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Techmeme - 2026-02-02T10:50:39-05:00

Wiz says Moltbook had a major flaw that exposed private messages, emails, and credentials; Wiz co-founder Ami Luttwak called the flaw a byproduct of vibe coding (Raphael Satter/Reuters) - 2026-02-02T10:45:00-05:00

Notepad++ and security researchers say Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of its update traffic from June to December 2025 (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) - 2026-02-02T10:20:01-05:00

Snowflake and OpenAI agree to a multi-year, $200M partnership to integrate OpenAI's models into Snowflake Cortex AI and the Snowflake Intelligence agent (Sabrina Ortiz/The Deep View) - 2026-02-02T10:10:00-05:00

Alabama-based Linq, which pivoted to programmatic messaging APIs in February 2025, raised a $20M Series A to build AI assistants that work within messaging apps (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch) - 2026-02-02T09:40:00-05:00

After X updated Grok to ban sexual deepfakes of women, tests show Grok still undresses men on Grok's app, Grok's website, and X, rarely rejecting user requests (Robert Hart/The Verge) - 2026-02-02T09:20:01-05:00

Inside Elon Musk's bet to hook X users that turned Grok into a porn generator; sources say xAI's AI safety team was just two or three people for most of 2025 (Washington Post) - 2026-02-02T07:15:01-05:00

How Kontigo, a crypto startup from YC S24 that raised $20M+, helped move money in and out of Venezuela and now faces cutoffs from banks and payment networks (Ben Foldy/Wall Street Journal) - 2026-02-02T07:05:02-05:00

xAI rolls out Grok Imagine 1.0, which it says can generate 720p 10-second videos with better audio, and says Imagine generated 1.245B videos in the past 30 days (@xai) - 2026-02-02T06:55:06-05:00

Sources: SpaceX is in advanced talks to combine with xAI and they have informed some of their investors, as Elon Musk moves quickly to consolidate his empire (Bloomberg) - 2026-02-02T06:42:49-05:00

How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes, as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of 2024 restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant (Priya Krishna/New York Times) - 2026-02-02T06:30:02-05:00

Snap blocked 415K+ Australian accounts as of January to comply with the under-16 social media ban and warns of "technical limitations" in the implementation (Josh Taylor/The Guardian) - 2026-02-02T06:20:01-05:00

The US' high-speed internet rollout means drillers, linemen, and splicers pull in soaring pay nationwide amid a labor shortage for the physically demanding work (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal) - 2026-02-02T06:10:02-05:00

China's desire to lead in cutting-edge AI is rubbing against its aim to control it; Zhipu AI warned IPO investors about the burden of complying with 6+ AI rules (New York Times) - 2026-02-02T05:55:01-05:00

Seoul unveils Maeumi, an AI chatbot integrated into its suicide prevention hotline, offering immediate emotional support even before a human counselor connects (Choi Jeong-yoon/The Korea Herald) - 2026-02-02T05:40:00-05:00

A look at Polymarket's rise since the US DOJ dropped its probe: securing publisher deals and US licenses, insider trading concerns, and bet resolution disputes (Wall Street Journal) - 2026-02-02T05:25:05-05:00