Filing: China Renaissance says founder Bao Fan is "co-operating in an investigation", more than a week after disclosing his unexplained disappearance (Hudson Lockett/Financial Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 02:41 Rating: 5

Some crypto projects are abandoning terms like NFTs, which became associated with unsavory get-rich-quick scams, in favor of terms like "digital collectibles" (Stephen Graves/Decrypt) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 23:41 Rating: 5

Some experts, particularly those advocating for "ethical AI" or "responsible AI", say Microsoft and OpenAI's new Bing experiment is dangerous to the public (Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

Reports: 50+ Twitter staff were laid off on Saturday, including Twitter's product lead Esther Crawford, and Revue founder Martijn de Kuijper (Emma Roth/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Source: Esther Crawford, who became one of the most influential executives at Twitter after Musk's takeover, is out as Director of Product Management (Zoë Schiffer/@zoeschiffer) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Boston-based Electra Vehicles, which provides AI-based cloud and onboard software for EV battery systems optimization, raised $21M led by United Ventures (Silicon Canals) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 20:41 Rating: 5

As AI tools and CGI creations get better at pretending to be human, some creators say they are often being asked to prove that they're human (Kate Lindsay/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 18:41 Rating: 5

Q&A with sci-fi author Neal Stephenson about inventing the metaverse concept, his blockchain startup Lamina1, not using ChatGPT to help write novels, and more (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 17:41 Rating: 5

Report: 69,190 semiconductor patents were filed globally in 2022, up 9% YoY; China accounted for 55% of filings, the US accounted for 26%, and UK for 0.26% (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Sequoia resigned from Citizen's board, after the startup offered a "pay to play" deal obliging existing investors to participate in a new funding round (Tabby Kinder/Financial Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5