, is hacked, leaking user info, including some messages, and more  —  TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.  —  💡 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: The biggest deepfake porn site on the internet, Mr. Deepfakes, says it is shutting down permanently because a “critical service provider” stopped serving it  —  Mr. Deepfakes, the go-to site for nonconsensual deepfake porn, says it’s shutting down and not coming back because it lost a service provider and data. Lees verder op Tech Meme

404 Media: The biggest deepfake porn site on the internet, Mr. Deepfakes, says it is shutting down permanently because a “critical service provider” stopped serving it  —  The biggest site for nonconsensual deepfake porn on the internet says it’s shutting down and not coming back. Lees verder op Tech Meme