Tech Meme

Anil Dash / Rolling Stone: In 2024, the internet is about to see the biggest reshuffling of power in 25 years, with the “human web” resurgent and regulators forcing tech giants to open up  —  The new year offers many of the promises of an online moment we haven’t seen in a quarter-century … Everything is changing rapidly. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: A look at the rise of AI-generated virtual influencers, with some charging thousands of dollars to promote products, leading to concerns from human influencers  —  Hyper-realistic ‘virtual influencers’ are being used to promote leading brands — drawing ire from human content creators Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Chinese robotaxi companies are shifting to less advanced but more commercially viable smart-driving solutions, as funding dries up and losses continue to mount  —  Losses push China’s self-driving upstarts to seek new revenue streams  —  A few years ago, robotaxis were the darlings of venture capitalists in China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Joe Kiani, whose company Masimo spent ~$100M suing Apple, as some say his aggressive use of the US patent system stymies the innovation of others  —  Joe Kiani has taken on Apple in a patent dispute that has cost his company millions of dollars to pursue.  So far he is winning, but the fight isn’t over. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A look at Chinese startup SEIDA, which claims to be developing optical proximity correction chip design software to help China become self-reliant in chip tech  —  Last year, a veteran Silicon Valley software executive took the helm of a startup in his native China, company records show. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Information: Sources: OpenAI recently topped $1.6B in annualized revenue, up from $1.3B in mid-October; some OpenAI leaders believe OpenAI can reach a $5B ARR by 2024’s end  —  OpenAI recently topped $1.6 billion in annualized revenue on strong growth from its ChatGPT product, up from $1.3 billion as of mid-October … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: People’s Bank of China lists Ant Group’s Alipay as having no controller, as Ant finished removing controlling stakeholders almost a year after Jack Ma’s promise  —  The bank now lists Ant’s Alipay as a firm without an actual controller.  —  Ma, co-founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A.O. Scott / New York Times: How some authors are embracing ChatGPT and other chatbots as the latest iteration of an ancient literary conceit, a writer’s “muse”  —  What happens to literature when writers embrace A.I. as their muse?  —  The robots of literature and movies usually present either an existential danger or an erotic frisson. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan McCarthy / Fast Company: How Figma is adding AI into its products, including launching FigJam AI in public beta in November to help improve meetings with summaries, next steps, and more  —  By now, we’ve all heard the worries about artificial intelligence replacing workers and laying siege to entire industries (if not the world at large). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: A look at Australia’s maturing tech sector, which faces challenges like a shortage of late-stage capital and a scarcity of executives with scaling experience  —  The country has punched above its weight on a global scale for years.  Can it attract the funding and talent, and become inclusive enough, to play at the top? Lees verder op Tech Meme