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A look at WhatsApp's E2E encryption and whether it protects from metadata and chat backup leaks, after a lawsuit alleges Meta can read users' private data (Matthew Green/A Few Thoughts ...)
Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering:
A look at WhatsApp's E2E encryption and whether it protects from metadata and chat backup leaks, after a lawsuit alleges Meta can read users' private data — It's not every day that we see mainstream media get excited about encryption apps! For that reason, the past several days have been fascinating …
If assumptions hold, SpaceX-xAI could own a full stack of capabilities, from launch to orbital bandwidth to frontier AI models, and offer AI on demand anywhere (Eric Berger/Ars Technica)
Eric Berger / Ars Technica:
If assumptions hold, SpaceX-xAI could own a full stack of capabilities, from launch to orbital bandwidth to frontier AI models, and offer AI on demand anywhere — SpaceX has formally acquired another one of Elon Musk's companies, xAi, the space company announced on Monday afternoon.
In a memo to employees, xAI said both companies will maintain their separate branding and the joint venture is continuing to prepare for a possible IPO in 2026 (Grace Kay/Business Insider)
Grace Kay / Business Insider:
In a memo to employees, xAI said both companies will maintain their separate branding and the joint venture is continuing to prepare for a possible IPO in 2026 — - XAI sent out a Q&A to staff after it announced SpaceX had acquired the company. — SpaceX and xAI branding and work will stay separate for now, the memo said.
Leaked email: as part of the xAI-SpaceX deal, xAI shares will be converted into 0.1433 shares of SpaceX stock, and employees will have the option to cash out (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:
Leaked email: as part of the xAI-SpaceX deal, xAI shares will be converted into 0.1433 shares of SpaceX stock, and employees will have the option to cash out — The merger puts Elon Musk's rocket and artificial-intelligence companies under one roof — Elon Musk said SpaceX acquired xAI …
Crunchyroll is raising its US prices by $2 per month; the cheapest tier gets its first price increase since 2019 and now offers offline downloads on one device (Isaac Rouse/Polygon.com)
Isaac Rouse / Polygon.com:
Crunchyroll is raising its US prices by $2 per month; the cheapest tier gets its first price increase since 2019 and now offers offline downloads on one device — If you didn't secure a Crunchyroll subscription when it was on sale during Black Friday, we have some bad news, anime fans: The price has officially gone up.