FCC bans import of new foreign-made consumer routers due to security risks
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered a ban on imports of new consumer routers manufactured overseas, citing cybersecurity risks. The order, released late Monday, states that the import ban “includes all consumer routers manufactured in foreign countries.” The FCC said the order does not affect the import or use of existing routers, but exceptions could […]
TikTok ads will become a little more disruptive
TikTok announced Tuesday that it is introducing new ad formats, including displaying another brand’s logo alongside the TikTok logo on the launch page when users open the app. The new “Logo Takeover” ad format allows businesses to co-brand with TikTok in a way that captures users’ attention from the moment they open the app. TikTok […]
Delve suspends demos, Insight Partners removes investment posts due to ‘fake compliance’ allegations
Y Combinator-backed compliance startup Delve has disabled the “Book a Demo” feature on its website after being accused of fabricating credentials for its customers. The controversy, detailed last week in a Substack post by an anonymous whistleblower known as “DeepDelver,” has apparently led Insight Partners to remove an article describing its $32 million investment in […]
Insight Partners deletes investment post about Delve amid ‘fake compliance’ allegations
The controversy surrounding Delve, a Y Combinator-backed compliance startup accused of forging certificates for customers, appears to have spurred the company’s investor Insight Partners to remove an article describing a $32 million investment in the startup. The accusations were detailed last week in a post on Substack by an anonymous whistleblower known as “Deep Delver,” […]
Emile Michael, now a senior Pentagon official, says he will never forgive the Uber investors who ousted him and Kalanick.
Emile Michael, a senior technology official at the Pentagon, is back in the spotlight over the government’s ongoing battle with Anthropic, and a newly released podcast interview provides the most in-depth look yet at his thoughts on the controversy, as well as unapologetically settling old scores from his Uber days. The interview, released Monday and […]
Someone has released an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones.
Last week, cybersecurity researchers discovered a hacking campaign targeting iPhone users using an advanced hacking tool called DarkSword. Now, someone has leaked a new version of DarkSword and published it on code-sharing site GitHub. Researchers warn that this could allow hackers to easily use the tool to target iPhone users running older versions of the […]
Bernie Sanders’ AI “gotcha” video failed, but the meme is great
In a new viral video, Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to expose how the AI industry is a threat to Americans’ privacy, but ended up demonstrating how AI chatbots’ tendency to agree with and flatter users can make them less tools of discovery themselves and more like mirrors of users’ own beliefs. We have seen this […]
Bipartisan bill seeks to ban sports betting on Calci and Polymarkets
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced a bill Monday that would prohibit prediction market platforms Calci and Polymarket from allowing users to bet on sporting events or play casino-style games. The bipartisan bill would not apply to FanDuel and DraftKings, which are subject to state-by-state gambling laws rather than federal law. […]
DoorDash introduces relief money for drivers as gasoline prices soar due to Iran-US war
DoorDash is stepping in to help drivers in the U.S. and Canada, as the ongoing war between Iran and the U.S. is contributing to a significant spike in gas prices. The company on Monday announced the rollout of a temporary program aimed at easing the financial burden on dashers who rely on private vehicles to […]
Startup Gimlet Labs solves AI inference bottlenecks in a surprisingly elegant way
Zayn Asghar, an adjunct professor at Stanford University and successful founder, has raised $80 million in Series A for a startup that cleverly solves the bottleneck problem of AI inference. The round was led by Menlo Ventures. A company called Gimlet Labs has developed the first and only “multi-silicon inference cloud,” software that allows AI […]