Tech Meme

New York Times: Few US lawmakers are taking action to regulate AI, as many struggle to understand the technology and its dangers, unlike the EU which proposed AI rules in 2021  —  Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Darrach / Columbia Journalism Review: Q&A with former NYT photo editor Fred Ritchin on AI destroying the credibility of the photo, ensuring readers understand if an image is manipulated, and more  —  b  —  In recent years, artificial intelligence engineers have used millions of real photographs—taken by journalists all over the world … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Foxconn plans to invest ~$700M on a new plant to make iPhone parts on a 300-acre site in Bengaluru, India; the plant is expected to create 100K jobs  —  Apple Inc. partner Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest about $700 million on a new plant in India to ramp up local production … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Shef, a chef-to-consumer marketplace, raised a $73.5M Series B in June 2022, including $7M in debt, led by CRV with participation from a16z and Amex Ventures  —  In its quest to turn the culinary talents of passionate home cooks into small businesses, Shef, a chef-to-consumer marketplace, is now taking those efforts nationwide. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Novinson / BankInfoSecurity.com: HPE acquires cloud security startup Axis Security, reportedly for $500M, via HPE’s subsidiary Aruba; Axis has raised $100M in funding to date  —  Deal Comes As Pressure Increases on Pure-Play Vendors to Deliver Native SASE Stack  —  Hewlett Packard Enterprise will soon offer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Ericsson pleads guilty to US bribery violations and agrees to pay $206M+ in penalties; the company paid $1B+ in fines to the US DOJ and SEC in 2019 for bribery  —  – Ericsson will pay over $200 million in penalties for allegedly violating a non-prosecution agreement regarding the company’s years-long bribery campaigns. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Brave Search launches Summarizer, which provides a synopsis of search results for some queries using its own LLM trained to fight “unsubstantiated assertions”  —  It is raining AI-powered features all across search engines.  Today, Brave Search launched a new “Summarizer” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Dell reports Q4 revenue down 11% YoY to $25B, commercial PC revenue down 17% YoY to $10.7B, and names Yvonne McGill to replace CFO Tom Sweet, effective August 5  —  Corporate controller Yvonne McGill will become chief financial officer in August as Dell’s longtime CFO is set to depart Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mia Sato / The Verge: Memo: CNET EIC Connie Guglielmo, who defended CNET’s use of AI tools, plans to step down to become Red Ventures’ SVP of AI content strategy and editor-at-large  —  Following monthslong questions about how CNET uses artificial intelligence tools, longtime CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: US civil liberties and digital rights groups are speaking out against calls to ban TikTok, arguing the move would violate users’ First Amendment rights  —  Happy Thursday!  If you’ve ever thought some people in Washington should be in straitjackets, well, I guess you got your wish. Lees verder op Tech Meme