Tech Meme

Counterpoint Research: Global PC shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025 driven by anticipation of US tariffs and growing adoption of AI PCs; Apple rose 17% YoY and Lenovo jumped 11% YoY  —  • The global PC market’s shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025, driven by pull-ins in anticipation of US tariffs and growing adoption of AI-enabled PCs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: The Washington Post partners with OpenAI to make its content “more accessible” in ChatGPT; OpenAI says it now has similar deals with 20+ other publishers  —  The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has gone into business with artificial-intelligence powerhouse OpenAI. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple’s new Siri engineering chief Mike Rockwell is replacing much of Siri’s leadership with top Vision Pro software execs, and is restructuring teams  —  Apple Inc.’s new Siri engineering chief is overhauling the management team leading development of the beleaguered voice assistant … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Goode / Wired: Several VCs say they fear Trump’s tariffs could slow down tech investments, further decelerate the market for IPOs, and put some tech startups out of business  —  Donald Trump’s unpredictable tariff policies have unsettled the venture capital world, further darkening an already gloomy outlook for IPOs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eugene Kim / Business Insider: Docs: in July 2024, Amazon set up Project Greenland to manage and optimize GPU allocation across its retail unit; Amazon says it now has “ample” GPU capacity  —  – GPU shortages delayed projects in Amazon’s retail division last year.  — The company created a more efficient approval … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Pew Research Center: A survey of US teens and parents: 48% of teens say social media harms people their age, up from 32% in 2022, and girls’ experiences skew more negative at times  —  Most teens credit social media with feeling more connected to friends.  Still, roughly 1 in 5 say social media sites hurt their mental health … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frances Vinall / Washington Post: A draft executive order sent to US agencies shows the Trump administration is considering issuing an order to create a policy integrating AI into K-12 education  —  A policy under consideration by the White House and seen by The Post instructs federal agencies on how to incorporate artificial intelligence into classrooms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Manychat, which offers social messaging tools for brands, raised a $140M Series B led by Summit, after an $18M Series A in 2019, and says it has ~1.5M customers  —  Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents — and the companies that build them — may feel like a dime a dozen these days. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: DOJ v. Google: a Google VP says the company pays Samsung an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Gemini on its devices as part of a two-year deal  —  The company began paying Samsung for Gemini in January, according to Peter Fitzgerald, Google’s vice president … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: the US plans to push India to give Amazon, Walmart, and other US online retailers full access to its $125B e-commerce market, as part of tariff talks  —  Trade talks set to discuss giving US ecommerce giants a level playing field with local rivals  —  The Trump administration intends … Lees verder op Tech Meme