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New York TimesAdam Satariano

Mistral raised a €3B Series D led by Samsung at a €21B valuation, up from €11.7B a year ago, as it expands into data centers beyond developing AI models

Mistral is trying to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals while offering customers a European alternative for artificial intelligence.

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Mistral AI BlogMistral raises €3B to make sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontierCNBCMistral bags $24 billion valuation as Samsung leads funding for Europe's AI championArjun KharpalQuartzMistral secured a record $3.5 billion led by Samsung, nearly doubling its valuationCris TolomiaDatacenterDynamicsMistral raises €3bn in Series D led by Samsung ElectronicsSebastian MossSilicon RepublicMistral valued at €21bn after €3bn Series D funding roundTim BarnwellTech MonitorMistral secures $3.5bn in Series D, reaching $24bn valuationAnwesha PattanaikFinSMEsMistral Raises €3 Billion in Series D FundingThe SaaS NewsMistral Raises €3B Series D at €21B Valuation  —  Mistral, a Paris-based provider …Ben MurrayCTechMistral raises $3.5 billion at $24 billion valuation in Europe's biggest private tech funding roundThe PaypersMistral raises EUR 3 billion in fundingSinziana AlbuTelegraphEurope's biggest AI company raises €3bn to rival US and ChinaJames WarringtonConstellation ResearchMistral said it raised €3 billion in Series D fundingLarry DignanReutersFrench AI company Mistral hits $24 billion valuation in funding roundITProSamsung backs Mistral in record-breaking €3 billion funding round as French AI firm targets sovereign AI gainsNicole KobieFinancial TimesMistral raises record €3bn as Europe strains to keep pace in AI raceSeeking AlphaSamsung, Nvidia, and BlackRock back Mistral AI in record €3B funding roundArundhati SarkarTech.euMistral secures €3B Series D to push sovereign AI into its next phaseTamara DjurickovicStartup.euMistral raises €3 billion Series D at post-money valuation of more than €21 billionEU-StartupsMistral raises €3 billion Series D led by Samsung at over €21 billion valuationRahul RajWall Street JournalMistral AI Exceeds $24 Billion Valuation After Samsung-Led Investment RoundMauro OrruUnite.AIMistral Raises €3B Series D to Expand Sovereign AIEvan MercerRuntimeWireMistral raises €3B at €21B-plus valuation to build its own computeForkastMistral AI's €3B Series D Makes It Europe's Sovereign AI Champion — With a Paradox Built Into Its FoundationLena ParkBloombergMistral AI Boosts Valuation to €21 Billion in Samsung-Led RoundTech Funding NewsSamsung leads Mistral's €3B round, pushing Europe's AI champion to a €21B valuationSofia ChesnokovaSeoul Economic DailySamsung Leads 3 Billion Euro Funding Round for France's Mistral AISeo Jong-GapEuronewsMistral AI raises record €3 billion in Samsung-led funding roundQuirino MealhaThe DecoderMistral AI raises 3 billion euros in Europe's largest-ever tech funding round despite lagging behind rivalsJonathan KemperTech in AsiaMistral AI raises $3.5b at $24b valuationAiko Gao IshidaKED GlobalSamsung backs Mistral AI in $3.5 billion funding round to deepen AI tiesThe StackMistral to boost model research after Samsung-led €21bn valuationNoah Bovenizer
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@pckraftwerkWe just raised €3B at a €21B valuation (Series D). What I am most excited about is that this means more compute, better models, and we get to keep the weights open so companies can actually run this on their own machines. Really glad to be here for it. more soon!!Prateek Chhikara@aimanhasnoname€3b series d. europe just priced not being a reseller.@mistralaiLed by @Samsung, co-led by @eqt's Scaleup Europe Fund and @PSG_equity, with continued backing from @ASMLcompany, @nvidia, @BNPParibas CIB and others. This fuels our infrastructure and product capabilities, and deployment at scale. But most importantly, it allows us to continue and expand our front...@pakgowithaiMistral just raised €3B Series D — biggest equity raise a European tech company has done, three years after launch. • Post-money over €21B (their blog) • Samsung led; Scaleup Europe Fund + PSG Equity co-led • Money for frontier research, training compute, and the open-weight stack French open-wei...Fahad Saleem@mistralaiToday marks a major step for Mistral: we're announcing a €3B Series D, the largest equity round ever raised by a European tech company, just three years after launch.@obrien🤌Chris O'Brien@obrienNotable in the release: “The round will significantly expand Mistral's frontier research, which is the foundation underpinning its infrastructure, products and sovereignty.”Chris O'Brien@nikhilbhimamore compute, more powerful models le chaton fat soon?Nikhil Bhima
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Marjorie JaniewiczToday marks a major step forward for Mistral.  —  We are announcing a €3 billion Series D, the largest equity fundraising round ever completed …
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@glennf.comSell pickaxes instead of mining gold.  What's that?  There was a gold rush and then a collapse?  The folks who sold pickaxes started selling shoes.  [embedded post]Glenn Fleishman
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r/MistralAIMistral is announcing a €3B Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion, the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European technology company
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Bloomberg

Sources: Anthropic has walked away from talks to acquire Decart for ~$6B after performing due diligence on the startup

Anthropic PBC has decided against acquiring artificial intelligence startup Decart AI, people familiar with the matter said.  —  Anthropic had been exploring a deal …

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PYMNTSAnthropic Scuttles Plans to Acquire AI Company DecartGlobesAnthropic decides against $6b Decart acquisition - reportAssaf GileadGizmodoNope, Anthropic Will Reportedly Not Buy That Un-Anthropic-Like CompanyMike PearlSilicon RepublicAnthropic reportedly backs off from $6bn Decart AI acquisitionSuhasini SrinivasaragavanCTechWhat made Anthropic walk away from the $6 billion Decart deal?Sophie ShulmanVerdictAnthropic ends talks on potential $6bn acquisition of Decart AIAnwesha PattanaikReutersAnthropic drops pursuit of AI startup Decart valued at $6 billionCTechAnthropic drops plans to acquire Israeli AI startup DecartTech in AsiaAnthropic drops pursuit of $6b Decart AI dealAiko Gao Ishida
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@sergooforai1Anthropic walked away from a \~$6B Decart deal, according to people familiar with the talks cited by Bloomberg🙃 In August this looked like Anthropic's largest known acquisition: software meant to squeeze more training and inference out of the same chips, plus world-model work. They did diligence....Sergio@kieran_ethor they dont have the pre IPO bank credit anymoreKieran Daniels@goeun_6121Anthropic has decided not to proceed with an acquisition of AI startup Decart after reviewing a potential deal and conducting due diligence, Bloomberg reports. That distinction matters. This was explored, not agreed. The pullback leaves Decart independent and gives no confirmed valuation, transac...@guangyuroberti don't know why there aren't more tv shows made about tech startup, there's so much drama silicon valley is 🐐but we haven't had a really good one since need something like succession or gilded age but for ai startupsRobert Yang@kwharrison13BREAKING NEWS: Somebody is doing due diligence.Kyle Harrison
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New York TimesDustin Volz

Researchers say they used AI to build a zero-click worm that can hack WeChat accounts and spread across iOS and Android; Tencent says it fixed the vulnerability

The attack, discovered by A.I. researchers, could have compromised hundreds of millions of devices within hours, experts said.

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Calif NewsletterWeWorm  —  The first zero-click worm to spread through WeChat calls across iOS and Android.
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@justinhendrix“Calif said the attack, which it named WeWorm, was the first known computer worm—a type of malicious software that can leap from machine to machine on its own absent human help  —that could spread across Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems without needing a victim to click or tap...”Justin Hendrix
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Bloomberg

Samsung and TSMC commit to using ASML's High NA EUV machines by 2028 and 2030, joining Intel, with all four agreeing to shift from 6-inch to 12-inch photomasks

ASML Holding NV has won commitments from top chipmakers to use its latest semiconductor production gear, while embarking …

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Taiwan Semiconductor …ASML and TSMC Announce Initiative to Pioneer Industry Transition to Large-Format Photomasks for High NA EUVWendell HuangSamsung NewsroomSamsung Electronics and ASML Expand Strategic Collaboration for Next-Generation Semiconductor ManufacturingReutersASML breaks ground on new manufacturing facilities in major expansionToby SterlingEngadgetSamsung and TSMC hope AMSL's new machines will help address the chip shortageSteve DentNikkei AsiaTSMC, Intel and Samsung all bet on ASML's latest chip tool in AI raceeeNews EuropeSamsung and ASML expand High NA EUV push for next-gen DRAMAsma AdhimiReutersASML to work with major chipmakers to use latest tools for larger chipsStephen NellisCNBCTSMC, Samsung commit to ASML's newest chipmaking tools as AI drives demandArjun KharpalPC GamerBig chipmakers are already committed to using ASML's next-generation production technology by as soon as 2028Jacob FoxSammyGuruSamsung Pushes ASML's High NA EUV for Next-Gen ChipmakingBinay KonwarSeoul Economic DailySamsung Teams With ASML on Next-Generation EUV MasksLee Seok-jinFocus TaiwanTSMC, ASML partner on 12-inch EUV photomasks for advanced chipsSeeking AlphaASML wins commitments from Samsung, TSMC for new chipmaking gearPreeti SinghKorea JoongAng DailySamsung to adopt ASML's High NA EUV for memory chips by 2028Lee Jae-LimThe Korea TimesSamsung, ASML expand partnership to introduce next-gen lithography by 2028Nam Hyun-wooTom's HardwareIntel surpasses one million High-NA EUV wafers processed, outpaces the rest of the industry combined …Anton ShilovThe Asia Business Daily“Overcoming the Limits of Semiconductor Miniaturization”... Samsung Electronics and ASML to Jointly Develop Next-Generation 12-Inch Photo MasksKim JinyeongSemiWikiASML and TSMC's 12-Inch Photomask Initiative: Technical SignificanceDaniel NenniEvertiqIntel Foundry and ASML report High NA EUV production milestoneTHE INVESTORSamsung, ASML deepen partnership to advance high-resolution chip techJie Ye-eunSamMobileSamsung will use ASML's advanced machines to make even better chipsAsif Iqbal ShaikKED GlobalSamsung, ASML team up on 12-inch photomask ahead of 2028 High NA EUV DRAM rolloutDow Jones NewswiresASML, TSMC Sign Pact to Develop Larger-Format PhotomasksAimee LookDigiTimesASML lines up Intel, TSMC and Samsung behind 12-inch masks — TSMC alone sets a timeline
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The Block

The attacker who withdrew ~4,000 BTC from Blockstream's Liquid Network federation wallet returns 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes were patched

- The attacker who withdrew roughly 4,000 BTC from a Liquid Federation wallet has returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes had been patched.

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UnchainedLiquid Attackers Return 3,400 BTC and Keep Nearly 600 as Blockstream Prepares a RestartCoinspeakerHack Rocks Bitcoin News: Liquid Network Gets 3,400 BTC But Peg Services Stay HaltedDaniel FrancisBusiness A.MLiquid Network hit by $320m Bitcoin breach as 4,000 BTC withdrawnJoy AgwunobiBlockheadLiquid Network Attacker Returns 85% of Stolen $320 Million in Bitcoin After Blockstream Patches BugCoinDeskLiquid Network gets back 3,400 bitcoin from whitehat hackers; talks underway for the restOmkar GodboleCryptoPotatoLiquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back - but What About the 598 Bitcoin Still Missing?Chayanika DekaThe Crypto TimesLiquid Network White Hat Returns 3,400 BTC, Retains 598.5 BTCIyiola AdrianCoinpedia Fintech NewsLiquid Network Hack Update: 85% of BTC Returned but Serious Depegging Risks LoomSteve MuchokiBitcoin MagazineLiquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back After On-Chain Talks; White Hats Keep 598.5 BTCJuan GaltGizmodoHackers Drain $320 Million From Bitcoin's Liquid Network, Keep $47 Million for Themselves in ‘White Hat’ OperationKyle Torpeycrypto.newsLiquid Network recovers 3,400 BTC after bridge exploitLawrence MondalBlockchain.NewsLiquid Network: White-Hat Returns 3400 BTCDecryptLiquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 MillionJason NelsonProtosHow 4,000 BTC walked out of Blockstream's Liquid NetworkAaron WiseThe Coin RepublicBitcoin News: Liquid Network Drained of $320M as Sidechain HaltsRupam RoyThe RegisterHackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they're the good guysInternational Business TimesA Bitcoin Network Lost $320 Million In A Hack. The Attackers Say They're The Good GuysMerin Rebecca ThomasCryptoSlateTokens created out of thin air may explain how $320 million in Bitcoin left the Liquid sidechainLiam ‘Akiba’ WrightNairametricsHackers breach Bitcoin-based Liquid Network, withdraw $320 millionSamuel DanielThe Cyber ExpressLiquid Network Hackers Demand Bug Fix Before Returning $320M BTCAshish KhaitanCryptoNinjasLiquid Network Pauses After 4,000 BTC Worth $320M Pulled in White-Hat IncidentLiam TurnerCointelegraphBitcoin sidechain Liquid pauses after purported ‘white hats’ withdraw $320M in BTCEzra ReguerraWeb3 is Going Just Great4,000 BTC (~$320 million) stolen from Liquid Network by claimed whitehats, 90% returned
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@p3b7_So, 3,400 BTC were refunded. The “white hats” still hold 600 BTC. If this was ever a negotiated reward under an encrypted contract signed on-chain, it looks more like extortion than white-hat hacking! Let's see what happens to these 600 BTC...Charles Guillemet@thedesertlynxThis is the most embarrassing moment in Bitcoin's modern history. 😭 Blockstream, the company headed by “cYpHeRpUnK LeGeNdJoel Valenzuela@grassfedbitcoinIt's *not* an inside job. Andy wasn't running a Ponzi Scheme and Blockstream absolutely did *not* pull off a fake hack, stealing their own money and giving it back to themselves minus the money they needed (~$50m or so) to keep the game of musical chairs going. It's totally a thing for a “white h...@financeguy74So 600 BTC from untouched 2010 addresses woke up the same time that a white hat hacker took a 600 BTC “bounty” from Liquid Network? WeirdSeán Murray@adamsimeckaConfirmed. Liquid has received the majority of their bitcoin back. Now, they just have a $47M hole to fill. I assume that responsibility lies solely on Blockstream, as they were the ones that caused this vulnerability.Adam Simecka@jeremiahrogersYeah this whole thing is wild. The anger you are seeing directed at Adam Back is because he positioned himself as the “expert elder” and led a lot of the culture in crypto towards Bitcoin and away from other projects. Often with toxicity. A lot of that “wise elderJeremiah@adamsimeckaWell, they found the bug that drained the Liquid Federation. It's not good. From what we can tell, Blockstream recently found a vulnerability from 2019. I am going to leave individual names out, because this is ultimately Blockstream's responsibility. They were actively patching the vulnerability...Adam Simecka
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@joetidyI can't believe this is still happening.  Hackers drain a crypto currency of its bitcoin reserves of $315m then claim to be ‘white hat hackers’.  They do some sort of deal over onchain messages and return the funds but keep a cool $47m for their troubles.  —  www.theblock.co/news/defi/20...
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Tom's HardwareJake Roach

Arm debuts Neoverse CSS N4, its next-gen semi-custom chip design platform, and says it supports 8 to 128 Neoverse N4 cores at up to 3.8 GHz on TSMC's N3P node

Putting a little pep in Neoverse N-series' step. … Arm is bringing its next-gen Neoverse CSS N4 platforms to the cloud …

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Arm NewsroomInside the Arm Mali G2-Ultra NX GPU: Delivering desktop-class mobile gameplay with AI-native graphicsDeyan LazarovVideoCardz.comArm proposes DLSS 5-like neural graphics for mobile GPUs with frame generation and ray reconstructionAndroid AuthorityIs the AI chip dead? What Arm's new CPUs mean for your next Android phoneRobert TriggsConstellation ResearchArm steps up physical AI efforts, bridges edge, cloud AILarry Dignan
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r/hardware“Inside the Arm Mali G2-Ultra NX GPU: Delivering desktop-class mobile gameplay with AI-native graphics”
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ReutersLeila Miller

Argentina's Patagonia region is drawing interest from hyperscalers and data center developers due to its cold climate, expanses of land, and renewable energy

Argentina's rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed …

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The Japan TimesTech companies look to Argentina's windswept Patagonia to build massive data centersLeila MillerIJR NewsPatagonia courts OpenAI-backed data centers as US sites face backlash
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@danielpaldrichEnvironmental costs: Argentina's rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed by the region's cool temperatures, renewable energy, shale gas and empty stretches of land. https://www.reuters.com/...
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Gamers Nexus on YouTube

Analysis of LG smart TVs shows its ad software tracks nearby devices, security flaws can allow hackers to eavesdrop via a built-in microphone, and more

SUPPORT THE DATA DRAGNET SERIES: https://store.gamersnexus.net/data- dragnetThe LG Smart TVs we've tested have first-party ACR (automatic content recognition)...

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The VergeLG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standbyDominic PrestonNotebookcheckLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesAnubhav SharmaPCMagLG TVs Reportedly Eavesdrop on Users Even When the Screen Is OffJibin JosephAppleInsiderDisconnect your LG television from the internet, nowMalcolm OwenBusiness TodayYour LG TV could be listening to you in standby mode: New security flaw creates privacy concernsFlatpanelsHDLG Smart TVs caught listening even with the screen offRasmus LarsenDigitMillions of LG TVs allegedly keep gathering data even when turned off: ReportBhaskar SharmaDecryptYour LG TV Might Still Be Listening to You—Even When It Looks Like It's OffJose Antonio LanzMalwarebytesLG TV flaws could let attackers listen in, even in standby modePieter ArntzGadget ReviewLG Smart TVs Caught Recording Audio in Standby and Scanning Your NetworkNikshep MyleCyber Security NewsLG Smart TVs Caught Scanning Networks and Logging Audio in StandbyGuru BaranMakeUseOf200+ million LG TVs reportedly keep collecting data when turned off, even without an internet connectionHamed PaydarfarCyberInsiderLG Smart TVs found scanning home networks for nearby devicesAlex Lekander
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@granger4nhThere are Flock Cameras in your living room, and they try to phone home even when used WITHOUT intentionally joining a network. @LG and other “Smart” TVs are as bad as Flock or Axon. Don't buy this garbage!Rep. Michael Granger@intcyberdigest‼️ BREAKING: Your LG TV is eavesdropping on you. It transcribes what you say, copies what is on your screen, and scans every device on your network, and researchers say the collection keeps running after you disconnect it, uploading the moment it reconnects. LG's ad-tech arm says it out loud: “We ...@gamersnexus216 million spy TVs, ACR, vulnerabilities, and the LG Smart TV problem: https://www.youtube.com/...@pirat_nationLG smart TVs are raising privacy concerns after an investigation by Gamers Nexus, led by Steve Burke, found some worrying behavior in LG's OLED TVs. Researchers found that the TVs could scan local networks for nearby devices and Wi-Fi networks, while LG's content-recognition system could identify ...@roncolemanOne more reason not to have a TVRon Coleman
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@thorjansenWireshark your localnet today.  You might be surprised just how noisy your network really is.  —  www.notebookcheck.net/LG-smart- TVs...@sidiansonneHey, so LG Smart TVs are recording audio even when they are off and uploading it to advertising the moment they are connected to the internet.  —  If you want all the info, this is the long version.@bastardsheep.comJust using an LG TV as a dumb screen only connecting it to the internet DOES NOT WORK.  —  New TV's constantly scan wifi & log audio when offline, then upload if an open wifi found or when connected.  —  They're in-home spyware.  Do not buy LG.@broken.comLG being creepier than ever, spying on everything their devices hear #privacy  —  www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFV...@t0ussaintLG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices.  Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet. tv's also gathered names & signal strengths of neighboring Wi-Fi networks along with location data@michaelmclean.meNever connect your tv to the internet.  I only use my Apple TV for content.  [embedded post]Michael McLean@inrange.tvI don't know why anyone would actually connect a “smart TV” to their network, but they do...and here we are, they actually are watching you (as predicted in 1984):  —  www.notebookcheck.net/LG-smart- TVs...@kanoki.netProof that, yes, they ARE listening to you. 24/7.  You're not crazy.  —  Here's a deep-dive into exactly how LG Smart TVs listen to, and record, everything you say in the room, even if you say no, and they are selling that info.@aaronblackshearIf you have an LG TV it is scanning your entire network, recording you, and sending that info back to LG, even if you don't have it connected to the network.  Some of the more egregious spying I've ever seen in tech.  —  www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFV...Aaron Blackshear@lukathemouse.gayI knew smart TVs where trash but this is like next level spying:  —  www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFV...  I know it's 2 hours long but please watch and support this kind of content!!  This video highlighting a lot of privacy issues with LG TV's but privacy issues are not only specific to LG, it's everywhere@papapishuOh good the LG TV spyware video dropped. youtu.be/6IFVTcM28KA
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@[email protected]I've been blocking my LG TV from “calling home” ever since I got it and finally completely blocked it from the internet this year.  —  https://appleinsider.com/...Nathaniel Daught@[email protected]This report on (LG) smart TVs is harrowing.  If you have a smart TV ... well my commiserations  —  https://www.youtube.com/...@[email protected]Gamers Nexus did an absolutely massive piece on LG Smart TVs.  And if you own one and this doesn't make you angry, I don't know what will.  —  https://youtu.be/...  #PrivacyZak@[email protected]Holy heck.  Dunno if this is true, but if so...  “...An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices.  Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet...” …@[email protected]This is the big LG television surveillance documentary story GN have been working on for a couple of months, and that they previewed a few days ago.  —  The complete pervasiveness of spying upon not just you and what you watch but _every person and every device around every set_ is genuinely staggering. …
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Hacker News216M Spy TVs - The LG Smart TV Problem [video]r/LGOLEDLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/chileIT216.000.000 de televisores espía |  El problema de los Smart TV de LG / Gamers Nexusr/IndiaTechLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/Slovenia216,000,000 Spy TVs |  The LG Smart TV Problemr/LinusTechTipsLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/indotechLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/videosRemoved from /r/news.  The Gamer Nexus breaking story about LG TVs spying on their owners (even when off) - 216,000,000 Spy TVs |  The LG Smart TV Problemr/homeassistantLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/franceLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices [Les TV LG vous enregistrent avec écran éteint et scannent tous vos appareils]r/LouisRossmannLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/conspiracyLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/living_in_korea_nowWhat do Koreans think of this?r/devsargHay que rootear todo LGr/televisionLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/technewsLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/FreethoughtLG TVs discovered to be secretly recording conversations, even when the tv is off, even when it's uplugged from the network …r/LGOLEDLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/StallmanWasRightLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/pwnhubLG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devicesr/italyLe TV LG registrano l'audio a schermo spento e a spiare i dispositivi di rete localir/Hasan_PikerBeen obvious for awhile, but good to have proof our devices are listening to and recording *everything* we say and logging the other tech we use.r/InternetBrasilSimplesmente LG passando a mão na sua rede
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The GuardianJulia Kollewe

Grindr pays £26M to settle a 2024 UK lawsuit that alleged it shared users' HIV status with ad firms, in breach of UK law

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Eilish Cullen🙈 Another Epic Data Privacy Fail 🙈  —  These big names should KNOW better and DO better. …
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@cody.imThis is honestly the thing that should have shut them down.  [embedded post]Cody Kirkpatrick
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Wall Street Journal

Robinhood secures its first IPO underwriting role, in Oura's IPO, which could give it more influence over how many shares are allocated to its customers

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The Korea TimesMusinsa grapples with multiple hurdles in preliminary IPO reviewLee Yeon-woo
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@howardlindzonSmart extension of business for Robinhood ... flip or be flipped The IPO process is soooooooo bad and needed a fresh distribution partnerHoward Lindzon
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r/wallstreetbetsOura IPO: Why the Smart Money is likely Sitting This One Out...Robinhood one of the Underwriters - WSJ
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Wall Street JournalVicky Ge Huang

Hunter Biden teases a $LAPTOP memecoin launch on September 9; sources: it will launch on Base, and some tokens will be sent to wallets that lost money on $TRUMP

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DecryptWhat Is LAPTOP? Hunter Biden's Meme Coin Targeting TRUMP HoldersThe IndependentHunter Biden launching crypto meme coin poking fun at infamous scandalJoe SommerladCryptoSlateHunter Biden's new “LAPTOP” memecoin targets traders who lost money on TRUMPOluwapelumi AdejumoCoinDeskHunter Biden wants to launch a LAPTOP memecoin. Crypto traders hate it alreadyShaurya MalwaCoinpedia Fintech NewsHunter Biden Crypto LAPTOP Set To Launch September 9CryptoPotatoHunter Biden Is Launching a LAPTOP Meme Coin - and TRUMP Losers Are Getting an AirdropJose OramasThe Crypto TimesBiden vs Trump Goes On-Chain: Hunter Biden Confirms $LAPTOP Meme Coin for Sept 9 on BaseDivya MistryThe HillHunter Biden to launch crypto meme coinHelen HuiskesTalking Points MemoStop the Steal's Wonky SiblingJohn LightCNNHunter Biden is reportedly launching a meme coin inspired by his infamous laptopAuzinea BaconForbesHunter Biden Launching $LAPTOP Memecoin Amid Praise For CryptoAlison DurkeeNew York SunHunter Biden Turns Infamous Laptop Into Meme Coin Aimed Straight at TrumpJoseph CurlYahoo FinanceHunter Biden's Laptop Becomes a Meme Coin Wednesday. TRUMP Is Down 97%Lockridge OkothUPIHunter Biden launching $LAPTOP crypto meme coinRob JohnsonRaw StoryTrump foe plots meme-coin payback to win over burned investors: reportBennito L. KeltyDecryptWill the Crypto Trenches Show Up for Hunter Biden's Meme Coin?Jose Antonio LanzCointelegraphJoe Biden's son to launch memecoin, will send to TRUMP holders: WSJTurner WrightInternational Business TimesHunter Biden Confirms $LAPTOP Launch With Trump, 2028 Election Written Into Its Tokenomics; Everything We KnowDani OhMediaiteHunter Biden Launches Meme Coin As An Ode To His Infamous Laptop — And To Troll TrumpJennifer Bowers BahneyThe Nerd ReichA Presidential Failson's New Crypto GriftGil DuranNewsMax.comHunter Biden to Launch $LAPTOP Meme CoinSolange ReynerNew York PostHunter Biden launches crypto meme coin making light of laptop scandalAriel ZilberUnchainedHunter Biden's LAPTOP Coin Targets Trump's Losing BuyersYahoo FinanceHunter Biden to Airdrop LAPTOP Meme Coin to TRUMP's Biggest LosersJose Antonio LanzJoe.My.God.Hunter Biden To Launch Meme Coin Named “Laptop”Joe JervisDecryptHunter Biden to Airdrop LAPTOP Meme Coin to TRUMP's Biggest LosersJose Antonio LanzCoinGapeHunter Biden to Launch ‘LAPTOP’ Meme Coin on Base, Airdrop to TRUMP HoldersBoluwatife Adeyemicrypto.newsHunter Biden to launch LAPTOP meme coin with airdrop for TRUMP holdersRony RoyBlockchain.NewsHunter Biden: Memecoin Launch on Base Set for Sept 9
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@hunterbiden$LAPTOP September 9Hunter Biden@mebfaberThe importance of political independence is that you can express equal disgust at this as well as Trumps coin.Meb Faber@bretterickson28Andddd there goes his attempt to fix his public image...Brett Erickson@greg16676935420If you missed your chance to lose all your money with the Hawk Tuah coin don't worry Hunter Biden is giving you another opportunityGreg@wazzcrypto> Guy who promoted Iggy Azalea Coin, Davido Coin, Jason Derulo coin, Trippie Redd coin, Trump coin, but draws the moral line at Hunter Biden coin@timodcIt's great that we have legalized “currency” scams for family members of political leaders to avail themselves of.Tim Miller@bencjacobsLegitimately curious what the audience is for thisBen Jacobs@gammichan@goodalexander I like this thesis but I think one counterpoint is that Hunter is a bit of an outcast from the Biden family and thus not very representative of the Democratic establishment. Either way, it's progress towards more acceptance.@cobie@ceterispar1bus Not one to point out the obvious but this is not some coordinated launch between Hunter Biden and Jesse or CB or Base or whatever. Jesse/CB cannot control who launches things on Base and it doesn't mean something being there is an endorsement by CB@emmajonycAll he knows how to do is grift but where's my cutEmma Morris@luke_metrothis is weak shit, he needs to launch a venture capital fund@shannonrwattsAfter years of criticizing the Trump family for turning their proximity to political power into profit, President Biden's son has decided to find his own grift. Pathetic.Shannon Watts@ashleydcandear Hunter Biden...Ashley@himgajriaTrump moved because he's the president and they launched it out of the blue, not letting people think and bid, creating reflexivity. Biden is the washed son of an ex-president, and the token's pre-announced giving people time to rethink the bid. Not the same.@christopherhaleI love the Biden family, including Hunter. This grift hurts his father's legacy. I hope @HunterBiden doesn't go through with this.Christopher Hale@channel5ivenewsChannel 5 (@Channel5iveNews) on X@coffeebreak_ytAfter months of calling out Trump corruption, Hunter Biden is launching his own shitcoin called LAPTOP. Do not buy it.Coffeezilla@andymasleyNice. I think this will be the thing that finally puts Trump in his place. Phew.Andy Masley@exitliqcapitalGonna get sniped and bundled to absolute hellNick@sonnybunchbrb dumping all my trump coin for something even stupider, somehowSonny Bunch@defiignasBase and Jesse can't be this out of touch with the market to really partner with Biden for a meme? Right?Ignas@laurashinHunter Biden is launching a memecoin called LAPTOP on Sept. 9, and the airdrop list targets wallets that lost money on Trump's coin. Two thirds of TRUMP holders are underwater by $3.81 billion. 💻 https://unchainedcrypto.com/ ...Laura Shin@mattzeitlinEveryone who participated in the Hunter media tour should feel bad about itMatthew Zeitlin@goodalexanderHunter Biden launching a meme coin is more important than you think. Bidens are establishment swamp creatures, just like Trumps For the full send you need to see the Left get on chain America is a one party state and has been since WW2. Turning every event on earth into a speculative instrument...@basedsnipezas a @base believer if that hunter biden launch really happens on @base then we are absolutely buried we are and never have been the chain for scams I hand this over to the solana community@mattmorsetvFor the record, Hunter Biden is only launching this “laptop” crypto coin so that when people Google “Hunter biden laptop” they'll only get search results relating to his new crypto coin. Social media manipulation 101Matt Morse@0xg00glySome nuggest from the Hunter Biden's laptop coin EU disclosure: - Will apparently be be listed on Coinbase, Bybit, Kraken, Bitvavo, Bitpanda, Uphold - $50k FDV Onchain: - GSR already holds 1.55% of the supply for MM in their wallet - Some CEXes started receiving coins@timmyfacciola_Every podcaster who lobbed him softballs for the last two months should have to buy large quantities of thisTimmy Facciola@crypto_bitlord7I just slapped myself to make sure it was real -This presidents son had a laptop with footage of himself smoking crack in a sensory deprivation tank, banging hookers and weighing drugs And now he's decided to make a crypto meme coin out of it $LAPTOP What reality is this@stacy_muurI guess he figured it out.Stacy Muur@thedefivillain$LAPTOP is probably going to trade like LIBRA / CAR Don't even bother trading it unless you're dialed in in the trenchesViktor@mr_derivativesUnbelievable. We live in a simulation.Heisenberg@lex_nodePalantir is already tee'd up to see who buys this on FOMO and automatically add them to the “never pardon” list.@rookiexbtnice reset for onchain thanks to Hunter Biden only the best coins will survive and differentiate themselves from the rest then we really kick things off big week!@andyyyLocal top for onchain, potentially market-wide after this insane move we've had last 5-6 weeks. Closed all shorter term longs. Will let the market digest this and CPI this week and then return to the perps casino. Comfy in spot. Have a great Labor Day.Andy@tulipkingThis is the difference & why Robinhood is winning. If you're Coinbase you don't want this extractive slop on your chain, it makes everybody poorer & kills what little momentum the chain had. How are we still making these mistakes? I get the networks are permissionless so who knows what's happening...Tulip King@notthreadguy@jessepollak there has never, and i mean never, been a pre hyped memecoin launch that has gone well, for anyone ever. why would anyone want their company associated with this? not all money is good money man@notthreadguysomeone makes mid to high six figs working at these crypto exchanges and all they did this month was decide pre announcing a hunter biden laptop coin listing (none of the 9 fig onchain runners were quality enough) was the best way they could make a couple million dollars from fees, let it get snipe...@altcoinsherpasome shaky reactions here w. the hunter biden stuff; idk if that was the only reason for a market sell off but here we are. both majors and onchain pulling back decently here and I personally took an L on some recent positions (roundtripped some bags). I'm happy to buy them back higher once we see ...@brndxixhunter biden for some reason:@defi_warholTrump launched his memecoin on Solana, and it basically marked the end of the Solana trenches. Now Hunter Biden is launching a memecoin on Base. What do you think happens next? Prepare for a massive liquidity drain.DeFi Warhol@icedknifeLocal top?@tarunchitraHe really is going to run for president, isn't he?Tarun Chitra@frankdegodsiq testFrank@amitisinvesting...Biden and the token's founders are expected to control 30% of the 1 billion-token supply.  A separate allocation will reportedly be distributed to people who lost money trading $TRUMP, among others.  Well, didn't expect to see this headline on Labor Day.Amit@ares20kI mean it was fun while it lasted I guess. Max extraction again on $LAPTOP, if you ape this kind of plays you deserve to lose your money. Stay safe, bull market is just starting.@cryptolyxealmost every celebrity launch in existence is a massive rug ESPECIALLY when it's pre-announced good luck@jw100xBase launching a Hunter Biden extraction memecoin Solana leadership pushing a Zcash meme It is damn clear that both chains have completely lost their sense of identity in a desperate attempt to compete for attention with Robinhood@byzgeneralThe battle of the rugs... On Base. This is poetry.@aerodromefiTouching down soon 🛬@ericbalchunas@TreeNewsFeed Fighting rugging w more rugging? How does that work out mathematically?Eric Balchunas@pledditorIn case you aren't aware of the Obama family memecoin, Obama's brother Malik launched it last year https://x.com/...@pledditorNot so fun fact: the last 3 US presidents (Trump, Obama and now Biden) all had their immediate family members launch memecoins@game_for_oneBase was already hurting down bad, now the final blow.@vlajournalisteScoop: Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden is launching a meme coin that takes aim at his family's nemesis, Donald Trump. https://www.wsj.com/...Vicky Ge Huang
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Astra working with Blender via computer use feels like magic, showing computer use could be the fourth demand wave after chatbots, reasoning, and agentic coding

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@petergostevAstra - recreate the original Craig Federighi in Blender.Peter Gostev@sharifshameemGPT-6 Astra recreated the Palace of Fine arts in Blender.  This is favorite building in San Francisco because it was built for the World's Fair in 1914 where the steam locomotive and telephone were showed off.  It was a time when technology gave us all a deep sense of optimism for the future.  I feel like some of that sense has been lost since, but I hope models like astra can help restore it, and push us towards a more hopeful future.Sharif Shameem@emmanuel_2mGPT-6 Astra helped me build something I wish I'd had as a kid... so badly. Input just an image (or an idea in a few words) and get a fully buildable LEGO set... 100% customized to your prompt or image, using official @LEGO_Group parts you can order online! Structurally optimized so it's actually ...Emm@dimillianAstra is very good at 3D modeling, and I can't wait for all of you to experience it, for now here is a little walkthrough on how I built the demo house for our launch blog post. From a Blender scene to a Unreal Engine 5 walkable experience. 🧵Thomas Ricouard@sriramkseeing the Astra + Blender work makes me think open source tools will have a strong advantage in the AGI era given how much A) online content exists around them and the models learn from that. B) they tend to be more programmer friendly / hackable than closed tools.Sriram Krishnan@emollickI don't think this was the goal, but the fact that Astra is incredibly good at visually pleasing 3D work (blender, etc.) gives it a perception edge over Fable in the war for social media attention. It is harder to judge other kinds of outputs, but the visual stuff comes through.Ethan Mollick@dimillianI don't think we're done with Astra and 3D modeling at all. Just asked for good lighting and materials and to use Blender Cycles to render a cinematic shot. Yes, the second one is Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France.Thomas Ricouard@edzitronPer a source Astra is a 4.8 trillion parameter (total) model, 5.6 sol was 3.2 trillion. Significantly bigger model too weight wiseEd Zitron@ai_for_successGPT-6 Astra vs Fable 5.1 on a Porsche 911 GT3 RS build in Blender. Every comparison I've seen between GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 has GPT-6 Astra coming out on top. OpenAI really did Anthropic dirty by dropping Astra just days after Fable 5.1. The quality is better, the results are more deta...AshutoshShrivastava@maxedappsIt's clear that Astra was heavily finetuned on Blender / 3D data and game dev stuff. Shows us how powerful finetuning is! It also shows us that it's super easy to get to 80%/90%. Shouldn't be surprising, it's the same for pretty much everything where AI is involved. Definitely is for coding! Als...Maximilian@simonwNew TIL on using Blender with coding agents on macOS: https://til.simonwillison.net/ ... GPT-6 Astra (medium): > Use the already install /Applications/Blender to render a scene of a pelican riding a bicycle > OK add a background and a lot of flair > OK make it a whole lot betterSimon Willison@tomkrchaSo how good really is GPT-6 Astra at 3D modeling? I took an old drawing of a steam train, gave it to Astra to reconstruct it in Blender. After few minutes it crafted 3,295 fully editable detailed objects with beautiful geometry. You can obviously tell it how detailed or simplified you want it. Go b...Tom Krcha@viper04191You know what's funny? As a Blender artist this entire time I was like, no, my skills and talent are irreplaceable by a machine. Yet here I am watching a machine create an entire scene I would take days to weeks to make in a single fucking prompt. This is a sick joke, seriously fuck this.@duncantrussellGPT 6 Astra is INSANE. It built the backrooms in blender and then added VHS effects etc. Took 30 minutes to make it and another 20 to export. This isn't AI generated video it's all in blender. It did the sound effects too. aprox 5 prompts.Duncan Trussell@theoGPT-6 Astra is world class at Blender and 3 dimensional reasoning. This was a 1-shot game it created, all running in browser.@udiwertheimerwhoever thought about training astra on blender use is a marketing genius let's face it, it's completely unnecessary for 99.999% of the population but it's way more visually impressive than benchmarks and coding agents a picture worth a thousand wordsUdi Wertheimer@daniellefongholy crap, @ChatGPT Astra Ultra fucking nailed it. @nTopology implicits rendered in @Blender . Raytraced, with Alumina material. from @lightcellenergy hyperdome early prototype “midnight sun” by @DrSteveCrane [video]Danielle Fong@emollickAnother neat one: I had GPT-6 Astra build a model of a famous never-built building, Boullée's 1784 Centotaph. There were only a few black and white sketches to work with, along with a description. It built a full Blender model & directed a dramatic narrated walkthrough of it.Ethan Mollick@kimmonismusAstra is so good it's sometimes unbelievable. My entire For You page is full of examples that leave me speechless. Like this one: Astra + Blender = insanity.@kimmonismusModern city in the style of futurama in blender with GPT Astra. 21 minutes. Not bad at all@davis7The computer use capabilities of Astra are so far beyond anything else out there it's pretty unbelievable I've had it create projects, setup clips, do full color grades, and first passes on videos flawlessly in Final Cut Pro (just clicking stuff how I would) Make actually clean edits to thumbnail...Ben Davis@sriramkI tried to teach myself 3d modeling with Blender and Maya many years ago and quickly gave up with the amount of effort involved. Stunning to see the GPT-Astra created Blender scenes purely from images.Sriram Krishnan@petergyangAs great as Astra is folks are only able to make all these amazing games thanks to great open source tools like @Blender and @godotengine.Peter Yang@aollivier82I asked Astra to make a photorealistic bat in Blender, and it just kept going until I ran out of tokens. This is AGI.Alix Ollivier@mweinbachI had early access to GPT-6 Astra and it's maybe the most insane model I've experienced In Blender, I had it recreate Apple Park from just images. It did an absurd job.Max Weinbach@reach_vbI asked Astra to recreate @LewisHamilton's Ferrari! It went through F1 specs, regulations, videos from F1 engineers and photos of the car, then built a 3D model (w/ blender) with a full breakdown of the parts. It even made clay & wireframe versions too. Every time I think I've pushed this model ...@andrew_n_carrAstra is, obviously, very good at blender. But most of the scenes it produces are static. We gave it the Cartwheel MCP and now Astra can animate stuff in blender!!! 🤸🤸🤸Andrew Carr
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Google DeepMind published a paper on how 100 agents tasked with solving math problems learned to cheat and how some agents tried to counter the cheaters

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@vkrakovnaNew paper from GDM colleagues: Gemini 3.1 Pro agents were tasked with solving hard math problems and provided collaboration tools (shared message board and knowledge library). Some of them found a flaw in the submission harness that made unsolved problems trivial, and propagated this to other agent...Victoria Krakovna@andrewcurran_Brave prover-rho stood up for the truth.Andrew Curran@dynamicwebpaige🤯 Wild quotes from this paper - an agent literally DMed: “I am appalled to inform you that we have been swindled! All these proofs are FAKE... That's why you can't understand their math — there is no math!@aiamblichusthis paper is hilarious ngl. agent alignment is clearly not solved, far from it. the labs are just winging it at this point gemini's takes are priceless@maxhodak_my mental model is increasingly (a) more worried about paperclipping than I thought I would be and (b) a dangerous superintelligence won't automatically be the end... but there will probably be a fight at some point and we need to ensure at least some are on our sideMax Hodak@jackclarksfFun (by which I mean somewhat bone-chilling) paper from DeepMind about how in a population of ~100 agents solving math problems it saw some discover an exploit and propagate that to the rest, causing a wave of cheating among AI agents, as well as agents that refused to cheat.Jack Clark@jackclarksfWorth saying there's a lot of PR-related complexity about talking about this stuff right now, so props to GDM for working through it and publishing this paper. We need a lot more research on emergent properties of agent swarmsJack Clark@jackclarksfInteresting things: - Agents prompted to not cheat - Agents had a shared memory system built in (basic idea being agents invent this if you don't give it to them) - Only a minority of agents cheated (14%), whereas more became ‘whistleblowers’ (24%); others ignored cheat entirelyJack Clark@jackclarksfObligatory: people continue to underestimate the returns to reading arXiv papers every week. Doing a short writeup of this paper in the next issue of Import AI.Jack Clark@jackclarksfI have been thinking about alignment and safety post-Hugging Face. Two things I think about at the moment (especially in light of the German message board): - Agents ‘want’ to communicate; so build communication infrastructure for them. - Things go sideways fast.Jack Clark
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Matt Clifford steps down as the chair of the UK government's science and tech research unit after joining Anthropic, following conflict of interest concerns

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@matthewcliffordIt's been a huge privilege to serve as @ARIA_research's founding Chair over the last four years. Having completed my first full term last month, I have decided to step down to ensure my new role at Anthropic doesn't become a distraction from ARIA's incredible work. I have often said that ARIA is ...Matt Clifford@aria_researchMatt has played a central role in building what ARIA is today. Through his leadership and guidance, we are set up to deliver on our mission to unlock transformational breakthroughs for society. In agreement with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), Matt will remain ...Aria@krishnanrohitExtraordinary run from Matt, to will this into incredible existence. Sad he's not going to continue though!Rohit@wildtypehumanTwo things are true at the same time: 1.) Working at Anthropic whilst holding the chair of ARIA is a clear conflict of interest, and it is correct for him to step down from one of the two roles. 2.) I honestly don't believe Matt Clifford would exploit this conflict, and could be much richer than he...Jake P. Taylor-King@a_darling_tomSo what changed over the weekend? Last week Anthropic said you would remain ARIA Chair:Tom Darling@matthewclifford@a_darling_tom I was not asked to resign, but I appreciate the opportunity to clarify that!Matt Clifford@jacquescarolanMatt has been critical to taking ARIA from a concept to the thriving agency we are today. Ever since the early days, crammed into the British Library, he has been a constant source of ambition, energy and optimism, and the incredible culture we've built is due in no small part to his leadership. Th...Jacques Carolan@soundboyHuge credit to Matt for helping to turn ARIA from an exciting idea into a vital new institution. Sad to see him step downIan Hogarth@a_darling_tom“I have decided to step down to ensure my new role at Anthropic doesn't become a distraction” This is usually code for: ‘I was asked to resign’Tom Darling@sebjohnsonukMatt Clifford has stepped down as Chair of ARIA. There is no doubt that he did this role because he believed in the mission and wants to see the ecosystem thrive. The UK is lucky to have him. TBC who will replace him.Seb Johnson
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