Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Telegram rolls out new features related to channels, including better discovery of similar channels, emoji customization for reactions, and stats for stories  —  Telegram announced new features related to channels including better discovery of similar channels, emoji customization for reactions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Valve launches a Steam Link app on Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro, letting users more easily play VR games from their Steam library over 5GHz Wi-Fi  —  Valve’s Steam Link app, which lets you stream games from your Steam library to another device, is out now for the Meta Quest 2, 3 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Tests: Meta’s recommendation systems promote pedophile content on Instagram and Facebook Groups, despite Meta setting up a child-safety task force in June 2023  —  The social-media company has stepped up enforcement, but its algorithms continue to promote problematic content Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samyuktha Sriram / Unchained Crypto: In a letter to two US Senators, Circle denies a report alleging the company helped fund Hamas and Hezbollah and has an “ongoing relationship” with Justin Sun  —  Stablecoin issuer Circle hit back against claims made by non-profit watchdog group Campaign for Accountability (CfA) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter: Meta’s and YouTube’s use of celebrities’ likenesses for AI chatbots and songs raises tough questions about identity, IP, compensation, safeguards, and licensing  —  Meta and YouTube are looking to Demi Lovato, Tom Brady and other A-listers to mainstream the technology — flawed guardrails and all. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Richard Nieva / Forbes: An interview with Yann LeCun and Joelle Pineau following the 10th anniversary of Meta’s Fundamental AI Research lab on ChatGPT, AI in the metaverse, and more  —  In an exclusive interview leading up to the 10th anniversary of Meta’s AI lab, LeCun reflects on the artificial intelligence boom … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: News outlets turning to Reddit amid X’s decline face a dilemma over which subreddit to choose; Business Insider faces criticism for posting in a snark subreddit  —  But with thousands of subreddits, where exactly news sites should promote their work presents a dilemma Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jake Piazza / CNBC: UiPath stock jumps 25%+ after reporting Q3 revenue up 24% YoY to $325.9M vs. $315.6M est., with ARR up 24% to $1.38B, and raising its outlook for Q4 and FY 2024  —  – UiPath’s stock surged more than 20% after the market opened Friday.  — The company posted quarterly earnings Thursday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Tarasov / CNBC: A profile of Apple’s chip division, including interviews with its head Johny Srouji and Apple’s hardware engineering chief John Ternus  —  WATCH NOW  —  Why Apple doubled down on the expensive custom chip business, edging out Intel and starting a trend  —  Apple’s soaring stock price … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charles Duhigg / New Yorker: How Microsoft forged a partnership with OpenAI, was blindsided by the OpenAI board firing Sam Altman, and managed to get Altman reinstated as CEO  —  The companies had honed a protocol for releasing artificial intelligence ambitiously but safely.  Then OpenAI’s board exploded all their carefully laid plans. Lees verder op Tech Meme