Journals

Joseph Cox / 404 Media: Binance left a cache of code, infrastructure diagrams, passwords, and more on a public GitHub repository for months; GitHub removed after Binance’s request  —  A takedown request said the GitHub account was “hosting and distributing… Read More »Binance left a cache of code, infrastructure diagrams, passwords, and more on a public GitHub repository for months; GitHub removed after Binance’s request (Joseph Cox/404 Media)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Israel-based Oasis Security, which offers tools for “non-human” identity management, emerges from stealth and raised a $5M seed and $35M Series A led by Sequoia  —  When people hear the term “identity management” in an enterprise… Read More »Israel-based Oasis Security, which offers tools for “non-human” identity management, emerges from stealth and raised a $5M seed and $35M Series A led by Sequoia (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Tej Parikh / Financial Times: Q&A with Stanford professor Erik Brynjolfsson on generative AI, potential productivity gains, his “J-curve” and “Turing trap” concepts, AI drawbacks, and more  —  The Stanford professor on what generative AI will mean for productivity, jobs… Read More »Q&A with Stanford professor Erik Brynjolfsson on generative AI, potential productivity gains, his “J-curve” and “Turing trap” concepts, AI drawbacks, and more (Tej Parikh/Financial Times)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Nvidia RTX 4080 Super review: a $200 price cut to $999, 16GB of VRAM, and impressive 4K performance, but not a big performance boost over the RTX 4070  —  Nvidia’s RTX 4080 Super is the… Read More »Nvidia RTX 4080 Super review: a $200 price cut to $999, 16GB of VRAM, and impressive 4K performance, but not a big performance boost over the RTX 4070 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: 23andMe’s stock, which hit a $6B valuation after a 2021 IPO, has crashed 98% and 23andMe may run out of cash by 2025, as CEO Anne Wojcicki plots a turnaround  —  From celebrity ‘spit… Read More »23andMe’s stock, which hit a $6B valuation after a 2021 IPO, has crashed 98% and 23andMe may run out of cash by 2025, as CEO Anne Wojcicki plots a turnaround (Rolfe Winkler/Wall Street Journal)

Reuters: Sources: some Chinese automakers delayed flagship model deliveries due to production issues with Huawei’s MDC 810 computing unit; a source blames part shortages  —  Some Chinese automakers have had to delay deliveries of flagship models due to production issues… Read More »Sources: some Chinese automakers delayed flagship model deliveries due to production issues with Huawei’s MDC 810 computing unit; a source blames part shortages (Reuters)

Eri Sugiura / Financial Times: UK prosecutors say the Met Police seized 61K bitcoin, worth £1.4B+, in 2018, as part of a trial over an alleged ~£5B investment fraud in China between 2014-2017  —  One of the world’s largest seizures… Read More »UK prosecutors say the Met Police seized 61K bitcoin, worth £1.4B+, in 2018, as part of a trial over an alleged ~£5B investment fraud in China between 2014-2017 (Eri Sugiura/Financial Times)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: The Reserve Bank of India issues new curbs against Paytm’s Payments Bank, including barring new deposits, credit transactions, and more after February 29  —  The Reserve Bank of India issued new curbs against Paytm’s Payments Bank,… Read More »The Reserve Bank of India issues new curbs against Paytm’s Payments Bank, including barring new deposits, credit transactions, and more after February 29 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Paresh Dave / Wired: Sources: Google splits up its 30-strong Responsible Innovation team, after leader and founder Jen Gennai suddenly left; RESIN conducted 500+ reviews in 2023  —  A crucial team at Google that reviewed new AI products for compliance… Read More »Sources: Google splits up its 30-strong Responsible Innovation team, after leader and founder Jen Gennai suddenly left; RESIN conducted 500+ reviews in 2023 (Paresh Dave/Wired)