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How the Trump admin gutted the CFTC, ousting enforcers and appointing industry-friendly officials, as Trump family got into crypto and prediction markets (New York Times)

New York Times : How the Trump admin gutted the CFTC, ousting enforcers and appointing industry-friendly officials, as Trump family got into crypto and prediction markets   —  Last fall, a high-stakes struggle unfolded inside the red brick walls of an obscure federal agency. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/l98IXVM via IFTTT
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Demand for security engineers is surging, with job postings up 11% YoY in Q1, driven by threats from AI-generated code and models like Mythos and GPT-5.4-Cyber (Kate Conger/New York Times)

Kate Conger / New York Times : Demand for security engineers is surging, with job postings up 11% YoY in Q1, driven by threats from AI-generated code and models like Mythos and GPT-5.4-Cyber   —  Austin Cowan had expected a quiet year.  —  The headhunter, who helps Fortune 100 companies find and attract cybersecurity executives … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/MqwWmgN via IFTTT

Sources: Uber weighs a higher bid after it approached a major Delivery Hero shareholder with a €38-per-share bid, valuing the group at €11.5B+, but was rebuffed (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Sources: Uber weighs a higher bid after it approached a major Delivery Hero shareholder with a €38-per-share bid, valuing the group at €11.5B+, but was rebuffed   —  San Francisco based-group approached major shareholder in German food group  —  Uber's board met on Saturday … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/YjWxbkK via IFTTT

The ECB summons Eurozone banks to a meeting on Tuesday to discuss risks posed by the latest AI models and hopes US banks with Mythos access will share lessons (Martin Arnold/Financial Times)

Martin Arnold / Financial Times : The ECB summons Eurozone banks to a meeting on Tuesday to discuss risks posed by the latest AI models and hopes US banks with Mythos access will share lessons   —  Supervisor to stress seriousness of risks to financial system at hastily arranged meeting  —  The European Central Bank … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/l4dba8L via IFTTT

Crypto companies prepare for the threat that quantum computers could hack core industry security, including breaking the critical code underpinning Bitcoin (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Crypto companies prepare for the threat that quantum computers could hack core industry security, including breaking the critical code underpinning Bitcoin   —  Threat to code that underpins bitcoin has moved ‘from theoretical to credible’, industry figures warn from Techmeme https://ift.tt/YWEvDa3 via IFTTT

For publishers, pirated audiobooks made with AI on YouTube are a growing issue: removal is cumbersome, and some are hiring tech companies to take them down (Alexandra Alter/New York Times)

Alexandra Alter / New York Times : For publishers, pirated audiobooks made with AI on YouTube are a growing issue: removal is cumbersome, and some are hiring tech companies to take them down   —  Illegal, synthetically narrated copies of “The Hunger Games,” hit self-help books and everything in between are increasingly common on the platform. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2WDAQCo via IFTTT

How Anthropic's ongoing discussions with the Vatican about ethics and AI led to Christopher Olah being invited to Pope Leo's unveiling of an encyclical on AI (Jack Jenkins/RNS)

Jack Jenkins / RNS : How Anthropic's ongoing discussions with the Vatican about ethics and AI led to Christopher Olah being invited to Pope Leo's unveiling of an encyclical on AI   —  (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical on AI is set to be released Monday (May 27), with Chris Olah, a co-founder of Anthropic, at his side. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/ETWUnHP via IFTTT