Reuters: Samsung plans to invest ~$280M over five years in a chip packaging research facility in Yokohama, Japan and will receive up to ~$140M in government subsidies — 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 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
Kamya Pandey / MediaNama: India’s lower house of parliament passes the Telecommunication Bill, 2023, despite a lack of clarity on whether online services will fall under the bill’s scope — Despite questions from several Members of the Parliament, Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw did not provide … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Apple 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
Moneycontrol: Email: Meta’s India policy head Shivnath Thukral says the government could choose to apply its proposed telecom law to Meta’s OTT services at a “future date” — Meta’s India policy head Shivnath Thukral writes in an internal email, ‘Govt could have sufficient discretion … 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 LA 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
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Scammers are impersonating Binance, zkSync, and other crypto accounts on X by creating fake URLs to promote scams, giveaways, and more to steal crypto and NFTs — Cryptocurrency scammers are abusing a legitimate X “feature” to promote scams, fake giveaways, and fraudulent Telegram channels used to steal your crypto and NFTs. Lees verder op Tech Meme
The Information: Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise $750M in a round led by Menlo Ventures at a $15B valuation, tripling from spring 2023; its final valuation may top $18B — Anthropic is in talks to raise $750 million in a venture round led by Menlo Ventures that values the two-year-old artificial intelligence startup … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ian King / Bloomberg: Micron reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $4.73B, vs. $4.54B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above est., as strong data center demand makes up for device demand — – Company has been contending with sluggish phone and PC markets — CEO expects 2024 to be a rebound year for battered industry Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: After analyzing 7.14M miles driven, Waymo claims its autonomous driving system had an 85% reduction in injury-causing crash rates compared to human benchmarks — For years, Waymo has been claiming that its driverless vehicles have the potential to be safer than humans. Now the company says it has the data to back it up. Lees verder op Tech Meme