Tech Meme

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Meta announces Travel Mode, in beta, for the Quest 2 and Quest 3 under “Experimental features”, as a way to optimize the headset for use on moving vehicles  —  Meta Quest 2 and Quest 3 headsets are picking up a useful new Travel Mode which makes the VR experience easier to use in moving vehicles including on an airplane. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI announces GPT-4o, its new flagship generative AI model, which is faster and cheaper, natively multimodal, and is available for free to all ChatGPT users  —  OpenAI is releasing a new flagship generative AI model called GPT-4o, set to roll out “iteratively” across the company’s products over the next few weeks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

OpenAI on YouTube: A recording of OpenAI’s Spring Update event  —  We’ll be streaming live at 10AM PT Monday, May 13 to demo some ChatGPT and GPT-4 updates. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google partners with HP to ship 3D video conferencing service Project Starline in 2025 and is working to support Zoom and Meet; Google unveiled Starline in 2021  —  In 2021, Google kicked off work on Project Starline, a corporate-focused teleconferencing platform that uses 3D imaging … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charlotte Trueman / DatacenterDynamics: Isambard-AI, the UK’s fastest supercomputer that cost £225M and ranks 128th on the Top500 list, comes online; the system will contain 5,448 Nvidia GH200 chips  —  Ranks second for energy efficiency on Green500 list  —  The UK’s fastest supercomputer, Isambard-AI, has come online. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: As crypto flows into Tornado Cash despite sanctions, a look at the trial against its co-founder, who says he cannot prevent abuse of a system beyond his control  —  Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google says Project Starline, its 3D video conferencing platform first unveiled at 2021’s Google I/O, will ship in 2025 with HP as a launch partner  —  In 2021, Google kicked off work on Project Starline, a corporate-focused teleconferencing platform that uses 3D imaging … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: after shelling out billions to acquire US users, Temu is now focusing more on acquiring users in Europe and elsewhere, following TikTok’s US issues  —  App looks to reduce reliance on American shoppers as growth slows and scrutiny of TikTok grows  —  The bargain app Temu … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Keith Laing / Bloomberg: The US NHTSA opens an investigation into Amazon’s Zoox after two of its automated Toyota SUVs braked unexpectedly, resulting in motorcyclists rear-ending them  —  – Bikers rear-ended Zoox SUVs that suddenly, unexpectedly braked  — US agency estimates 500 vehicles are subject to investigation Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charlotte Trueman / DatacenterDynamics: Isambard-AI, the UK’s fastest supercomputer that cost £225M and ranks 128th on the Top500 list, comes online; the system will contain 5,448 Nvidia GH200 chips  —  Ranks second for energy efficiency on Green500 list  —  The UK’s fastest supercomputer, Isambard-AI, has come online. Lees verder op Tech Meme