Tech Meme

Financial Times: IBM announces 10 quantum computing projects, focusing on areas like simulating quantum physics and solving problems in chemistry and materials science  —  Use of technology to solve scientific problems still falls short of commercialisation  —  Quantum computing is starting to fulfil … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: Disinformation scholar Joan Donovan claims in a whistleblower filing that her superiors soured on her as Harvard got the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s $500M gift  —  In a whistleblower complaint, she breaks her silence over events that unsettled other misinformation researchers Lees verder op Tech Meme

Peter Martin / Bloomberg: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says her department needs more money to stop China on chips and calls out Nvidia for redesigning for the Chinese market  —  – US commerce secretary cites Nvidia designs as case in point  — Tells chip CEOs ‘such is life’ as US security trumps revenue Lees verder op Tech Meme

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: Internal memo: ByteDance plans to release a “bot development platform” in beta by the end of December, to let users create their own AI chatbots  —  ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, is working on an open platform that will allow users to create their own chatbots … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kellen Browning / New York Times: Kick, a Twitch rival that has generous creator deals, online gambling, and lax moderation, tries to move beyond edgy content amid public and regulatory pressure  —  The Twitch competitor has doled out generous deals to content creators.  It has also faced criticism for its lax moderation and embrace of online gambling. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tara García Mathewson / The Markup: How a California college uses data collection tools to track students’ daily movements, like homework trackers, e-proctoring software, and license plate readers  —  A Markup examination of a typical college shows how students are subject to a vast and growing array of watchful tech … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Spotify plans to lay off ~17% of its workforce, or ~1,500 staff, to “rightsize” its costs, after cutting 6% in June, citing slow growth and rising capital costs  —  Spotify is eliminating about 17% jobs, its third round of layoffs, as the music streaming looks to become “both productive and efficient.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Ek / Spotify: An Update on December 2023 Organizational Changes  —  Earlier today, CEO Daniel Ek shared the following note about the company’s organizational changes with all Spotify employees.  —  Team,  —  Over the last two years, we’ve put significant emphasis on building Spotify into a truly great … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tara García Mathewson / The Markup: How a California college uses data collection tools to track students’ daily movements, like homework trackers, e-proctoring software, and license plate readers  —  A Markup examination of a typical college shows how students are subject to a vast and growing array of watchful tech … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Ek / Spotify: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says the company is laying off about 17% of its workforce due to slow economic growth and more expensive capital  —  Earlier today, CEO Daniel Ek shared the following note about the company’s organizational changes with all Spotify employees.  —  Team, Lees verder op Tech Meme