Tech Meme

Cory Weinberg / The Information: Sources: Stripe grew net revenue to ~$1B in Q3 2023, operating income to $150M+ in Q3 and nearly $200M from January to September 2023, vs. losing ~$75M in 2022  —  Payments giant Stripe, a bellwether of the startup world, kept a lid on spending for engineers and salespeople this year after business slowed in 2022. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft plans to deprecate Windows Mixed Reality and remove the feature in a future Windows update; most Windows VR headsets launched between 2017 and 2021  —  Windows Mixed Reality will be removed from a future version of Windows  —  What you need to know Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Evan Blass leaks an apparent countdown to Galaxy Unpacked on January 17, which says “Galaxy AI is coming”, and a Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra spec sheet  —  If rumors are to be believed, we’re less than a month away from the launch of Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S24 range. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal: Most big brands haven’t created AI-specific roles, despite many marketers believing AI will change their jobs; Coca-Cola promoted two executives to new AI roles  —  Many marketers believe artificial intelligence will change their jobs forever.  But most big brands haven’t created roles … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Samsung plans to invest ~$280M over five years in a chip packaging research facility in Yokohama, Japan, which the government plans to subsidize by up to ~$140M  —  South Korea’s Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) will invest around 40 billion yen ($280 million) over five years in a facility … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Apple’s AI researchers publish papers on using human gaussian splats to generate animated 3D avatars and deploying LLMs on devices with limited memory  —  Apple, a company practically synonymous with technological innovation, has once again positioned itself at the forefront of the AI revolution. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: A look at the first annual VTuber Awards, a five-hour, live awards show for virtual YouTubers, hosted from an enclosed green box in WePlay’s Los Angeles studio  —  Anime cat girls are at the forefront of tech innovation  —  On stream, Filian took the stage at the center of a colossal arena … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Apple’s AI researchers publish papers on using human gaussian splats to generate animated 3D avatars and deploying LLMs on devices with limited memory  —  Apple, a company practically synonymous with technological innovation, has once again positioned itself at the forefront of the AI revolution. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cory Weinberg / The Information: Sources: Stripe’s net revenue reached ~$1B in Q3 2023; the company generated $150M+ in operating income in Q3 and nearly $200M from January to September 2023  —  Payments giant Stripe, a bellwether of the startup world, kept a lid on spending for engineers and salespeople this year after business slowed in 2022. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft plans to deprecate Windows Mixed Reality and remove the feature in a future OS update; most Windows VR headsets launched between 2017 and 2021  —  Windows Mixed Reality will be removed from a future version of Windows  —  What you need to know  — Microsoft has added Windows … Lees verder op Tech Meme