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OpenAI built the gpt2-chatbot, renamed to “im-also-a-good-gpt-chatbot”, per the gpt2-chatbot’s 429 rate limit error message, which appeared in the LMSYS arena — gpt2-chatbot confirmed as OpenAI (via) The mysterious gpt2-chatbot model that showed up in the LMSYS arena a few days ago …
The UK is investigating “potential failings” at IT contractor SSCL, which was breached by suspected Chinese hackers to expose payroll records for 272K people (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
The UK is investigating “potential failings” at IT contractor SSCL, which was breached by suspected Chinese hackers to expose payroll records for 272K people — Grant Shapps announces investigation into attack by ‘malign actor’ that targeted up to 270,000 military personnel records
Filing: Orlando-based lidar manufacturer Luminar says Tesla was its “largest LiDAR customer in Q1”, contributing 10%+ of its revenue, or ~$2.1M for the quarter (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Filing: Orlando-based lidar manufacturer Luminar says Tesla was its “largest LiDAR customer in Q1”, contributing 10%+ of its revenue, or ~$2.1M for the quarter — Elon Musk previously dismissed the laser sensor as a ‘crutch’ and said that any company relying on lidar to power self-driving was ‘doomed.’
An investigation finds a vast web of fake shops run from China touting designer brands that duped 800K+ people in Europe and the US into sharing personal data (The Guardian)
The Guardian:
An investigation finds a vast web of fake shops run from China touting designer brands that duped 800K+ people in Europe and the US into sharing personal data — Exclusive: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests
Samsung Electronics’ medical device unit Samsung Medison plans to acquire Paris-based Sonio, which makes AI-powered ultrasound workflows software, for ~$92.7M (Kate Park/TechCrunch)
Kate Park / TechCrunch:
Samsung Electronics’ medical device unit Samsung Medison plans to acquire Paris-based Sonio, which makes AI-powered ultrasound workflows software, for ~$92.7M — Samsung Medison, a medical device unit of Samsung Electronics that specializes in developing diagnostic imaging devices …
Sources: Intel is partnering with 14 Japanese companies to develop tech by 2028 to automate the largely manual “back-end” chipmaking processes like packaging (Nikkei Asia)
Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Intel is partnering with 14 Japanese companies to develop tech by 2028 to automate the largely manual “back-end” chipmaking processes like packaging — Tie-up aims to mitigate geopolitical risks in ‘back-end’ production — TOKYO — Intel will partner with 14 Japanese companies …
Internal memo: Shein tells staff that the company is stepping up efforts to keep products made with forced labor off its platform, citing tougher US enforcement (Jing Yang/The Information)
Jing Yang / The Information:
Internal memo: Shein tells staff that the company is stepping up efforts to keep products made with forced labor off its platform, citing tougher US enforcement — China-founded fashion giant Shein told employees it is stepping up its efforts to keep products made with forced labor off its site …
Google launches Google Wallet for Android in India and partners with 20+ brands to let users store boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, and more (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority:
Google launches Google Wallet for Android in India and partners with 20+ brands to let users store boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, and more — – Google Wallet is now available in India, where it can be used as a digital wallet for storing passes, tickets, and more, but not for payments.
Sources: SoftBank is in advanced talks to acquire Graphcore, a struggling UK-based chip startup once valued at $2.8B that reported just $2.7M in 2022 revenue (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Sources: SoftBank is in advanced talks to acquire Graphcore, a struggling UK-based chip startup once valued at $2.8B that reported just $2.7M in 2022 revenue — – Ongoing discussions with SoftBank have become more advanced — British semiconductor startup was once valued at $2.8 billion
Analysis: the tech-dominated list of top 50 companies whose stocks made the biggest percentage gains in 2020 have since collectively lost $1.5T in market value (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times)
Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times:
Analysis: the tech-dominated list of top 50 companies whose stocks made the biggest percentage gains in 2020 have since collectively lost $1.5T in market value — Top 50 biggest stock gainers hit by painful decrease since the end of 2020 as lockdown trends fade
