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Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: Mira Murati’s AI startup has poached about 10 researchers and engineers, including former OpenAI Head of Special Projects Jonathan Lachman, from rivals  —  It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: EU expands its X probe, asking for internal docs about X’s recommendation algorithm, following complaints from German politicians about boosting the far right  —  Move follows complaints from German politicians ahead of election next month  —  Brussels has ordered Elon Musk … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Billy Perrigo / Time: An in-depth look at the UK’s AI Safety Institute, whose researchers test AI systems for risks and for capabilities that might become dangerous in the future  —  In May 2023, three of the most important CEOs in artificial intelligence walked through the iconic black front door of No. 10 Downing Street … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: Mira Murati’s AI startup has poached about 10 researchers and engineers, including former OpenAI Head of Special Projects Jonathan Lachman, from rivals  —  It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Sources: Instagram and YouTube gear up to welcome TikTok users; two Meta employees say execs discussed resource allocation on January 15 to handle TikTok users  —  Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready behind the scenes to welcome TikTok users, should the Chinese-owned app be banned from the United States. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: Mira Murati’s AI startup has poached about 10 researchers and engineers, including former OpenAI Head of Special Projects Jonathan Lachman, from rivals  —  It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: In a first, Samsung will pay 50%-100% of executive bonuses in stock starting January 2026, linking compensation to share performance amid chipmaking struggles  —  – Company is linking pay for senior executives to performance  — The overhaul comes as Samsung cedes market share to rivals Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: Mira Murati’s AI startup has poached about 10 researchers and engineers, including former OpenAI Head of Special Projects Jonathan Lachman, from rivals  —  It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joel Khalili / Wired: A look at Pump.Fun, a service for launching memecoins that has generated $350M+ in revenue via a 1% trading fee in the 12 months since its launch in Jan. 2024  —  Pump.Fun raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in its first year in operation.  Despite some growing pains, its creators say this is just the beginning. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: Mira Murati’s AI startup has poached about 10 researchers and engineers, including former OpenAI Head of Special Projects Jonathan Lachman, from rivals  —  It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms. Lees verder op Tech Meme