Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: Geoffrey Hinton, other AI experts, and 10 former OpenAI staff write to the CA and DE AGs opposing OpenAI’s for-profit restructure, echoing Elon Musk’s concerns  —  Former employees and figures such as Geoffrey Hinton warn of dangers of allowing start-up to make corporate switch Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Phillips / Eurogamer.net: Nintendo says Switch 2 preorder demand in Japan “far exceeds expectations” and 2.2M applied via a lottery; Nintendo is offering a cheaper, region-locked model  —  2.2m people applied to buy, and a “significant number” will be unsuccessful.  —  News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London and Tel Aviv-based Cynomi, which offers a “virtual CISO” for SMBs, raised a $37M Series B, sources say at a $140M+ post-money valuation  —  Small and medium businesses are the newest targets for cybersecurity attacks, with 1 in 3 breached last year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: On the 20th birthday of its first video, YouTube says it has had 20T+ uploads, including 20M+ daily now, and unveils app and TV updates, including new Multiview  —  YouTube is celebrating its 20th birthday with a number of stats, while previewing new features that are coming this year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Chainguard, which helps companies secure software supply chains, raised a $356M Series D led by Kleiner and IVP at a $3.5B valuation, up from $1.12B in 2024  —  Dan Lorenc, CEO and cofounder of Chainguard.  —  Chainguard  —  Seated at his desk in his Rhode Island home, Dan Lorenc is surrounded by things he’s built. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Microsoft launches new OpenAI-powered AI agents, Researcher and Analyst, designed to function as digital colleagues, available via its Agent Store  —  Microsoft announced today a major expansion of its artificial intelligence tools with the “Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring release,” … Lees verder op Tech Meme