Semafor: Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, one of the most prominent backers of “effective altruism”, now questions the merits of running companies based on the philosophy — One of the most prominent backers of the “effective altruism” movement at the heart of the ongoing turmoil at OpenAI … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter: EAO: global streamers spent €4.9B on European original content in 2022, up 70% YoY; Netflix spent €2.2B, Amazon €1.1B, Disney €500K, and HBO and Apple €400K — Global streamers spent $5.4 billion on original European content last year, but still account for just under a quarter of total spend in the region. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: Palantir and Accenture win a £480M NHS contract to overhaul the UK’s patient data system; some worry about privacy as patients can’t opt out of data sharing — – Platform will help hospitals detect patterns in medical data — Palantir’s software managed UK’s Covid vaccine rollout Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: Sources: CZ’s deal lets him retain his majority ownership of Binance, although he won’t be able to have an executive role at the company — Zhao’s crypto exchange will also admit wrongdoing and agree to pay $4.3 billion in fines — The chief executive of Binance, the largest global … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: Palantir and Accenture win a £480M NHS contract to overhaul the UK’s patient data system; some worry about privacy as patients can’t opt out of data sharing — – Platform will help hospitals detect patterns in medical data — Palantir’s software managed UK’s Covid vaccine rollout Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sam Tobin / Reuters: A London tribunal rules Sony must face a lawsuit alleging it abused its dominance by forcing digital games and add-ons to be bought and sold only via its store — Sony (6758.T) must face a mass lawsuit worth up to 6.3 billion pounds ($7.9 billion) over claims the PlayStation maker abused … Lees verder op Tech Meme
CNBC: Court docs: Binance’s Changpeng Zhao to plead guilty to federal charges and step down as part of a ~$4B DOJ settlement; the DOJ suggests the court fine him $50M — – The U.S. Department of Justice has brought criminal charges against Binance and its billionaire founder and CEO, Changpeng Zhao. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Sonos to make a long-awaited push into headphones with a $400 model coming as early as April, is working on a video service and streaming device, more — – Company plans to compete with Bose and Apple with headphones — New Roam speaker, high-end sound bar and video service coming Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: LucidLink, which helps teams work on files without having to download or sync them, raised a $75M Series C and says it has nearly 5x ARR growth over two years — LucidLink, a startup offering a platform that enables teams to work on files without having to download or sync them … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Sources: OpenAI interim CEO Emmett Shear has told people close to OpenAI that he doesn’t plan to remain if the board can’t clearly tell him why it fired Altman — Sam Altman and members of the OpenAI board have opened negotiations aimed at a possible return of the ousted co-founder … Lees verder op Tech Meme