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// Tech news at terminal velocity
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▸ • Hackers are using 'HalluSquatting' to trick AI coding agents into downloading malware via hidden web prompts.
▸ • Meta launches Muse Image, letting users drag their Instagram friends into AI photos (cue the privacy backlash).
▸ • AI chipmaker SambaNova raises a cool $1B at an $11B valuation to dominate enterprise inference.
Meta's Superintelligence Labs just dropped Muse Image, an AI generator that lets you @-mention Instagram users to pull their likeness into your creations. Unsurprisingly, the ability to non-consensually drag your friends into AI fever dreams is already causing a massive privacy backlash.
Because a billion dollars is just table stakes in the AI hardware race, chipmaker SambaNova just scooped up another $1B led by General Atlantic. They're now sitting at an $11B valuation, laser-focused on dominating the enterprise AI inference market.
Samsung has circled July 22nd for its next Galaxy Unpacked event, teasing a 'new shape.' Rumor has it we're getting a shorter, wider foldable phone, perfect for those who have always wanted their device to feel exactly like a passport.
Struggling to keep viewers engaged after they binge a single season of prestige TV, Netflix is adding video content from digital publishers like BuzzFeed and Condé Nast. The streaming giant is slowly reinventing cable television, one internet video at a time.
Hackers have found a clever new way to weaponize AI coding assistants using indirect prompt injections. By hiding malicious instructions in fake API documentation (like a bogus Python library), they're tricking autonomous agents into downloading malware or draining crypto wallets. It's a fascinating, terrifying evolution of the supply chain attack.
The insatiable energy appetite of AI data centers is starting to squeeze the power grid, driving up electricity costs in traditional manufacturing hubs. It's setting up a classic showdown between the booming AI economy and 'Made in America' industrial plans, with local power bills caught in the crossfire.
Yann LeCun-backed French startup ZML just released ZML/LLMD, a free software tool designed to slash AI compute costs. It optimizes inference across a variety of different chips, offering a much-needed open-source alternative to proprietary hardware lock-in.
In a win for public privacy, Meta is pushing a software update to its smart glasses that will completely disable the camera if it detects you've tampered with the recording LED light. Putting a piece of duct tape over the lens is no longer a valid stealth strategy.
A surprisingly large number of people might carry the marker for alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-borne illness that makes you allergic to red meat. A truly tragic development for carnivores everywhere.
Michigan is currently dealing with an explosive outbreak of a diarrheal parasite, with over 700 cases reported. Wash your hands, folks, and maybe stick to bottled water for a bit.