An investigation finds over a dozen crypto companies unknowingly hired IT workers, who used fake IDs and successfully navigated interviews, from North Korea (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Sam Kessler / CoinDesk:
An investigation finds over a dozen crypto companies unknowingly hired IT workers, who used fake IDs and successfully navigated interviews, from North Korea  —  More than a dozen blockchain firms inadvertently hired undercover IT workers from the rogue state, incurring cybersecurity and legal risks, a CoinDesk investigation found.

Founders Tim Berners-Lee and Rosemary Leith announce the World Wide Web Foundation is shutting down after fifteen years of fighting to make the web safer (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Thomas Claburn / The Register:
Founders Tim Berners-Lee and Rosemary Leith announce the World Wide Web Foundation is shutting down after fifteen years of fighting to make the web safer  —  Who wants to join his so Solid crew?  —  After fifteen years of fighting to make the web safer and more accessible, the World Wide Web Foundation is shutting down.

The SEC files a notice of appeal in its Ripple case, seeking to reverse a July 2023 ruling that XRP sales on retail exchanges didn’t violate securities law (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
The SEC files a notice of appeal in its Ripple case, seeking to reverse a July 2023 ruling that XRP sales on retail exchanges didn’t violate securities law  —  A federal judge ruled last year that the SEC had not made its case that Ripple violated securities law by selling XRP to retail customers through exchanges.

Amazon announces a new lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets, with 50% more RAM than the previous models, and three new generative AI features for compatible Fire tablets (Ryan McNeal/Android Authority)

Ryan McNeal / Android Authority:
Amazon announces a new lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets, with 50% more RAM than the previous models, and three new generative AI features for compatible Fire tablets  —  Amazon launches new Fire HD 8 tablets, rolls out three new AI features.  —  •  —  TL;DR  — Amazon is launching a new lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets.

Source: Thrive invested ~$1.3B in OpenAI’s $6.6B round, with an exclusive option to invest up to $1B more at the same $157B valuation through 2025 (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Cade Metz / New York Times:
Source: Thrive invested ~$1.3B in OpenAI’s $6.6B round, with an exclusive option to invest up to $1B more at the same $157B valuation through 2025  —  The A.I. start-up’s valuation has risen by more than $70 billion in nine months.  —  OpenAI said on Wednesday that it had completed …