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We are a very digital society in Denmark, this is generally a very good things, but not when the banks decide we *must* use Google to log in to our accounts...
Absolutely agree with @… here
#TechSovreignty #privacy
https://jyllands-posten.dk/debat/breve/ECE18376402/du-er-tvunget-til-at-tillade-google-at-overvaage-og-saelge-dig/

AppZen, which builds AI-powered tools to automate finance functions, raised a $180M Series D led by Riverwood Capital, bringing its total funding to $290M (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/agentic-ai-startup-appzen-seriesd/…

With Amazon And Salesforce As Customers, Agentic AI Startup AppZen Lands $180M To ‘Transform’ Finance...
AppZen, which has built an agentic AI platform for finance teams, has raised $180 million in a Series D round, the company told Crunchbase News. Riverwood Capital led the growth financing round.

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Told Slant:
🎵 Tsunami
#ToldSlant
https://toldslant.bandcamp.com/track/tsunami
https://open.spotify.com/track/22x4lkdkffnzl65ORg9rQs

OMFG
"A hacker compromised a version of Amazon’s popular AI coding assistant ‘Q’, added commands that told the software to wipe users’ computers, and then Amazon included the unauthorized update in a public release of the assistant this month"
https://www.

Hacker Plants Computer 'Wiping' Commands in Amazon's AI Coding Agent
The wiping commands probably wouldn't have worked, but a hacker who says they wanted to expose Amazon’s AI “security theater” was able to add code to Amazon’s popular ‘Q’ AI assistant for VS Code, which Amazon then pushed out to users.

»Jetzt abschalten — LinkedIn teilt bald Daten automatisch mit Microsoft-KI:
Ab November teilt LinkedIn standardmäßig Nutzerdaten mit Micro­soft für KI-Training und Werbung. Die Änderungen betreffen Millionen von Nutzern in Europa - Widerspruch ist möglich und auch empfohlen, denn das KI-Training ist von Haus aus aktiviert.«
Hat wer von euch auf LinkedIn noch einen Account und benötigt Mensch einen? Ich muss für mich selber noch nachsehen.
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Jetzt abschalten: LinkedIn teilt bald Daten automatisch mit Microsoft-KI
Ab November teilt LinkedIn standardmäßig Nutzerdaten mit Microsoft für KI-Training und Werbung. Die Änderungen betreffen Millionen von Nutzern in Europa - Widerspruch ist möglich und auch empfohlen, denn das KI-Training ist von Haus aus aktiviert.

Trump 'not happy' about Russian strike on US factory in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/22/trump-not-happy-about-russian.html

Sources: humanoid robotics startup 1X is seeking to raise up to $1B at a $10B valuation, more than 12x its previous valuation from a January financing (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/humanoid-robot-developer-1x-targ…

Humanoid Robot Developer 1X Targets $1 Billion in New Funding
Humanoid robotics startup 1X has told investors and employees it is trying to raise as much as $1 billion, according to three people who spoke to CEO Bernt Øivind. The decade-old company is aiming for a valuation of at least $10 billion, Børnich said, or more than 12 times its previous valuation ...

Putin-Zelensky meeting 'not ready at all,' Kremlin says despite Trump push for peace deal: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/22/putinzelensky-meeting-not-ready-at.html

Sources: Meta plans to launch its first glasses with a display and a wristband that lets users control the glasses with hand gestures, at Connect in September (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/meta-hypernova-ar-glasses-wristband.html

Meta set to unveil first consumer-ready smart glasses with a display, wristband next month
Meta's glasses are codenamed Hypernova and will include a small display in the right lens of the device, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.

Sources: Nvidia told suppliers like Amkor and Samsung to halt H20 chip production after China urged local tech firms to avoid H20 over alleged security concerns (Qianer Liu/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-ord…

Nvidia Orders Halt to H20 Production After China Directive Against Purchases
Nvidia has told some of its component suppliers to suspend production work related to the H20, its chip tailor-made for the Chinese market, according to two people with direct knowledge of the communications. The directive comes weeks after the Chinese government told local tech companies to ...