A profile of Senegal-based Wave, Francophone West Africa’s only unicorn and the first non-telco, non-bank offering mobile money services in eight countries (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: A profile of Senegal-based Wave, Francophone West Africa’s only unicorn and the first non-telco, non-bank…

“Please slow down”—The 7 biggest AI stories of 2022

Enlarge / AI image synthesis advances in 2022 have made images like this one possible, which…

Study: programmers who use AI tools like GitHub Copilot produce less secure code than those who don’t while making them believe their code has no safety issues (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Thomas Claburn / The Register: Study: programmers who use AI tools like GitHub Copilot produce less…

Eufy publicly acknowledges some parts of its “No clouds” controversy

Enlarge / Eufy’s security arm has publicly addressed some of the most important claims about the…

Twitter employees shed light on Elon Musk’s erratic leadership; a Signal message shows Musk wanted “full access” for Bari Weiss, which staff refused to grant (Faiz Siddiqui/Washington Post)

Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: Twitter employees shed light on Elon Musk’s erratic leadership; a Signal…

Compromised dispatch system helped move taxis to front of the line

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Two men have been charged with participating in a scheme that raked…

Congress passes a bill to let the FCC regulate rates for prison calling services, tackling the issue of inmates having to pay extortionate rates for calls (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Congress passes a bill to let the FCC regulate rates for prison…

Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

Enlarge (credit: Daniel Leal / Getty Images) Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will pay $725…

Sources: TSMC is in advanced talks with key suppliers about setting up its first European plant in Dresden, Germany; construction could begin in early 2024 (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: TSMC is in advanced talks with key suppliers about setting up its first…

LastPass users: Your info and password vault data are now in hackers’ hands

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) LastPass, one of the leading password managers, said that hackers obtained a…